Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-01-30

)ut down al ramon Oh u Slate number I
# figures, without regard to order. A
gentleman known to US did 50, and pave
hem to the boy, and read them aloud and t
counting as he read, wefound they amount. /
ID to forty figures. He studied this list
for perhaps minute and a half, when he
returned the slate TO the gentleman and
then coming forward to the front Of the
platform, he repeated the whole of the
figures in order without hesitation and |
without mistake. This was certainly |
most extraordinary. but a still more won |
derful feat followed. He Immediately
and almost without pause repeated the
list backwards, beginning at the last figure,
and ending with the first, and this he did
with equal facility and accuracy.
A very pleasing feature IN the exhibit
ton is the perfect ease with which he an
swers all the questions pat. He is never
confused, never at loss. A gentleman
put question, very difficult one, by
the bye, viz. on what.day of the week q
particular day of The month, some years
ago, happened Master Bassle immedi-
ately replied, Saturday The gentle
man said,:" No, it was Sunday" !" You
are wrong" Immediately replied the boy,
|"it aDas Saturday, The gentleman
thought minute, and then said, " You
are quite right; it was Saturday," 1t
matters not to Master Bassle how fast the
questions come, or how many are put at
once AS fast as he can enunciate the
answers he replies to them all, and is new
er at loss.
No description, however, can give an
adequate idea of his singular powers. He
must be visited to be appreciated. We
may add, that his appearance is very pre-
possessing and interesting. Though only
twelve years old, he speaks French,
Ouch, German, and English equally
well. He is a native of the Low Coun-
tries He is accompanied by his father,
who of course takes charge of all pecunia-
ry matters; but the cOnrersazione on
Thursday is to be especially, it seems, for
the boys own benefit, the proceeds being
to be devoted by Mr.. Bassle, as be an
nounces, to purchase for his son some
useful article as "a lasting remembrance
of the 1ourishing city of Glasgow" He
is fine little fellow, and we do hope that
on Thursday he will have bumper au-
ldlences both morning and evening.
/ THE SWEDISH WAR PRAYER.-It
happened that a war broke out between
Sweden and England, owing to the infu.
ence OF Napoleon: although | believe il
never came to much more than simple
proclamation. On this occasion, as usu
,, al, an additional prayer was introduced
into the Church Service of Sweden. called
the -War'Prayer; the object of which was
10 draw down confusion on those of her
enemies. Upon this prayer being intro.
duced into the churches of Dalecarlin
the inhabitants, as was natural, INQUIRED
"Who are our enemies2 with whom are
we at ?"-The reply was, "The
Englishp' They exclaimed, at is i'm
possible: the English cannot be our enc
miesl The English sent US Bibles: i
cannot be that the English are our enc.
mics" And they could not rest satisfied
until they had sent up petition 10 the
Government, for the d.scontinuance O
+ that War-Prayer: and, to the credit O
that Government be it stated, that on re
ceiving the petition, which was wei
worded, and drawn up by one of them
!, selves, the Prayer was discontinued il
, that part of the Swedish dominiops .
DR.. Henderson.
"HoNEY MooN"- Though this word
is in common use. its derivation is little
known, as nothing respecting it is found
IN the dictionaries, or encyclopedias. lis
origin is from custom of the Teutones,
an ancient people of Germany, who drsnl,
mead, or metheelin, a beverage made
with honey, for thirty days after every
wedding.
FATAL TERMINATION OF ScUF-
FLING FRoLIC.-On Tuesday morning ot
last week, LAD, named George Force,
about ) or I6 years of age, Killed an
other named John G. Adams. They
were both apprentices to Mr.. George JEFF
fries, coachmaker. They commenced scuf
fling together, probably a. first in play,
which ended in Forces throwing chisei
at his fellow apprentice, which entered
the abdomen Of the latter, and caused his
death about Ia hours after. The case
was exap1ined oy the Mayor, who COM
mltted The lad for trial al the Court OF
oyer and Terminer.-Phila. Ledger.
ADIRONDACK IRoN.-We have been
gratlfled with view of some samples OF
iron masnfactured at the Adirondack iron
works. Essex CO. New York, which an.
pear to possess remarkable excellence.
They were made, We understand, from
the magnetic ores which are found in vast
abudance in that part Of the State. In
softness, toughness, and strength, they
are said to be not inferior to the iron OF
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