in either of his books, although it was an important 

 truth. Grant pretends to be a disciple of St. Paul and 

 John Calvin, and likewise to believe himself to be one 

 of the elect, whose good works will not save them, or 

 their bad works damn them ; I think he well recollects 

 the account of Christ and his Apostles travelling through 



well-known, and alledging that he had a private agreement with 

 the owner of the cider, (then in the country,) by which, in ad- 

 dition to rent, he was to receive a quantity of cider, and that a 

 key was given to him with permission to enter the cellar at his 

 pleasure ; Grant alledging this, proceedings were stayed, and a 

 letter written to Mr. Comstock, the proprietor : that gentleman 

 receiving the letter and noticing also the remarks in some 

 newspapers, instantly replied through the press, and positively 

 denied any such agreement, or that he knew that Grant had a 

 key ; and at the same time avowed his determination to prose- 

 cute. Mr. Comstock soon after came to New- York and com- 

 menced some proceedings against Grant Thorburn, and openly 

 and repeatedly avowed to his friends and in public, or coffee- 

 houses, what he had published, and indeed was extremely vio- 

 lent on the subject; while Grant could never show any document 

 in support of his claims : he indeed admitted the facts, and pub- 

 lished his admission, but pleaded the existence of the before re- 

 ferred too engagement, to cover his taking the cider in the se- 

 cret and furtive manner he did. The affair however was 

 nerer brought before a legal tribunal ; the parties arranged the 

 matter privately ; Mr.Comstock did not prosecute Grant Thor- 

 burn for theft, nor did Grant prosecute Mr. Comstock, and va- 

 rious editors, who denounced him as a thief caught in the very 

 act ; and as Grant stood rather fairer in the world than did Mr. 

 Comstock before this event, various opinions are entertained ; 

 but the facts of Grant coming slyly into the cellar on a Sun- 

 day morning, and being caught there in the act of taking off 

 cider secretly, are admitted truths. 



