The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-17
Stngc-GhOsts.
CUSTOM HATH STATED IT'S AWE INSPIRING
EXPECTS.
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CUSTOM HATH STATED IFS AWE INSPIRING
EXPECTS.
ILoudOn Era.l
We fear the ghost Of the stage his by no
means The awe-iDspiriDg effect upon the
youthful pavooer OF the present day that i
once had. We remember many year ago
how eyen amid the primitive surrounding,
Of Richardson's show the appearance Of The
ghost deeply moved our Juvenile hearts.
Tberc was sort Of creeping, sbiyeripg sen-
satiun, combined With the expected myS-
terry, which we should not altogether object
90 feG again-iOr Instance, when the ghost
'sreY'sfS The ghWpSes OF the moon
in i6amIef, or comes to young Del
Frauehi in his Cor1can home with
that strange uMning ei what is taking
place IN Paris. The present writers Of
those agreeable essays recently published
tunGe-f the title Of Fire. Lance" have some
amG.ing SDeculainnS upon The ghost theory,
and rosSibl, ihtv are night IN suppOsine
that some respect for ghosts yet fingers in
j'tha minds Of a'fcw, especially IN lonely, re-
mote, shadnwy cid hcu-cS, with avenues oi
:rees iead;ng up 10 The front door, where III
ibc IN, uiAn SHADOWS it would not ste II I'M
reasonable 10 couture Up gnostly voices
from the rusiiFlg Of the crisp, withering
lie iyes, or T. faucy Il spectral shade Heating
in he evening dust from the dim, distant
meadsNs. H. mauy.old Houses, TO-. fhe:c
are legends and traditions Of strange noises
ana untXiiainen tones, wbi.h, amones'
imaginative. e.ly suggest supernatural
visitalions. There are various degrees 81
ghos's. Some Az altogether OF 20 shadow
a kind thst, beyond Passing feeliOE %
Us lranSeuess wheH they are referred to. ibey
lie I'VE la n faint repression upon The miAd,
i5ut ihe st,ee.2hest IL geSerallY Of sub
~ Htill 'iind IT, Hamlet me has a good,
strGhg voice. not q, all sii.eted bv tn" chilly,
at mol be1e Of the sepulcbge or reBdepec
lbugky bv tbe wagner place where foe &.
lime:be il supposed to ba,e teen immure&
he saikS ABOUT tbe,siage wicl trmDess off
'tead altogether different iroD the KIND OF.
ghow we read OF in romaGceS. II anF.
reader would exser.eDce III. old.fashieu B
cd mysterious feri,t sabout ghosts he
should read tie stories OF Cts rles Brock
dee Brown, the American o,eiist.
TDsy Stfe once popu.ar in England, but
appear to be nov utterly forgotten. Yet
Mr. SiAsie ColIias himself haTey tineles
our nerves to the extent Charles -. Brown
does Ia some Of his descn piion.. We re.
member Sceae In one OF III novels where
be describes with astonishing force TIE feet
OF heating SoHPb 'dy or soRsthpg oaclng
the floor 81 room overhead. Where tSe lis
tener feels Il Impossible for any human q ca.
.tuie 30 be concealed. Our modem noyeijsts
could nod II difiicult TO reach The poSer
cs-played in this seeHe. Bur The writer has
the advantage q heing able TO work upoS
The feelings and 10 appeal 10 the imaginsiioe
Of the reader. There Is not the same diff
culis taere Is upcn The stage To awaken M
interest IN The ghos'. The supernatural /
visitation In toe novel II onlg described,
a0d. therefore, ibe reader can give II any
shape or horror be pleases BIT there Is
aIways tbe dagger on the stage that
viii breed CONTEMPT. Accord.
Ing 10 The modetn plan we are too much
II home with the ghosts. We lose sight al.