Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-09
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THE sExToN's STORY.

If all the strange tales that sextons can tell were put together in one volume, the book would be more fascinating than Arab ian Nights or Pilgrims Progress. Sextons see many sides of life, and of death too, which other folks know very little about From the orange blossoms of the wedding procession to the black robes of the funeral cortege is but step in the every day lie of the sexton. He knows all the gossip among the church people, and keeps 1n his head, more or less, the accurate account of those who come regularly, and of those who stay away. Nobody except the doctor and the minister know as much as the sexton knows of what is going on ln the community.
 Sexton Judd, of the North Church in New Haven, Conn.,, is as well known as the church itself; the church being one ot the most famous ecclesiastical landmarks of orthodoxy. His genial face and pleasant smile are part of the recognized religious features of the city. He has a cheery word for everybody, and so has everybody for him. Some time ago Sexton Judd had a severe tussle, not with ghosts, nor with the powers of darkness, but with an enemy of the human race, which singled him out for its victim and laid him on his back ln grievous torture. As that same enemy had knocked down so many good people who have not yet obtained the victory i'll which Sexton Judd rejoices, MT. Judd's story is of personal interest to thousands. We will let him tell it as he recently told it to friend who called on him in New Haven:
 |" For good many years l had been troubled with the pains of neuralgia, par ticularly those which attack the hip and Ils xl they were severe, and then for some time would have almost none. But about two years ago I felt the sciatic attack coming on me stronger than 1t had ever come be- fore. For four or five days the pains would strike me at intervals, just as if to let me know that a big attack was comiHG. Well, it came, in full force, and all of 8 sudden. 1 was at the store,-for during the week I am busy with curtain-fxtures, and all that sort of upholstery work ,-and was seized with sciatic attack which knocked me entirely helpless. For two hours I was in such agony as had never suffered before, and never want to suffer again. After while MT. Searles came in. He had been out of town that day and had just returned. l knew about his Athlo- phoros, and what it had done for himself and others. But l had never, up to this time, taken any. Now I was ready to see what it could do for me. I asked MT. Searles if there was any use of trying it for man who was suffering as I was. He laughed cheerfully and said, "we'n break this in short order." l was taken home in carriage and helped up stairs, for I could not walk by myself. I took a dose of Athlophoros. Three hours after that I took another dose. Oh what a change there wasl I had no idea that any medicine could act so quickly and do ss much good. By the time had taken that second dose most of the pain was gone. Indeed all that sharp, biting, cruel, tor menting part of it was over. For while I felt some twinges and lesser pains, but the third dose took them out"
 So l suppose you were soon on foot again; and you ventured out before many days did you, MT. Judd?"
 Before many days? We'll, I should think so. Let me tell you Next morn ing of course they did not expect me at the store, and one or two of the others came there earlier than their usual time, so as to help on with the work generally do. But you may judge their surprise when they saw me already there, and do- ing my customary work as though nothing had happened. Did they talk about it much? Why sir, it was the talk of the whole store, and of the neighborhocd. We all agreed that Athlophoros was the most extraordinary medicine we had ever heard of. And so I say to this day. That was two years ago, and l have not had any neuralgia, nor sciatica, or anything of tl1as kind since. But you may depend upon 1t, if I were attacked again, I should trust this same Athlophoros, first, last. fore most and altogether"