Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-17
a MAN GROWN BY GUANo AND

WIN D1 AMI
ELECrRlClTY.-Havcn Courier trlIs ,ba r,i1
lowing car ital story:
citizen OF this place, while recently on n
tour IN the State of New York, was induced TO
make one oil the audience of am itincrDnt leo
t9rer who was holding forth upon the efficacy
Oh electricity as applied to vegetable prodnc-
tons. f
IN the course OF his ~harangue, Guano WAS in
cidentaiiy alluded L. as a powerful agent i'm
quickening the growth of plants. and the effects
oi poth were displayed in such glowing lanau-
age tllat the auditory soon imagined themsrlyes
stahulng IN the midst of a field and endeavor-
aiS 0 measure the height OF the grain, before
II was out o freach. The whole assembly were
IN a fine state of enthusiasm, and swaliowino
down the wonders revealed To them with open
mouths and starting eyes, when "a plain look
ing Old iarmcrarosc, and with apparently much
dliildencc, begged leave TO confirm the lectur.
ers statements, by the relation of am incident
which he had recently witnessed, and to which
he was a party:
Il have said he, ga very bad boy, named
tommy; mes gwen us Il good deal of trouble.
and having tried various methods to reform
"ouiu De BEST To try something that was new
rather more severe. Accordinglv we agreed tn
smut him up at night in the barn. This ans
wesed Ve=y well fora while, but he grew wors,
again, TIL finally | was obliged TO shut him
up every night by shutdown.
|. wen, one night while Tommy was roost-
ing win the cattle, and | was in bed, there
came ON a tremendous thunder storm. IL
iigntened sharp enough to put outa mans eyes
and Numbered so loud that it made the hoIse
rattle IKE a snare drum. Feeling rather m-
easy about the boy, | got up early in the NOM
lhS' ana went out to see how he Jared. As |
was gong TO the barn, met a man most eight
loot nigh coming towards me. never RAD
seen such a tall critter in all my life bcforc
n d begun to fell sorter scarible al haying
nm about my premises. %
HOBO says }, assoon as | could speak. who
yard! NY oain
The strange looking animal answered in a
.,ic sqoteaklng chlds voice, "Why, father,
It's me, don't YOU know Tommy
You, says /; why, Tom how ON earth did
You get stretched out so long i'm one niqbt7
why you're growed as tall as all ont door,
don't YOU know it?'
" WY; yes, father" saysh he, dispose | have
Tor last night | slept on them bags of Guano
you put III the barn, and that and the lioht.n-
ing together just did the business.
The effect of this story upon the audience
was indeed electric. Peal upon peal of lauob-
ler followed, the people went off every way.
"I VIZ heAV oay uhe lecturer upon electricity
anu guaho was among the missing.
Having rent our (the Junior edito'sl lower
garment against a villainous nail, in clearing
a passage to the stand for the Secretary of War
VIC Were compelled reluctantly to leave the
aforementioned scene quite early. This. we
Del'eve' was the only accident that occurred TO
mar the J%oyiulness of the occasion.
Inc coincidence between this case and that
oil Mr. Marcy, long time ago is remarkable
ana the claim of the editor for repairing The
breach VIII no doubt be allowed by the Secre-
lary oil War. He may charge it to the account
OF "reHtS.-BaH. Pat.