Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-11-15

But | wish especially 10 hoiice the lai.
cst discovered wonder-ihe wonder OF
II eclip-es al wonders ever
before heard Of. lie development is con-
paraiivrly recent. REPORTS give 1t an
uncertain aud mysterious origia; hat Il Is
believed to have been found in the Wes-
tern hemisphere aud northern laiitudr
some say at the North P,le. |, may have
been fshed cut of the Arctic Ocean; or
perhaps il was captured in Siume's Hole.
At any rate, when fully secured with
ropes aud chaius it puved to be- hide
ous monster. aud terrible wonder. Its
description Is very much mixed. Some
dcscrib, il as splrndidiy beautiful ani-
nal, appearing in all respects quite like
Man. Il could talk. anl write, an'l sing,
aud perl,m all manners Of ingenious
ihings-scicniitir artistic. aud inventive.
It seemed 10 know everything, aud could
do every ihiug-yet, il WIS NOT mau.
On close aud careful observation, rome
were sure they perceived sigIs of serpeu,'s
scales, also tail, a'd houtS aud hnrnS
/ II was certainly a Devil! j'it then. these
things rouid not be rreu by every one.
II must be a mi,take. Thcu it was like
the chameleon, aud changed It's color at
pleasure--nuw green, tmn white, then
hue. anl then like the r. inflow. II also
puSsre,sc, the power ol PrOryu<, aud could
assume all shapes aud dim nsiurs. Sure
enough What eould this creature be?
One man named u SrunilGh. a very
foolish aud unmeaning uame ;--S.l-r-u-l-
i-t-n! Remember that word. fir II i,
not found ia the II cling hook or dirri,n-
ary. But no matter The animal still
lived aud grew sirong aud bigand strangr
People hecamc excited anl frightened
aud many attempts were made to destroy
il. The whole country began to ftei il
danger. bat all efforts to Kill the thin.
utterly failed. Every stab OF stcel. ol
shot of rife, ur use Of poison. or hit o
Sroue, always missed lis aim. And though
the rage to drmoiish the growing nulsanC'
incrC ascI, from some secret muIivr. pTO
baby selfish one, ahic aud No,ljh,
friends gathered round to protect aud pre-
serve il. Perhaps they had speculation
n view Newspapers made this wondc
not ulitrs over tie Whole rutitn. and evrl
across the Atlantic TO every Nation o
Errupc. And in the coarse Of time
party Of zea Gus thCvmrn tIayo!td Wit
the wonder, visiting New Y ork, Washing
tom, and big cities and little towns, invii
ing the attention Of men in high places
PIestlrnts, Mayors Maguate>, Clergmet
professional literary and wealthy mer
aud in Europe the Samc exhibition wa
iuvited by Kinas aud Queens, Emperor
Euprcsses, Dukes and Duchcsses, Mi
Ilonarics aud Llteluti, and showers {
honors aud gold were bestowed upon !h
lucky exhibitors. Wasn't this Il success
fnl speculation
Now as TO the genus or species OF tn
remarkable phenomenon, no naturalist hi
yet been able 10 decide. 1t remains
nonduScript. Its frs, naming was mel
tanciful suggestion. But such a hcat
such eyes. such mouth, such a feet, an
such a tail, ,--Oh dear they would frigh
Gu bold alligator ofthe A azon. Whetl
er he is the product Of Hell or Heavel
each man must decide for himself. Th;
he has done great nlischiefto religion an
all social institutions. and has been vel
humbuggy, no one will deny. de HI
gone over the earth like II mighty WIN
wind, and with the force aud nIomenlu
r of Il railroad train. What will be his t
ture the honest, aud inqulring mind CT
only rest in fearful conjecture.
Farther specifications to define th
wonder to your understandings are ne,'
less, aud | will close BY informing "
rs that this horrible monster is now genera
no y denouiinatcd S.P-I.R-I-T-U-A.L-i-s'M