Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-21
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THE sExToWs STORY.

If aIl the strange tales that aextors can tell were put together ill 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 cf tie wedding procession to the black robes Of the funeral cortege is but step n the every day life of the sexton. He knows all the gossip among the church people, and keeps in 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 much as the sexton knows of what is going on in the community.
 Sexton Judd, of the North Church in New Haven, Conn, is well known as the church itself; the church being one of : 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, with the powers of darkness but with an enemy of the human race, which singled him out for its victim and laid him OF his back in grfevous torture. As that same enemy had knocked down so many good people who have not yet obtained the victory in which Sexton Judd rejoiccs, MT. Judd's story Is of personal interest 10 thousands. We will let him tell 1t as he recently told 1t to a friend who called on him in New Haven:
 "For a good many years I had been troubled with the pains of neuralgia, par ticularly those which attack the hip and thigh, in the way of sciatica. At times oI,I tbor for l would have almost none. But about two years ago l 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 big attack was coming. Well, it came, in full force, and all of 8 sudden. l was at the store,-for during the week I am busy with curtain-fxtures, and all that sort of upholstery work, k,-and l was seized with a sciatic attack which knocked me entirely helpless. For two hours was in such agony as l 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. I knew about his Athlo- phoros, and what it had done for himself and others. But 1 had never, up to this time taken any. Now l was ready to see what it could do for me. l asked MT. Searles if there was any use of trying it for man who was suffering as I was. He laughed cheerfuliy and said, "well break this in short order" 1 was taken home in a carriage and helped up stairs, for could not walk by myself. I took a dose of Ath1ophoros. Three hours after that I took another dose Oh what a change there was! l had no idea that any medicine could act so quickly and do 50 much good. By the time had taken that second dose most of the pain was eone 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 I suppose you wereSsoon or foot again; and you ventured out before many days, did you, MT. Judd?"
 "Before many days? We'll, 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 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 neighborliood. We all agreed that Athlophoros was the most extraordinary medicine we had ever heard of. And so say to this day. That was two years ago, and I have not had any neuralgia, nor sciatica, or anything of that kind since. But you may depend upon it, if I were attacked again, I should trust this same Athlophoros, first, last. fore most and altogether"