From the Petersburg Republican.

" Truth is stranger than Fiction"
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{" Truth IS stranger than Fiction"


The following extract from letter from gen.
tlenan in Washington City, has been handed to
US for publication by the gentleman to whom it
was addressed. The unfortunate person to whom it
refers as having been followed from place to place
by some unseen but implacable enemy, evidently
with the intention of taking his life, is truly sub
iect of commiseration. - Who the enemy is, and
what the cause of his strange and blood-thirsty
proceedings, is mystery which, yet, no one has
solved asa.. ..Hs ~ft.


Extract from letter written by gentleman in


Washington City, to his friend in Petersburg !;


"WAsH1NeToN, Oct 7, Is45


"I have been in some manner witness of one
of the most remarkable incidents of the day-it is
tbs history of Mr.. Paine, an optician from Wor-
cesler, Massachusetts; he is now stopping at the
same hotel with myself The strange feature in
his history is, that he4is pursued with the most
irnpfacable vengeaRce by some unseen and un-
known hand. He has in the last year been shot
five times: once in Oxford, Mass, once in Wor-
cester, Mass, twice here, and once while travel
ling. He has been shot in the head, through both
thighs, in the breast and in the wrist or hand. /
am just from his room, where he stripped and ex-
hibed his scars-and never was more interest
ed ; he is quiet and intelligent, and ayers that he
never wronged any one, still an unrelenting ene
my pursued him, he was, while standing in the
door here last night (Tyler & Blrchs,) between
two gentlemen very near to him, shot at with a
slug+o piece of lead about an inch long and half
inch thick, which passed through his hat knock
ing it off, and grazing his head; the street was
thronged with people. 1t was about six o'clock,
and yet not the slightest clue could be obtained as
to who shot andiHhough he has been several times
shot down as before stated still the mystery re-
mains unsolved. ~ -5


You recolect the story of the e Shot in the
Eye" published in the Democratic Review The
narrative of Mr.. Paine EQUALS il in iftetest he has
had the skin of his forehead shot off--he now
wears padded jacket or coat of fnnil under his
clothes, and his head is the only place in which
he could be shot, hence his head is always aimed
at Again, every where hegoes every thing he
does is known to his pursuer His story Is SO
remarkable that many will not believe It. 1 have
examined his wounds, and heard his whole story.
1t is true that "truth is strange, stranger than
fiction - Yours, truly" s@1 -"