Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-23
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9BliSsf Vna I'd h6sDSr--T71 7,,a s,,ssS,.h .,s
as4a,4 IA great eat nrmber Of persons who Knew the
celebrated Dr. 3, Of London, have of
ten heard him relate the following anecdotet
One day heshads procured ethel dbodies of
twoaerimiualsowho had .beeps hung ferrthe
purpose q anatomy, not ;beipgi abb, to find
the key OF the, dissecting, room he ordered
them to be deposited in an q con- on
tiguous to his bedsroouia r,fsa9s1e9 Tzstt
17Duringi the.evening he wrptefantl read late!
The clock. had, justsstruck ,one, when all at
once dull sound proceeded from, the room
containing the bodies, and the doctor went TO
see what could be the cause of the suinexpeets
ed noise. What was his establishments or
rather his horror, on discovering that thesack
which contained the bodies4was torn asunder.
and that one of them was sitting upright in
corner! >'f' "a
81 Poor DIR. b. at this unexpected ap.
partition, became transfxed7 with terror, which
was increased; yisobserving, .the dead and
sunken eyes of the, corpse fixed upon him;
whichever way he moved
The worthy doctor, more dead than alive,
now began to beat quick retreat,d without,
however, losing sight of the object of his ter.
ror. But the spectre has, risen and followed
him his strength fails, the. candle, falls from
his hand, and he is now in complete darkness.
The good. doctor has, however, gained his
apartment, and thrown himself Oh his bed,
but the fearful sceptre has still followed, him
1t has caught: him, aud seizes, hold of his
feet with both hands, At,this climax of ter
ror the doctor loudly exclaimed 80 g'
Whoever you are, leave me y" 'aGSH
At this the spectre let 60 its hold and
moaned feebly these words: ID ,-sazlfni ia
y ..Pity, good hangman have. pity ON mel"
The good doctor now discovered the mys,
terry, and regained by little and little his COM NJ
posure. He explained to the criminaly who
ne was, aud preparedito call up somes of his
family. ~. e.,t,.. f..7s
.. t;;Do you, then, wish to destroy me,2" ex,
claimed the criminal. s.It 1 am discovered.
my adventure will become public, and I shall
be brought to the scaffold second time. In
the name OF humanity, save me from death!''
., The good doctor then rose and procured a
light; > 81 muffled his expected visitor in
an old dressing gown and having made him
take some restoring cordial, desired to know
what crime had brought him to the scaffold.
J He was deserter. 3ess r.y ~ l,iss74:i
The good doctor. did not we'll know. what
means to employ to save the poor creature.-
He could not keep him in his house, and to
turn him out would be to expose him to GER
tain death. The only way, then. was to get
him into the country; so having made him
dress himself in some old clothes which the
kind doctor selected from his wardrobe, he
lett town early, accompanied BY his rrotege,
whom he represented as an assistant .'''f'e'a,
When they had got into the open country
the wretched creature threw himself at the
feet of his benefactor and liberator, to whom
he swore an eternal gratitude; and the gen.
erous doctor having relieved his wants by a
small sum OF money. the grateful l'creatnre left
him with many blessings and prayers for his
About twelve years after this occurrence.
DR.. B. had occasion to visit Amsterdam
Having gone one day to the bank, he was ac
cos'ed by we'll dressed man -ione' who had
been pointed out to him as one of the most
opulent merchants of the city. ..i. ...s.t
The merchant asked him politely if he were
net Or. B, of London and on his answer
ing in the affirmative, pressed him to dine at
his house, which invitation the worthy doctor
accepted. On arriving at the merchants
house, he was shown into an elegant apart
ment, where a most charming woman and two
lovely children welcomed him in the most
friendly manner; which reception surprised
him the more, coming from persons he had
never before met. ,t..issF,
After dinner the merchant, having taken
him into his counting house seized his hand
and having pressed it with friendly warmth,
said to him ,o =, -
"Do you not .recollect me 2"
"a "No," said the doctor. 49,.
"Well, then, I remember yom we'll, and
your features will never be obiterated from
my memoryAfor to you I owe my life Do
you not remember the poor deserter? On
leaving you | went to Holland. Writing a
good hand, and being also good accountant.
soon obtained situation as clerk in mer-
chants office. My good conduct and zeal soon
gained for me the confidence of my employer
and the affections of his daughter. When he
retired from business | succeeded him, and
became his son in>law; but without you, with.
out your care. without your generous assis-
tance, should not have lived to epioy so
much happiness. Generous man ! consider
hencetorth my house, my fortune and myself
as wholly yours" -G..
The kind doctor was affected even to tears :;
and both these happy beings participated in
the most delightful expression of their feel
lngs,- which were soon shared by the mer-
chants interesting family, who came to, join
them.
ANGRY. WITHOUT GAUsE.--One morning
an enraged farmer came into Nlr. NJ s store
With very angry looks. he left bis team in
the street, and had good stick in his hand
''f'Mr NJ said the angry farmer. Tbought
a paper of nutmegs here in your store, and
when i got home they were more tlian. half
English walnuts, and that's the Young villain
that bought them, of. pointing to John.
john said Mr. NJ. L.did YOU sell this
man walnuts for nutmegs 2"
o'"No sir, was the answer G" -1-.S7ft
p go You lie, youlitt william ~ said the farm
.er, still more enraged at his assurance. Fl
d. Now look here," said John, ttif you had
taken the trouble to weigh your nusmegs, you
would have found that put In the ,YaIn,,ts