The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-02-24
By EVERPoIS T.

De BONNEVILLE had been electrifying De-
troit by his more than gdlrdn,c effects upon
the muscles Of scores of his impreSSibleS, " hen
an enormous sized Wolverine trying the
thing himself, found that he was quite equal
to the professor in setting folks TO sleep and
maxim OIL 'em cut up afterwards, and accor-
dinghy, in the Juror of his discovery, off he
went into the country TO lecture and diffuse
the new light which had been dispensed to
him. His success was tremendous; town
and village said there was something in it, >
until his reputation as in other cases, begat
him enemies. The Wolverine Mesmerzer,
after astonishing a Hall full one evening at
some very promising town or other, and
which bid fair, shortly, to be quite "a place,
returned 10 the tavern, TO be arrested in the
bar-room' by a score Of the first citizens,
who had then and there congregated Jest TO
test the humbug,' and how.
Good evening, Professor said ONE
Wont you take litlle of the .fuid?' said
another, and this being an event hit by way of
ajOke, the 'antibumbugs' proceeded TO moi t
serious business.
Professor said The principal speaker, a
giant Of fellow, before whose proportion,
even the huge Magnetizer looked small
Professor said he, biting of the end of a
plug and turning it over in his jaws very
leIsurly, "a few on US here, hev Jest conclu-
fed TO hev ycu try an experiment, appoinIn'
ourselves reg'lar constituted committee TO
report
The professor begged 10 appoint more
proper place and hour, &c, or, according 10
The apprehensions of the crowd evinced the
expected desire TO make "a clean back out
Professor resumed the big dog if we
understand right, You call your MesneriSm a
re nice jill agent which means, | suppose,
that it cures things!'
The disciple Of science referred TO divers
cases about town in which he had been sue
cessiuI, TO say nothing of the pulling teeth
operation which he had just concluded bis
lecture with.
Yes said the challenger, you're death on
teeth we knew, but ken Mesmerism come the
remeh- Jail over rheumatzi
'lnfammatory or chronc!' demanded the
Professor.
wall stranger, we amt much given to
doctors bottle names, but we recken its a.
bout the wust kind.
The Mesmerist was about 10 define the
difference between inflammaiory attacks and
local affections, when he was interrupted by
the inquisitor, who rather allo,ced that as Ear
as the location of the disorder went, il had a
prescription right on the hull critter; and.
that furthermore, it WAS jest expected of him
that lie 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 18th
degree of Oregon and no mistake,
This was a dilemma either horn Of which
promised a lest to his reputation, but the
crowd were solemnIy in earnest already
iriumphing in his detection, they began TO
look wolfsh at him and wise tn each other.
so th9t 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 numerous friend of ours
by the disciple of Mesmer, himself.
Up stairs went with 'em mad as thunder,
| tell you; first, at being thought humbug
and next that my individual share of the A
merican eagle should be compelled in meas
ure by thunder I'd a-gin 'em fight, if il
hadn't been fp= Inc science, which would
suffered any Row, so | jest said TO myself lei
'cm bring on their rheumatic | felt as if
could Mesmeized horse. and | determin-
ed Whatever The case might be, I'd make il
squeal, by thunder
Here he is said thew. and in we all bum
died in a room, gathered round bed, with
me shut in among 'em. and the cussed big
Onenlighted 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 crtter.
with his eyes sot and his mouth wide open,
and his jaws got wider and wider, as he saw
the crowd and the bowie-knife, tell you =
That's the idea' said the old big ingin.
Rise up in that bed said ], 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 floor said with a wuss
look; and l may be shot if he didn't come,
looking wild, tell yei
'NO,c cut dirt, you scoundrcl! screamed J. |
and John Gineral Jackson If he didn't |
make straight shirt-tail for The door, NAV |
never make another pass. After bim went |
ana alter me they came, and prehaps there |
wasn't the orfullest stampene down three
pair OF stairs that ever occurred in MICHIGAN
Down cut the old rheun1aiiz through the bar
room; out cut arter him; over went the
stove in the rush arter both of us; chased
him round two squares-in the snow at that
then beaded him off and chased him back TO
the hotel again. where he Landed in a fine
'1ceat begged for his life, and said he'd gire
up The property! Well, wish NAV be
shot if he wasn't the Teller they were offering
reward for in BufTalel | made him dress
himself; cured of his rheumatic; run it right
tut of him; delivered him up, pockered The
eward, and established the science, by ihund-
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Abby Kelly and her spouse, Stephen S.
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