The Litchfield County post., 1826-10-10
From a Southern Paper

FROM q ScHtheTSn 1S0pcf.
A trae stOry.-On the morning of the
late election for Representative, three
mountaineers of Blount County, { AL met
at one of the precincts for the purpose of
exercising the insstin.0ble right Of Jfreemen,
as somebody has said. These Jolly fellows
had not only been intimate bottle compan-
ions, but had uniformly bet the same way on
scrub races and cock fights, and had always
been found arrayed 0nfhe same side in the
round of fstioafs, that usually wind up the
evenings Of petty musters, house raisings,
constables' elections, &c. &c. But on this
occasion, unluckily, they had held no pre-
vious consultation how they should vote,
and, on comparing votes it was discovered
that two of them were in favour Of one
candidate, and one forhis opponent. Ar
gument was wholly useless, as they were
little acquainted with any. other save a
knock doaOn one, and besides, they had par
taken largely of the good new whiskcy of
their respective favourites, had promised
ss..:air votes, and il would be derogatory to
men Of honor, as they unquestionaby were,
Ito break theirpromise, In this dilemma
il was proposed they should decide it by a
game of segen up, and he who won the game
should CONTROL all three of the votes this
being the only mode by which they could
save their honor and not break their prom
ise, and at the same time vote in concert.
No sooner said than done. Downtlley sat
tho cards were produced, two against one.
But fortune soon declared in favor of the
single champion. He beat his opponents
all hollow, and carried the votes in triumph
to his own candidate.
Remarkable Physician. New Or
leans Mercantile Advertiser. contains the
following notice of the success of a Pliysi-
clan of that city, in his treatment Of very
obstinate disease. If there is ne fallacy in
this statement, the most learned doctor bids
fair to acquire an imperishable fame
eve have repeatedly noticed the wonders
full remedy, which Mr.. Loiseau is now en-
ploying with so much effect, to restore to-
society and their friends, men and women
who were sinking under the pcrnicious cons
sequences of excessive drinking. Since our
last article was penned, Mr.. Loisean has
radically cured five white adults, four col-
ored, and fifteen slaves. Among the num-
Der thus operated upon, were one or two
persons whom drinking had made madr-.
and several presented the most shocking
appearan noes in bloated limbs. Mr.. Lois
eau has now thirteen patients under his
hands:, part oftwhom it will take three
weeks to cure, whilst others may be dis
charged in ten days. The wages of a phy-
stefan SO valuable, who not only restores
the body to all its wonted functions, but al
so rcclaims the noble faculties of the mind,
the wages Of. Mr.. Loiseau are graduated
according to the circumstances of those
who employ him.-From the poor he asks
but trife--nay, in some instances he has
cured them without fee or reward. The
rich, however, are expected to contribute
handsomely, and in proportion to the great
er or less inveteracy Of the CASE a
THE MYSTERIOUS GUESTS. rs
About sixty years ago, two Englishmen
one day arrived at Calais in the Dover
Packet. They did not take up their quar-
! tiers attic hotel of Mons. Dessein, on whom
1 the author of, the Sentimental Jommey be-
slowed such celebrity, but went to an OBJ
scure Inn, kept by aman Of the name 81
Du Long. They desired to have his best
apartments, spent d great deal Of money,
relished the produce Of his wretched kitch-
en-, and thonght his adulteratcd wine per-
fectly genuine. From day to day Du Long
supposed they would continue, their JOUR-
ney, and proceed to the capital; for, that
they bad come merely to see Calais, was
an idea too absurd to en.cr any body's
head. But so far, from continuing their
journey, and proceeding to the capital, they
did not even inspect what was worth see
ing at Calais; for, except going out now
and then 10 shoot snipes, they kept close
at home, eating, drinking, and doing MOTH
ing. They may be spies thought the
host, sor runaways, or fools. No matter !;
what is that TO me They pay honestly
When he was sitting in an evening over a
Ipint with his neighbor and relation, the
grocer they used to rack their brains about
the mysterious guests. They are spies,
said the grocer one of.them squiilts with
his left eye "A man may squint with )ut
being a spy rcjoined. the host Il should
take them for runaways, for they read all
my newspapers, probably for tho sake OF
advertisements His kinsman then .assu-
red him that an E nglishmen spend at least
a twelfth part Of their lives in reading