Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-02-02
III I URlL Ia A N Syo
s r j. G u l. A TlON;
On DYSPEPSIA CURED.
Hzen the minds free, the Jody's free.-LrAn


Mount Nero is an agreeable retreat, where
me Italians make their rllegiatnra, and the
foreigners ride in the summer evenings. to
lnhale the cheering breeze from sea. Leg
horn was formerly subject to Genoa, and re-
manned comparatively unimportant Mace
until Cosmo j. exchanged for il the Enisco-
pal town Sarzana. had quite exhausted The
few objects of interest around me. and ont
ward resources were REDUCED to hearing Ma
dame Ungher in Lucrezia Borga in The even
ing, and dining in the afternoon in the pleas
ant garden OF popular restaurant; when
one day was walking along crowded street
my attention was arrested by singular figure
ensconced III the door way of a fashionable
Inn. II was lank, sharp featured man, clad
IN lindsey-wolsey, with white felt hat on his
mead, anu an enormous twist-stick in his hand.
lie was looking about him with shrewd
gaze IN which inquisitiveness and contempt
came opposite 10 hin" he dreIb f .R mss%en.
watch from his fob, and after inspecting il for
moment, with an impatient air, exclaimed,
q say, stranger, what time do they dine in
these parts p
'At this house the dinner hour is about
live.'
Five! why I'm half starved and it's only
twelve. ! can't stand it later than two. !
say, ghess you're from the Sta.esl'
sYes.'
| MAY be you como out here to be cured of
Dyspepsia;
! Not exactly
'Well, Pm glad Of it, for its plagny waste
OF money. just arrived from New Orleans,
and there was man on board who made the
| trip all on account Of dyspepsy. las good as
told him he was fool for his pains. know
a thing or two. You see that stick. Well
with that stick, Pve killed six alligators-
There's only one thing that's certain cure
! for dyspepsy.'
sAnd what's that
For moment the stranger made no reply,
but twisted his stick and gave willy glance
from his keen grey eyes, with the air OF a man
who can keep his own counsel.
you want to know what will cure dyspep-
sy?'
Yes,
sWell, then Spccm7ahoi'
| After this announcement the huge stick
was planted very sturtlily, ant the spectral
! figure drawn up to its utmost tension, as il
challenging contradiction. Apparently salts
fed with my tacit acceptance of the PROPOSE
ton, the man of alligators grew more compla-
cent.
GIL tell you how found out Tie secret
| was schoolmastcr i'll the State of Maine
and it was as much as could do to make
both ends meet. What with nogging tn,
boys, leading the choir on Sunday, living il
IA lealiy school house, and drinking hard CT
dci, grew as thin as rail, and had to cal
IN travelling doctor. After he had 1ooket
into me and my case, Mister says he, sthere'
one thing for you TO do, you must speculate
had kind of notion what he meant, Cor al
winter the folks had been talking about til
land speculation; so,. says ]. Doctor, lav'n
got cent to begin WITH so much the bet
ter says he,'a man who hasgot money is foo
to speculate i: you've got nothing to lose, 81
5egin right away ] sold all my things bu
one suit of clothes, and neighbor gave m
a lift i'll his wagon as far as Bangor / too
lodgings at a crack hotel, and by keeping m
ears open at the table and in The bar-room
soon had all the slang Of speculation by hear
and having the gift Of CAB, by the third ca
out-talked all the boarders about Iots,7 'wate
privileges Sites and 'deeds.'
One morning found an old gentleman sit
ting iii the parlor, looking very grum.-sAh
says ], "a great bargain that of jones' tw
hundred acres, including the main ST. as f.
as the rail road depot-thatis, where there I
be when Jonesville is built Some peopl
have all the luck says the old gentiema,
"There isn't a better tract than mine in a
Mains but can't get an .ofer.' It's becaus
!. you don't talk it up,' says 'Well,' says h
you seem to understand the business. Here
! my bond; all you can get over three thousan
dollars you may have set right to worl
and got the editors 10 mention il as a vcrv raj