American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-13
WILMINGTON, Del TUESDAY, NOVEMBER -, 1927.
THE SLEEPER CURED.

Some time since writer in the Lowell Journal.
alter adverting to the new and invented cure OF
ntemperance, expressed desire that some one
would next discover remedy for sleeping in NEE
ting. This would certainly be desdeiaum, and
we have heard of nothing approaching nearer to it
than the method detailed in the following story.
A few years since. an aged clergyman in the
western part of this county, speaking of the sol
emnity attached to the ministerial office, said that
during the whole term of forty or fifty years that
he had oiciated therein. his gravity had never but
once been disturbed in the pulpit. On that occa-
sion, while engaged in his discourse, he noticed
man, directly in front OF him, leaning over the RAJ
ling Of the gallery, with something in his hand,
which he soon discovered to be huge quid of to-
bacco just taken from his mouth. Directly below,
sat man, who was in the constant habit of sleep
ing at meeting, with his head leaned back. and his
mouth wide open. The man in the gallery was
Intently engaged, raising and lowering his hand,
and taking an exact observation, tin, at length ha
wing got it right he let fall the quid Of tobacco,
and it fell plump into the mouth of the sleeper be-
low. The whole scene was indescribably ludic-
rous, that. for the first and last time III pulpit, an
involuntary smile forced itself upon the counte
nance Of the preacher. The unexpected ntru
sion OF so unpalatable mouthtul, awake the siee
per. and he was never known to indulge in that
practice afterwards. Worcester Spy.
The Liverpool Mercury remarks that there is t.
believe that there is still immense wealth in the Spanish
cathedras and converts, both exposed and concealed
although Napoleon and the Spanish Cores may have made
free with the easu Of the churches In former days
the wealth and treasures in these temples
to remind OF the marveiousness Of the Arabian
tales The Marquis de Langle, in ms travels in Spain thus
describes the treasures Of g Notre dame du piler:''
The temples Of Madrid are extremely magnificent;
he wainscnfs the affairs and the yaued roofs are respen
dent with gold and silver; and the contained IN
he yestries would be sufficient to build superb town
Afei the battle of Sarragossa, Lord Sanhope (Sho com
manded the Engish) went to the Of No're
Dame of the Column. He said coming out floui the
church, If The of all the sovercgns of Europe
collected together they would be worth tic half
Of this This treasure is, fact, considered he richest
in the world It contains four angels, Of silver, whose
wings OF gold ornamened with Of sapphire The
Of the Yrgni Of massive gold her necklace, brace
lets, and the Of her head valued fit, mil
lions There is, in the treasury, Infinite number of
heads arms, and legs of gold and silver given he Vir-
contains hundred and ninetyye lamps of silver, ard the
same number Of chandeliers and But all these
riches nothing in comparison with the grand canopy
which used TO carry the host the day of the De
The circumference Of the and his rays large
Of the wheels of my cabrolet The rays of massive
gold, and covered with emcralds The chalce is
pedestal of silver three feet high. The whole canopy
weighs five hundred pounds and placed on gilt stand
No jeweer goldsmith has been able to estimate
this canopy present of the Archbishop of Seville
Every one wonders how this Archbishop an,assed such
enormons wealth but it has since been known that Of
bis brohers, who died in Peru left him immense sums
lmoney.'s