Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-01

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1t there, Is just what I m CIT choose TO exert.
can render IT with precise accuracy, eqavolon
| to any weight from one pouad. TO n hundred an
npwayds, or restrnin It's acting at my Intermediate
power.
Many other interesting and important pnrl,cuar
connected with the use of my apparatus, must tie
fer an explanation of until yon favor the with an n
tcrv'cw, when you will haye nm opportunity o
verifying, 10y ocular observation, whet have sia
teal. cannot however iorbent rcmarkng nj pre-
sent, that you VIII perceive by the apparatus,
should no, require my other assistant III perform
ing the operation, than the potent himself and w
will no, doubt that he would cheorfuly assis, me
in removing from his bladder (w,th"ut cutting o,
scarcely painIng Aiml stone that might have been
nearly half as b'g Ms his fist
| am sir ynur obj. humble sorv'i
JAMES LrE HANNAn, NJ. u
i s. | beg leave TO say my stay IN the city will
not be longer thnn acoupe days; then proceed
TO New York TO embark for Europe.
A FLAT BETWEEN TWO SHARPS.
middle ngcj parsonage, with very dolorous
coun'cnancc, calling himself Leris Disbrop. deal
CT IN lumber, from Barton, Tioga county present
ed himself before Mir Justice Lownds, latcly, in
the city of New York to relate the following nd
venture, and to nsk advice the subject from the
worthy Magistrate
As was walking down Grand street. towards
tho East River, said he, saw "A crowd collected a.
round some men who were knocking onch o,he, =
heads about they had no other business to at
tendio hfcr stopping until the iigh, was over, |
was just Jogging away, when one of the crowd be.
gan talking with me about The spree, and We then
got into coseraatIon. He asked me how long Ind
been in ioWn,& where Icame from ,onmy answer
ing, from bnrt'n, T,oea county he seemed quite
pleased and remarked thai he himself WINS from
Syracuse, and that on hs way down to New York
he passed throuch Barton, and he intended on hts
return home, to take the sar.o route. You arc n
stranger sud he, to the cIty,ns we'll myself but
know moro about II than you do, and II you please
w,, show you some places worth seeing. We
wal 90 6tst to the Dry Dock, which IL the greatest
curiosity you ever hehsld. Or course, consented,
end we continued 10 walk How fnr We went. |
don't reco'lcc', but, ON coming TO opcn place, we
saw lutte way ahead, n man walking very lei
surely lie pnliea GU, his handkerchief and with
II, small snniI-box which fell TO the ground. My
companion, on coming 10 the spot, picked up the
box, anil openng discovered n lottery ticket which
he handed me to lnke cure OF We soon overlook
the owner when my new nrqnnln''hfc nSk"1 nun
# he had lost something. lie put his hands INTO
his pockets, and, after searching, nnswercd-Iee,
my snuff box My companion then sud--Docs II
contain any thing 7 Yes, answered he, lottery
ticket. No, IT Doesn't said l. ~ beiyou hfy
dollars It does said h.. And | will bet yon seven
~ five II does NOT, SAID Donc-and now stake
your money, said ho taking out sevcnyfyo dol.
lars, and putting them into m. eompanl on'A hand.
Being sure Of winning, as held the lottery ticket,
| look oui my money, and counted ont seventy live
dollars, which gave 10 The stnte holder But, sir,
would you believe II, when the fellow opened the
snuff, box there n lottery ticket IN II sutc {
nough. WIS SO as,onlshcd that had not n word
70 say, whilst he, lmpndcntly as you please, took
the money, and then said--there wns nno'h otc-
ny ticket IN the box, which yon two have stolen,
aud, damn me, Il don't 20 to The polire and take
out warrant against you for the robbery, and, &C
saying, hn oil ms fast ns his legs could cnrry
him. When had recovered from my surprise
the man TINT Wis with mo snld-you may depend
IN 1t the rnaoe has gone TO he police, and IN few
m,nutca We shall have constable after MS, and
both will get into Brdcwell ] thlnk II better
erc'orc, TINT should separate as soon rs
possible and 50 wishing ne good ny ,nc hurried
way as fnst us he Other enviug me- standir. Ike &
fool Aud now, sir, | wish 10 know what IL to bt
done.
The advice Of the Magistrate was we believe
not very satisfactory 10 the complain nj, who ief
the Office amidst the halfsupprcsscd laughter Of al
who heard his story. y Y Conr,er.