The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-21
Wonderful Cure of a Lifelong Cripple

Tho Madison (Wis.) Journal tells mar.
vclous story of tho manner in which gon.
tleman residing in Belot was cured of lame
ness. From his birth his right hip had been
ont of place, SO that his right leg was sovcr.
al inches shorter than the Icft and. it was
only by wearing very thick solcd shoe
that ho was ublu to limp about. When IA
| tiguod ho wns accustomed to fool great pain
in il hip. Two or ;hreo months ago he
was in Chicago attending to somo business
matters which kept him for several weeks
He attended the religious meetings, be.
coming very deeply interested in the sub.
jcct.
Ono Saturday. suffering from severe rain
in his hip ho callod upon n surgeon to have
Il examined, aud to ascertain whether some.
thing could not be done to alleviate the
pain. SOmo interruption occurred. how.
/ ever. so that tho examination was postponed,
until the following Monday. That night,
after going to bed, the pain continuing. it oc.
Cured to him, whether or not, if he asked
in tho proper spirit, somo Divine assistance
might be vouchod, as in the old timn when
the prophets and apostles walked tho earth.
He arose from his bed procured u light.
and, taking his Bible, opened by chance to
II chapter in tho Now Testament whore
Christ miraculously healed II lamo man.
After reading it, ho proceeded to invoke in
an earnest prayer, some similar intcrvon'
ton in his own behalf, and then feeling
greatly chcored and supported by trust in
the Divine benefcenco, no again retired to
rost and soon fell asleep. During the night
he dreamed that Christ came TO him ac.
cOmpanied by a surgeon, tho same upon
whom he had callch during tho day. Tho
surgeon examined his hip aud told him il
could be relieved, but only by an operation.
To this ho raised somo objection. desiring
that it should be postponed, but the surgeon
seemed suddenly to so1G aud oyorpower
him. and with somo instrument laid open
his hip to tho hnne aud arranged tho joint
in its place. Du,ing the operation no had
y tho impression of suffering severe physical
pain, us if really under the knife of sur
, goOn. Aftcr it. he had no further rcmem'
= brance Of anything until morning Upon
: rising he found to his utter astouishmrnt
y not only that his short log was Heightened
> out so AZ to be even with the other. and his
. hip all right, but that ho could walk with.
v out llmpng or Inconvenience. lle walked
y about tho room several times. then put on
his clothes Nnd ran up and down stairs tC
assure h,msclf that he was awake and nc
N longer lamo man, hut sound and whole
= HIS jov and gratitude cannot woll be de
n scribod. Ilo Immediately discarded the
"A boot with the false solo. which had hitherto
?. been necessity and put on pair that wcr'
mates. His leg was still weak yot, thougl
> lmping slightly from long habit, no c0ulC
'e walk as straight as any other man when b,
ot chose, Ii has since grown stronger, ant
IS his general health very materially improved
2, He, of course, considered the cure a dircc
h answer to his supple atoms.
u A DUEL BETWEEN Two BRoTuERs-
u Born kILLED.-rhe Natchitoches Chron
l. icie Of tho e5lh ultimo records the follow
'e ing terrible tragedy:
J. "a quarrel arose few nights ago be
e. tween two brothers named nongino Will
'e lam and Burril, residing a lew mile
y above Campte, when proposition being
~ made by one OF them that they shoulC
&c fight it out Immediately with double bar
"a relied shot guns, it was accepted by tn
other and firing simultaneously, both @
=. them were instantly killed"
- A Coon JOKE Hon. John p. Hale re
Gently made a speech at Dover, N. H OF
he the political topics of the present cam
he paign' In closing his remarks, speaking
- Of Mr. Douglas, he said
he "Finally, in regard to Mr., Douglas
he there is nne thing in which Mr.. Dougla
or and myself are alike more particularly
pt was once candidate for the Presiden
Isl cy, and did not get single electors
ot vote"
IS. Pausing here, the audience took th
is joke. and the house was completely take
n. down.