Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-04


ong as ms own wishes happened to coin
cide with the manner III which the machin-
cry seemed destined 10 operate, ~ had
gone on smoothly; and lie had mistaken
ms own tact compliance with It's indcpcIl-
dcht ana apparently self acting powers for
n command over it which he found he did
not possess. 1t had been his most anxious
ccs'fc 10 stop to speak with Mynheer Van
outern; but his leg moved on, and he was
under the necessity OF following it. Many
an attempt did be make to slackcn his pace,
nut every attempt was vain. He caught
hoid OF rails, walls AMI houses: but his leg
tu9Scd so Violently that he was afraid of
o'socatinS his arms, and was obliged 10 90
on.
lie began 10 get seriously uneasy, as to
TIC consequences Of thi; most unexpected
.'"h "i'ci matters had taken; and his only
nope was, that the amazing and unknown
powers winch the complicated construction
OF MS leg seemed TO possess, would speedily
exhaust themselves; Of this, however, he
Touio as yet discover no symptoms. He
happcncd to be in the direction Of The I.cy
den canal, and when he came in SIGHT Of
Mynilecr Iurningvort's house he called loud
ly upon the artiiicer to come to lis assistance.
The artificcr looked out from his window
with face OF wondcr.--':R ascal!'' cried
w odenb'och, ''come out TO me this Instant
GU nave made ME a leg with u vengeance
1t won't stand still Cor moInent have
been walking strait forward ever since I
ielt my house; and unless you stop ne YOUR
sell, heaven knows how much farther NAV
walk. Don't stand gaping there, but come
out and relieve me, or | shall be out Of
sight, and you viii not be able to ovcrtakc
me-
The mechanician grew very pale; he was
evidently not prepared for this new diff
Guilty. He lost not moment however. II,
following the merchant, to do what he
could towards cxtricating him from so awk
ward predlcument.
he merchant, or rather the merchants
leg, was walking very quick; and Turning
wort beng an elderly man, found it no easy
matter TO make up to him. He did SO. al
last, nevertheless, and catching him in his
arms, lifted hin, entirely from the ground.
But the stratagcnl. Off SO it may be calledN
did not succeed, for tic innate proneIii1a
motion CT the leg hurried him along with his
nurthci, at the same rate Us before. lie
set tim, therefore, down again; and stopping
pressed violently on one OF the springs that
Protruded little behind. In an instant the
Mynheer Won Nodenbiock was Of like an
cents, - am LOST | am lost! [ am possessed
by the devil in the shape of a cork legl ston
me; tor heavens sake stop ME! an breath
less! am tainting! VIII nobody shatter
my leg TO pieces! Turningvorti Turninc-
wort, you have murdered Inc''
The artist, PcrpicXcd and confounded was
hardly IN a situation more to be envied
Scarcely knowing what he did, he fell unon
ms knees; clasPed his hands and with strain
cd and staring eye balls, Looked after the
nchest merchant il Rotterdam, runninn
with the speed OF an cnra ged Buffalo. ava9
along the the canal, towards I.eydep. AMI
believing as loudly as his exhaustion would
permit.
Leyden Is more than 30 miles from Rot.
terdan1, but the Sun had not vet set. vybnn
the Misses Backsa!dcr, who were sittin., 81
Their rarlour window, Immediately opnGs;te
the Golden Lyon, drinking ten and nod4;ng
to their friends as they passed, saw sons
one coming a furious speed along the street
Ills face was pale as ashes, and he casnn1
lccar;1!iy for breath; but without turninn o.
lher 10 the right or 10 the Ie"., and was o,Tt
OF sight almost before they had time "a o.
claim, Good Graciousi was net that ETyn-
leer Won WodcnbloC,;, the rich merchant of
,.9tterciara!''
iTcAt aay was ,Sunday. nc inhab:crfs
81 iaaTlcDt we're gong 10 church in their
best attire, 20 say their prayers and hear The
great organ, hen a being rushed across tho |
market place, like an animated CORPSE
white, blue, cold and spcccI!!oss; his cycs fix
I'd, his lips ivid, his teeth set and his hands!
'ienched. Every one cleared away for ii, in
lient horror; and there was not a person in
taafio'1 who did moi believe il a dead body
9ndo"ci with the power Of motion.
ON 1t went, through village or town to-
yards INC great wi!ds andforost5 OF Germany. !
v ecis, months, years past Oh; but at intervals
he horrible shape was seen, in various; oarts !
'f the north CT Europe. The clothes howe |
.cr. which he, who was once hEynhcer Won
" odcnbiock used to wear, have II nouldnr.
"a away; the flesh too has fallen from his
ZONES, and he is now a sl.clcton,-a skeleton
n oil but the cork leg, which still in all it's 0.
l9Hnal ro;undity and size continues attached
o the spectral form, Il pcrpct1:uns mobile
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