Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-11-28


tershire, to his friend near Philadelphia.
Sin,
IN an,wer to your enquiry for news, will give
you the following account of person who lately
appeared in Worcestershire, and though strange,
you may depend upon its authenticity.
Last July, there came to Mrs, Morton's sran-
ger in miserable condition, re-footed bare
headed, and crying in most pltiful manner. The
family were greatly alarmed, as indeed we're the
whole neghborhood and poor Mrs. Morton, who
is very weak and timid woman, was SO
dreadlully affected with the manner of his coming.
that she took to her bed and did not ret the better
Of it for several weeks her husband, very kind
man took compassion on him, and treated him
more like familiar than stranger, and indeed il
some one had not had compassion on him, he must
have died for he was 50 weak, 1t would nave been
impossible for him to have reached the next town.
The neishborhood were as willing as he, that the
poor stranger should be harb0rcd, and they clothed
him from top to toe--generous treatment yOu will
say, for one they had never seen before, and all
the neighbnrs expressed their admiration oi il in
short, he was not left TO want for any thing You
will be naturally anxious to know who this person
was, where he came from, and what his name.
where he was going to, or what country he was OF.
You may take the following account, and YOU could
not have had better if you had been there yourself.
Several persons have talked to him, (as others have
done sincc) but not word could they get out Of
him, where he was going, or what country he was
of, Promises nor threatnings have any effect upon
him: however they gave him the name Moses:-
His disposition is such, that no i'll language will
move him--f you call him rogue. or VILLAIN, he
will laugh in your face. You will say lie is very
good tempered. (not altogether so either) Tor
times he is so fretful and cross that the whole
house cannot please him, uneven is his temper.
As to politics. he is no Papst, nor does he acknow-
ledge KING George, nor can he join in prayer with
any person Tor him, but who he would have reign
he does not say-he does not seem attached to the
| Wgs--he is no Tory-nor to Democratic Iicenti-
business does he in the least give countenancc-
he pays no regard to hear-says and idle stories
nor to scurrilous reflections founded on popular
applause.
As to his religion, he is so sparing in giving an
account of it, that it is hard to say what he is
however; | think he is nearer to perfection than
John Wesley himself, yet he is no Methodist.--
AS said before, he is no Papist, SO he dlsregards
supremacy, neither does he pay any regard to
Presbytery, so he is no Presbyterian, yet he has a
regard for birth prvedges, and draws much oihi.
comfort therefrom. He is sound Independent,
though he does not like infant sprinkling. What
in the world say you. is he Baptist ? by no means
for he has as greatan aversion (if not greater) tt
dipping than to spriukllng. You may think he is
Quaker. no, he has no notion Of their whims and
enthusiastic spirt--nsither is he Deist, for he
does not deny revelation is he an Atheist
yet he is what all the world, save two. have been
As to his person, lie has an engaging countcnancc