THE - JEFFEKSONI AN.
Beuoicu to politic, fitcroturc, agriculture, Science, iHoraliin, aui cncral intelligence.
VOL. 2C.
Published by Theodore Schoch.
TERM-Two dollars a year in advance-arid ifnr.t
p.iil -e the nd of the year, Uo dollars and fiify
Ct. will be rharged.
No D.irer(iiiMntinucl until aM arrearages are paid,
cxcent at the option of the Editor.
Uertisements of one sqtinrenf (eight lineiOor
1cm. one or thre insettions $1 50. Earh additional
i nertKin, 53 cents. Logger ones in propoilion.
JOil PRIXTIKG,
Or ALL KINDS,
Executed inthe highest Myleofthe Art.andonthe
most icasoirtble terms.
C. B. KELLCK,
DEALER IN
Boots, Shoes, Leather,
AM) FINDINGS,
STROUDSBURG, Pa.
March 23. 1807.
S. IIOLIIES Jr.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, AND GENERAL
CLAIM AGENT.
STROUDSBURG, PA.
Office xcith S. S. Dreher, Eq.
All claims against the Government prose
cuted uith disoatch at reduced r tes.
07" An additional bounty of 100 and of
$50 procured for Soldiers in the late War,
FBEK OF extra charge.
August 2, 1866.
D1?. A. REEVES JACKSON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Begs leave to announce that, in irder to
prevent isippointrnent, he will hereafter de- ;
vole THURSDAY and SATURDAY ot
each week exclusively to Consultations
ari'l Surgical Operations at h5 office.
Parties from a distance who desire to con
sult him, can do so, therefore, on those days.
Stroudsbur,, May 31, lGG.-tf.
Furniture! Furniture!
McCarlyV New Furniture Store,
UREHER'S NEW BUILDING, two
doors below the Post-office, Strouds
burg, Pa. . He is selling his Furniture 10
per cent, less than Eieton or Wn-hngton
pr'ces, to say nothing about freight or break
age. May 17, lS66.-tf.
IF YOU WANT A GOOD MELODEON,
from one of the be-t makers in the Uni
ted States, roUi Ro-ewood Ce, warranted
5 years, cnll ai McCAllTY'S. he would es
pecially invite i"l who re good judges ct
Music to come and Je't them. H w ill sell
you from any maker you wish, SI 0 les-than
those who s-ll o.i commission. The reason
is he buys for c.ish and sells for the same,
with 'ess th tn one-half the usual pr centage
that nen's want J. II. McCARTi.
May 17, ISG6.-tf.
NDERTAKING IN ALL ITS BRAN
ches. .
Particular attention will be given to this
branchof the subscriber's business. He will
always study to please and consult the i
wants and wishes of ilio-e whonjjloy him. !
From the numlvr of years xperiere he has
had in this branch ofbu-iness he cannot and
w II not not be excelled eiiher in ciiy or
country. Prices "iie-'hird leslh;n is usual
ly charged, from 5'l to 73 fini-hW Co3in al- i
' . . rr, . , i
ways oa mnl. l rimmings sou. iub utsi
Hearse m the country. Funerals attended
atone hour's notice. J. 11. MtCART.
May 17, 15G6.-tf.
Saddle and Harness
Manufactory.
The undersigned respectfully informs
the citizens of Stroudsburg. and surroun
ding country, xh.'t l e has commenced the
above business iii Fowler's building, on
Elizabeth street, :mh1 h i'ully prepared to
furnish any eilicle in bis line of bu-iness,
at short notice. On band at all times, a
large stock o'i
Harness, VJu'px, Trunks. Valices, Car
pet Ii", Horse Blankets, Bells,
Skates, OH Cloths, tfce.
Carriage Trimming promptly attended
to. JOHN O. SAYLOR.
Stroudsburg, Dec. 14, 18ti".
Gothic-Half Drug Store.
Williniu IIoIliii!icnl,
Wholesale and (it-tail Druggist.
STROUDSBURG, Pa.
Constantly on baud and for
sale cheap for CASH, a fresh sup
ply of Drugs, Medicines, Paints,
Oil, Glass, Putty, Varnish, Ker
osene Oil, Perfumery and Fancy Goods;
also
Sah. bliiifN and Doors.
Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal
purpose.
P. S. Physicians Prescriptions care
fully compounded.
Stroudsburg, July 7, 1804.
DAS (ilTE LAGER BIEIl!
LAGER BEER AND DRAUGHT ALE,
Manufactured by Ruff fc Lasser,
n otn.ud towfishiu, on the roid leid-
nun. Stroudsburg to Tarineroville, within
Jlire (3) miles i Siroidsburg.
The nbove firm have lutely erected an ex
pensive Brewery t'.r Malt Liquors inlaid town
f8hip, wh're they are ready and able to man
ufacture any qtautity and of the best quali
jtie of Beer and Ale. They ha ve alway on
jhaud a large stuck of the afMve-uamed Bev
erage which cm be folly recommended for
:their tup- rarity i.f Qor and uhttance by
B. Mansfield, proprietor of ihe Indian Queen
flutel, and other Hotel and Restaurant
Ke per in Stroudoburg, and throjghoul the
cod-ity.
Those commencing bu-iness, and those
hvn already established pUce for the
sale of mi per. or, wholesome liquors, wo-thi
do well t iatroQize 4ur young irien,U tonce
they are fellmt' their article cheaper, anu
the com. ol treicjht being saved, than thev
can be bought elsewhere. Orders by M.il
Promptly at-e. ded o. Address,
RUFF & LASSER, Brewers.
March 2S. 1867. BtMwg. Pa.
NEW STORE
NEWGOODS
at
REDUCED PRICES !
DARIUS DREIIER, begs leave to
an-
nounce to his friends and and to the pub
lic generally, mat he has just received a
general assortment of
Dry Goods, Notions, Dress Trimmings,
. AND
MILL INEli Y GO ODS
consisting, in part of the following desirable
articles, viz. :
Calicoes,
Laicns,
French Chintzs,
Children s Dress Goods
Worked Edgings,,
I'arasols, Ztphers,
Shetland Wools,
Shetland Wool Shaicls,
Delaines,
Muslins,
White Dress Goods,
Insert ings,
Lady's and Children's Sacks
Flannel and Cloth,
Ladys, Misses and Men's Hoes,
Gloves and Collars,
Mourning Goods,
Shroudings, dir., d'C,
Goods shown with pleasure. "Quicks
sales and small profits" at the old and well
known M.l inery Stand of F. A DREHER.
The Millinery business will he carried on
as usual by Mrs. Dreher.
Patronage respectiy solicited.
DARIUS DREIIER.
April 26, 1S6G.
TREM ESDOI S EXCITEMENT I
Death to High Prices!
Up Town in a Blaze !
METZGAR & STORM, respectfully in
form the public that the ri.ys of imposition
prices have gone by in Strou ssburg, for the
proof of which they invite their friends, from
both town and county, to call at their new
Store, on Elizabeth Street, io Sttoudsburg,
one door below the Indian Queen Hotel, ex
amine their goods and learn how low they
sell them.
We have DRY GOODS in almost endless
variety.
Cloths, Cassicirrcs and Ycstings,
Calicoes, Detains and Muslins,
Trimmings and Notions,
and everything in tint line.
We hive GROCERIES and PROVI
SIONS, SUGARS, COFFEES, TEAS,
SI'I ES, FISH, FORK,
and a full assortment in that line.
We inve Crocker ij Ware, Wooden Ware,
Willow Ware, Hardicare, a general assort
ment. TOBACCO of all kinds,
BOOTS AND SHOES and in fact al
most everything that can be called for in a
completely stacked S ore.
Cull and see for yourselves. We take
pleasure in show ng goods without price,
and can bell y..ti calicoes from 12 cents to
25 cents per y'dt and everything ehe pro
portionately lov
We feel duly thankful for the rmny evi
dences ot already received annreci ition of
our efiqrts to knock down war pric-'s, and
can assure the public that there is still room
for a few more evidences of i he same sort.
Don't forget the place r-nd give us n call.
J P. METZGAR,
March 29. 16GG. JEROME STORM.
iood iVcws for llic Million.
The eiibcmer hat-tens to lay the import
ant intelligence before the public, that he
has added largely to his already large Ktock
of fashionat le and seasonable
Cloths, Cassimfrrs, Vesting?, &c
which he will make up to order on short no
tice, in a manner satisfactory to all. His
shelves, literally eroan beneath the
'Ready Made Clothing
with which they are loaded.
Coats, Overcoats, Pants and Vests
made ot the test material, and in the most
fishionatde manner, at prices to suit all.
Hats and Cap,
Hoots ami Shoe,
&c. Arc. &c.
and indeed every thin? with which he ha
heretofore supplied the public, will be found
ready for inspection and bale at prices which
dety compel il ion.
Thankful for favors heretofore received he
hopes io merit a continuance of public favor
at the old stand.
NICHOLAS RUSTER.
Stroudsburg, Dec. H, letiS.
LOOK THIS WAY !
KGAD ! HEAD !
Chas. Schaefer & Co.
I KENCU & GERMAN
STEAM D YIN ir ESTABLISHMENT.
EAST0N, PENN'A.
Will dye Woolen, Silk and Cotten
Goods of Every Description, in any
Cojor desired.
Orders ran be left with II. S. Wagner,
STROUDSBURG, Pa '
June 21, 1660.-lyr.
Money Wanted.
raillESUHSCUIBEUUKSPKCTFITL
ly requests all persons indebted to
him to pay up without delay, liie money
due him is absolutely wanted. A word
to the wife. &c.
Feb. 21. '07. NICHOLAS RUSTER.
COMMON CHAIRS of all kinds, Cane
I PI,.. I WT i ni.imfT Rar.
R om and Office Chairs, with or w ilhout
Cushions, Rocking-Chairs of every descrip
tion at McUARTY'S Ware-Room.
My 17, lfcGQ.-tf.
STItOUDSBURG, MONROE
For the Jeffersonian.
Passages from Milton's "Paradise Lost",
( Concluded).
Like
mist diluted amidst sunbeam
and starlight, rises the " high capital" ofj
Pandemonium frnm tVio .A',... 1..!- ,.P il,J
j oj.
chaotic, and sulphrous abyss. Rises like
m .
a mystic exhalation," wrought in celes
tial architecture, from the void and ster
ile regions of the deep
" As in an organ, from one blast of wind;
To many a row of pipes the souud-board
breathes,"
Anon, out of the earth a fabric huge,
Rose like an exhalation, with the sound
Of dulcet symphonies, and voices sweet,
Uuilt like a temple, where pilasters round
Were set. and Doric pillars overlaid
With golden architrave: nor did there
want,
Cornice, or frieze, with bossy sculptures
graven;
The roof was fretted gold. Nor Babylon,
Nor great Aleairo, such magnifleence
Equalled in their glories to iushriue
Relus, or Serapis, their gods; or teat
Their kings, when Egypt with Afsyria
strove
Io wealth aud-luxury. Th ascending
pile
Stood Cxcd her stately height, and straight
the doors,
Op'ning their brazen folds, discover wide
U ithin her ample spaces, o'er the smooth ,
Aud level iiuvemeut: from thu arched
roof,
Pendent by subtle magic, many a row
Of starry lamps, and blazing cressets fed
With naphtha and asphaltus, yielded
light
As from a sky."
And in this council chamber, the fall
en angels congregated to resolve, whether
to continue the war against heaven or
not. The latter resolution was adopted,
aud continues :
44 Thence more at case their minds, and
somewhat raised
By false presumptuous hope; the ranged
powers
Disband, "and wand'ring each his several
way,
Pursues as inclination, or sad choice
Leads him perplexed,
But the most interesting part of the
poem, is the life of Adam and his lovely
spouse. The arbour where anels kept
watch over the sleeping lovers, is exquis
itely depicted : .
"Thus talking, hand in harM atone they
passed
On to their blissful bower; it wa a place.
Chosen by the sovereign Planter, when
he framed
All things to man's delightful use; the
roof
Of thickest covert, was inwoven srade;
Laurel and myrtle, and what higher grew
Of Grm and fragrant leaf: on either side.
Acanthus, and each odorous bushy shrub.
Fenced up the verdeut wall; each beau
teous flower
Iris all hues, roses, and jessamine
Raised high their flourished heads, be
tween, and wrought
Mosaic: under foot the violet.
Crocus, asd hyacinth, with rich inlay,
IJroidered the grouud; more colored than
with stone
Of costliest emblem ; other creature here.
Beast, bird, insect or worm, durst enter
none;
Such was their awe of man. .In shadier
bower.
More sacred and sequestered, though put
feigned,
Pan or Sylvanus never slept; nor nymph,
Nor Faunus haunted. Here in close re
cess, With flowers, garlands, and sweet-smelling
herbs,
Espoused Eve decked first her nuptial
bed;
And heavenly choirs the hymencan sung,
What day the geuial an;el to our sire
Brought her in naked beauty, more
adorned,
More lovely than Pandora, whom the
gods, .
Endowed with all their gifts (and O too
Tike
Tn sad event)! when to th' unwiser son
Of Japhet brought by Hermes, she in
snared ,
Mankind with her fair looks to bo avenged
Ou him, who had stole Jove's autheutic
fire."
To this habitation they retired nightly,
having sung thanksgivings to their Crea
tor. It was while sleeping here, that
Satan first tempted Eve in a dream, to
trangress the divine command : " squat
like a toad close at the ear of Eve, he
was discovered, breathing his first perni
cious desire, into her unconscious boom.
But the evil had been implanted, in her
soul, and wrought machivieously. Her
first step was to separate from her bus
band, during their labor, and to this sug
gestico, Adam answers:
" But other doubt possesses me, lest harm
Befall thee severed from me, for thou
know 'at
What has been warned us; what mali
cious foe,
Envying our happiness, and of his own
Despairing, seeks to work us wo and
shame
By sly assault, and some where nigh at
band, '
Watches no doubt with greedy hope to
find
II is wish and best advantage, as asunder
i Hopeless to circumvent us joined, where
each.
To other speedy aid might lend at need;
Whether bis first design be to withdraw
COUNTY, PA.. APRIL
Our fealty from God, or to disturb
Conjugal love, than which perhaps no
bliss.
Enjoyed by us, excites his envy more;
Or this, or worse, leave not tho faithful
side
I That "V thce bein' Bti11 sl,ade3 thce
I ain VPkt A(a
and protects
The wife, where danger, or dishonor lurks ;
Safest and seeuilieat, by her husband
strays.
Who guards her, or with her the worst
endures."
To which Eve after long discourse, and
gaining his consent to part, auswers:
u With thy permission then, and thus
forewarned.
Chiefly, by what thy own last reasoning
words
Touched only, that our trial, when least
FOUJll.t,
May find us both perhaps, far less pre
pared, The williuger T go, nor much expect,
A foe so proud will first the weaker seek.
So bent the more, shall shame him his
repulse."
Then follows a long interval, in which
Adam anxiously awaits her return. He
weaves ric h crailatids for her hair, aud
listens with anxiety to 'her approaching I
footstep. Jut she comes at last, with
gladness in her eyes, .and rapture at her
heart, and she greets her lord thus:
" Hast thou not wondered, Adam, at my
stay.
Thee I have missed, and thought it long
deprived,
Thy presence; agony of love till now
Not felt, nor shall be twice, for never
more,
Mean I to try, what rash untried I sought
The pain of absence from thy sight. But
strange
Hath I eeu the cause, and wonderful to
hear.
This tree is not as we are told, a tree
Of danger tasted, nor to evil unknown
Opening the way, but of divine eflect
To open eyes, aud make them gods who
taste,
And hath been tasted such: the serpent
wise, ,
Or not restrained as rte, or not obeying,
Hath eaten of the fruit, and is become
Not dead as we are threatened, but thence.
forth
Endued with human voice, and human
sense,
Reasoning to admiration, and with me
Persuasively hath so prevailed, that I
Have also tasted, aud have also found
Th eflects to corrcspoud: opener uiine
eyes,
Dim erst, dilated spirits, ampler heart,
Aud growing up to Godhead, which for
thee
Chiefly 1 sought, without theo can despise
For bliss, as thou hast part to me is bliss.
Tedious, uushared with thee, aud odious
soon ;
Thou therefore also taste, that equal lot
May join us, equal joy, as equal love,
Lest ihou not tasting, different degree
Disjoin us, and I then too late renounce
Deity for thee, when fate will uot permit."
Upon which Adam in wildest despair
shrieks out:
O fairest of creation, last, and best
Of all God's works; creature in whom ex
celled, Whatever can to sight, or thought be
formed ;
Holy, divine, good, amiable, or sweet;
How art thou lost, how on a sudden lost.
Defaced, deflowered, aud how to death
devote?
Rather, how hast thou yielded to trans
gress
The strict forbiddance, how to violate
The sacred fruit forbidden 7 some cursed
fraud
Of enemy hath beguiled thee, yet un
known, And me with thee hath ruined, for with
thee
Certain my resolution is to dio.
How can I live without thee, bow forego
Thy sweet converse, and love so dearly
joiued ?
To live again in fhesc wild woods forlorn,
Should God create another Eve, aud I
Another rib afford: yet loss of thce.
Would never from my heart: no, no, I
feel
The link of nature draw me flesh to flesh,
Bone of my bone thou art, aud from thy
state
Mine shall never be parted, bliss or wo."
His remorse follows upon his having
partaken of the forbidden fruit. Deep
rooted was the awful passion, that gave
support to his spirit. An aoony such as
those committing suicide only know. - He
coolly eat of the fruit, kuowiog that the
penalty availed him.
Yet for her. The resolution sickening
ing at his heart, upheld the danger before
him. but he paused not; and now laments
bin full, in a soul stricken remorse!
" O Eve in evil hour, thou didst give car
To that false worm, of whomsoever taught
To counterfeit man's voice; true iu our
fall,
False in pur promised rising, bince our
eyes
Opened we Cud indeed, and find we know
Both good and evil, good lost aud evil
got;
Had fruit of knowledge, if this be to
know
Which leaves us naked, thus of honor
void,
Of innocence, of faith, ol purity.
Our wonted ornaments: now soiled and
stained,
And in our fices, evident the signs
18, ISG7.
J Of foul concupiscence, whence evil store,
Even shame the last of evils; of the first
Be sure then. How shall I behold the
face.
Henceforth of God or 'angel, erst with
joy
And rapture so oft beheld? those heav
enly shapes
Will dazzle now this earthly, with their
blaze
Insufferably bright. O might I here
In solitude live savape, in some glade,
Obscured, where highest woods impene
trable, To star or sunlight, spread their umbrage
broad,
And brown' as evening. Cover tne ye
pines,
Ye cedars with innumerable boughs;
Hide me where I may never see them
more.
And each in turn, bemoaned the rash
ness of their separation. She . blaming
him for his imbecility, in allowing her to
go; the poet bringing the Book to a close
by Adam's adiuonit'ron:
" Not enough severe,
It seems in my restraint, what could I
more?
I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold
The danger and the lurking enemy,
That lay iu wait, beyoud this had been
force,
Aud force upon free will, hath here no
place ;
But confidence then bore thee on secure,
Either to meet no danger, or to find
Matter of glorious trial, and perhaps,
I also erred in overmuch admiring,
What seemed in thee so perfect, that I
thought,
No evil durst attempt thee; but I rue
luat error
now. which is become
my
crime, '
And thou th' accuser.
Thus it shall be-
fall,
Him who to worth in woman overtrusting.
Lets her will rule; restraint she will uot
brook,
And lef t to herself, if evil thence ensue,
She first his weak indulgence will accuse.
"Thus they iu mutual accusation spent,
The fruitless hours, but neither selt-cou-
detuning,
And of their vain contest, appeared no
end."
So is related the fall of our first par
ents. 'AH that is real in fiction, and be
coming in genuine philosophy, is to be
found in the epic and historic nairative
of this great pnet. What were the first
defiuitc objects in writing such a poem,
are not thoroughly known. Some assert
that the conjugal affairs of his life, led
him to depict the character of woman, in
her imbecility, will, and temperament;
his life being very wretched, on account
of his wives. Others maintain, that the
idea was first introduced to him, ou the ap
pearance of a drama during his stay at
Paris; but certain it is, that Miltou pro
poumted a resolution in early lile, of
composing a wuik which should make his
name immortal, and the work was " Para
dise Lost."
lie died in Bunhill, near London, io
the year 1G74, at the age of 69. and was
interred in the chancel of St. Giles'
church ; a monument being lately erected,
to perpetuate his memory.
Tun " Self styled Critic."
'Sweet, Sweet Home."
A Boston man, who wanted to trade in
mahogany, suar, honey. beewax and
hides, lived at Beaz, a little palm town
on the roast, near the beautiful plaius
and mountains of Anna. He had a little
house that was built of palm tri e bark
and covered with rtalni leaves At last
he had a house made of pine boards at
home, all fitted ready to put on ship board
and carried to Beaz. and he put it up.
had it nicely ceiled, and thought he was
very grand.. But the sun shrunk the
boards, and very soon the seams in his
nice new houe were large enough to let
in a Uee ; and in the bees went, betweeu
the ceilinir ad the weather boardinir. iu
to his closets, under his chamber floors,
up his chimney, everywhere ; and before
three months, so delighted were they with
this new home, they had filled every crack
and crevice overhead aud round about
with comb and honey, till it poured
down on his head, and his house became
such a "sweet, sweet home," that he had
to run away and leave it, or be stuck fast
and drawn out, like a fly in a cup, from
his owu great beehive.
TheLcgislature has passed a bill abolish
ing the former State taxes upon money
and other personal property, and substi
tuting in their place a levy ofSoilO.OOO
upon the county authorities. This sum
is to be apportioned among the respective
counties according to the assessed value
of property therein, and will be paid out
of the county tax. The State tax upon
real estate was removed a year or two ago,
and now the whole system of direct taxa
tion for State purposes is a thing of tho
past. Sufficient revenue to pay current
expenses and interest is obtainel from
banks, railroad companies, and other money-making
associations.
Patrick Kellerv. of Nesnuehoning,
Mauch Chunk township, Pa., died of
hydrophoabia last week. Six weeks pre
vious he had been bitten in the hand by
a cat. His death was most distressing,
an I all the evidences of hydrophobi were
present.
Hanging in Montana, is styled "climb
ing the pine limb," and io Nevada '-early
risio
NO. 4.
Distressing Caso of Hydrophobia.
From the Indianapolis Journal.
Some eight weeks ago Miss Selina El
ler, an intelligent youoa lady of twenty
two years, daughter of Mr. Harvey Eller,
residing at Bcek's Station, on the Peru
railroad, in Hamilton county, some fifteea
miles north of this city, was bitten by a
rabid dop while she was endeavoring to
drive him out to the house. The wound
was on the finger, and so very slight that
it excited no alarm, although the dog was
known to be mad. As usual in cases of
hydrophobia, she thought nothing more
about the matter until the morning of
Monday, the 25th ultimo, when on going
to wash her face, the touch of the water
"made her shudder," as she described it.
The fearful truth flashed on ber instantly,
but being a lady of great self-command,
she simply said to her sister. "I ara going
to go mad ; I can't live," adding that she
would, however, "finish spinning the rolls"
she was engaged upon. She worked on
during the day, with some inc-ease of
the horrible symptoms, bat nothing visi
ble to others ; and the next morning, on
sitting down to the table, she remarked
to the family : "You must take that wa
ter from the table, or I can't eat any
thing She ate but little, and got up,
saying she would go to work again. She
coutioued through that day as before,
but with a decided repugnance to water,
of which, she said, "the very sight sent
a tingling feeling all through her." She
also complained that the glistening face
of the clock affected her io the same way.
On Wednesday she was too far overcome
to work, and while standing on the floor
speaking to some of her family she be
gan grinding her teeth, and directly fell
down iu a fit, the foam working out of
her mouth, hrr teeth gnashing, aud her
body f rightfully convulse J. Some of the
younger children, who were with her at
the time, ran out in great alarm, and the
neighbors hurrying in found her on the
floor near the fire, iu the same terrible
condition, but she bit so furiously at every
one who touched her that it was impossi
ble to do auything with her. The fire
was removed so that she miht not injure
herself by it and she was left lying until
the spasm had passed off. She was then
placed upon the bed, and Dr. Rooker
called in. When he arived she was
aoain convulsed and senseless, uttering
short, burking sounds, and soapping at
everything that approached her. A bloody
froth was constautly issuing from her
mouth, which she tried to spit at those
around her. He caused her to be tied
down in the bed, and proceeded to ad
minister morphine to relieve her agony.
In a lucid interval she remonstrated, say
iug: "I must die, I know it, and I want
to die in my senses, so don't stupify me
with medicine." After another fit, the
doctor proposed another does of morphine
and at last she consented, but added :
"You must give it to me with water.
But this remedy produced little effect.
The awful paroxsyms continued, with the
same frightful suggestion of doggish
sound and the same frantic efforts to bite.
She bit her hands terribly, aud bit pieces,
out of the pillow aud bedclothes. Dr..
A. G. Ruddle was also called in, but bis
assistance was as unavailing as that of
Dr. Rooker. This, we believe, was the
next day, Thursday ; but at all events ou
that day Dr. Rooker determined to try
the effect of bromide of potassium, which .
had been recommended by some Euro
pean yhysician in cases of hydrophobia..
Dr. Ruddle happened to have a small
quantity with hiru ; it was at once admin
istered, aud the treatment has been stead
ily kept up siuce, till yesterday nearly
two ounces had been given. The symp
toms continued with little or no apparent
abatement till Sunday or yesterday, when,
they were considerably less marked. The
fits occurrcJ less frequently and with les
severity. The unfortuuate hdy had ceased
biting herself, and had sufficient knowl
edge of ber situation to wrap her arms
up tightly iu the bed clothes when she
felt the spasm coming on, to keep them
out of danger. Though very far from be
ing out ol danger, the abatement of the
symptoms has been so decided as to create
some hope of her recovery, which, if rea
lized, will make this one of the uiost re
markable cases on record.
A Sad Mistake.
People not well posted in biblical lore
should be a little careful how they quoto
from memory. Very grave mistakes have
occurred before now ; but the following,
told by Mark Twain, shows conclusively
that different commandment?, refer to
different things, and that the Captain uu
wittiugly made a confession :
"Why Captaio, you appear to have a
very bad cold.'
'Yes. madam, said the captain, who is
fond of working in bis garden early in
the morning, io his shirt sleeve. "I sup
pose I deserve it, I caught it while
breaking the Seventh Commandment, last
Sunday." '
The party male and female started and
looked blank ; and then the lady who had
brought out the remark said, as well as 4
choking fit of laughter would let her
Well, upon my word, Captain, consi
dering the unusual circumstances of tha
...
case, and your present surrouo-iings. it
was hardly .necos-sary fur you to euter.-aa
inuoh into particulars'.
When tho innocent captain got home,
he found, toh'u dismay, that the Seveulh)
Commandment does not say, Thon. shall
remember the Sabbath day to keep U
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