Middletown transcript., 1873-01-04
COUNTY, DELAWARE MORNING. JANUARY

WUNI1s UGkAWANG, OAIS
ID this wonderful psrt6ruaues for fully
- hoss. The houss. l.. ebimusys. IN
dsrplauins. end ell would spin rapidly
around foe thrss OF four mioutss. then
change and spin - rapidly the other way.
There wers several trees within few feet
of tho walls or sides Of the house. but
they seemed to o6ss no oppositiou what
ever. but appeared TO 60 through such
postions Of the house With which they
came 10 contact without opposition or iu-
jury.
Sincerely your friend,
JoIs W. BL4cxwsLl.
&c, C-Cocsrv, Dsc. 9th, 1871.
ca. " r 1xowpsor
Mr. DsAa Fslsxp-Your kind favor OF
the 18th uls. reschcd me. for which ac-
cspt thanks. You also have my regards
for the batch Of clippiugs sent me. giving
opinions and expressions from various
gasettes. These opisions aud Expressions,
boueysr. ars supcrlativcly indifferent 10
me. Being plain. blunt man. with no
aspirations for once or public honors. !
am content with tho good opinions Of my
old friends. and those with whom the bus
mess Of life brings me iu immediate con-
tact. This Aattcr myself l have; a. for
tho baiarce Of the world. its belief or dis.
belief Is alike q matter about which !
have no concern. Consequently. Colonel,
l have no desire, even were competent.
to discuss the various opinions or eriticise
the many notices sent me Of my late letter
to you.
You arc kind enough TO request the
termination Of the mysterious wanifcstn-
,ion which was the subject Of my former
letter. when the end should come AL.
though not in a position to give you the
entire termination Of the affair. ! am hap
py to be able to give you a much more
pleasant story than given before, though
equally mysterious.
Before going to my house I went 10 Mr.
Pierce's. and found that he had hcep over
TO the place, where 40 found things COM
para;ivcly quiet The demonstrations
continued. though occurring a, long in
tervals. and being less violent in charac-
ter. lie had been in the house. and. as
he explained it. " had saved my head for
me-" This head was the head Of Rip
Van Wrinkle. and was part Of tho lamp
which had been so violently broken ths
night wo stsil en- the premises. The
lamp was fancy article which had at
tracted my attention at the American In
stituie fair. Il was small statue or stat
e e -..l.
u key on bis shoulder Of bronzed metal,
which was the bowl Of the lamp. Mr..
Pierce aud myself had often discussed the
beauty Of tho head. which was finely
sculp'ured and he knew how much i'd
mircd II. He went and searched for il,
about his house. but could not a, once
lay hands on it. lie was con6den, be had
il, however, as he went into the house aud
finding the lamp broken to pieces, saved
that special object of my admiration, the
head, Tor me.
remained with hin until quite dark.
when borrowiug some matches to strike
a light with when reached my disorder
ed room. started home. 1t was after dark
when went into the house, and had to
feel about on the mautsl to ind candle,
as il was my custom to ligh, candle first.
then, II 1t be waited, light my lamp. /
found the cand!e and. lighting it, plsced
il on my table. which found 10 perfect
order, aud not only with my books aud
papers arranged with perfect exactuess
thereon, but my lamp was there, perfect
aud entire, with the head ou it Us sound
rs ever. Of course was as,onished. but
! to be sure that 1t was sound determined
to light il, which determination l had no
sooner formed than some unseen power
lighted it at once. The same picture OF
which wrote you then came aud opened
itself before nls, bowed, smiled as Lydia
used /, smile when in the flesh closed aud
returned to the mautel. | seated myself
BY the table and /. seemed that my every
wish was known BY the unseen and im-
mediately performed. l could positively
do uo,hiug for myself | had only to wish
thing and il was done. Being tired, l
uatursily wished for my slippers; they
we're placed at my feet. | wanted to see
the cook. aunt Peggy; she came to the
door iu minute aud sstouishcd me By
saying that she did not know had re-
turned until | called her, when l had not
spoken . word.
| Questioned her closely in regard to
what had trauspircd during my absence.
She said that after We left. the house seem
cd to turn more slowly. until it 60, to
waving backws aud forwards. as she
expressed it-sloWer and slower till il
stoppcd--all Of which. however, had
rssched me that she had not been in the
house. she ., Shared positively. aud that
Mr.. P.--wss the only one, so far
as she knew. Who had been in it, and she
could no, tell who pu. il in order. A..
my request she brought in the coffee pot.
with cup, sspeer, sugar bowl. cream
pitcher and spoons, aud leaving meas Was