TERMS OF TIHB AMEIUCAN"
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u SUIT BTJHV, PA.
' 'Business attended to in the Countiea of Nor
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TRUNK MAKER,
IV o. 150 Clicanut Street,'
' PBZZ.A9CX.PHXA.
WHERE all kind of leather trunk, valises and
carpet bam, of every atyle and paltein are
manufactured,. in the best manner and from the beat
material, and sold at the owet rule.
Philadelphia. July IHth. 1845. ly.
K c m ova 1 .
w DR. JOHN W. 1'EAL.
RESPECTFULLY inform hs c
Irzens of Sotil-u'y and ii vicinity, ihra
lie has xi moved to the Uiic k House, in
Maiket street, fotueily included by
Benjamin Hendricks, Met of (be store formerly oc
cupied by Millr & Martr-, and now by Ira T. Cle
ment, where he will lie happy to receive cull in
the line of hi profession. ,' '
Punhury, March 9th 1845.
1 ITEVT C2-RPETI1TG3.
fptllE subscriber hive received, and are now
JL opening a splendid ai-aorimrnt of the following
(foods
Saiony, Wilton and Velvet Carpelingal ,
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London Cheuille and Tufted Ruga
Door Malta of eveiy description.
.., . , 'ALSO .
A large and extensive eortroent of Floor Oil
Cloth", trom one to eight yard wide, cut to fit eve
?y description of room or passages.
AIho, low pticed Iiigrnin Carpetine from 31 to
C2J centa per yard, together wiih a large and exten
sive assortment of guoda Usually kept by carpet
merchant.
The above goods will be sold wholesale or retail
at the lowest market prieea. Country merchant
and othera are particularly invited to call and exa
mine our elock before making theii selection. .
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Successors to Joseph Hlackwood.No. 1 1 1 Cbetnut,
Corner of Franklin Place.
Philadelphia. Feb. 22.1. 1845. ; :
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r ii 1 1 u a e 1 1 ii t a .
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IfW w here Fe 22. lt4ft.- ly
SIlUdEHT'S PATENT
rT-ASEXlTG- lACHHTE.
rHIS Machine hja now been tested by more
than thirty familie in this neighborhood, and
vi given entire Htiefctinn. It ia no simple in it
Mitruetion, that it cannot get out of order. Ii
'nlaiua no iron to 'U-t, and no piingaor rollera to
I otitof repair. It will do twice aa much waah
B, with leaa than half the wear and tear of an) of
e late invention, and whit ia of greater injpor
nce.it cost hut little over half aa much aa other
ilint machine.
The anhncrilierhaaihe exclusive right for Nor
umherland. Union. Lx corning. (;olunihi, Lu
rne and Clinton couuliea. Price of aingle mn
ie$6. H.U. MAShEIL
The fdlnwing certificate ia from a few of tboae
iu have lhee machine in uae.
bunhury, Aug. 24, 1844.
We, the eubecribere. certify that we have now
ue, in our f.milieg, "Shugert'a Plenl VVnah
; Machine," and do not htilate eiyine thai it i
toat excellent invention. That, in Wa-hing,
vill rave more than one ball the usual labor.
al it doea not require more than one third the
al quantity of op and water ; and that there
to rubbing, and ronaequenlly. little or no wear,
or leering. That it knw.ka off no hut ton, and
'. ihe finest clothia, audi aacollar. lacea, tuck,
a, &c, may be waahed in a very ahort time
tout the le.t Injurjr, end in fact without any
arent wear and tear, whatever. We therefore
nfully recommend it to nurfiiende and. to the
lie, aa a moat taaeful and labor aaving machine.
CHARLES W.HEGINS,
A. JORDAN.
CHS. WEAVER.
' ' CHS. PLEASANTS,
IDEON MARKLE.
. Hon. GEO. C. WELKEE,
, , . BENJ. HENDRICKS,. .....
GIDEON LEISENRINQ.
n't HoTIt, (formerly Tremont Houae, No"
6 Cheanut alreei.) Philadelphia, September
ai, 1844. ' " ' '
vivo uaed Shugerl'a PaUnt Washing Machine
y hou-e upwarda of eight month, and do not
ale to lay that I deem it one of ihe roo-t uae
nd valuatde labor-eaving machinea ever invrn
I formerly kept two women continually oc
d in wahiug, who now dp a much in two
a they then did in ' one week.' There ia po
or tear in waahinr. and 11 requtree not more
nne-third the uauat Quanlitv ol aoap. I have
number of o'her1 mnchinea ia my famdy, bu.
a aa decidedly luperim te every thing olae, and
da liable U et M of lfpit, that I would not
vithout one if they abould coat ten I me the
.a Ihey are aIU lor. u.ieiou ncinn.
r:V niart ' lori wjie. ' Maderia and ' Iiabon
5 w(nee. : Alao auperim Brandy and Gin, Lemon
wrori ' Ala a law Wmfa ea Btoa FaeawHW tale
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Abaolute tcquiewnce lit the decieiona of the
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JRy, Master &. Elsely.,
MUFF OR, TI1K LAST PJJMCII OF THtt
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BT CHARLES J. IULBV.
Take pinch, iir!' -! " '
The tjuerist was a half, hearty old man, with
whom time had dealt very leniently, confining
hia ravagea to the silvering of the hair, leaving
the ruddy cheeks without af furrow to betray
his foototepe. We found ourself travelling
companion with the old gentleman some years
since in a stage coach, ami rarely have we fal
len In with a more agreeable one. He was
very communicative had an inexhaustible
fund of anecdotes to draw upon was a keen
observes of man and things, and had experienc
ed largely of the vicissitudes of life. ,
Take a pinch, sirl and he tapped the highly
burnished lid of his golden snuff box with the
peculiarly graceful 1 touch oft veteran snuff
laker. ' ' '
Prime Maccabny a chaiet article!'
"I thank you, sir, I do not use snuff"
"No? Well, some rail it a had habit, but I
must confess a strong love for it' and to prove
the assertion' the old gentleman took a bounti
ful pinch of the titillating dust. 'I love it,
sir.' ' '
Sol perceive.' ' w "
'Voudonnt understand me, sir; my regard
for it springs not merely from its ministering to
my sensual gratification.'
I could not repress a smile at the enthusias
tic tone in which he spoke of his favorite luxury.
You smile, sir, at the strong regard I mani
fest for it. What will you think sir, whcn'l
teil you that to this much abused article 1 am
indebted for my lift? Yes, sir, I should have
been a dead man long ago had it not been for
snuff and such a death '.'and he tapped his box
in a most emphatic manner.
'You have good reason, then, for regarding
it favorably. ' What was the nature of the com
plaint, sir!'
'Wrong again, my dear sir never was sick
in my life do I look like an ailing man ! No,
sir, though I owe my lite to snuff,' here he
took a Urge pinch, 'I am not in the least indebt
ed to its mpdical properties.
This is singular.'
Not so singular as you msy suppose. But
yon shall hear my story and judge for your
self.'
Settling down cosily irt our teats (we were
the only passengers, by the way.) the old gen
tleman, fondling the richly chased though some
what nnootlily worn box, and (ortifying himselt
with a capacinna thumb and finger full of bis
greatly prized maccaboy, commenced his story,
Some thirty years s go I was travelling in
the upper part of Vermont, near the Canada
lines. It was in the early spring, and I was
on horseback. JiiKt at dusk one evening I ar
rived at a small cabin in an out-of-the-way place,
where I cancliuk-d to stop lo get somelhing to
eat, if poseiblo, for I was sharp set, having tra
velled a pretly good spell that day. . Well, I
dismounted atlhe door, and taking my saddle
bags on my arm, entered thu houae. The ap
pearance of things was not very prepossessing
I assure you. However, I asked the man of
the house, dark browed le'.lcw with a sullen
aspect, if he could fornieh me with a supper
He vetv freely offered to eive me whnt the
house afforded, and ere long his wife, a conside
rabte tidy looking woanan, invited me to par
take of her hospitality.
After I had done justice to her really good
fare and paid my scot, which the man of the
house first refused, I mada preparation to con
tinue tny journey. The man advised me tore
main all night, stating that the road was very
lonesome, and that a patch of woods througli
which it run for some eight or nine miles, was
infested with wolves'. Thpy were very fero
cious, he told me, and but a short time before
had attacked a man, who owed his escape sole
ly to the fleetness of .his horse. , I was perfect
ly welcome to remain if I chose, as he could
accommodate me wiih a spare bed. He press
ed me strongly, and painted the danger lo which
I should be exposed in my journey through the
woods in such vivid colors, that I was more
than half disposed to acceptof hia offer. ; .
, Stepping out of the door 1 found that the
moon had risen, her beams renting on recent
(all of enow made it as light aa day, which serVf
ed, in a', great measure, to dispel the feelings
of gloom which had begnn to creep over me.
The atmosphere waa calm and btacing, tnd as
I was somewhat in a hurry to reach the next
village I declined the urgent solicitations of
the man, which were seconded by hia wife, and
mounting my horse,. I proceeded on my way.'
To tell the truth, I did not fancy the appear
ance of the couple. 'The man was mighty in
quleirive about my business no more, perhsps,
than Yankees gent-rally are and then there
was a eaat to hit feeturee I did not like.'' Be.
aides these, he teemed to eye my saddle-baga
In a very suspicious manner and f imagined 1
detected twopr three glances of doubtful mean
fng exchanged between the mm and the wo
man. 7 1 am pot suspicious in tny nature, but
bng m if eooK ake offaav lmpreaioo that
n mm amemcan
AND SIIAMOKIN' JOURNAL: ,
majority, the vital principle of Republica, from which
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Sunbury, Worthumberland Co.
the dangers to be apprehended from wolves
were less than those which 1 had to fenr by
passing a night in that house. There had been
a number of flying reports of travellers being
made way with, in such solitary places, and this
appeared to me the place of all others for such
kind of work. So bidding good by to my enter
tainers, I put spurs to my horse, and waa soon
out of sight.
Well, sir, I jogged along at a middling brisk
pace, the road being tolerably good, thinking
more of the little cabin I had just led than the
road before me. I may have wronged its in
habitantstrust I did in allowing myself to
indulge in such unfavorable surmises in regard
to them. They may have been the most wor
thy couple that ever existed for aught I know,
ttill I could not get the idea out oftny bead
thst they were tint better than they should bp,
and as my memory called up the many instan
ces of lonely travellere being murdered at these
slopping places, imagination converted this man
and wonun into those heartless wretches whose
trade is blood, and t shuddered as I thought of
the fate that might have overtaken me bad 1
yielded to their importunate request to tarry
with them that night.
Right glad waa I to be well clear of them.
Wolves tut f said I, 'they only tried to excite
my apprehension to induce me to remain with
them. The story might do to frighten child
ren with, but they should have hatched up some
thing more plausible than that to gull a man
like me,'
By this time I hsd got over the open road and
was entering the woods. The path was hem
med in on either side with tall trees, spruce
pine and hemlock, with no undergrowth, leav
ing a narrow passage. However, the full moon
threw its unbrokrn light along the path that
stretched before me, save where an overhang
ing tree obstructed its rays. Il was a 6ti!l,
calm night, as I have said, and no sound broke
the monotonous clatter ofthe hoofs of my horse
aa he went along on an easy trot. I was set
tling down in a very comfortable frame of mind
indulging in those fanciful revrresa natural to
youth, and which the quiet and lonely scene
around me waa so calculated to inspire, when
my attention waa aroused by a faint, distant
cry, coming as it seemed from the depth of the
forest. 1 listened intently Tor a few minutes,
and presently, a prolonged howl, still faint in
the distance, followed. The attention ol my
horse was evidently attracted by it, for he prick
ed up his ears and pave j low snort.
Finding, after listening a while, Unit the cry
was not repeated, I gave no lieed to the circum
stances, presuming it to be some roaring wild
creature in the woods. Presently, however,
the same cry waa repeated, and an answering
cry immediately followed in another direciion,
each of them spparenlly nearer than the one
that first attracted my attention. My horse
now began to show evident signs of uneasiness,
pricking up his ears and tossing his head wild
ly from side to side, snorting occasionally and
quickening his pace. ;
Aira:n came that howl, still more distinct,
and this time it was repeated in different quar
ters, principally in my rear. Turning in my
saddle, I saw, far in the road behind me, what
appeared to be a dark speck. At first I con
cluded it was the shadow of a branch of a tree;
but presently 1 detected two or three others,
which seemed to spring directly from the woods.
Could they be wolves Hud the man then not
deceived me in reenrd to their attack on a
traveller! A feeling of alarm began to creep
over me, which waa shortly painfully increased,
and all my doubts were removed by a fierce
yell which rose in the rear as if the whole pack
had opened upon me.
As those unearthly yells swelled on the night
air and echoed through the forest, my poor beast
shook in every limb, and t cold shudder passed
through my frame. I put spur to my horse,
which bounded forward at the utmost stretch
of his spbrd. Cating a hurried glance behind,
the whole road seemed to be filled with the
troop of demons, whose ferocious howls swelled
louder and fuller every moment. To my dis.
may the distance between us waa considerably
lessened. ' What would I not have given at
this moment to have been safely back in the
cabin again! Vainly did 1 deplore my folly in
not giving heed to the warnings 1 had received.
Aa yell alter yell pealed upon my ears, every
moment drawing nearer, borrurfora while over
powered me, and I did nothing but plunge the
spurs into the panting'sidea of my horse, madly
shouting to urge h'tn. forward. The poor animal,
nearly knocked up by a long day's journey, dash
ed oh tithe top of hia speed, flinging the frojh
from bit mouth, while neck and flanks were
flaked with foam ; and even at the tremendous
rate he wat going, at every ' I'reeh' "yell of the
fiendt t would feel him tremble in every limb.'
1. (,'i-is ' ' ' 'a
'Ah, air, that, wet an agonizing moment to
me! Collecting my r sentee, 1 calculated the
distance before me, aud .the possibility of out
riding my pursuers. There were soma four
miles before me, and ii my jaded horse could but
bold QuV-Vut that I felt would ba impossible.
there ia no appeal but to force, the vital principle and
Pa. Saturday, March t, 1846.
His violent panting and hia drooping head too
plainly told that he was nearly used up. '
. I could now hear - the rush of the ferocious
troop behind me, and at times imagined 1 could
feel their foul hot breath around me. What
harrowing thoughts flashed through my brain I
! recalled the many instances I had read of tra
vellers similarly situated, and ofthe vain efforts
they had made to avert their terrible fate. 1
tried to disengage my saddle bags, in the hope
that they might for a moment check pursuit by
diverting the attention ofthe wolves, but was
unable to do so. I threw my cap in the road
for the tame purpose, but an angry growl almost
at the heels of my horse tuld that il had avail
ed nothing. ;,. - . . i . n
I now bethought me of my pistols. . Hastily
cocking one I turned and deliberately fired at
a large black wolf which waa within a few leet
of me. I kept my eyes in the direction ofter
the discharge. Thank God, the shot fook ef
fect and the nearest animal dropped in the rond
In a moment the whole pack was upon him
the entire path behind me seemed pilrd with a
ttaek of wolves, esch ohe striving with more
eagerness to outdo the other.
t had prepared my other pistol and waited to
be sure of my 6hot. With a calmness I can
hardly account for, 1 selected the foremost pur
suer, snd pave him the contents of the second
pistol. This time, unlortunately, I was not so
successful ; I only wounded him, and I saw the
animal limping off into the woods, beset with
three or four of the troop, while the remainder
came on in hot haste after me.
I thought then my momenta were numbered,
for although we were then nearly out of the
woods, 1 could feel the poor beast reel and 6tag.
ger under me.and every moment I was dread
ing his fell, in which case 1 knew that my fate
would be sealed. A cold, clammy sweat stole
over me.and a prayer involuntarily rose to my
lips fur Omnipotence alone I felt could save
me. ; ,
In the hour of danger, with a dreadful death
staring him in the face, man instinctively turns
to his Maker for relief. Ho even who denies
the existence ol a God, when brought to tin:
fearful verge of life, involuntarily acknowledge
ea his error the last etruggle wrings a cry tor
mercy from hia lips I '
I prayed, air not for rescue from the devou
ring beast that I did not lojk for but in the
near prospect of death I asked fofgivenesa.
With lightning-like rapidity my thoughts sped
through the past every incident of my. mind,
the evil done and the good left uudotie. . B i-y
in these reflections 1 forgot the perils which sur
rounded ate, and waa only called to a sense of
my (ituation by a aharp growl at uiy side. Tur
tiing my head 1 observed ao unusually large wolf
snapping at my legs, while others were leaping
at the haunches of my horse. . .
I well knew that wolves prefered the flnsh of
man lo that of any other animal, and finding
myself in this extremity; every hope.f escape be
ing cut off feeling moreover an aff'ectiun for the
beast 1 betrode, fur he was an old family favour,
ite, I was on the ioint of springing among the
pick, trusting that while engaged in devouring
me the poor hot a a would get out of harm's way
Believing, too, that my case was entirely hope
less, I made up my mind it would be as well to
meet my fate at once. ' I.:.
I grew desperately calm. I even calculated
the probable time 1 Should live after the first at
tackhow long sensation would continue in my
mangled limb. In 'net a kind delerium stiz.'d
upon me my mind wandered strangely, and
1 have a faint recollection of looking back upon
the hungry pack and giving utterance to a long
Ila ! ha ! ha ! a u ilu laugii ol derision. 1 tun
was but for a moment's duration, however. At
the end of that brief period, a sudden though)
struck uie a faint hope dawned upon me.
. A grocer in the village lo which I was bound
had enmmistiioued uie lo purchase a couple of
pounds of Scotch snuff tske a pinch, air!
which I had dime up in a bundle, in my saddle
bufca, - With trembling handa I look out the
bundle tore open the parcel, and grasping a
handtul ofthe subtle powder, I dashed it into
thj face of the ferocious animal st my side.
Without stopping to witness' tho efb tl o! it, I
turueJ'and threw' a clouJ of it, by a sort of
scattering fire, into the gaping mouths and gla
ring eyea id those in niy rear! Sir, jlie' tfTecl
waa beyond my hopes it was decisive.; You
should have heard the unearthly howls that a
rose, as blinded tnj maddened with pain, the
pack rushed upon pue another, snapping and, bi
ting each other in their rage ! t was 1 2tight
to behold I There they were rolling over in
their fury, a regular Wolf fight, all too much en
gaged in battle to heed me.' 'Well, tir, I kept
along a piece, and then drew up my borse, who
could bafely stand bprfght. ' He waa completely
blown, and teeing that all danger was over, I
diswovntd ap3 V'd lo panting animal' by the
bridle, soothing bin? by he way, for the fearful
tiovfls "and maddening 'veils bf the fnluriated
wolvea made him shake in every limb. y
Hurrying along at fast we were bfe. Sn the
course cf half an hour ayt reached houte ln
immediate parent of deapotiam. Jartaaaoa-.
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Vol. C.o. 24'Wliolel!f o, 34.
the ouUkirts, when 1 applied for admitlance'
which wae reauuy grameu me. jcirai seeing
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my horse taken proper care of the poor crea
ture absolutely neighed with delight, as I led
him tn the stable 1 detailed to the astonished
residents my hair-breadth escape. They had
heard the howls of the wolves, and had got their
dogs ready for an attack, little dreaming a hu
man being was exposed to such imminent peril
Sir, if ever there existed a grateful man, 1
wat one that night ! , With my whole heart
could 1 echo the thanksgiving of tht Psalmiat
Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as
prey to their teeth. Our soul ia escape.) as a
bird out of the enare of the fowler the snare
in broken and we are escoped.' . Worn out aa
I was with fatifriie, yet little rest could I obtain
If tor a moment I lost myself, 1 was transported
immediately in the scene in which I wasro
Intdly encaged. ; Again was I in the midst of
the howling wolves, flying fof my life, and when
jut on the point of falling a victim to them, I
would spring up irt terror, my forhead beaded
In sweat, and every limb quaking with fear,
could see the hungry eyes, gleaming with that
terrible greenish light, glaring at my bedside--
and that horrid howl would ring in my ears,
even after I awnke. With difficuliy could I
persuade myself that it was but a frightful
dream that I was indeed sheltered, in salety
beneath a freindly roof. It was long ere these
funtasirs ceased lo trouble my sleeping hours.
The next morning we visited the scene ot ac
tion, signs of the conflict could be traced all a-
round. Thesnow was trodden down in all di
rections and stained wiih gnre, and by the side
of tho road wc found the mangled carcases of
three of niy overnight enemies, one of which
was the veritable wolf, I have no doubt, that re
ceived the first charge, for his muzzlu was all
begrimed with snuff, and it seems the rascal had
completely bitten his tongue off in bit agony.
Well sir, that advantage taught me a lesson,
never to travel through such a path of woods in
the night time again, and always to keep a good
supply ofthe article which suved my life about
me. Won,t you take a pinch now' sir!" So say
ing the old gentleman tendered his box to me,
and out of rpspect for the good service it had
pri formed for him I ventured to comply with hia
inviUtion, and soon gave sntezing proof of my
regard for his favourite Maccaboy.
An Kxtraordlnary Case ut Eomnambnllain.
The writer of the following letter, addressed
to the Kditor ol the "Chrtatliche Zeischritt," is
a respectable minister of the German Reformed
Church. No one acquainted with him, will
doubt the correctness ot Ins statements. At his
request we have translated Ins letter for inser
lion in our own columns. It describes a very
extraordinary case of somnambulism ; and fur
niehes matter fur reflection and investigation, to
those who ninke the hi nr. art constitution a sub
ject of special study. SiimUr cases have here
tofore occasionally occurred, so that their reality
cannot be doubted, however unable we may be
satisfactorily lo account tor them. It it evident
from the circumstances that generally attend
them, that they are in the same way more or
less connected with a diseased state of the sys
tem at the time. Werkfy Metstngtr.
BoALsutRti, Centre ro Pa., )
. Jan 21 st lti lG. S
On the 12ih of November last, a aon of Mr.
Christian Hoffer'ol Potter township, of thiecoun
ty, who is about 21 years of age, wae attacked
with the bilious rholic, but soon aOerards re
covered so far as to be able to attend to usual
employment. Nine days after this, as he re
turned tn the house in tho evening from his la
bor, he was sgainseized with such a violent pain,
tint his system began evidently to sink under it.
- By prompt medical treatment, however, he
was relieved of his piio in the course of a few
hours. A fever followed. Ilia conversation
continued to be peifectly rational. . On the
fourth or filth day following, he begin to speak,
pxhr.rt,, sing and pray iu bia aeep.;i When he
awoke, lie had no recoilectinn of what had hap
pened during hissleep, except that he hod dream
ed. '. Ha soon recovered hia bodily health to
such an rxleM, that hia physician pronounced
hiiii well. He however had some kind of t tea
timenl ;'lliat something ' extraordinary would
shortly transpire in his case, which the res'ilt
has shown was by no means unf'Hinded. '
On the evening ofthe II of December, after
ha had been reading for a ahort time in lb a Bi
ble, he complained of having very unpleasant
sensations' in his head, and at he attempted, in
accordance with the, advice of hit friends, to
seat himself uoon the bed, he fell suddenly upon
the floor For a short time he wss insensible,
and when he recovered hit senses, hp. was una
ble lo speak a word, yea not so much at to ut
ter the lea at sound. ' Hit countenance wis calm
and by aignabe gsv those present to under
stand that he' desired paper, ink and pen to
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write. Aa theae were handed him, he too
them and wrote various things with resdiPess.
nd amongst others, 'that on the fourth, pt llu
ftight tollqwing b would titbr f or $fwV
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Contrary to his wishes, his phyt.cian put a large
blister upon him, to which he submitted on'y
after much persuasion. On the tecond dsy fol
lowing he wrote iq the physician, 'that he es
teemed him highly ; and that his sickness wat
not that which hp thought it was; that hia li
ver was not awollcn. as his physician thought
if it were so, ha would certainly -experience
something of it, fee? He urgently entreated
his physicisn not to put, another blister upon
him, and alfo not lo give him any other medi
cine, at least not before Tuesday morning at 6
o'clock, when, should he yet live and be unnhle
to speak, ho would cheerfully enmply wiih his
prescriptions, to which request the physician as
sented. ' ii - :' '
On Sunday tho 14th of December, he wrote
that he wished to see me on Monday evening
and r quested that 1 should hold a prayer-meeting
at his father's house, with which rrqtiest I
complied. Alter the prayer-meeting hsd clo
sed, he. Tell into a sleep, and from the motions of
hie hands it could be perceived that his mind
was exercised In a very extraordinary manner.
He made a sign for something. A b'ble wna
handed to him, and alfo a German and F"f.'tish
hymn boob. He opened the bible, and with
hit eyes closed, he speedily ran h;s fi igi:r i v- r
certain passages and pointed out ore. He !id
the same thing with the hymn booU, pointing
to a German apd Also to an English hymn.
When be awxke, he poinii out lo p.e tue pas
sage of Scripture to h;uli tie hid p unted whci
asleep, vu: Ezek. ll, ID, as also ih hymns,
and I mti:t acknowledge. Hint hsd I taken' the
greatest prwihle pain, I could not have selec
ted in either of the hymn' bonks,, hymns mnr
suitsble to the text pointed out, than these wh'ch
he hsd selected. At 1 1 o'ohck the earr.e even
ing, he wrote to me smong oilier things, 'thai in
the course of four or five hours, it would bo
known whether he would die or spe.ik.' Be
fore the time fixed upon arrived, he ognin !' 11
into a sleep, and at the time itself,' he becsmo
so week that it was believed 'lie would die His
strength however retarued sgain he began tor
speak oppned the bible read a passage of'
Scripture, John 1, 29, and d scoursed upon it.
very correctly and powerfully about forty rnin
ulea in the English language. When he had
ended his discourse, he appeared to be in a deep
and quiet aleep, and in about fifteen minutee af
terwards he awoke and was quite calm.
Several dayt after the occurrence, ho iuform
cd hit friends, thtt on Sunday afternoon tho
13th intt., between 12 and 1 o'clock, he would
be placed in a similar condition. In ihe mean
time he was calm, attended church, Sunday
school, &.C., but he often spoke, sang and pmy
ed in his sleep. I was with him on last Thurs
day and Friday. ' He still Insisted on FrMny,
that what he had before said would certainly
take place at the specified time, and lor seme!
time he waa quite cut down, not knowing
whether or not he should recover his power (if
speech, in case he should live. Still he endea
vored to console himselt with the promise, that
'All thiugs shall work together for good to tljem
that love God.' 1 gave him and his parents ail
the counsel snd conso'ation which it was in my
power to give them. On Siindny at I lie njpo.i.t
ed time,whiltt he was engaged wjth Lis pa
rents, and brothers in reading useful books, and
proposing and answering questions about edify
iug subject, ho sank down some minutes be
fore 1 o'clock. It was believed ' lr. t he wa.- dying.
For tome time he was insensible. At leiigili
he opened hit eyes, but conM not epeok a wur.l
or move a limb. About an hour afterwards he;
waa able to move, and made sijjns for pen and
ink. He wrote amongst ether things, 'that in
tcven or eight hours he would either rprek, or
die.' When the specified time had elapse,!, her
became egairt so week whilst he slept, that it
was thought he- would die. After sometime,
however, lie recovered his tre:ijjilu anil beau
to speak, exhort, sing, &c, holt) in the Eoii'ish
and German languages. "A lien be hud finish
ed, he appeared again to sleep, nd when lie a
woke be was cheerful and calm.1 He is now
to all appearance well and relieved in mmd.
, I was several times present when lie epke
in his sleep, and can truly say, that I did not
hear an unbecoming word l'r..in lnm;nn Hut
Contrary, all he sa;d was vt ry ap:ir priuie, ra
tional and scriptural. Of (he itictrtirtt, n tt'
yo'itti in iheCntechiem. heenak sn rail-Mini v,
and ciwiieiulahly. Out I wss (noeh Dhi.ia .her1,
and lo prayed so fluently sitri p. i'nliv, 1
f felt quite, humbled, What spln'sr.
ed tn'ine very remsrbihle in In sldrei-s h.-'!i
in the E. glieh and German lant'icge. w;i rt
the btfiytiege he emn; vd waswuen in,) fn-.
flit and Oorrecl,.'lian lie w jsfii.!e ii i r. (.).. -intf
when awake, tun iu ll.e f.v:ro:wi t-t vie
ultriol cure.
Permit ine to add, in eonr'us'i n,' i'm (lis
young man, das bee i t.ir ih- Vi-t fit' ri'a
worthy member of the Ct.urr h.ii, lin;i.iy
teemed by n-erly every i n srrouot .f Li
exemplary chnrlurt. Ay lb prtin e,' 'AM
thing" Shell wnft toge'ner rr s-.md tn thrtn Lt
1. ve Go ,' beaerifieei lo him, 1 o hie pirnla, br
ibers, euter and o, her, i.i
Ynur Oncer e Iriei'id snd brother,,
" 'V. S. FISCHER.
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