Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-03-04
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Dr. ,--. a respectable hysician, residing in
Fourth street, wac called in By q young man cf
fashionable appearance. who proceeded to say
that abont six months previous he hsd eloped
with she daughter Of farmer (Mt Goodmsn)
from Duchess county. and brought her TO this
city under promise Of marriage, and HE object
nov was 10 eoncesi evidence Of their guilty
love. Finally, he offered the Doctor liberal
fec II he would render the required assistance.
The physician, on receiving the proposal. feita
strong inclination either to kick his visitor on,
Of doors, or 1t once hand him over to the police
bot momonts reflection soggested smother and
better alternative. He inquired and a.certsinrd
the meme OF the female and her parents and,
promising hir services, requested him to bring
| the lady 10 his house certsio evening; and
| the Young i'bertine. after cordially thanking the
u ctcr. len the office highly delighted. On
Monday Of las, week, a carriage drove mp tn
the door o. the physician. snd our hero with
yonnp female, closely veiled, sliett.d. The
Doctor received them and usbered thcm into
the oarior where, 10 their utter establishment,
they were confronted by the father spd brother
Of the unfor,unste girl. The female fsinted in
the arms Of her brother; the seducer was dumb
with astonishment and apprehension. from which
he was only aronsed BY the worthy Doctor thus
addressing him.
"You thought, sir. to make me partcipaeor
| in plan OF cold. bloo1ed villsny, in which
seemingly scquiesed for the purpose of preven-
| ring you from seeking one whe would have
| yielded TO the tempting tribe which yen oAar.
ed. and in the hope that might be instrnmen.
tai in compelling you to admit your guilt, and to
make to that hesrt.hroken father and hapleu
girl the only s,onement in your power. In tho
next apartment are a sniais,er and two polics
officers; shall require the services Of the one,
or will you force me TO the disagreeable al,erna.
tive o: handing you over TO the custody Of the
others T. Without hesitstion the young man
| threw himeef on his knees at the feet Of the
worthy farmer and implored his forgivenesa.-
The police officers were dismissed. the clergy.
msn wss called IN. and the msrrisge ceremony
performed. and on the following morning, the
parties lett the city for the farmers home, the
fee which had been offered, having been left
with The good doctor to be distributed smonp
such charitable societies as he thought mVs. de-.
serving.-N. Y Sun.
A QUAINT DvrSE.-Thcre was living many
years ago. near Cambridge in Eng min.
is,er BY the name Of D,dd, who frequently
preached sgsins; drunkenness. and had thereby
offended some of the Cambridge s,udears. In
one Of his walks towards Cambridge afterwards
he came up with a party Of these eownsmen,
who had resolvedto place him in ridiculu-s
stttude and was nccosted with your se,vant,
SIR He replied, Your servant, gen,Iemsn'
They asked him if he had not been preaching
much against intemperance of late. He an.
swered in the affirmative. They then o. ID thst
asa favor they woud reques; him to preach To
,lrem sermon, from tex', VIII ch they wcuid
choose. and would take nodenisL He contend.
ed that il was an imposition, a. man ought to
have time for preparation, befpre preaching.
They insisted. snd gave him for pulpi, hol.
low tree, which stood by the road ride. in which
10 prsacb from the world Mait Whereupon ho
begsn :-"Beloved. let me crave your attention.
I sm a little man. come at short notice. tn
2reach short sermon from q short text to
| thin congregation. in an unworthy pulpit. Be.
loved. my text is Malt. canno, divided it ia.
tu sentences. there being rcn" nor into words.
| there being but one. ] must therefore Of neces.
-i,y divide il into letters which ] fnd in my
text 10 be these fouv-M ALT