Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-10-19
Curious Inoidsnt-was it a Miracle.

1t would seem from an occurrence that
has recently been related to us upon per-
fectly reliable authority, that the age Of
miracles has not altogether passed away
The writer is well acquainted with the per-
sou who was the subject Of the remarkable
experience given below, having known him
personally for the last tweyle years; and
though he has not met him since bis sinsu-
lar relief from congenial defect, has the
particulars from persons In every way enti-
tied to credit, who have seen him, and re-
ceiyed the story from his own lips.
Leaving our readers to determine for
themselves how far the intervention of a
miraculous aid may have contributed in the
matter, and how far it was. the result of
merely natural or ordinary agencies. we
give the story as was told
-aH The person in question is a gentleman
residing in Beloit in this State From his
birth he has suffered from lameness, The
difficulty was in his right hip. the Joint
seeming to be cut of place. His right leg
was consequently shorter than the other,
it was shrunken and very weak he always
wore boot with a thick sole upon it, and
limped badly when he walked In going
up stairs he was obliged to step up one
stair at time with his well leg and bring
the other up to it, instead Of putting it for
ward to the next as persons usually 90 up
stairs. When fatigued he was accustomed
to feel great pain i'll his hip, ,ae a.a..st
Some two or three months ago he was in
Chicago attending to some business matter
that kept him for several months He is
professor Of religion and while there at
tending a series of religious meetings, he
became very deeply interested in the sub
ject. On Saturday.. suffering from severe
pain in bis hip, he called upon a surgeon
to have it examined and to ascertain wheth-
er something could not he done to alleviate
the pain Some interruption occurred,
however, so that the examination was post
poned until the following Monday That
night, after going to bed, the pain contin-
uing it occurred to him whether or not if
be asked in the proper spirit, some Di-
vine assistance might not be youchsafed, as
III the old time, when the Prophets and
Apostles walked the earth. -....
He arose from his bed, procured a light
and taking his Bible, opened, by chance to
a chapter in the New Testament where
Christ miraculously heals lame man.
After reading it, he proceeded to invoke
in an earnest prayer, some similar inter-
vention in his own behalf and then feeling
greatly cheered and supported by trust in
the Divine benefcence, he again retired to
rest and soon fell asleep During the
night he dreamed that Christ came to him
accompanied by surgeon the same upon
whom he called during the day. The sur
geon examined his hip, and told him it
could be relieved, but only by an operation.
To this be raised some objection, desiring
that it should be postponed, but the sur
geon seemed suddenly to seize and overpow-
er him, and with some Instrument laid open
his hip to the bone, and arranged the joint
in It's proper place. During the operation
he had the impressive of suffering a severe
physical pain. as ii he really was under the
knife o. the surgeon. After it, he had no
further remembrance Of anything until
morning. .a
Upon rising, he found, to his utter as
tonishment, not only that his short leg was
heightened out so as to be even with the
ether, and his hip all right, but that he
could walk without lilnping or inconven-
ience He walked about the room several
times then put on his clothes and ran up
and down stairs to assure himself that he
was awake, and no longer lame man, but
sound and whole His jay and gratitude
cannot be described He Immediately dis
carded the boot with the false sole, which
had hitherto been necessity and put on
pair that were mates His leg was still
weak, though limping slightly from
long habit, he could walk as straight as
any other man when he chose. It has
since grown strong and his general health
very materially improved. He of course
considers the cure a direct answer to his
supplications. It is certainly a strange story
and we commcnd it to the attention of Mr.
Robert Dale Owen, as proper incident to
find a place in the next edition of his Foot
falls. '-Nadison Journal -.. .s. ,.E--
u 1t is reported that Garibaldi found
eighty millions lire in the bank at Naples.
A lire, Tuscan currency, is equivalent
to about l6 cents of the currency Of the
United States that of Sardinia is s cents
and & mills. With this amount of material
aid, the ''Liberator Of Italy" will be able
to act efficiently in his future operations.
Paris was astonished not long since by
the sight of carriage, propelled neither
by steam nor gas, going with such amazing
swiftness as to leave far behind the four-in-
hand carriages of the Jocky Club, which
endeavored in vain to keep up with it
The inventor is said to be a poor man, who
has constructed the vehicle entirely himself,
and will not disclose the secret until he is
properly secured by patents, .t
The northwestern provinces of India
are beginning to suffer severe famine =
The London Times correspondent writes
that they had a bad season there last year
and this year drouth, which has extend
ed over nine months, threatening to dry
up the whole country. Grain has riser
enormously in value, and the price of other
necessaries Of life has advanced with it.
"A worthy Dutchman lately sued bis
neighbor for killing a dog. In the course
of his examination, the Dutchman being
asked what was the value Of his dory, re
piled. cash for ter dorg, he vas wort shus
nothing at all ; but as he was so mean as