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nv yook courage TO say, ''if any OF MS had seen
thi. singlv, his story would not have been pe-
lievrd but il is impossible that SO many per-
sons can be deceived By degrees taey all
recovered their speech, nd the whole con-
yersation, as may we'll be imagined, was up
on the dreadful OBJECT they had just witness
ed.


At last every man snatched up his hat,
and retired home, full Of CONSERVATION and
awe. In the morning, inquiry was anxiousiy
made after their friend, 1t was answered oy
an account of his death, which happened
near the hour OF his being at the cup.
There was but little doubt before; ous no"
nothing could be more certain thah the
truth Of the appalition, whlch mao oeeh seeh
by so many people together. nc story
spread like lightning over the country ana
! found credit even from iniilcis; ior III lhis
j case oil reasoning seemed superhuouS' "he'i
opposed to the plain testimony of three ana
twenty witnesses. 10 assert the dectrine OF
the fixed laws Of mature was ridiculous, when
there were so many people OF credit to prove
that they might be unfxed. Years rolled
on--the story ceased to engage attention and
was forgotten, unless, occasionally quoteu 10
silence an unbe!iever. One OF the CLUB was
an apothecary. In the course OF his prac-
tic. he was called to an old woman VINO was
dying. She told him that she could quit the


world with quiet conscience, but Tor one
circumstance that lay heavy upon her mind
DO YOU not remember, Mr.. -, whose
ghost has beeen 50 much talked or was
his nurse. The night he died let the room
for something wanted, and on my return


found the bed without my patient-lfe vas
deliiious, and was so frightened lest ne
had thrown himself out OF the window, tnat
had no power 10 stir, but after some time,
to my great astonislment, he entered the


room, shivcring and teeth cha.trrng, lay


down OH the bed and died. Thinking myself IN
a manner the cause Of his death, kept this a
secret for fear of what might be done to me


knew by what had made SO much noise,


that it WAS he Himself who had wandered to


the club. room that night; but hope God


and the poor gentleman's friends will forgive
,ne, and now die contentcd"


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