The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-03-12
BY EvERPoINT.

| BY EvERPoINT.
| De Bonneville had been electrfying De-
trolt by his more than GALvANIC effects upon
the muscles of scores of his IMPREssrBLEs,
when an enormous sized Wolverine 'stryng
the thing" himself, found that he was quite
equal TO the professor in getting folks to
sleep and maxim on 'em cut up afterwards,
and accordingly, in the Juror cf his discov-
ery, off he went into the country to lecture
and difiuse the new light which had dispen-
lsed TO him. His success was tremendous;
town and village said there was something
lin it. The Wolverine Mesmeriser, after as
Itonishing hall full one evening at some
livery promising town. or other, and which
bid fair, shortly, TO be quite place, return
ed the tavern, 10 be arrested in the bar
room by score Of the first citizens, who
had then and there congregated Jest to Test
the humbug,' any how.
Good evening, Professor, said one. sWont
you take little of the .fuid2' said another,
this being an evident hit by way Joke the
Eantl-humbugs proceeded 10 more serious
business.
Professor said the principal speaker, a
Egiant of fellow, before whose proportion,
leven the huge Magnatizer looked small
Professor said he, bitng off the end of a
I'plug,' and turning it over in his jaws very
leisurely, a few on US, hev Jest concluded to
heV you try an experiment, appointln' our
selves regular constituted committee to re-
lpoun
Il The professor begged 10 appoiata more
proper place and hour, &C., or: according TO
The apprehensions Of Ethe crowd evinced
the expected desire TO make clean back
out
Professor resumed the big dog sif we
understand right, you call you Mesmerism a
re NEE jill agent. whichmeans suppose, that
it cures tbings?
The discipline OF science referred to d.
vers cases about town in which he had been
Successful, 10 say nothing Of the pulling of
teeth operation which he had jus, concluded
his lecture with.
yes said the challenger, you're death on
teeth we know, but ken Mermerism come
the remeh;lail over rheumatiz?'
EXPLANATORY or chronicle demanded the
Professor.
sWa'll Stranger, we amt much given 10
doctors bottle names, but we reckon its a.
bout the wust kind.
The Mesmerst was about 10 define the
difference between inhamatory attacks and
local affections, when he was interrupted by
the inquistor, who rather allowed that as far
as the location of the disorder went, it bad
a pre-emption right on the hull critter; and,
that furthermore, it was jest expected ofhim
that he should forthwith visit the case, and
bid him take up his bed and walk, or he him.
self would be escorted out Of town, astride
of rail, and dumped down outside the 54th
degree of Oregon and no mistake.
This was a dilemma either horn of which
promised test TO his reputation, but the
crowd was solemnly in earnest; already tri-
umpbing in his DETECTION, they began to
look woolfish at him and wise TO each other
so that the Wolverine had nothing left for
him but TO demand boldly TO see the patient!
We had better give the rest of the story as
it was related to humorous friend Of ours,
, by the disciple of Mesmer HIMSELF
up s!airsI went with 'em mad us thunder
tell you; first, at being thought humbug,
, and next that my Individual share of tn Amer
lean eagle should be compelled in mea-
sure, by thunderi I'D a-gn 'em fight, if il
: hadn't been for the science, which would a
J suffered any how, so Jest said tomyself lei
'em bring on their rheumatic! | felt as if
could have mermeszed a horse, and deter
mined whatever he case might be, I'd make
it squeal, by thunder!
: 'Iere he is said they, and in we all bun
died ia room, gathered round a bed, with
me shut in among 'em and the cussed big
onenlightened heather that did the talking,
drawing out an almighty bowie knife at the
same time. THAT'S your man' said he. Well
there lay miserable looking critter, with his
eyes sot and his mouth wide open and jaws
got wider and wider, as he saw the the crowd
and the bowie knife, tell you! That's the
idea! said the old big ingin,
"Rise up in that bedr said I, and tell
, you what, must have looked at him dread
full, for up he jumped on eend, as if he'd just
got streak of galvanic.
Git out on this foor,' said |, with a wuss
look; and | may be shot if he didn't come,
/ looking wild, tell ye!
'NOD cat dirt d-n youn screamed, | and
t John Gineral Jackson! If he didn't make a
: straight shrt-tail for the door, may | never
, make another pass. After him | went, and
5 after me they came, and prehaps there wasn't
the orfullest stampede down 3 pair of stairs
that ever occurred in Michigan! Down cut
cut arter him; over went the stoves in the
rush arter both of us; | chased him round
! 2 squares-in the snow at that, then headed
r h i'm off and chased him back TO the hotel "a
gain, where he landed in fine sweat, beg
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