Mr. Eprror,—While spending a few days at the pleasant seaside town of Aberystwith, Cardiganshire, Wales, I heard related what seemed to me either a fabulous story or a marvellous cure.
The story was that a poor sufferer who had not been able to lie down in bed for six long years, given up to dio by all the Doctors, had been speedily cured by some Patent Medicine. It was related with the more implicit confidence from the circumstance, as was said, that the Year of Llanrystyd was familiar with the facts, and could vouch for the truth of the report, Having a little curiosity to know how uch stories grow in travelling, I took the liberty while at the village of Llanrystyd tecali upon the Vicar, the Rev, T, Evans, to and enquire about this wonderful cure, Though a total stranger to him, both he and his wife most graciously entertained me in a half hour's conversation, princi touching the case of Mr, Pugh, in whic they seemed to take a deep and sympathetic interest, having been familiar with his sufferings, and now rejoiced in what seemed to them a most remarkable cure.
The Vicar remarked that he presumed his name had been connected with the report from his having mentioned the case to Mr. John Thomas, a chemist of Llanon. Ho said Mr. Pugh was formerly a resident of their parish, but was now living in the parish of Llanddeinol.
He strongly vouched Mr. Win. Pugh's character as a respectable farmer and worthy of credit, I left the venerable Vicar with a livelier sense of the happy relation of a pastor. and people, tol that he was one who truly sympathy: with all who are afflicted in mind, or estate.
On iny return to Aberystwith, T was impressed with a desire to see Mr. Pugh, whose reputation stood so high. His farm is called Pancom-Mawr, signifying above the dingle," situated near the summit of a smooth round hill, overlooking a beautiful valley in which is situated the lovely ivy-mantled Church of Liandeinol, 1 found fr. Pugh, apparently about 40 years old, of medium height, rather slight, with a pleasant and intelligent face, I told him 1 heard of his great affliction and of his remarkable and almost miraculous relief, and thab I had come to learn from his own lips, what there was of truth in the reports.
Mr. Pugh remarked that his neighbours had taken kindly and sympathetic interest in his case for many years, but of late their interest had been greatly awakened by a happy change in his condition. What you report as having heard abroad, said he, is substantially true, with one exception. I
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