Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-04

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appears to be her character. Can tell you
our errand rs if we wero conyersing with that
voritable lady?'
"You can' was the reply
aThen we came to sec her mysteries and to
spend portion of the day with her"
nYou shall be gratifed follow mei''
Augusta, who had hitherto taken no part in
the conversation, arose and then followed in
the lead of Miss Croasdale through the deep
norges and beautiful vallies Of the Brandy
wine. Arriving at the mouth of the cave
where Augusta had paid several visits before,
they plused a moment, as If TO see if amy Gu
rious eve should observe their movements, and
then entered. This was the first time Madame
James had ever been in this deep, dark cavern,
and A shudder ran over her nervous system as
she realized its solitude. A light was soon
struck, and east its glmmering rays upon the
granite walls that arose on every side, and
gave the cave the appearance ofsome nonastic
cell. of ancient times. At intervals, around
the cave, large stones stood, evidently ts take
the place of fchairs Upon one ofthese Madame
Jaques took her seat, to await the magic power
of the mistress of the cave Augusta leaned
against the wall as if unconscious of the cir
cumstances Oh 'he o''"''o" ''
was the first to speak
"fou VIII ho' Ne'p 10 ""'s as, .'s' [
for the gloomy appearance OF this apartment
puts damper upon my spirits ana reel thaI
in coming here have committed ioiiy thot
almost regret already"
"Have patience, kind lady, ana everything
will work well you shall see' feel ana near
enough to satisfy yon of the influence oil regsy
Drew. will raise the dead, convert the rocks
into gold, and make the stones in the runaing
brook beautiful gems"
In a moment slight flash was perceptlpie
in the room, and Madame Jaqucs and herson in
voluntarily placed their MINUS o'er 'ie'' 's'''
When they removed them, Anna Croasdale had
disappeared and Peggy Drew stood before them'
They viewed the transformation without any
apparent surprise, and patiently "w"i'e' 'o'''
new event.
They were not long in suspense, for the witch
asked them what they desired to see. Madame
Jaques replied,
g ANYTHING marvellous"
..Then prepare yourself for intend to test
your nerves severely
The visitors tremblcd from head to foot She
proceeded
uLook about you--what do you seeY
Madame Jacques replied, " see nothing but
,be dinpy wall of this apartment"
" You are mistaken this is a grand NOS
soleum for the dead. hooA "iou"U
behold the bodies that lived years ago =
Madame Jaqucs looked around her ana she
saw that she was in charnel house-'na. spe
could not take step without treading on ue"u
men and women. Their ghastly features as
the light cast sickly glare over .nen', '"uN
IL horrid sensation to pass over her imagh'a-
ton.
"Shall cause them TO rise and walk abou''
or are you satisfied with barely seeing t"em
living as they were laid out in their dead cloth
ing ?n
Make them rise, one Ot time y hoarseiy
muttered Augusta but he looked surprised
that the voice had emanated from him, as IL
hoarsely reverberated among the rocks he
scarcely knew whether he had spoken or not,
Madame Jaaues was awe-stricken. In mo-
ment one of the dead men rose to his feet ana
confronted the party. His pale emanclateo
copntenance as the dim light flckered upon 1t,
only added more horror to the scene
.sre,, who YOU are /" shrilly piped the Witch.
81 am Thomas Paine the infdel, author OF
the Are of Reason" sternly replied the ply
,osonher
an ,.ou believe your own teachings since
vou have had An opportunity to test them?'
~ rot y renlied the orpse.
uyou,d con advise Young people to read
.oun A oe If Reason and believe your princi-
nles ~
81 wouid not.r was the reply.
tuIo,,, oor,a Won to write book that you
-. - honoe,l IN society. and spread il broad
aas, u Tho world?p
uc;n,n,v becouse had educated myself to
combat every argument that presented ITSELF
,.ronoht unon nv Imagination until my fan
ho.an,o a reality. If | had paused and
,Sonabt for a moment, would have pursued
80. difrorent course
aIe von wero permitted to come back to
earth What would be your first act?"
.ra rrsov all have said TO gather w I'll
hool,s and burn them. and advise N. fol-
lowors IN seek truth rather than error"
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