The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-06-25
[WHoLE No. 2SS2.


J heFitors of the whole country, they declared
were soon to be established by the hand of
I Omnlpotence. An earthquake was prophe-
sled to happen during the night of the l4th
4 Jan. 1872; at which time the DESTROYING
; .4nget was to move forward and smite all
but the chosen. The scene of carnage
which was to ensue had been much dwelt
upon; and the ninth and eleventh chapters
OF the book of Ezekiel, Frequently made
the subject OF dlscourses at their meetings,)
were declared to have special reference to
the coming catastrophe.
AS the 18th of Jan. approached, excite
nent increased Throughout the town, and the
militia were required to be in order for ser
vice at moments warning. The military
stores belonging to the town, were remov-
ed from the house of the .Mugicump, (who
had been their depository,l and the means
OF producing an earthquake, it is believed,
were thus removed.
AT sunset Of the omious 18th, the Rods
men repaired to their leaders house, after
mailing upon their door posts paper> ON
which was written" Christ our Passover
rcGs Sacrificed for u.s." This was to pre-
serve the habitations Of the Faithful from
1 the destruction speedily to be visited upon
those of their neighbors. Solemn farewells
were exchanged with their neighbors, and
many affecting interviews were held by
the Rodsmen with their children, who
were not allowed by the stern decree of
the rod to follow their parents, and Of
whom these infatuates pretended to be-
lleve they were taking their final leave.
At o'clock, the military were under arms.
and sergeant's guard was posted on each
Of the four streets diverging from the vii
lage. In short time, six Rodsmen, fan
tastically dressed, and equipped according
to the directions they supposed given them,
Ezekiel TX. were observed rapidly APP
preaching. After being hailed by the guard,
they were fired upon, when they turned and
fed. About midnight, the same men APP
preached the village in another direction
were again hailed, fred upon, and dispers~
ed. Thus ending this strange drama.
Immediately after this exhibition, which
had created much CONSERVATION, the indig-
nation of the whole people burst upon these
shameless impostors. The leaders of the
Maternity, therefore, feeling themselves con-
teInptible, by the failure of their earthquake;
seeing the slow moving finger of scorn''
pointed towards them from all their neigh
bors; and fearing, moreover, that the heavy
hand of the law would fall on them for their
misdeeds disposed Of their property and
removed into the county Of st. Lawrence,
New York; where it is said something of
their former delusions stuck by them. They
are now mostly dead.-Vermont .4merican.
TIE Cars LET OUT OF THE-CART. Some
yeaEs sliaee having made himself
long winded nonsense, to merchant in the
town of W., the latter TO get rid Of the higglAg,
told him he wished to purchase cargo Of cats 5;
l. II L i
reckon you nlought want, and how much will
you give piece p Oh, want several thou
sand, says the merchant, and | give twenty-five
Gems piece. Dobbins mouth watered for the
speculation and he was off at once. The gen
tleman was reioiced in the radiance and thought
more of the bargain. Not SO the speculator.
He opened the campaign in his neighborhood,
and for several miles around it and so success
fully did he prosecute it that in a short time
scarcely a family remained in the possession of
a cat in the whole district. Tom, libby and
Kate, were doomed to direful expaeriation, and
that too to the serious detriment Of pantry, cell
lar, and barnyard, for many years thereafter, as
was fearfully manifested by a shocking inyoad
of rats and mice upon the premises. However
at the day appointed the abductor of kittens ar
rived in W., with an assorted cargo, and appear.
ed before our astonished merchant, with phz
Sinking in all the Importance OF conscious
punctuality. " I've brought the carger says
Dobbin, and better lot of eats never come to
this market. Come, say Mister, where shall
tote EN-, to, for want to get shut Of my load
and be off, The purchaser was little posed,
but upon looking into the cart pretended TO like
the quality of his squalling commodity extreme
ly, told Dobbin to drive them to the wharf, and
come into the counting room and get some
thing to drink before he unloaded Dobbin
came, and while enjoying his drop Of the good
creature, our wag of merchant had ordered
the cover of the cart to be lifted when of course
a general evacuation commenced, which was
done SO disorderly and with such cGteraoaatiRg,
| that the countryman took long sip by way ofpe-
rOraton to his glass of grog and flew to his cart
where to his utter dismay, his assortment ofwhls-
] kered quadrupeds, disseminating with alb
the rapidity of Irish emigrants unloading from
4 ship just then suspected of the yellow JaUer.
l-Dobbin, however, to save some part of his
! sagacious cargo, fought manfully at the tail Of
his cart. But the half liberated captives resist
ed tooth and nail, till our adventurer was bitten,
and otherwise evil entreated, "eyen to the
shedding of blood" A large tom cat, a sort of
patriarchial grimalkin of the community, final
| ly settled the fate Of poor Dobbin, and utterly
discom6tted him. He was obliged to retire in
disgrace, with countenance bearing every
mark of Kentucky election A more pitiiiiI
| figure can hardly be imagined. He had not
only lost the net proceeds of three hundred CATS
and gotten his face, hands and clothes, scratch
ed to tatters, but was mortified still further, by
the pretended lamentations of his tormenter,
the merchant, who raved fearfully at Dobbin
for his carelessness. His vessel, he said, was
then ready 10 sail and had been detained some
days, only far the aforesaid cats; aad limited
strongly Of his expectation of damages for the
disappontment.-CAe S. C. Spectator.
A HARD CASE. A tradesman applied at Ma
rylebone office, [I4ondon) on Tuesday, to know
\ what he should do with troublesome black.