Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-10-06

come accustomed TO the excitement of
rowing and criminal life among the qyp.
sizes, and he very soon left his parents
again, and began from that time to prac.
tise upon the credulity of the public by
means OF various disguises.
One day he appeared Is poor ship.
wrecked sailor; again as u farmer of the
isle OF Sheppey in Kent county, who was
ruined by an inundation. At Newcastle
he appeared as the commander of coal.
ship, and carried off the daughter of the
riches apothecary in the city. He intend
ed to marry her at Bath. He there was
bold enough to visit one of his uncles. a
very respectable man in Dorchester, and
afterwards disguised himself as an eclesi-
astlc, pretending to have abandoned the
functions of his office at Abervswith in
wales, because he would not take the
oath prescribed by the new government.
by his dignified and pious demeanor and
his interesting conversation, he gained adj
mittance into the best families and was
freely entertained. About this time there
was a great sensation made in England
about the wreck of a vessel which was to
carry party of Friends to Philadelphia.
Carew ayailed himselfof this event, chang
ed his custom, and, presenting himself
among the Quakers as one of the few who
had escaped from the wreck, gained from
them both sympathy and money. The
king. OF the gypsies in England, Clause
Patch, who, was very old man, wished
to see him, and had frequent conferences
with him.
From time to time Carew would vary
his life by associating with honest men
and sharing their enjoyments without
committing any tresspass against them
lie was thus introduced to Col. Strange
way, of Melbury and made several hunt
ing matches with him. One day they were
speaking of Carew and his famous disgui-
ses. The colonel offered to bet that he
never would be the dupe of such man,
Carew took up the bet and one morning
he came, dressed as q beggar to the colon
els door. He seemed so old and suffers
ing and groaned and wept in so touching
a manner, that the servants begged some
thing from their master for him. The
Col. went to the door, and, after talking
with the beggar, was so moved that he
gave him half crown. The same even
'HEi Val o"i SlcSdnlly uIesseu anu u!lIllS
at the colonel's table, drew from his pocl,-
ct the half-crown and made him recognize
it. 1t is difficult now to understand how
honest men did not regard it as duty to
deliver such man to justice instead of
wondering and laughing at his tricks.
At the death of Clause Patch, the gyp-
sizes of the three Kingdoms united in.choos-
ing Carew for their king, Tho election
was known to every one thoro, and is yet
a subject of surprise. This high rank of
vice and crime had for Carew all the at
traction which real crowns have for 9TH
ers, Ills parents and friends cntreatcd
him to give up his royalty, and offered to
secure him fortune but lie refused, and
set himself to perform series of dccep-
tions so extraordinary that tie history of
his characters from this time filed three
quarters of avolume which was slouga gapopu-
lar book. One of the ewhims of this odd man
was q great affection for little dog, which
he generally carried in his arms, even
when it exposed him to danger to do so.
Carew died, at the age of seventy-seven
years, towards l770,