The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-19
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publican gives the following account of how
a lot of tattlers and busy bodies were fooled.
The affair occurred at Quakerto IN, in this
county, recently -
For many years there has liysd near this
village gentleman Of very peculiar practices
that be minds his own business. and thinks
/ everybody else might probably conine him
kself to limits equally narrow. But chat is tl
rectly at variance with the prevailing opinion
in most communities. People cannot be so
selfish as not to help u neighbour in his own
affairs and our quiet friend has recently
found himself the pained recipient of much
kind attention. Last Fall he quit his shop
for the more congenial school room, aud be-
took himself 10 hard study. Thereupon mys.
FERROUS whispers were heard concerning his
mental condition. The whispers grew louder
and louder, until the man became, all uncon-
sciously, hopeless lnDatic. But when whis-
pers grow too loud, they are liable to reach
ears for which they we're not intended. 1t
was so in this instance. The gentleman heard
them himself, and learned that they had in
jnrcd him by destroying his chances for po-
sition which he at one time seemed almost
certain. After carefully deliberatiug on the
matter, he determined to be even with the
wise ones. Saturday evening was the time
set apart for the selling of Quakertown gem
orally. During the day he was seen to act
verystrangely. and was heard repeatedly 10
speak of having a certain message = to de-
/ liver in the evening. down at tue Peak = a
lonely place at short distance from town.
People were greatly excited The man was
certainly crazy, and was going to the Peak to
preach. OF course he was to be watched, aud
the eager crowds in the stores were ON the
alert. Sure enough, the lunaiic appeared
with a large club. a edible" wrapped in pa.
per, under his arm, and piece of small rope
protruding from his pocket. Going into one
store he bought about twenty cents' worth of
cheese, threw down three cents, saying" New
er mind the change" and walked out. Then
he went to the other store and bought some
goods, threw down one cent and turned away.
saying that he didn't want any change. Now
the crowd were at fever heat, and eagerly fol-
ONcu tlitii W WITNESS HIS dtttllpt sutClut.
He led them down the hill on the road to
Cherryville, then turning. ordered them back.
They did not go fast enough, so he took after
them with his club. Then occurred one OF
he most interesting races ever known in
Quakertown. The frightened crowd made
the best possible use Of their legs, until they
were safe in the store aud hotel, with the door
Of the latter held shut In the race, the bible
got gone and when the danger seemed TO
have passed, the crowd divided. one party GO
ing to the Peak to await the coming of the
mailman, and the other spending an hour o.
Two in a vain search for the lost bible. In the.
meanwhile, the lunatie went quietly home,
and left them to enjoy their frosty entertain
ment alone. The next morning she lost book
was found. 1t was an old nail box carefully
wrapped in paper. Teen came also the crush
ing intelligence that Quakertown had been
made the victim of an ingenious and cruel
hoax. The supposed lunatic was, for the time
being abont the sanest man among them -
Ne had merely sought TO he even with Their
IS plan OF his Own, previously made known
81 his intimate friends. rhe mora is, MIND
Your OWN BUSINESS"