A DUBLIN ANECDOTE. A FEW years ago, a woman who rented a snug house in Dublin, alarmed the neighbourhood wiih ;i strange llory of a gholt, drelled as a female in black robes, that opened the curtains of her bed, lurrounded by an illumination like lightning, and with a countenance labouring under fume heavy burthen, beckoned the woman to follow her. f lie person haunted, called in two relations to sleep with her the next night ; but they were also equally frightened with, grojs.ru and an uncommon nolfe, and left the house next day. The occupier of the house flill per filled, that (lie was not only haunted, but threatened by the ghost ; and to this (he made the ntoft foleinu oaths as well ;is imprecations, and accord in.'ij 10' k lodgings in a neighbou ing fti eet. The Itory having abroad, linn lreds were daily drawn by curiofits into the ft reel where the hannied house wag : and it becoming the tub jert (ifconverfation everywhere, Mr, Nolnn so well known for hispoe'ic.il and political abilities, took up a (port ing; bet, that he would fnffer himfclf to he locked up in the house one whole night, without the company of any human being. About nine o'clock he went, and was flint up ; but for the fake-cf defence agninfi any iu> proper practices, he took with him a dog and a cafe of loaded piltols, and was not released till fx o'clock next morning, when he was found by his companions fad asleep. The following elegant ftanzss will belt (hew the fit nation of his mind durirg the time of his vigils, Suffice it to fay, he saw no ghost, though he heard a great deal of noise, and loud ly threatened to /hoot the si.st one who fliould approach hiin, whether of this world or of ihe other. This discreet gholl defifled, and the people got rid of their fears in that neigh bourhood. STANZA S, » « 3 - e-M——A- tu.UMtu> kA*wi If from the cearmenti of the silent dead Our long departed friends could rife anew ; Why feel a horror, or conceive a dread, To fee again those friends w bom once we knew ? lather of All! Thou gav'ft nor. to our ken, To view beyond the allies of our grave ; 'T*» not the idle talcs of bul'y men That can the mind appal.—The truly brave, Sealed on Rtdfon's adamantine throne, Can plate the Soul, and fears no ills unknown. O! if the flinty prison of the gfavc Could loose its doors, and let the spirit flee, y not return the Wife, the JuJl, thfc Brave, Aod set, once more, the pride of ages free ? Why not restore a SoiraUt again ? 9r giVrtVt, A'ttiW)!, irfihifrC of men » In this lone room, where now I patient wait, To try if fouls departed can appear, O could a Burgh efcapr. his prison gate, Or could I think Latouche'% form was near. Why fear the (hades which long must be Sacred to Freedom and to Charity? , A little-onward in the path of Life, Aod all inuft ftietA in death their mertafframe; A few ftiort fliuggles end the weai.y ftnfe, And blot the trail m-mortal of ou. name Torn from the Promontory't lofty brow, In lime, the ro ttd OA itfclf lit, | ow . INTERESTING ANECDOTE, A GENTLEMAN was known by Ji his «eai eft and dear eft friend his vile, "ever 10 lie down jdoii his pillow fouie years before his death or raise his head from it in tlie morning without repeating the short Hymn annexed to this anecdote; and lome times he would inadvertently burst into ejaculations in company, wiien two or three lines of it were diltintf* ly heard before he recollected him lelt ; the cause at that time was un known j but- after his decease, a pa per was found in his bureau to the lollowmg purport y ou wil] longer be lurpi.fed at iny involun ta»J» effuflons of feeble gratitude to the Attn, g h, y which hroke fonh WUonalJy in gay company, when you ifhall read, that many years since, the dread of approaching poverty, di grace, humiliation, and defertiou < friends, had brought me to the fat; resolution of putting an end to nr. exigence Conscious that 1 had b ' misfortune >jiou a numerous famdy by my own imprudence, difiipatioti and pride, 1 considered my punilh tnent as an atft of jtrltice. The del tilled moment arrived, already had I loaded, primed, and cocked—when, strange to relate! though 1 had not read a page in the Bible for years, a reflec't ion came suddenly act oik my mind —" Jesus of Nazare h," laid 1 'o nryfelf, • was a man" (foe ' f '"' r believed his Divinity) "acquainted with furrows, endured a life of po verty, was exposed t (( public fcsirn and derision, fiiffered pain of body and agony of mind, and had nothing to reproach himlelf with—yet this' Reformer of 'he morals of mankind, bis benefactor to society, this illus trious pattern of fortitude, patience, in<l humility, was bv an unthankful world put to death ; he w :ss ct ncified ! —but he crucified not himfelf !" Re peating rhel'e lad words a second rime with unufnal energy, p' ide. dis dain, shame and contempt, of my in ability humbly to in itaie thi4 (Hiking example of bearing afflictions man fully, produced a paflionate conflict of mind, in which paroxvfm 1 madly (lung the pistol to fonte distance from pie : to add to the afFe< r tirrr went off onheaid but by my affeCti ona:e wife, who kept the fectrt ; her consolations teftored nte to temporary tranquility,hut the work of Providence was nor vet compleed ; not a week had elapsed, and fettled •melancholy was again taking pofl'ef lion of my foul, when a letter an nounced the death of a distant rela ,iion, and fumnioned me to the read ying of his will, by which he had be queathed me ftifticient not only ro jclear rite of all incnnjbrances, but to enable me, with the alliftance of a considerable surplus, to exert my abi lities in the line of my profefllon, for the genteel support of my family, and even to aim at a moderate indepen dence. which you will find I have at leng'h acquired. 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