The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-04

pbf,aaalohia journal. In an article upon the su'
nerna,ural refers 20 the famous sppartion when Is
said 20 have appeared to Lord Lyttelton' anu as
crfhAs a. no doubt with good reason. to An exc'ted
Imagination.
There Ia another tale reported by LORD Lstteitoh'
I'VE mean, of course, the younger oil that haheJ
which shows the tendency In the minds Of even the
shrcvdAst men Of the world to give respectful "u
dienoe 10 the marvellous and supernatural. 1t may
be found in the twenty-frst Of Lord Lytteiton
Letters
He saws. that in the early part of the life Of =
ono Of his friends he attended hunting ciH"'
when well mounted stranger, Of genteei addf's''
Joined the club aud rode with degree Of cou'"s'
and address. that astonished everybody. Inc "h'
NAL he rode is described AS one OF ama@i"s P'"
and endurance the huntsman- VINO "N' 'o'' " "
hind swore that the man and hi' nor - W. W
from hell After the sport, he ""S ih'i'"N w u'H
ner and astonished the company "' h'uCh pS "''
rorsa,tl,,aI movers and the elegance OF his man
pers ss nv his equestrian prowess. lie was, says
Lord Lvtteiton. orator, poet, a painter, n mu-
stefan. a lawyer. divine in short. he was every
thing and the magic Of his discourse kept the
drowsy sportsmcn awake long after their usual
hour. Al length they retired, but had scarce clos
ed their eyes, when they wore awakened by the
most terrible shrieks. resoundins through the
house Inquiring Of their servants, they were told
that the horrid sounds proceeded from the stran-
gers chamber and on approaching his room, deep
or groans of despair and -hriller shrieks Of agony
again astouished and terrified them. After knock
ing at the door, he answered them as one awakened
from sleep, declared he has heard no noise, and in
rather an angry tone, desired that be might not
be again disturbed. The company accordingly TO
tired to their chambers and had scarce begun to
communicate their o euCh other hen
IA repetition of the horrid sounds broke in upon
their conversation-''v screams and shrieks,
which, from the horror Of thsm, seemed to issue
from the threats Of damned and tortured spirits.
They Immediately followed the sounds, and traced
them to the strangers chamber, tho door Of which
they instantly burst open and found him upon his
knees in bed, in the act Of sconrging himself With
the most unrelenting severity, his body streaming
with blood.
"On their selling his hand to stop the strokes, hN
begged them. in the most wringing tone Of voice,
act Of mercy, that they would retire, assuring
them that the cause Of their disturbance was over
and that in the morning he would acquant them
with the reasons Of the terrible cries they had
heard, and the melancholy sight they saw. After
repetition OF his entrcatics they retired; and in
the morning some of them went to his chamber.
but he was not there: and, on examining the bed.
Their inquiry the groom said that, soon as 1t was
light the gentleman came TO the stable booted and
kpurred desired his horse might be Immediately
sadded, and appeared to be extremely impatient
till ii was done. when he yauted instantly into
his saddle. and rode out of the yard at full speed
Servants were Immediately dispatched into every
part Of the surrounding country, but not single
trace of him could be found such person had not
been seen by any one, nor has he been since heard
Of
Lord Lyttelton proceeds to stat" that the cirCum
stances Of this strange story were Immediately
committed to writing. and signed by everyo one who
witnessed them. that the future credbity of any
one, who should think proper TO relate them. might
be duly supported. Among those who witnessed
II were some Of the first men OF England.
The charm Of this marvellous narrative, in which
lord LytteltOn, who could not believe Christianity.
evidently suspected something supernatural. is
somewhat dispellcd by the fact that about the date
Of the narrative, American gentleman, named
Huger, Of South Carolina visited England, who
was Just such person as described above, az fine a
hOrseman n of very elegant manners and
splendid powers Of conversation, but who had the
ugly habit Of whipping himself in his sleep, pre-
cisey as described by Lord Lyttelton.