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TEPOZEJ
Or THE
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The public are hereby directed to the me
dical' advertisements of 1),. HO RUC H'S
Celebrated COMPOUND STRENGTH
ENING TON IC, and G E RNLI. N P EA
,IENT PILLS, which are a Medicine of
gre,.t value tii the afflicted, discovered by
0. I'. 1101LICH, a celebrated physician at
, Germany, which has been used with I
suiparall,ied success throughout Germany.l
Medicine Consists of two kinds, viz:
the CER MAN APE It I ENT, anu the
COMPOUND STRENETHENING TO.
NIC PILLS. They are each put up in
..sin ill packs, and should both be used to
effict a perma,ent cure. Thos, who are
afflicted would do well to make a trial of thi
invaluable Medicine, as they never preduc
sickness or nausea while using. A safe and
ctu it remedy fir
DYSP PPS 1.3 OR IA 01GE S 7 lON,
and all S!..Allach Complaints; pain in the
SIDE, LIVER COMPLAINTS, Loss of
Abtetite, Flatulency, Palfiitation of the
Heart, G nierti Debility, Nervous IrrlaV
,lity, SICK HEADACHE, Female Disea
.ea, Spaamodie Affections, HEU M ISM
Astlinris. CONSUMPTION, &c. The
GERMAN APERIENT PILLS are to
cleanse toe stomach and purify the BLOOD
The Tonic or STR ENGTHENING PILLS
are to snt ENG rHEN and invigorate the
nerves :tad digestive organs and give tone to
'the Smnach, as all diseases originate from
impurities of the BLOOD and disordered
'Stomach This mode of treating diseases is
, pursued by all practical PHYSICIANS,
which experience has taught them to be the
only remedy to effect a cure. They are not
only recommended and prescribed by the
:mast experienced Physicians in their daily
tpraetice, Out also taken by those gentlemen
'themselves whenever they feel the symp—
toms of those diseases, in which they know
them to be efficacioes. TlYs is the case in
all large cities in which they have an ex.;
ensive sal,. It is not to be understood that
- these medicines will cure all diseases mere
'by purifying the blood- , -this they will not
'do; but they certainly will, and sufficient
authority of daily procfs asserting that those
•
medicines. taken as recommended by the di
:sections which accompany them, will cure a
great majarity of diseases of the stomach,
lungs and liver, by which impurities of the
blot •ea are occasioned. _ _
rr Ask for DR. DARLICH'S COMPOUND
'STRPNGTDENING TONIC, AND C ERMAN
APERIPNT PILLS. _ _ _
Principal Ofre for the sale of this
Medicine. in at N. 19 Nora EIGHTH
'Skeet, Philadelphia.
Also-1•'••r sale at the Strive of JACOB MlL
avn, in the Borough of Huntingdon, l'a.,
"tho is agent fur Huntingdon' county.
R EUM TI
Entirely cured by the .use of Dr. 0. P.
;Harlich's Compound Strengthening and Ger
man Aperient Pills.
Me. SAtirnon Wilson, of Chester co. Pa.,
•afflicted for two years with the above
s,es:ing disease, et which he had to use his
•crutches firr 18 months, his symptoms were
,excruciating pain in all his Joints, esr.cially
n his hip, Shoulders aid ancles, pain increas
ng al ways towards eyeing attended with
beat. Mr. Wilson, was at n e time not able'!
to move his limbs on account of the pain be
iing so great; he being advised by 'a friend of
ids to procure Dr. liarlich's pill of which he
sent to the agent in West Chester and pro
cored S3M; on using the medicine the third
^day the pain disappeared snd his strength
Increasing fast, and in three weeks was able
.to attend to his business, which he had not
, done for 18 months; for the benefit of others
-.afflicted, he wishes those lines published
that they may be relieved, and again en
joythe pleasures of a healthy life.
Principle office, 19th North Bth Street,
ALSO—For sale :A the Store of Jacob Mil
ler, Huntingdon, :Pa.
RICHES NOT HEALTH.
'hose who enjoy Health, must certainly
tfeel blessed when they compare themselves
to those sufferers that have been afflicted for
year with carious diseases which the human
family are all subject to be troubled with.—
Diseases present themselves in various forms
and from various circumstanc9s, which, in
,the commencement, may all he checked by
the use of Dr. 0. P. Harlich's Compound
Strent;thening and German Aperient Pills,
—such as Dyspepsia, Liver Complaints,
Pain in t'te Side. Rheumatism, General De
bility, and ail Dise.ises to
which human nature is subject, where tit
6tomach is affected. Directions for using
'these M..dicities always accompany them.
These Me %cities can be taken with perfect
safety by the morA delicate Female, as they
are mild in their operation and pleasant in
their effects.
•Principal Office for the Urited States, No.
19 North Eishtli.Stret . Philadelphia.
Also for aaleit3 l l9 Cq?Alka. 4 41 44U19 ' .
. .
THE . JOURNAL.
SYMPTOMS.
Dvepepsia may he described from a wan
of appetite or an unnatural aid voracious one
nausea, sometimes bilious vomiting, sudden
and transient distensions of the stomach af
ter eating, acid and prutressent eructaticns,
water brash, pains in the legion of the atom
ach, costiveness palpitation of the heart, din
zinesa and dimness of sight, disturbed rest,
tremors, mental despondency. flatulency,
spasms, nervous irritability, chillness, sal
lowness of complexion, oppressing after eat
ing, general.langour and debility; this disease
will also very often produce the sick head
: ache, as proved by the experience of these
who have suffered of it.
DYSPFPSIA! DYSPEPSIA !
More proofs of thc efficacy of Dr. Harl:th's
!4c (ieinea,
Mr Jonas Hartman. of Sunineytown, Pa.,
entirely cured of the above disease, which
he was afflicted
. with for six cats. His
spmptoms were a sense of distension and op
pression after eating, distressim; pain in the
pit of the strmich, nausea, los; a appetite,
giddiness and dimm ss of sight, extr, me de
bility, flatulency. acrid eructations, some
times vomiting, and pain in the rirlst side,
depression of- spirits. disturbed re, c, faint
ness, and not s.:ble to pursue Isis business .
without causing immediate
. exhaustion and
weariness.
Mr. Hartman is happy to state to the pub
and is willing to give any informatam to
the afflicted, respecting the wniolerful ben
efit he received from the use of Harhells
Compound Strengthening and German ape
rient pills. Principal office No, 19 North
Eighth street Philadelphia. Also for sale
at the store of Jacob Miller, Huntingdon.
TREATMEN7.
The principal objects to be kept In view
are Ist, to free the stomach and intestines
fitim offending mater lain. 2d, to improve
the tone of the digestive organs anti energy
of the system in removing noxious matters
from the stomach, and obviating costiveness.
Violent drastic purgativ, s should hi avoided
and those aperients should be used which
act gently, and rather by soliciting the per
istalic mottotisof the intestines to their r. go
laehy of health, than by irritating them to a
laborious excitement. 1: here is no medicine
better adlpted to the completion of this titan
Dar. 0. P. HARLSCH'S (JERRIAN APERIENT
PILL, To improve the functimms of the de
bilitated organs and invigorate time system
generally, no medicine has ever been so
prominently efficacious as DR. [4:tench's
Compound Tonic Strengthening fills, whose
salutary influence in restoring the digestive
organs to a healthy action, rind r.•-establish
ing health and vigor in enfeebled And des
petic constitutions; have gained time implicit
confidence of the must eminent physicians,
and unprecidented public tntimony. Re
member Dr. Mirth:Ws Comp, and Tonic
Strengthening Pills, thay are put up in Email
packets with full directions.
incipal office for ,the United States, is
No. 19 - Niirtit Eipth street Philadelphia
where all communications must be addres,
sed.
Also for sale at the store of Jacob Miller,
ho is agent for Huntingdon County.
CAUSE OF DYSREPSf
This disease often orieinates from a habit .
of overloading or dist, tiding the stomach by
excessive eating or drinking, or very proirac
ted prods of fasting, an indolent nr srikn
they life, in which no exercise is r ff•ssls d to
the muscular fibres or mental faculties, icily
Brier. and sleep anxiety, taken too frtqucnt
ly str. ng purgingmedicines, dysentery, nth
cars sages, intermittent and syasmodic :Arc-
tit ns of the stomach and briwtls; the mos
common of the latter causes are late hours
and the too frequent use of spirituts bquors
LIVER COMP!, .
Cured by the use of Dr Harlich's Compcund
Strengthenirg and German Aperient Pills
Mr. WM. Richard, Pittsburg, P entirely
cured of the ahove distressing diseme: His
somptoms were, pain and weight in the left
side, loss of appetite, vomiting, acrid emote
tions, a distention of the stomach, sick
headache, furred tongue. countenance Chang
ed to a citron color, difficulty of breathing,
disturbed rest, attended with a cough, great
debility, with other svmtoms indicating great
derangement of the functiens of the liver.
Mr. Richard t ad the advice of several phy
sicians, hut received no relit f, until using Dr
Harlich's medicine, which terminated in ef
fecting a pertect cure.
Principal offica, 19 North Eight street
Philadelphia. [don Pa.
For sale at Jacob Miller's store Hunting.
LIVER COMPL A INT.
This disease is eiscovered by a fixee ob
tuse pain and weight in the milt sid, under
the short ribs; attended with heat, u.leasi
ness about the pit of the stomach;—theie is
in the right side also a distension —the patient
loses his appetite and becomes sick and trou
ble with vomiting. The tongue becomes
rough and black, coun4 !lance chant; s to a
pale or citron color or yellow. like those • af
' Meted with jriudice—difficulty of breathine.
disturbed rest, attended with dry cangli, dif
ficulty ci laying on the left sick—the ~ody
becomes weak, ..nil finally the'disease termi
nates into another of a more serious nature,
which in all probability is. far beyond the
power of human skill. Dr. Millet's cent.
pound tonic strengthening and German ape
rient pills, i: taken at the commencement of
this disease, will check it, and by continu
ing the use of the medicine a few weeks, a
perfect cure cure will be performed. Thou
sands can testify to this fact.
Certificites of many persons may daily be
seen of the efficacy of this invaluable medi
cin., by applying at the Medical Office, No
• 19 North:bight streets Philadelphia.
Also, at OA Ftore of, Jacob Miner. wb
oilogook for 111111tio$40a4oubty,
"ONE COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DESTINY.w
A. W. BENEDTCT PURLNSHEII, AND PROPRIETOR.
HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, IS4O.
POETRY
from the Cincinnati Gazette,
TIPPECANOE'.
A PARODY ON HOHENLINDEN,
On Wabash. when the sun withdred,
And chill November's tempest blew,
Dark roll'd thy waves. Tippecaisoep
Amidst that lurely solitude.
Where all was silirsee, save the howl
Of wintry blast, or bcding owl,
Or savage yell, as they would prowl,•
In that unbroken wilderness.
But Wabash saw another sight:
A mFtii.l,llost in armor bright:
Itateantped upon the shore th,:t night,
And lighted up her scene! y !
A favor'd spot their Chieftain chose,
For weary soldiers to repose,
But not to sleep, least wily foes
Should creep upon them stealthily.
But ere the rays of morning light
Dispel'd the shades of than night,
The silent arrow sped the flight:
Of death, to every sentinel.,
Then rang the shore.; with savage yell;
Then echoed every hill :ui
And furious as the finds of hell
l{ush'd forth the savage enemy.
To arms they flew, and quick array'd,
Etch warrior drew his battle blade,
While clamorous drum and trumpet bray'd
To wakt the dreadful revelry,
Come on, their Chiftain cried, ye brave,
Ve fight for victory or a grave!
%Valve, Freedom! thy proud banners wave
And charge with all thy chivelry?
Tiled slu,:tt the earth with canntme roar;
Then freemen roll'd in freemen's gore;
‘Vhile hungry havoc cried fur more,
And waved his plume ,'er massacre.
Brave Owens there at,d Davis.
The war-whoop was Odr fulcra' knell)
They need no monument to tell
Their unexampled bravery.,
'Tis morn! the dr,r,lfol st,.:7c Is don:*
Hail to the giiIIant . HARRISON I
Who often and ever won
The glorious wreath of victory.
A SONG.
TuNz—TuF. BCAT,:ETS OF BLUE.
Here's a health to Tippecinne
Here's a shout fir lim:canoe!
And he that ,votit drink to the pride of
North Bend
Is nether a wise one nor true.
It's good for the people to rule;
_ .
It's base to be ledby aft w;
It's good to stand up fur the popular choice:
Then shout fur old Tippecanoe!
Hurrah for old Tippecanoe!
Hurrah for old Tippecanoe!
It's good to cheer hint who has often cheer'd
us;
Then shout for old Tippecanoe!
Here's a health to 'lip pecanoc!
Here's a shout for Tippecanoe!
Here's a health to the Chief who was never
yet beat;
Tlu'eu rounds for the honest and true!
Here's luck to the hand that will toil!
Here's luck to the seed that is sown!
Who's a poor man himself is a friend to the
pour,
And values their rights as his own.
Then shout for old Tippecanoe !
Hurrah for old Tippecanoe !
It's time to turn out all the prcfligate herd,
And put in Old Tippecanoe !
THE FISHER.
In gugling eddies rolled the tide,
The wily angler sat,
Its verdant, wil:ow'd bank beside,
And spread the treacherous bah.
Reclin'd he sat in careless mood,
The floating quill he eyed;—
When, rising from the °jelling flood,
A humid maid he spied.
She sweetly sung. she sweetly said.
As gaz'd the wond'riug swain;
""Why thus with inurd'rous arts invade
My placid, harmeless reign?
Ah, elitist thou know how blest, how free,
The finny myriads stray,
Thou'dm long to dive the limpid sea.
"Ind liv.e_as blest as they.".
MISCEL LAN EOUS.
From the Philadelphia Saturday Courier,
A Cured Hypochondriac.
Of all the evils that beset mankind,
hypo is the worst. We were once inti
mately aerie:tinted with one Jedediah
Jones, a mechanic in the town of B-,
a young man of good talents, doing a fair
profitable business, and every prospect iu
life looking like a summer's day upon him;
yet with all these, Jed was one of the most
miserable beings in creation. lle was
hypochundrical to the top notch; every
thing to his eyes wore a yellow, bilious,
melancholy appearance. Sometimes one
complaint and sometimes another afflict
ed poor Jed, and if yon would take his
word for it, Job's sullerings were but
school-boy's troubles compared with his.
We have frequently been compelled to
laugh, in spite of our politeness, to hear
Jed enumerate his afflictions. Nothing
could persuade him out of his notion, at
one time, of being dyspeptic.
'No,' said he, 'you may talk till you're
tired; but I reckee I ;;now my own com
plaint beat. I sin low spirited, my head
aches every morning, and though . l have a
good appetite, my food does me no good:
always after eating, it feels like so much
lead; and I should like to know if that
aint dyspepsia i"
We knew, from experience there was
no manner of reasoning with Jed, after
the kink was fairly fixed; so we left him
alone with his dyspepsia. When this fit
was on him, he would swallow rhubarb by
the ounce, and all the patent medicines
in town by the package; 'he would walk
out of town evely evening and morning,
cutting up all kinks of antics, running
like a greyhound for awhile, and jumping
Levert fence ia his way. Thus, what with
eunien e, iumping, throwing and walking,
he would finally return, tired sweating
and blowing like a porpoise, and could
scarce raise breath enough to inform its
that he had 'be-en ex•er-cising' himself.
Nor was this all; dieting himself was a
favorite remedy with Jed, while the dys
peptic mania lasted; a few dry crackers
and cold water was all the subsistence he
would take of the good things provided
at his bearding house.
'Ni,, sio,' quoth Jed; 'don't I know that
this ravenous appetite is my worst foe/
aint that one of the greatest signs of dya
pepsia? 1 guess I know.'
Jed might know, but we never did, that
a good appetite was a sigh of any disease;
and so Jed would go on dieting himself,
until he looked more likirawalking ske
leton, than ain in. . .
Another time he thought he had the
liver complaint, and that his lungs were
effected; and that these were caused by
his stooping at the bench. Accordingly lie
set too, and built a bench high enough for
hiss to stand up arid work; but this wis
not enough for Jed; he gut some teethe:
straps, tier inches wide, one to pass over
each shoulder, and another fixed to them
to cross his breast, and buckle behind.
'You see,' said Jed, when describing
this to us, 'by buckling this pretty tight,'
it draws my shoulders back, throws my
breast open, end gives my lungs inure
room to operate.'
'Very true,' we replied, though we
could not help thinking that he looked
inure like a trussed turky than a human
being.
But to the sequel. Jed had an appren
tice, Tom, a smart, intelligent little fel
low; good hemmed roguishness gleamed
in the twinkle of his grey eyes, and play
ed around the corners of his mouth; and
his happy, careless, laughter-loving dispo
sition, made him a favorite with every
one. This Tom was unwittingly the cause
of Jed's cure.
One night we persuaded Jed to accom
pany us to an oyster-teller. We enter
ed a box and sat down, while our stew
was preparing. We had been in but a
minute or two, when we heard the occu
pants of the next hex laughing at some
story one of the number had been telling;
and among the rest, we could plainly dis •
tinguish the hearty catchination of Jed's
boy Toni.
'Mist,' said Jed, 'there's that plagued
boy Tom; let us listen a minute."
But listeners, they say, never hear any
good ct themselves. 'rile event, how
ever, proved, that if Jed did not hear any
good of, he certainly did for himself.
Shortly we heard Tom's voice.
'Boys; said he, 'new we've got through
that yarn, suppose we tell some story of
ourselves.'
'Agreed,' cried his companions, 'and
you begin, Tom.'
'Enough said,' replied Tom; 'no use of
being backward, when sports the word.
I never told you how I work it some
times to get a holidy, did
'No! tell us.'
you all know that my boss has
rather poor health:
'Yes.'
'Blab{' 'Os all fudge ."
' What! aint he sick?'
he'm no more sick than I am.
Ile's got the hypo, the worst way; that's
all ails him.'
Jed began to fidget on his seat.
'But,' continued Toni, 'he's a fine fel.
low and a good boss for all that; and take
him all round as you would a stove pipe,
he's what I call a clever fellow. Now he
would give me a play day most any trine
I'd ask for it; but I dout like to ask too
often. Besides, it does me good. to see
how easy I can deceive him on one sub
ject; and stolen fruit you know, is sweet
est any way. So when I want a resting
spell, as soon as he comes in the shop,
put on my go-to•meeting face, and say,
Jones what's the matter with
you?—you look sick this morning.' 'l',
don't feel very well, that's true,' says he,
'my breast pains me greatly.' 'You do,
indeed, look very pale,' says I, 'you had
better go home, take some medicine, and
gu to bed; probably 'twill work off by to
morrow.' No. I guess I won't' he'd some
times say; 'Mr. such a one's work must
be done.' 'Now, Mr. Jones, you're really
very imprudent; you know hoiv much your
sitting at the l.rcnch hurts you; if you
work to-day I shoultrtit be surprised if!
you had to keep your lied fur a month."
'Well,' says he, '1 dont feel at all well; I
guess I'll go home and taku a little me&
wine. "Then away he'd put for home, and
I'll be hanged if he woultrot keep his bed
all that day. You may be sure there
was'at over a bushel of work dont while
he was
'Why,' cried Tom's companions' he
mast be soft.'
Oaring the whole of this recital, Jed
had been shirting himself from side (aside,
as though the gridiron of St. Lawrence
was beneath him. When Tom got through,
he broke out with 'd—n the boy! go
and give him a complete thrashing.'
'Sit still, Jed,' said we; 'think over the
matt-r: a little. Tom has done no more,
nor halt as much as any othir boy would,
who had penetration enough to see the
truth. I'll bet he has riot often served
you so, has lie 1'
'No,' ricotta Jed,'that's a fact; but:then.,
d—n the boy, I'll learn him!'
'Oh, fudge, sit still, anti now be
convinc'd of what we've often told you that
your sickheas was imaginary; and look ve,
Jed, don't say' - any thing to Toni; but
next time lie undertakes to play that trick
on you, let him see he is tumid wit:
.1 guess take your advice, said Jed.
A )eiv days after tl:is occurrence, Tom,
with his go-to•meeting face, us lie called
it, accosted Jed with—
'Howpale
. yott are Mr. Jones! Are
ythl ()well
'All. Tun, you rogue,' cried Jed, 'you
want a resting day, do your
"I oar changed color quicker than a cha
mdeon; but at length he honestly
'Yes, sir, I should like to go a hunting.'
°MAI, Tom ; you can go; but be here
,to-oiarrow, for business is very
brisk. and I want you to work lively this
week.'
'Yes sir,' said Ton, and oil he went.
A 4 soon an Toni had gone, fed pulled
o his shoulder-bracing machine; knock
ed down his standing•up bench, went
home, threw all of his patent medicines
out of doors; then to the pantry,
and seized a large pumpkin pie, which he
begin to iterwr in short metre.' 'the this
' tress of the boarding house look'd at him in
alarm; she thought his sickness had at
length destroyed his reassu, and a luna
tic stood before her.
'Why, Mr. Jones,' cried the good wo
man, bless me what's the matter!'
'Nothing,' cried Jed, digging most in
dustriously into the New•Eoglatid dish
before 'nothingonly I ara most con•
sarned hungry.'
The pie be incdenpached, he went in hint
ling back to his shop, a thing he hail not
done- before for years. Jed was a cured
man. E. Y.
how to get a Capper•
.1 few months ago a cenjurcr entered
an inn at Ludlow, and asked the compa
ny if they wonid like to see a little of his
performances, as he was allowed by 41
persons who seen him go through his per
formances, to do them with more taste
and judgment than any other man living.
The landlord was the first to give assent,
and stated that he knew a few tricks him.
sell; and had seen many wonderful ones.
The conjurer then requested the company
to place three hats upon the table, which
being done, he requested the landlord to
bring a loaf of bread, and the conjurer
cut three pieces (nearly half a pound each)
and placed one upon each hat. The con
jurer then stated that he could do the
trick much more comfirtably and agreea
bly to himself it he had three pieces of
cheese. The cheese being brought, the
'conjurer eut three gopd•sired pieces and
placed one by each piece of bread. The
conjurer turned up the cud's of his coat,
took off his neckerchief and unbuttoned
his shirt-collar, and staled shat he world
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now eaf the three pieces tot bread &cheese
and afterward bring them under one hat.
The conjurer commenced eating the bread
and cheese, and after eating two pieces
declared he could not proceed with the
third and finish the trick without Ire had
something to drink. The worthy land
lord wishing that the wonderful trick
should be proceeded with, for the amuse
ment of Isis customers, immediately gava
the conjurer a quart of aleutigd the third
piece of bread and cheese soon followed
the two first pieces. Now Ole grand trick
was to be disclosed, and the landlord and
his companions anxiously warted to see it.
The conjures saidr
"Now, gentlemen, which bat shall I
bring the bread and cheese under?"
The landlord pointed out his hat, wish
ing his bat to take part in the trick as
well as his breath and cheese. It being
°
arrano-ed, the conjurer again said:
I _ .
'•Gentlemen, I have eaten the bread
and cheese, and now I will bring it under
the landlord's hat," and immediately pls.•
ced the hat upon his head and said, .Nort
you perceive it is under thl hat without
any decepticie—amide shouts of laughter
from all the company except the landlord,
who was minus three pieces of bread end
,cheese and a quart of ale, which he did
nut seem to relish,
The:conjurer left the house without ma
'king a collection of the company, he be
ing welt satisfied with the landlord's gen•
erosity.
Extraordinary Case
'Many years ago two respectable sea
faring men arrived late une evening at an
inn in Gravesend with the intention of go
leg aboard their respective vessels its
soon as the tide served on the following
inornir.g. Although strangers to each
other, their similarity of pursuits and. in
tentions induced them to join eachother's
company. They supped together, par
took of a bowl of punch, agreed to sleep
in the same chamber.
In the middle of the night the youngest
of the two travellers was afflicted with a
tit of colic, which obliged him tap ilown
to the common convemence. On his reach
tug the door of the place he found the
string of the labh broken, and he had no
alternative but to retort; to the chamber
to fetch his clasp knife to lift up the latch
There being no light in the room, and
the night very dark, he by mistake took is
knife froM the waistcoat pocket of the el
-1 der man, and returned to the place of con
venienre, where he was detained a consid
lerable time in acute pain. Early on the
following morning the waiter knocked at
the chamber door, and caded out that it
was time to rise, the tide serving—The
younger man got up and dressed himself,
somewhat surprised that the elder did
not respond to his inquiries, but supposed
that he should find him below. •
On arriving in the parlor he asked the
waiter after his chamber-fellow. The
waiter replied that he best, knew, having
slept in the same room with hint. It be
ing usual' fur travellers to present the
waiter with a trifling nouceur, the young
er man drew from his pocket some loose
silver and a knife with a King !Gilliam's
guinea sticking in the haft. The waiter
immediately recognized the guinea as hay
nig been in the posession of the missing
man when the latter discharged his quota
of the supper bill on the preceding Melt.
A suspicion then arose that foul play hail
taken place, and the man was detained
and a constable sent fur; an examination
followed, whets the hands of the younger
man and the kite found in his possession
were discovered to be smeared with blood
Ile was then accused of murdering the
elder man. and taken before a magistrate
who committed him to Maidstone Goal.
and at the ensuing assizes he was found
guilty of murder, and sentenced to be
hung and gibbetted.
'the morning of the execution was ush
ered in by al l the terrors of a winter's
storm. The place of execution (the ac
customed heath), far distant from the goal
was scarcely approached by the.proces
sion when the sheriffgave the fatal signal
and left the body stiffened with cold, to
the attention of his officers, who foltuwing
his example, one by one proceeding home;
the blacksmith, who had contracted to
put the corpse in chains, with his men a.-
lone remaining, who commenced their op
erations long before the legal term of sus
pension expired. In the course of the
succeeding night some friends of the fel
low cut the gibbet (limn, disencumbered
the body front the chains, and took it to a
loan public-house, frequented by smug
' Oers and whilst they were standing a.
raund it one of the friends discovered the
'region of the heart yet warm. Friction
and cordials were administered, the man.
recovered, and by the aid of the smug
glers before daybreak was placed on
board their sloop in the river, when imme•
diately.proceede‘l to Holland. whence' Stu
took a birth in a merchant ship to the
dies, which vessel was taken by pint*,