Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-10-24
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The sPedler of swaffhamm.Ssoou, m 90,
The curious wood dWork, in the, church OIL
Swatf ham, in Norfolk, England, has "a
eur rious story connected with it, and pret.
~ yell authentieated it is said to, be, too
4 pedler living in the place, saw one
night in a dream d supernatural figure
sanding by him, which, said, ;, Rise. and
go 70 London Bridge, and there shalt
hou tind a treasure ~ u 80
Fhe pedler was, it appears, unwilling to
lnaertake long a journey ON this intima>
4op, and took no notice of the apparition.
Eh next night it stood before him again
md commanded him to begone instantly.
Sill his credulit was ins9perable. The
ard night thei re appeared again, and
lore urgently commanded him to set out
Srthwith and that in such command
ng manner that, on awakening, he deter
Aiped to obeyhrTin II
Having surmounted. the tedious Jour
~, taking only his dog as his com pan
in he came to London Bridge and wan
dr led up and down whole day without
az result. at last as it grew towards
eIe ming, man, wholhad, from one Of the
htpses on the bridge, watched his inces-
SAD motions to and fro. came up to him
Sir pedler.' said he. may l be SO
BOP as to inquire the cause of your wan
de9ng up and down the bridge all this
liVdong day, without intent, methinks, to
gain any advantage thereby. .?'15ei ~
The pedler, who by, this time began to
mistrust the reasonableness of his errand,
was 10th to expose what might be consid-
cred his own folly but at last on being
livery much pressed, said: Hr5g1. a.. =
well, an l. must tell you, Il vision
fbade me comeEto London Bridge, for that
there should find a treasure but trea.
sure have found none, and unless l am
the more fortunate shall GO back as poor
Rs leame.'rdD 70, Auiof~eI zrr.h.l. s.#-F
- Never trustagain to VISIONS aquoth
the other; if had been fool to be taken
in by them, L light have been sent, ere
now, on as wild goose q chase as you
have been, 1 dreamed once on a time,
that saw a figure which bade me go TO
a town called Swaffham. in Norfolk, to a
pedler'si house lying hard by thetchurch,
and dig in corner of his garden, for that
l should find a pot of gold there hut
never went aud never intend to go !; and
you, methinks, had done as we'll to stay all
home and mind your own business, as y
did, -.. 4
Good evening. friend quoth the ped1
ler-'l warrant you I'll never come bacH
and look for treasure on London Bridge
again s.. ..... l..a ssE.. a I |
Back he and his dog journey to Swat
ham. He borrowed pickaxe, and with
that and his spade, went vigorously 70
work in in the described corner of his gaf
den. Presently he hits on something
hard he redoubles his efforts and tuns
it QUIT is large pot of gold. s.-s (
With part of it he builds the church.
and a magnificent perpendicular erection it
is. In commemoration of the adventyre.
he had it carved on the wooden seats.
where, however, much oft is now decay
ed; but the figure of the pedler aud uuz-
zled dog occurs on the seats, and on the
baseme mt moulding OF The huge tower
The inhabitants Of the place fully believe
the story. and see no reason to doubt it.
ANGELS IN PErrIcoATs.-A funny cor
respondent of the Portland Transcript
says: -. r-.-..- ri
II have recently gin up alIidea Of No-
men folks, md come back to perlitikall
life. am more at hum in this line than
huntin'. the fair Sseckts Aingills in petit
cuts and kiss me- 4uicks' is pretty enough
to look at, gin in, Sat darn 'em,. they
are slippery as. eels, ana when you fish
for EN- an get bite, you' somehow or
other, find yousrelt at the wrSag, end of
the iine-ihey'ye cotched yOSk An
when you've stuffed 'em with pesauts,
candy aud doggerytipes, they'll throw you
awSy as they would a cole later. Least
Tr;se that's bin my experience? But I've
Sone with ,em.now !ss'Ehe Queen of She
ber, the, Sleepin's Beauty kleoPasry
Needle, PompeJiss sPill9y,, and Lots yI.e I,
with steam engine to help ;em, couldn
temptcms. The very sight OF bonnet
riles me all over" '24
~Jones found latin word in his