American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-02-04

.s,sr Immediately ran for some, and the temples
~" sgurr were washed lie Sugg then threw his
y. into the figure, which uttered with sigh
"shsre am I % The countrymen, transported
IN ioy at the returning life, exclaim, Here sur!
W hsrr. sur! thank God ~ The figure then pro-
fadsd win" sure, I've passed the silent gulf OF
s,h and now am landed on the Elysian shore"
{hs countrymen exclaim, " ees, sur, ees, you bees
G. m shore on the isle of Ely; and thank God we
+es safe too for we thought just now we should all
been hanged for your craftsmanship" The
4 ,ellers now returned to their coach, and LIE Sugg
m his son, as he called him. to his carriage, after
|,ghing heartily at the adventure.
6ne Gille, says the able Chapelle, who has writ
II nm the subject. desired me once TO enter into his
81 shop, where as we were sitting by corner of
FIRE side, and we're lace to face TO each other. he
used me for the space Of half an hour, by telling
; MANY troll stories oil his skill in ventrioqusm
4 moment OF silence on his part and absence on
{ine, heard myself called by name in distinct
ne Of voice which seemed to be so distant, and at
same time so strange, that was quite alarmed
IT, As soon suspected the cause, believe, said
to him, that you mean TO speak TO me as rentril
knist. He returned no answer but smiled and
fils was pointing out TO him the supposed direc
In of the voice, hich TO me seemed to come
rough the floor from the top Of the opposite house.
facan heard distinctly the same voice, which said,
In il not on that side" and seemed now to pro-
ed from the corner oil the chamber where We were
kting. and TO rise from the ground. | could not
ID the better Of my astonishment; the voice seem.
to be absolutely annIhilated in the mouth OF the
tnriloquist it appeared as if shifting its quarters
his pleasure, and coming and going as it had a
Mind.
This ven;riloquist happened to be walking with
] old military man, who always assumed stately
y as he went along. His discourse was always
bout seges and battles, and himself the hero of the
tmpaign. To repress this inold nate vanity, Gile
Esolved to give him dose in his own way Being
friyed at by place, near the borders Of forest,
jr soldier imagined that he heard some one from
h top OF tree cry out 1t is not every one that
EARS sword knows how to make use OF it " "Who
that lmpudent fellow ~ asked the son Of Mars.
Probably (rsjoined the olher) il is some shepherd
{birdnesting Come hither (exciamed the voice
3hlch now seemed to descend along the tree) come
fther, il you be not afraid - s. AS for that, IRE
trned the soldier with most martial air, and set
BIZ himself in posture of attack shall soon make
bu easy J" What are you about then (cried
File. taking him by the arm) Do not you know that
|pn will be made game Of ~ 9 bullying air is
Ri always the sign OF true courage" interrupted
be voice which still appeared to be sliding along
II tree) {" This is no shepherd" observed Gille)
Bet still will chastise him for his mpertncnce,'
pied out the others " Witness Hector flying be-
Pre Achilles ~ cried out the voice Immediately
'er upon which the exasperated soldier, drawingI
+ sword, plunged it with all his might into bush
Put grew al the foot of Tree. a rabbi, Instantly
|artTI from it, and ran off. Behold Hector, said
lie while you yourselfaFe Achills." The stroke
pleasantly dlsarmed the warrior, while it con-
Rnnted him. He demanded Of his companion wha,
|Ss meant by it, and the other then explained to him
lat he had two voices, which enabled him to act the
OF TWO distinct persons; the one was that which
was then using, and the other which was heard,
] II at a considerable distance.
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