The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-01
and drinks his beer with as much compla.

lcOlar KIND uOeS not agree WIN Us.
have friend whose baptismal name
lis Zerubbabel; the right-nand name being
Lackbliss, making together Zerubbabel
Lackbliss. Hearing the other morning
THAT Zerubbabel was closely blockaded in
Ibis chamber by detachment OF Blue De-
wills, made bold to make my way through
1.-THE besiegers to relieve the garrison. When
lI entered the room found it carefully
ldarkened; so drawing back one Of the
shutters, perceived my poor friend lying
with one foot out of bed, his table covered
with bottles, boxes. cups and doses, and
lhis countenance-such one as l cannot
describe.
'Rubs said /.
'Ho !-Oh dear WHO'S that!'
'Why Rubby. have you forgotten me !
'Oh! don't know--reach me that phi
Ial.'
my friend,' said l, what's your COM
lplaint?'
'Oh dear! every complaint in the world
l am feverish-give me some water-l
can't NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rheuma- !
tic-whew and dreamfui.'
'Dreamful p
'Oh yes, dreamful as if did not suf-
fer enough by day. had sic dreams last
might and such dreams! Idream'd was
dead and put into box without a clean
shirt on-and | had no money-and eve
ry body was laughing at my slovenly
corpse. And then dream'd l had yel-
low fever-give me those powders, Jaques
-and could get no doctor-and just as
! began to turn yellow the house took lire
from the heat of the body-oh horrible !!
horrible look to the stove. And then |
thought had the toothache-and sent
for dentist, and he came with beetle
and wedges to open my gums. And sur
geon came too, and he laid my head upon
a backsmith's anvil to beat out the head
ache and Doctor came with bowl Of
|ipecac porrdge-fasten the door, good
Jaques-and then there was a consuta-
tion of Nurses, and Tapping Of mob caps,
and Gathering of spectacles, and nod
ding of chins, and winking and pointing,
and a shaking Of heads, and Gathering
of tongues, and there was a dreadful storm
without, and it rained herb tea-and the
hailstones ratified against the windows,
and they were all Lees pills do close
the shutters again-it was all that con-
founded minced pie-look here now, have
not my sheets very bilious complexion,
where have been lying? And then-oh
dear!'-
'Well,' said I. What then:'
'Why--then awoke.'
Now Rub, my good fellow, get up and
;|take the air.
The air. said he, you are mad The
lair, this gloomy day /? hav'nt taken it this
week, 'twould poison me-
s 'Well-it's time you did,
0 seized my disconsolate friend by main
$ strength, and called to my assistance the
y whole posse of the family. In spite of fire
i and fever, poverty and powders, we depo-
!, Isited him in sleigh, and bade the coach
d man drive.
t The air grew better. Rubby as he go'
out of town, and felt the frosty breeze
< from the north did not so much dread th5
h yellow fever; his bilious complaint aba
sIted. We rode to Exeter and dined hi
/ felt less of the pain in his stomach, anC
o no tooth eche. We drank bottle of Ma
L delra; his rheumatism was quite gone
a When the bill was presented, he felt rich
L er; and paid it. We returned rapidly
;and spent the evening with few friends
o the ladies we're agreeable, and Rubby wa
o not so lethargic.-Nent home at twelve
IF and slept suundly. The next morning
e saw him as he triumphantly shouted
'r Z" Throw Physic to the dogs"
HEROISM.-The plague ragged NOR
Violently than ever in Marseilles. TIL
- physicians assembled in body at the Ho
rs tel de Vile to hold consultation on th
o. fearful disease, for which no remedy ha
Ill yet been discovered. After long delibe
ration, they decided unanimously, that tn
tn malady had a peculiar and mysteriou
m. character, which opening a corpse Nigh
n alone develope, AN operation it was i'm
IT. possible to attempt, since the operate
10. must infalibly become victim in fe'
er hours, beyond the power of human art I
ry save him, and the violence of the attac
re- would preclude their administering ii
lsh customary remedies. A dead pause su
fe; ceeded this fatal declaration. Suddenl
re- a surgeon, named Guyon, in the prime
to life, and of great celebrity in his profe
tersion, rose and said firmly, Be it SO
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