The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-25

Et. ~ iatV Hour iuSC nlgnI, aS L wa
: sitting in my room, engaged in writ
ing, l was astonished by the entranc
+ Of q visitor, who entered without
word, and took q seat opposite. me, a
my table. This SURPRISED me, as / ha
| given particular orders to the servant
that ] should on no account be disturb
cd. The manner in which the intru
der entered, 50 perfectly selfpossessed
taking his seat opposite to me, with
out word, as though my room and al
within it belonged to him, excited il
pe as much surprise as Indignation 3
/ AS I raised my head to look into hi
features over my shaded lamp, I dis
covered that lie was wrappcdin Il thii
cloak, which effectualIy concealed hi
features from my view. And as
raised my head he spoke u - (.
""'What are you writing, SenatoI
/ from South Carolina aiA -.
! .1 did not think Of his impertinene,
at first, but answered him involunta
Irily: ~ '' ''.' a' ''t'o ''.o
i 81 am writing q plan for the Disso
| luton Of the American Union, fyol
know, gentlemen, that l am expected
produce q plan Of Dissolution in tn,
event of certain contingencies. y a
"To this the intruder replied, in Tho
lroolest manner possible =
"tSenator from South Carolina, will
you allow nae to look at your right
hand? p" ~ ~ @ost 7sl.s .''. fl7 4
He rose, the cloak fell, and i bchel,d
his face. Gentlemen, the sight ofthat
| face struck me like a thundcr-clap.--
1t was Tire face ot a dead man, whom
extraordinary events haye called back
to life. The featrres wcfc chose oi
George Washington, yes, gentlemen,
the intruder was none other Than
GEoRGE WASHINGTON. Re was dress
ed in the Revolutionary costume, such
as you see preserved in the Patent Of
fec" ''' '.'lS fff" ''
Here Mr. Calhoun paused, apparent
" much agitated His agitation, !
need not tell you, was shared by the
company, Toombs at length broke the
embarrassing pause. N"Well, WE'LL,
what was the issue of this scene?"- :
Mr.. Calhoun resumed :---'H..l''e-
"This intruder, i have said, rose and
asked to look at my right hand As
thought | had not the power to refuse,
! extended it. 'iThe truth is, / felt a
strange chill pervade me at his touch !;
lie graspcd it, and held it near the
light, thus affording me full time to
examine every, feature of his face. 1t
was the face Of Washington. GeLtle
men, l shuddered as ! beheld the hor-
rible dead -alire look of that visagc.-
After holding my hand steadily for u
moment, he looked at me steadily, and
said in a quiet way '.-1' 20 i' .iI
"And with this right hand, Senator
from South Carolina, you would sign
your name to- paper, declaring the
Union dissolved ?"12lt'if '.fl9d
'''iI answered in the Affirmative,
Yes said !, .ifa certain contingency
arises, will sign my name to the. Dec
laration Of Dissolution But at this
moment, a black bIotch appeared on
The back Of my hand an inky blotch,
which seem to see even now. 'What
is that?' cried |, alarmed, I knew not
why, at tho blotch upon my hand.
I" That said he, dropping ny hand,
is the mark by Which BcncdictArnold
is known in tic next world 1.,i'n ~
He said no more, gentlemen, but
drew from beneath his cloak an object
which he placed on my tablcAupon
the yclFIpaper upon which, ! was writ
lug. That object, gentlemen, was a.
Skeleton. '3i' 'i', j." no''H1fiJ. 900 N
'DaAThcrd," said lie, there are the
Bones Of Isaac Haync, who was hung
in Charleston by the Britishg Hc gave
his life to establish the Union When
you put your name to the Declaration
of Dissolution, you may as well hayeI
tho bones Of Is,iac Hhyne before you.
He was a South Carolinian and so are
yOgl But there was no blotch on his
Fight hand ~" d3 : nt#so.d%- iu.
1"W;th these words the intruder left
the room. ] started back from con,
tact with the dead mans bones, and-rl
awokcl Overworn by labor I had
fallen asleep and been dreaming, Was
it not a singular dream g'Na12'T 10 e. 4
: All the company answered, ''singu-
lar, very singular" at the same time
looking rathercuriously at the back of
hisright hand; and Mr., Calhoun, plac-
ing his headbetween his hands, seem 4
cd buried inithought. ''n AshiaoR iiI
40, rrR,..Il.,...,.5 .ir,..s-I /,