The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-01-31

d sSt'f oPPosiso .tHc d' si'0 'ooiS' ht7 no
surprised me /, as | had given particular
orders to the servant that | should on no
account be disturbed. The manner in
which the intruder en'ered, SO perfectly
/ lself-possessed, taking his seat opposite me,
without word, as though my room and
all within it belonged to him, excited in
me as much, surprise as indignation. II
As l raised my head to look into his fea-
lures, over the top of my shaded lamp |
/ discovered that he was wrapt in thin
cloak, which effectually concealed his face
and features from my view. As | raised
my head he spoke;
What are you writing, Senator from
South .Carolina?'a I'D aa Iep tsror
L did not ..tLink of his impertinence at
first bat answered him Voluntarily. a,i
Il am writing plan for the dissolution
Of the American Union, (you know gen
tlemep, that l am expected to produce q
plan Of dissolution in the event of certain
Contingencies ~ a .e$f.' u
TO this the intruder replied in the cool
est manner possible: .as ~"
7 Senator from South Carolina, will you
allow ME to look at your hand--your
right hand?' g" '.''''
He rose, tie cloak fell. and behold
his face. Gentlemen, the sight Of that
face struck me like a thunder clap. 1t
was The face of dead man, whom extra
ordinary eyents had called back to life
The features were those Of General George
Washington. He was dressed in the
Revolutionary costume, such as YOU see
in the Patent Office
Here Mr. Calhoun paused. apparently
agitatcd His agitation l need not tell
you, wa, shared by the company. Toomb$
at length broke the embarrassing pause:
Well, we'll, what was the issue OF
this scene?
F. MT. CdIuOuu lSSuliiCu'
'lhe intruder as l have said, roe and
asked to look at my right hand. As
though | had not the power to. refuse, |
extended it. The truth as / fell strange
thrill p,cvade me at his touch; he graspcd
it and held it nearthe light, thus afiording
me full time to examine every feature. l.
was the face OF Washington. Gentlemen,
shudered as I beheId she horribly dead
alive look of that visage. After holding
my hand for Il. oment. he looked at me
steadily, and said in quiet way:
and with this rig ght hand, s'enator from
South Carolina, you would sign your
name to paper declaring the Union dis
solved?' 1888 fa o} ., >5-'s.H7 i7if
answered in the affirmative Yes I
said, If certain contingency arises I will
sign my name, to the Declaration of Dis
solution But at that moment a black
bIotch appeared on the back OF my hand,
an inky blotch which seem to see now.
WHAT'S that?' said I, alarmed I'know
not why, at the blotch on my hand. ''
That said he dropping my hand. is
the mark BY which Benedict Arnold is
known in the next world 'aoi
He said no more gentlemen, but drew
from beneath his cloak an object which
he laid upon the table--laid it upon the
very paper on which l was writing The
object gentlemen, was a skeleton! 5s srif
'There,' said he, 'there are the bones
of Isaac Hayne, who was hung at Charles
town by the British. He gave his life. in
order to establish the Union. When you
put your name to a Declaration of Disso-
luton, why you may as well have the
bones of Isaac Hayne before you; he was
a South Carolinian. .and so are you. But
there was no blotch on his right hand
With these words the intruder left the
room.--I started back from the contact
with the dead mans bones, and--awoke.
Oyrrworn by, labor, / had fallen asleep
and had been dreaming. Was it not a
singular dream?' s.4 zEs7.f ag bfsa s.
All the company answered in the affir
NATIVE, and Toombs muttered, singular,
very singular $ and at the same time
looking curiously at the back oflis right
hand, 4" hil' Mr.. Calhoun placed his head
between his hands and seemed buried in
thought. aJes aa9 ,&9et1 = a-T
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