The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-01-09
NUMBER 81.

backs, entered she hall by door opposite to
that which Charles had just opened. They
walked with heads erect and assured looks.
Behind them stout man. dressed in close
coat of brown leather, held the ends Of The
cords which bound their hands He then
marched first, and seemed to be the most
important Of the prisoners, stopped in the
middle Of the hall, before the block, which
he glanced at with naughty disdain. At the
same time the dead body seemed to culver
with convulsiye movement and tho blood
flowed fresh and red from the wound. The
young man, knceling down. extended his
head the axe glittered in the air, and fsll.
Immediately, with loud noise. A ssrssm
Of blood gushed forth over the platfosmI and
mingled with that Of tho corpse; and the
head. bounding several times over the red
dyed floor, rolled to the very feet Of Charles.
which were stained with It's blood. > =
Till this moment, surprise had kept him
mute, but at tLi. horrible spectacle, @his
tongue was unloosed." lie stepped towsrA
the platform. and addressing the figure
clothed in the mantle Of administrator. ut'
tered, boldly, the well-known formula si
"If thou art Of God, speak; iofths evil
ono, leave us in peace" ari. 80
The phantom answered him slowly. aaAia
a solemn tone: 's"H'
2 "King Charles this blood viii not aow
during thy reign" ~"
Here the voice became less distinct. =;
aBut five reigns after. Woe! woe! voel
to the race of Vasa" ... l.-, I.ru.t
Then the forms ofthe many people ofth'a
astonishing assembly began to grow less de-
fined, and seemed, already, more like col0red
shadows. Soon they disappeared entirely.
the fantastic lights died out, and those OF
Charles and his company shone only upon
the old tapestries, gently stirred BY the wind.
There was still to be heard. for some time'
a halfmelodious sound. which one OF the
witnesses compared to the murmur Of the
wind among the leaves. and another. 70 ths
sound made by harp string when 1t breaks
in tuning the instrument All agreed asrte
the duation Of the apparition, which they
Judged to have been about ten minutes.
The black draperies, the severed head, tha
streams of blood which stained the floor, had
all disappeared with the phantoms; only 'ns
slipper Of Charles kept ared spot, winch
alone would have sufficcd to recall to him
the scenes of that night, if they had not been
so deeply craven on his memory
Returning to his cabinet, he had the state
mont Of what he had seen written out; had
it signed by his companions, and signed" f"
himself. Whatever measures we're taken'o
conceal the contents Of this document mont
the public, it was, notwithstanding. I'VE"
known, even during the lifetime OF ChAr'e'
XII 1t is still in existence, and no one has
yeuturcd to raise any doubts Of its authen-
t;c;tv. Its conclusion is remarkable;--od
g And if What have just related" 'a5'
the king, sis not the exact truth, renonncS
all hope Of better life which may have
hoped for by any good actions aud sspeo'a''
" by my zeal in laboring for the good otmy
ncople, and in defending the religion'olh
ancestors" -H- '.'.'
Now. whoever recalls the death OF Gusta-
yus ILL.,, and the sentence of Ankarsroen''
his assassin, will find more than one e0ine'-
dence between that event and the cirsum'
stances of this singular prophecy. ."Vf ,'i
The young man, beheaded in the presence
Of the estates, must have represented Ankar'
stroem. .'f'. "- .'--' -it'
The crowned corpse was Gustayus III.
The child was his son and successor. Gus
tavus Adolphus Nv. i. ~
Finally, the old man must have been .ne
Duke Of Sudermania, uncle Of Gustasus M,
who was regent of the kingdom, and ultima
tely king, after the deposition Of his nephew.
The nobility, the clergy, the burghe"! md sAs