Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-06-04


may remember of hearing Of the Rev Eleazci
Williams, who is claimed TO be the son o
Louis XVI. Of France, and now rightiul he'll
to the French throne. though bred mp from
childhood by American Indians For somt
time past he has been residing in Washing
ton. quiet, gentle soulod old man of seventy
eight winters, whose days are numbered ant
who is slipping quietly toward the grave o
an humble American, respected rnd loved by
all who knew him As this venerable minis
ter was seated in his own room on the even
ing Of the 9th inst, arranging some papers
a footstcp broke the silence at midnight and
on looking mp he perceived a man rapidly en-.
tcring the room, and approaching him with an
upliitcd dagger in his hand, while he Missed
/ through his set teeth, Eve got you at last
have Y Mr.. Williams sprang to his feet,
crying out, "Assassin assassin save me
/ from the assassin - and frantically grasped
the rufian's upliNcd arm. The Bourbon is
an old man, nearly scventy-nine MS we have
said before, but Joe is yet vigorous and mus
cular, and he resolved 90 sell his life dearly.
/ He grappIcd with the man, continuing to alarm
the house by cries of Assassin assassin r.
and struggled with the energy of man who
knew the great stake for which he fought
1
plish his hcllish purpose. the house being
alarmed, cxtricatcd himself from the grasp Of
his intended victim by q vigorous effort and
fed. When the inmates entered the room,
they found Mr. Williams lying PROSTATE upon
the floor, overcome by exhaustion, while near
him lay the dagger Of the assassin What
reason the scoundrcl can have for dcsringthe
death of one who never injured man no one
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been in search Of another person, and at
tempted to sloy Nh Williams through fear Of
exposure, Uhcu he found ont his mistakc--
The latter thinks he has seen him several
times before, and believes him to be a man
who boarded near him for several days The
whole affair is cnvcloped in the profoundcst
mystery.
SINGULAR PHENoMENoN--A PoErIcA1
SoNNANuutIsr.-A young lady named Susan
Il Brown, daughter Of Phillip G. Brown
Esq a retired merchant i'm this city residing
ON Fifth Avenue, near Twenty eighth street.
has OF late been, and is a most singular and
extraordinary somnambulist. Almost every
night a.tot she has fallen asleep, she gets up,
lights the gas, and taking paper and pencil
writes several stanzas of poetry. Mr.. Brown
one night last week, fearing that some acct
dent might occur from a sleeping person hay-
ing light. took the prccaution to have the
fixtures removed from her room, and placed
beyond her reach.
That night she arose in perfect darkness.
wrote another piece of poetry, which upon
examination by daylight, was found to DE we'll
written, correctly spelled and punctuated, and
the ruled lines as accurately followed as thcy
n,rfII l.t,.. I..r, lee. .tf
light, and this has been repeated almost
cycry night each time new piece being pro-
duced She has mo- knowledge of it herself.
cannot repeat word Of the poetry She writes,
and insists that she does not write IT, Her
friends watch her closely. Her health is not
very good since her somnambulic exercise.
she seems TO gradually fail. Physicians have
attended her for some time. but as yet afford
little rclief-N. y Day Book
A"WIcrD' no TYEANNIcA1 LAws.-Mr
( Robert Russell, who formerly lived in Scho-
harie county, New York, now resides in the
/ city Of Albany. Russell appears to be the
victim of uupropitious circumstances. Rus
sell has am unhappy faculty of doing bushes.
contrary o law. On Tuesday last Mr. Rus
soil was arrested for the eleventh time since
spring set in. We give his examinations
"Wcil, Russell, said the magistrate, ''yot
are here again, perceive
YES, sir The fact is Squire, I'm a vic
tim. Blow INC if care what Bob Russell
does, be is sure to violate some law or other
When ! come TO Albany saws TO myself
Russell, my boy we will take q hunt to-mor
row, and try them fox hounds Well, sir
out goes, and what do You think: Before
| got to the next corner Barney Whalon tap
ped me on the shoulder, and says. That,
again,t the law. What's agin the law e
replies. and he says, having dogs in thr
street without muzzlcs He accordingly ar
rested me- had me brought 20 the Polio,
Court The result of that piece Of fun was
fine of five dollars. Wei, what do ! d,
then
Wen, listen and I'll tell vow. I sold tn,
fox hounds to one Of Aunt Puts friends fo
twenty dollars. With the proceeds bough
a SOW and five pigs. took them home, bull
a pen in the back yard, and thought all IN,
troubles were at an end, but ] was mistaken
Officer Bardwell called upon me the yer,
next morning, and says, Russell, kcepin,
hogs in the yard is agin the law doubte,
it. This ried officer Bardwell who had mt
arrested ogin. This time | was fined fy,
dollars"
"Well, what did you do then 2"
81 sold my SOW and pigs and bought
horse and cart, and undertook to draw wood
The very FIRST load put on drew the atten
tion of policeman Sickles, who said that driy
ing cart without liconse was 'agin the law.
He arrested me for that ofense, which cause,
me another fine Of five dollars"
"Well, what did you do next :"
81 sold the horse and cart, and bought tn
half of a charcoal wagon"
"Well, what success did you meet wit
after that.'
''The Same old luck sir The first day
commenced peddling, policeman Shocks too
me by the collar and say, Russell. that
agin the law, old Teller. What's agin tn
law | said. He replied, Selling charcoa
in wooden measure That cost me fin
of three dollars"
Did that drive you out of the charcou
business :"
Eyes, sir. sold out, and thought woul
try my fortune in carrying baggage betwee
the steamboat and railroads What's tn
use; only commenced work to-day, am
here | am agin.'
"What for, now :"
For soliciting baggage without a permi
from the Mayor. As | said before, I'm
victim, If should save a man from drown
ing by jumping into a whirlpool, dash my VII
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