Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-12-17

Iclose as possible, in order to warm himself
and finding his bed fellow colder than him
self, began to mutter; what the ID is the
matter my friend? said he. you are as cold
as ice. I'll lay wager, mum as you are
you would have been warm enough if you
had seen the pretty girl below stairs
Come, come, you may take my word for IT.
added he; and pulling him by the arm
POUNDS, stir, I'll engage you'll be pleased
with her.
While he WAS holdinglhis fine CONVEX
satien with the dead, who, detached
from the things Of this world, did moi
give himself the trouble Of making re
ply, the chamber door was opened
which made him raise his head from the
pillow to see who was coming in, hui
Judge what must have been his surprise
when he saw ii servant lighting in a join
er, who carried coffin on his shoulder
He sf first Supposed he had been dream
ing! but looking about and seeing the
visagc of one who had not spoken a word
"a visage oxerspread with mortal pale
hess, he made but one jump from the
side OF the corpse into the middle of tho
chamber. The joiner ans the maid i'm
mediately persuaded that it was the
corpse, who being unwilling to be shut
up in a coffin was playing his gambols
their legs were unable to move with
swhness proportionable to their fears.
and the joiner, maid, coffin, and candle
stick, rolled over each other from the
top of the stairs down to the kitchen.
BOUNDS! what are you all about? cried
the landlord: is the ID flying away
with the dead man? Mercy on US! cried
the maid, quite chop fallen, it is rather
the dead man that would run away with
us. Fll be hanged, said the joiner, if
that dead fellow there has any more &C.
casisn for coffin than have: why he
has just struck up a hornpipe. He has!
said the landlord, taking a light, faith
we'll see that.
When the fa.nily were trembling, and
getting up TO follow the master Of the
house, the English nobleman, who had
again found his chamber, slipped into
bed out OF breath: and his friend having
asked him where he had been, he told
him he had just been lying with dead
hody. 'Sblood dead body! it had per-
haps the plague, cried he, jumping in
his turn, out Of bed, and running te the
door for light. The landlord, land
lady, and servants who were passing
through the gallery, no sooner saw him
than they imagined it was the dead that
appeared again: and down they came,
much faster than they went, heels over
head, from top to bottom, with the can
dlestick rolling after them.
During this confusion, Joined with
their shrieks and clamors, the English.
man, terrified at the hiaeous noise, soon
made for his rsom, and slipped into bed
with his companion, without the least
fear of catching the plague.
PREPARING FOR coRN.-Thns writes
one of our southern correspondents, who
is a master Of his art.
81 am about to plough out 10 acres
of land one way in ridges Al feet apart,
by throwing three burrows together to
decompose as much as possible by April
tor corn-the clover is eaten off ii bare.
If the three burrows leave any Interval
betweea, | mean to merely run fur
row or burrows across and plant my corn
in April. Let the clover on the inter-
walls spring up and grow as much as it
pleases, till about Goth May, then lay it
over with the plough and work all on
top. lhope TO save in this way exhaus-
ton Of the soil."-Commonwealh.
DESPERATE REMEDY FOR DESPERATE
DIsEAsE.-They tell a good story of old
DIR. Rand. He was called to visit by.
pochendriac patient who fancied she
mad swallowed mouse. On entering
the room, the lady exclaimed, 'Dear
Doctor! | am so glad TO see you'll am
in such distress-such pain! Oh Doctor!
Doctor! I've swallowed mou:er'-
acknowledgements" replied the
Doctor, in his mild and pleasant MAN.
ner. "Oh no! Doctor!' said the patient,
sit is not nonsense, it is mouse-a live
meuse-he ran down my throat when |
was asleep, with mouth open, and feel
him now, creeping about my stomach,
and trying to gnaw out. Oh, Doctor,
do prescribe something quick, or shall
die" "Prescribe," said the Doctor.
"yes. I'll prescribe something that will
care you in minute" "What is it,
DoCtor2 what Is IL I'll take any fhinn