STORY OF A GHOST.
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Voltaire has shrewdly remarked, that the
early stages of society are the eras OF prodi-
gies. Scotland was not civilized when Mac
beth met the witches, nor was Rome when
Curtius leaped into the gulph. Weak mind
ed individuals have, at all times, implicitly
behaved in appartions, and never fail to
dress up the event in colors wonderful, SUI
pernatural, and we'll attested as possible, in
order to do away any suspicion Of trick, ard
cut off all the objections chat might be urged
TO its cred,biiity. The following account
has the strongest circumstance OF the Won
derful supernatural, and we'll attested. CT any
on record; it as yet only lives in tradition, but
it IS much too good to be lost


"At a town in the West OF England, was
held a club of "a persons, who assembled
once week to drink punch, smoke tobacco
and talk politics. Like Reuben's Academy
at Antwerp, each member h ,s his partic.
ular chair, the Presidents beng more ex,
alted than the rest. One member had beer
in "A bad state of health for some time; o
course hi, seat remained vacant. The clul
beng met at their usual hour, inquiries wer'
naturally made after their associate. As h
lived in an adjoining house, particula
friend went himself to inquire for him, an
Returned with the dismal tidinss that h
could not possibly survive that night lhl
threw gloon on the company, and all ei
forts to turn the conversation from the sub
ject before them were Intellectual. Abou
midnight the door opened aud the form OF
. dead man in white, walked into the room
and seated himself in the accustomed chair
there he remained in silence, and in silenc
was he gazed at. The sceptre continued


sufficient time to assure ali present of TIL
reality OF the vision; at length he slowly q
rose and stalkcd to the door; which he oper
ed, as if living, and closed it violl ntly afte
him. After a long pause one Of the comp,