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From the Geitnantowq TeleintPh.
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THE BATTLES OF GERMANTOTN,
Tux - disposition of the British Orces,
preparatory to; the battle, will require
' some . minuteness'of description, in order to
properlycomerehend the . plan of attack;.-
Mount Airy,. situated about half was be
tween the then Village ofGermantoxiii and
Chestnut-Hill, was-occupied by a CotpS.of - 1
British infantry; a house near titiihand j
containing their outlying filtniih
- with two six-pounders., Sonic distance
below this position; and directly opficisite I
the building•known as dhd . w's house, the ,
40th regiment of infatitry,lunder Colonel i
Musgrave, was stationed ; still-farther in
the rear, its - respective wings eneaniPM on
either side of the main or Skippack 4oad,
was -the body of -the British artriy;twith
Gen.- Howe's head-qua4ters a short dis-1
tance farther down. TO understand the
system of attack decided 'upon by Wash
ington, it will be necessary to me)ftion
that three roads, the Limekiln; Ridge and
Old. York, (the second on the right, the
two others on .the sides of the Skippack
and running in a nearly parallel direafion,)
all entered the main road; the firit, be-1
coming united with. it . hear the niarket
house of the village itself, and the re-1
maining two joining a short distance be
loWl,-the town. Gen. Sullivan, (wheitle de
mehment was under Washfngton's - direct I
'supervision,) commanding the rightwing
of the American armr and assisted by
Lord Stirling - - and , Gen. Wayne, wit to
advance directlyi along the main road and
open his fire upon the enemy's left }ring;
in conjunction with Gen.lArmstronggwho,
marching down the - Bidge road, eras to
attack him on the rear.:', The left wing - of
the Americans was composed of twp dk
visions, sustained by a brigade, the Whole
confmanded by Gen. Greene; it> was
WAhington's intention to dispatch; this
portion down 'the Liinekiln - road, sol that
their attack might he made imme;liiitely
„upon Howe's right wing, at, the junl:firm I
of this road with the Skippack; two either 1
companies promeded along the old York ,
road, intending, to• surprise the enemy at
a similar point, and cut hint off in the-ear.
It will thus be observed that a _majhrity
of the American troops were concentrated
upon the right wing, in the hope thifilayn
sudden attack, the enemy mi - ght-be driven
toward the river and thus obliged tO ca.
pftulate. At break of day was theithne
agreed upon for the attack, on all sides, to
commencq . . .
.At the-tune these plans were conceited,
' the Amer4an army, consisting of 6,00%,
Continential troops and - 3;00 militia,
were encamped on.the banks of the. Skip.
pack creek, some 17 mile:s - froin the-Scene
of action. The autumnal no sat
omeivh
shrodded:by novenn, elos,
lv set behind the distant hills, and its
melancholy parting halo gilded the sad
colored foliage, when the main body be
gan the march toward Germantown. From
the great ron,Oness of the: road and the
many activities necessary to a.scend,ithey
Were delayed far beyond the intended
time of arrival; • the night had passed are
they reached Chestnut Hill •and a - 4 was
already‘iti the sky. A few pale and hesi-,
tating sunbeams attempted to glimmer
through the dense and _ brooding fog,
which hung in dark, opaque folds over the
outstretelied plain, but they failed to
brighten the glooy expanse, and with
- minds naturally somewhat affected by the
mists and darkness surrounding, - the troops
moved on with a Slightly apparent 'abate
ment of their usual vigor: •
We. have before mentioned that“ A
llen's houSe" on Mciunt Airy, was picketed •
• by an. outlaying guard. of the British;
these were advanced upon, under Over of
the fog, by a detachment commanded by
,Captain' :McLane, which- succeeded in
putting them to flight; retreatingdowif
the hill, they joined the lightinfantiry be
low—of, which they were a portion—and
the whole company formed . theniselves,
awaiting an attack. , Tbe:suir igain'esayed
to disperse the intense huniidity, and for
and instant shone out, as the . Aniericans,
led by Gen. Wayne, advanced `upOn the
infantry, but the tummy). soon disappear- .
ed and all was again dim with thick Ting
vapor. • -
Wayrie's men - dashed forward With re
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sistless violence and scattered the, enemy,'
with great slaughter ; thirsting to be re
- -vengecl for the ,horrible massacre at Paoli,
, on the September preceding, they refused'
quarter to the flying enemy s. gemem- .
ber Paoli," burst in wild and •feUrfulac- -
Cents upon the murky air, as soldier after
soldier fell beneath their swiniug ;strokes ;
cries for mercy, pitying pleas, stiiiifficato;
. ry 'payers, were addressed alike to deaf
-or listless ears ; -vengeance wns glow the
Appeal, and .what men under the power of
such- mighty influences could withstand.
its force. Tice officerh endeaivored,to stay
= this indiscriminate slaughter, buttheir. of
.- forts were useless, and .so greaovas the,
-.confusion, that many of. our. out troops
were struck down by, the. lutiads'Of
companions. Colonel Musgrave,
the gelltral route of the advance, hastened
• to Chew's !house, where ' ensconcing him
self with siit'eompaniesihe'await4l an' at
tack from 'tlie:rapproaching, Ardericang ;
and here 'observe one of tboite occur
• renees, aFyiren4trivial; but whieft in the
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present instauce-compietely turned the
tide of victory. - Mus t grave; frotAlthe win
dows of the house, opened a• til.:tivy fire
upon the advancing troops, whirl? induced
-their officers; to order a tempoihry
many insisted upon moving on,4ia. hopes
that the panic, caused by the, .defeat of
Mount-Airy, would have been hmnmuni
• cated to the main body ß ial the Biltish,,and
, thus render their combined -atMck more
readily-executed: Te,this suggestion, how
ever, Gen. Knoxstrenuously 4emnrre.d,
positively -refusing - to -violate ito import-.
• ant.code of military lam, which insists that
• no-" garrisoned castle" - should- 4e left in
the rear. - _
- Generals...Sullivanand Wayne, ,march
ing forward with their corps, atMeked-thel
enemY's centre, some distarte,e
,below',
Chew's' mansion, and after A i llerce en
gagement, in which many fell -on both
sides, finally drove . them towards School-
House lane, where their line was reform.
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ed. Victory had already sett'ed npoti
, our banners, the enemy were driven brat
• • every point, and expected ‘reintreements
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WE JOIN ..THE, PARTY:fHAi. CARRIE S : THE FLAG, AN_D'::K.iOS., STEP .i7.oiTiig.:m:iip_i.a..oF.;.,T4ET:Ut.4,lo,t4.
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would shortly arriv ' err assuitimee thus
communicating the fortune of the day. In
the Mean time,' however, thenttack upon
Chew's 'house was being - enntinued,.under
the. immediate Command, of Washington
himself.; A gallant officer, Lieut. Smith,.,
of Virginia, in Charg,e of a flag:of-truce, .
advanced-directly in front of the enemy's ;
friT, in- Ode! to summon ale garrison 'to i
surrender ; - a.volley of bullets was the sole
respond, and thebravelsoldrer fell. Many
from the ranks how rushed forward ins, '
vain atteinpt 6 belt' down the door or
fire • the house; but the former being
strongly barracaded, resisted their efforts,
while
while deadly.shots :from `the window
s_l
`above, effectually prevented the successli
.of= the latter.- The building .itself, eon- 1 1
strueled of solid masonry, presented an 1
unwavering front against the artillery
which was now brought to bear;
the - stx-
pounders in use Proved entirely inadeqixate 1
to the tssk, and lour trclups had-the mord.'
fleation of obierVidg only a lamentable ,
consumption of powder, without those ef
fects
which sheuld - follow its use. - The I
most heroic bratery signalized the attack
upon - this obstinate forfress; officers and
men dashed "pelt men" into the contest
with utter disregard for their lives, in the 1
' fruitless - attempt to effect.a breach of their
nnyieldhig wall' s ; apparently animated—
I not depressed—by the fall 6f their com- I
I rads, others filled up the vast - vacated 1
places and maintained a scattering but
uncertain .fire upon the garrison within.
'The fog, at- this time, had so increased
,in density that objects could, not be dig-
I cerned Within the - distance of a fear feet. 1
' The troops of Sullivan and - Wayne, haying
forced' the enemy upon their "canton.
ments," suddenly-heard for the .first time,'
a 'sharp firing an the rear, the cause of
which the& - were. unabe to divine, being
entirely - unaware -.at t at time of the at
tack upon Cheat's' ' House • halting in con,
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fusion still inamtainini a desultory fire I
into die thick - rmst ahead; - what was their
consternation on observing a regiment;
advancing upon (their left flank; no means
whereby uniform, colors, or other ap
pearances by which could be ascertained
the approach of Lfriend or foe, presented
themselves, and the tio ps, supposing that
the enemy, by a circui ous route had sur
rounded' and would - finally azinilate them,
bee au infected with, the most fearful
panic, and turning, fled mutter confusion.
Colonel Mat hews, a- Virginian,had
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advanced consit erably beyond the main
body; with a portion.of Gen-Greene's \ di- 1
vision, 'and at this time, : unconscious -- :::f
the enemy's so close vicinity, was approach
ing
the! market-lions, when becoming 1
completely surrounded' by4fie . foe, he was
obliged to surrender, after contesting eve
ry inch of gronrid with the greatest brave
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communicating; strangely: enongd, 'tneil: 1
fright to the division of Greene (whose
advance, concealed - by the fog, had occa- '
sioued their ovrn terror) the whole body'
retreated, forming , themselves," under. the
latter's commands, into some degree.of
'regularity, and ;thus beeping -up a running
fire in order to ;cover their flight.
The fortune of war was now entirely
adverse to the Americans, and hotly pur
hued by q•enerals Grey and Cornwallis;..
the rout was !confirmed until nightfall;
when the defeated army halted at Perkio
men creek, ~ a distande of about 19 miles
.frhm the morning battle-field. Many an
ecdotes are winged- of the hospitality -dis
.played b . ) • fanners tol the unfortunate, de
feated soldiery,; one in particular illustrates
foreibli the spirit -infused even into the
women, of that; glorious, yet trying period.
:An elderly lady had 1 just•flnished the six
perintendence ;of ex+nsive baking opera
tions, and was about consigning . the fresh
loaves to• the Ish_elves of a spring -house,
where innumerable pans of milk and
cream ;arranged with consummate'c.are,
" glistened, in' a, row,4 side by side with
-tempting pastry .and cakes redolent of
ginger and shortening. Casting admir
ing glances upon th • liousewifely display,
...
what was the old la y's - surprise, on hear- I
ing a confused-;Ads , as of men tramping
over the ground' -a ove; hastening from'
th% building, to her astonishment, whole
fields for miles in e • tent, appeared_ cover
ed with soldiers, . l, pinning northward
;at the highest spec - .": Regardless of the ,
lady's - - presence, m ny rushed into the 1 .
Spring.house,rettirn . g either with-pies - and,
~,,
loaves of bread; or lse draining, while in
side,_ the contents l of the good' dame's-
Milk pans;Still the route continued and
constant
. forays wre made upon the fast
, declining resources. At length all were
1 passedl3y and the eadows returned to
ware
their pristine quiet, an examination into
\
the Spnng- ; lll . uste al closed the presence of
a few scatte ed mo sell, sole remnant of
the grand larder it. tad that morning con
tained; without a word of complaint,
merely ejaeulatin,,-- " poor fellows, no
wonder they were hurtgry,'Z the excellent
creature began instant preparations for a
further "baking," and soon replenished her
empty sheli es. Such, I kind reader, was
tfie praiseWrthy and pllttriot conduct of
this mat es mable Quaker, an undoubted
member of e:" meeting militant." -
Thus ended the battle 9f Germantovin,
which numtfers amongits incidents,' some,
of the mosi stirring and self-sacrificing,
which Revolutionary annals have handed
down to the presein age.;.-deeds of valor
- Were performed by men entirely ignorant
as well of the minutire as of the merest
I,superficials - conne.eted with those tactics
pertaining to the art of war. Arilong the
I slain; might have hien observed - the uni, 7 .
forded and i decorated British officer side
Iby N Side with the plowman,, on whose
clothing one still could have traced tie
dust of his MeadoWs. Death respectsno
more the aiguilletted - general _than the
poor. and N i vearied private; reclining to
gether upon a cannon - bier, their eyes
I closed to the outward world, the relative
I positions of wealth and station are alike
I disregarded; unhbading the past, their
attention ro hinter dwels upon the pres
-1 ent: Golden scab, ards and rusty firelOcks
are folded hi one •embrace ; tinselled epaii.
I late*. and tattered., vestments are incon.
Igraously intermingled, - . • I
sun, th The sun, thnugh imperceptibly, had,
gained its Meridian ere the Anal shot re
'sounded over the field of Germaktown;
And now began that last melancholy sere-,
i monialf the bale or those of our own
SIONTROSR, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 24, 'ISM
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army who had sa bravply fallen. Gather-'
ea promisenotisly together, • •the bodies
were, consigni4d to hastily -frmed'graves,
into which all iwereindiscriminately heap
ed;- though nnescutcliebnp&-stone marks
their last resting placO, Pr. mural tablets
along some dint and chisistered aisles' sets
forth. in ellisSic dictiOn ; their virtues 34
; their - services ;. though,.no "storied' urn or 1
- animated
. bust"
,carved from pare but
. . i
chilling marble; desgnates ; their • final
' abode, yet - I * i - - -
-
- "moo; Rams, their WV, epeg 110 ustrahrecr mwe,
The play iffayrie and elegy y," . . i
their merits are enshtined deep. in the
1 heart-of a nation that loves to honor their 1
i posterity' and add freshergarlands . to the
1 many that already drOp over the solitude
;of their tombs. - The 13odies of the dead
enemy, it .will be' reinembeted, were de
posited in thitt portion of Philadelphia;
1 knoWn as - WaahingtoniSqUare. . •
The traveler who ioams over these
plains, -made !'memorable by. so great
achievnients, ,is -impre'ssed with a feeling
i.of solemn pleasure as he mentally eons
the changes which a few years have ocen
sioned; Standing on
; the adjacent Chest
nut-Hill, he lo'olis abroad-pver a landscape
smiling with beauty ; ; evidences of wealth
; I and cultivation areeveri - where discernable;
no longer doe* the roar of artillery-usher
in 'the morning,. or thejroll of drums .her- -
ald the : approach of bight ; a landscape
teeming with fertility, waviiiff.fields of
grain,andmeadowswhbseluxuriant verdue
overtops their the peal of mus
ketry has given place to the scythe's " long
Swinging stroke," the"lrattling of artillery
wagon's, to the wain lilden with its odor
ous abundance; fot the call to-arms and.
the horse cry of "charge," is now heard
the low of distant hine ; or • the mellow
tinkle of a sheepfold's bell; and in Place
of the strains ot. martial music, we have
noul; . " the ; crock's shrill clarion and the
echoing horn: t The bid mansion is still
there, its wall perforitted with - bullets;
their traces even yet observable npon the
window- frames; surrnurided by shade, in
gamutr complPtely empowered from view
by' the densely clustetig - foliage itself - the
i
cause of (fur defeat—
a
ppears- wishing to•
retreat behind; so fricii ly a concealment.
•lint these reflections blast, be drawn to .a
close. _ ; • - .1.
In conclusion the writer desires. to add
that the result of this shnguinary field (in
which over
; a ; thousabd fell . killed and
wounded on either side) was scarcely to be
c_onsidered as', a defeat; rather, in fact, a
1
victory in ,
which the i eneniv ; simply re
mained upon the field. ;Its salutary - effects
where• every Where it:seernable in the re
newed hope liy which our troops were
actuated,• seeing, as (many undoubtedly
did,the ultimate triurnpli - pf thenevolution,
Atiatii win eyerienuci r ., j u.,,.., ~..,--;..,„,...
the Battle. of• Germantown. lIISTeciIA.
111118--eIIAVIIRATIIIi.
BY J. G.IiiiiTTISR. .
The pineti were darleitn Ranagth,blß, •
• .
Their Rbng was sort and-lew:
The blosSome in thw sweet May Winds
Were felling like the snow.
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The bloat:4)ms drifteriat our feet,
The ortbard Sleds sane char;
The sweetest and the saddest day -- .
It seemed of all tht gear. -
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• ' For More to me thitilbirds or flowers,
My playmate left tier home,
And took with her tfie laughing Spring,
The music and theibloom. . '
. .
She kitothd the lips oT kith and kin. • •
• She - laid her hands, in mine; .
- - What more could ask the bashful boy
. - Who fed her fathers kind? -
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She left its in the hlOom of May; •
The constant years told o'er
- Their seasons with as tweet May MOMS,
. ' But she came back no more.
I walk, With noiselett 5 feet, the round
• Of uneventful •yeare ;
Still o'er and o'er 1 sow the spring. •
.-Atuf rasp the antenna ears, ' ' ,
. ,
• • . Sbe lives where all Hie golden year
Her summer rose blow;
• - The dusky - children4tf the sun. - •
• Before her come - rind go. - • '
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• There haply with herjeweled hands .
- . She sboothes heUsilken gown—
' No more the homespun lap wherein
• •- I shook thevrabets down.
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The wild grapes whit us by the brook,
• . The brown nuts On, the hill,
' And still the Ilay.day flowers make sweet
' • The 'Woods of l!ollymill. • . •
. ; The Miles blossotri in the pond,
The bird builds in the tree,
The dark pines rinkon liamoth hill -
' - The slow song olthe sea. •
t. .
•• I Wondhr If she thiljks of them;
And bow the oldr,imeseems
- If everthe plines oil Ramoth wood _
• • • Aie sounding InDer drams,
t . a -
. I.see her face—l he'ar her - voice;
Does she rememDerjanine 1
• And what to her kinow theboy
That fed her father's klne t '
What cares she th4t the orioles build • '
For Other eyes than ours—
-.. abet Other halide ;With nuts are tilled,
Andother bps frith flowers ,
• 1 ,
• ' 0, pl ay mate In the . golden time!
. ..: Our poesy seat's green; -
. Its fringing violet blossom yet,
• . The:old trees o'pr it lean. ; .•
The *hide, so earitt with birch and fern,
A sweaer meniory blow;
And there in s_pritlg the robins ping
Th 9 song or twig ago.. • •
:And 4111 the pinei of Itamoth wood
Aro:moaning like the ecw— •
The Moaning of the sea of change
Bet Ween myself and thee!
SOIENTIPIC ITEMS,
•
• Indigo as good of Was ever produced
has been
m ind in: South Carolina;. its
manufacture, howei - er, was So fatal to the
!iegroes that its cultivation.was disccintin
ued. It absorbs oiygen in the process of
mannfactuie so raplcily as to reuder the
air unfit toi breatho.
To remove lead front water, put a little
chalk or whiting into the water and let it
settle.
A railroad comp ny .has purchased the
' ' .01 the Thames Unmet
right Of Way throng AC
London, and will proceed to lay a track.
Snakes are ova-irviaparous„ that is,to
say, eggs areformed and hatched witin
the body •Of the animal ; this, probably,
has given to the popular notion that
these reptiles Swallow their: offspring.
The light Of the ;tropics is not no power
ful for phOtogragic purposes as that of
the temperate zones.; a longer time being
required to take aiiicture. -
A man is taller in the morning than at
night to the exnerit of half an inch, owing
to the iblasation of the cartilages. -
The hurrian brain is the twenty-eighth
of the body, but itrn horse but the four
hundredth. z ' . ,
'ten days pefationlia is the average sink:
,I
ngea of hemp ii e, meet the age- of
thirty-six the lean in . an generally becoMes
fatter, md the fat man. leaner. . •
Richter enumerates six•hundreddistinet
species of 'diseasein the eye. • -
The pulse of - children is one hundred
and eighty in a minute; at -puberty it is
eighty; and at sixty only. sixty. •
Elephants live for two hpndred, three
hundred, - and even foui 'hundred years. A
healthy-full grown elephant consumes thir,
ty pounds of grain per day. -
Bats-in India-are called flying foxes, and
measure six feet; from tip to tip.
Sheep in wild pastures practice self-de.
febee by an army in which rams, stand
foremost, in concert with ewes and lambs
in. the' centre ,of a hollow sqiiare. • - -
-Three Hudson's. Bay dogs draw, a
sledge,. loaded with three hundred poutids
fifteen miles per days -
One pair of pigs will increase in six yrs.
to 110,160 - ,taking the increase at fourteen
per annum ; a'pair of sheep in : the same
time. Would be - but sixty-four; g single
female horsefly produces nt one season 20,-
080,320 eggs.'
~• The Rea, grasshopper and locust jump
two hundred times their .own length, equal
to a quarter of a mile for a man.
.
There arc no, means at present - of clean-,
ing the bottom of the Great Eaiterp, and
it is probable that.in conseqUence of foul
ing she would not now go as fitst,_by one
and a. half or twO knots an hour,- as -if her
plates . . were-clean.
The blue flame, sometimes observed at
the tops of the funnels of Steam vessels,
Aloes not extend down- the funnel it. is
caused by the'cOmbustion of carbonic ox
yd, which eml only buht by meeting fresh
air at the top of-the fuimel,. the Mixture
igniting at
r a comparatively low - tempera . -
ture:.
- • JAPANESE LAWS
• Tux severity of the-Japanese laws is ex- -
cessive. The code is probably the blood
iest in the world. • Death is the prescribed
punishment for most offenees. The Japa
nese seemroceed on.theprinciPle that
he who wi.niolate one law will violate
'any, and tliat, the Wilful violator:is unwor
thy to live; he cannot be trusted. in soci
ety.
There are no professional lawyers in
the kingdoth—e-very. map is deemed corn=
petent to be his own pleader. If.a party
is aggrieved he • immediately appeals to
the magistrate Def Ore whom the other par
ty is soon made to appear. •The case is
stated by the comPlainantin his own way,
and the accused is heard in reply.. The•
magistrate examines the witnesses,. and it
is said that this-officer generally. displays.
great acuteness in detecting falsehood
lle passes sentence, and it is carried into
effect instanter. From his decision -there 1 ,
thentalleri l invfifelolth - tfiV aid b't• mends.
—and it is' well understood that it Inust
he thus settled or unpleasant consequen
ces" ill result. Sometimes when' both
plaintiff and defendant are in fault, he
- awards censure to hoth, as .they may de
serie it, and sends them about: their busi
ness. The prison diet is limited and very
poor; but if a rich: man is ecrnfined, he
. may buy.better food, on conditiorthat lie
will share it equally with all hes fellow
Prisoners. The Japanese dcletrine is that
if a. man of wealth or influence is a .crimi
nal he has no right to fare any better than
-the poorest man in the Kingdom who com
mits a Crime,- therefore all shall be treased
alike.
In religion the greatest tolerance exists.
Every town has its godond every class its
peculiar image worship. The mariner bows
down to a god of the sea, 'which' is set up ,
in a temple decorated with paintings of
the sea in a gale, and of dunks. - There are
also gods of fire{ of riches, and' other de.
deities.' There' is no Sabbath in Japan,
but the people - celebrate a Peat many
feasts days at all seasons of the year. There
are no people who appear to bejo happy,
- under a despotic fortif....ogovernment ,as
the Japanese, and when reproved for not
being , civilized, they cite the infrequency
of crime in- compiriOn with its'existence
in other countries, as &I argument against
the enlightenment of the race.
CHANGED HER 31E4 D.—Dickey was poor
—Katy•had a rich mother—Dickey loved
Katy and vice versa—Dickey wanted to
marry,Katy's'motber was down on 'that
measure—Dickey was forbid the premises
-votes were_ exchanged through-the high
board fence which enclosed the yard. One
day the old lady went out 4 calling,"
Dickey was' duly informed of the fact—
called on Katy remained a little too long
—old . lady was close at hand—no chance
of escape . Withdut detection. At the in
stance ,of Katy, Dickey 'popped into the,
eloset—old lady saw that ,Katy looked ,
confused,-guessed that Dickey had been
ahont=supposed of course that he had
made good his escape--thought that per
haps that; the young people had agreed.to
elope together—determined to be too
smart for them—shut Katy, up in_the'sathe
closet where Dickey Was concealed, and
giving her a pair of quilts .and a .pillow;-
locked her up' for the .night—didn't see
Dickey T next morning went te let Katy out.
'Ohl-• a scream—couldn't get brcathifor
a moment- , -finally: • .•
Ahem, Dickey, is that i you?'
'Yes; ma'atd." •
'Dickey, you Must stay to breakfaSt.". •
' Couldn't, ma'am:
, 'Oh, but you .mat." .
• Dickey concluded to stay.
Breakfast table-Diekey, rye been
thinking about you a good.deal latelY."
siippose, ma'am, very lately
You are industrious and honest, I hear.'
4 1 never brag. - - ,
4 -Well, now, upon the whole, . I,think
you, and Katy bad,better get married. .:
A Goon ONE.—Pat 'was . helping Mr:.
Blank to get a safe in his office one day,
and not being- acquainted with.tbear,ticle,
inquired what it was fur. . ;
• 'To prevent papem and other artielcit
which are placed in it from being burn* in
case of fire,' said Mr. 13'.
And sure will nothing err burn that,
is put in that thine
'We% thin : yer honor, ye'd better be
after witting Ito Itiat,sanie when ye die,'
Mr. Biwa ,Wiltillt i • • •
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IMAR HUNTING. IN OALIFORNIA.
Ii is not eVery on who wishes to enjoy
the reputation of, old age. Ladies -are
proverbially Sensitive on this point, and it
must be confessed that men are not much
better. Mr Adams, the wild beast collect
or, is therefore an exception to . the rule,
for he wishes it expressly understood, that
he is "Old Altms"—not the old. Adam
that the theologians talk about, but "Old
Adams" in the ,pleural-Lsigiiifying; proba
ably, that hells a host in himself:. . - I
Li case any one does • not Wish to ise
the' prefi x old, this accomthodating Adams
is equally sat with "grizzly, an ad
jective which', prefixed, to a proper - name.
would, not be usnally considered as strict-
ly compilimentarY. , . 1
eon " t i n Grizzlyi n a A r
i d a Ili
accounts"
of his wr :
e.eitoe
find'
James
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pth b ; a ispadreetne r loscoepillloe:d e boo k
a riadls,ilipre.disfn alor,:opt
,Aeu d eofie.
31.
happinessv%
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'stapes a nd M 1 N lie:mhtw • 1
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trssa
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solemn
sAea,
n r eig:o
meoovi e sandexaanoc s ned tehmieinikr animal s
oarl .
b:liedi,
ysyut
,dee i th.
,tr;dornuoge.bhi
river
smmiEntuv:vfiees, eatching and I
-winding Peast,lith :fpd,iawsu h li in t i n is .eiair e lizacrwindlass.ett es an r hheat ee atythi , in
habitantsinieallolehoenogf‘dconqueringesni.nfrrisa,dEtol.tewterla-,atmulahfs .a t
,s h i p t t: h teh l
.i.
n t l h e a A i th at i
l e : Os :d hfB l4 , C a l if or n ia ,
i t ehi:dil l ie : ,
nAl,eabta he
fe
ver, and went to California; but , failing
both in business and gold.hunting, he.be
came a trapper and hunter,- and with only
his rifle, wagon and oxen, went about one
hundred and ; 'fitly miles in the Sierra .Ne
.vada, where, int least fifty. miles from the
sound of a uman voice, he lived: like Al
exander Selkirk, monarch of 'all he -sur
veyed. Here he.trapped bears, .deer,l
wolves, beavers; rabbits, and 'mules, ;and't
forming a sort of partnership' with...ln cou-i
pie of Indian I youths, the party trained ii
four "gilzzlieS." lie took them to' Mari- f,
posa, and exhibited them with success: Her.
then returned to the wild woods, and in-'
dulged in such pleasing sports as the fol
lowing:— I . • ,
DESP,ERATE AND FEARFUL STRUGGLE WITH A
.
As vai;ion i
s otsappointments only ineren
ed my resolution, and I , was confident the
animal ceuldlnot go Much longer-without .
food, I continued to watch all that day
andthe third! night. But I considered it
prudent to_change my position, 'lest she
might be able to ascertain 'by her eyes, as
well as by her nose, that she had my corn-
SITVV- ..t a. - 4.1,-.6 1 1, case.:- ---a, .....1...- ............. --A-- P....a..- .. 1
tunate; for, tin that , day, while the sun was
yet half an bout' high, the bear presented
herself in full sight. She rose up on her
fret when she got out, and snuffed the air
diligently all Iround, as .
though still dis
trustful that ome.thing which '.meditated
mischief was • afloat. ' She . twisted and
twined in alli directions, in her doubt, and,
this gave ine. an admirable opportunity
fora deadly shot. The moment I had a
fair aim at her heart I discharged my_pieee.:
The hall pasSed in back of her fore shoal-.
der, and t as,l afterwards discovered, went;
.directly fhiciugh her - heart. She fell, and,
taking it for granted that she must be:
dead, I dreW my bowie-knife and rushed;
upon her, in order to lose no time in seeki
ing for the pubs. --',When I reached her she
looked dead enough; but I thought I
I might just.as well make sUre of it; as, an .
enemy in the rear, when I shmild get into
. the cave, would be exceedingly trouble
' some. I popped my knife, therefore, as a
matter of f4in, into her throat; but. good
,heavens I_ only fancy my astonishment
when, as the • cold steel penetrated her
skin, she leaped up and grabbed, me, by
the legs wit-her huge paws I this 'Was a_
contingencY I - had by no means counted
upon. It was a performance distinctly
NOT "set dOwn in the bills." -A desper
ately weaned'beir is about as unattract
ive an acqu intanceas the wild_forest can
show, and one that stands US little on the
trifles. Aid yet I was in just such -a pail
ty's grasp. Lit was an appalling thought!
-but I had rot - time M. think, for it was n‘ ,
-yiously a death struggle for one or- both
of us; andaS her: horrible teeth -met in
inY flesh, the exquisite pain left ntenothing
but an instinctive sense of the necessity
for promPf t action. -r WC-were both down
,hpon the g,kound together now. Her teeth
and clawsvere both ai work..' I . was-des
peratelyj st ugglitig to get my arms free
for ofren'si j e measures, but, • gullying" eX
hanSted wlth my, loss of blood, *as not at
first sucesfiritl. At length I twisted My
self around underneath her, and , catching
her,.with my left hand, by the.great goat
ee which bung under her mouth, I plung
ed my knife into her heart with my right,
and worked it briskly round - to insure its
fatal operation; Her Jaws . opened ; her
e t
w in : s tu relaxed
s t m h e u i
d r
i ll: e l hod' e
a t and
r ae
it tl tu r one
mu o ti r .
late me, she rolled °vet and : expired.
Here isianother incident, showing - the
dangers of interfering with the domestic
affairs of 31r. Bruin:— 1_ .. •
SLAYS A BLACK iffinct BEAR AND SECURES REA
, i CUM , 1
After the 'capture ,of-Lady - Washing,tion
I was fortunate' enoughto catch 'a 'number
of otheibearii ' but without meeting. with
any. incident Ofanoinent;•-- At length, how- ,
ever, I encountered what is known as a ,
hyena bla c ek hear. It . was a female,ofeon-
siderablelsize and forminable
. appearance,
and-was accompanied by a paw of cubs of
tits smallest proportions. They certainly I
Were not ilarger than, a common house:Ot.
They caught my . fancy "'at once and I eon
'eluded that they were to become my - prop- .
erty. _ It; was very clear, though,' that the
mother-of them was in no disposition; to
'assent td such a transfer. I was satisfied
that she bad personal Objectioini of )the
toughest . nature; and did not think , it
safe to argue ..the question with her-;too
closely. '1 I Preferred reasoiiwg at a ;ills' ,
ttince. The only work oflogic with which
conten t my rifle i—
,lbbearwu7strlislot:fin7st:iniallitaumty:e7witildil,;n4lu'vtimoiPionset,itig,aiiandetuitwivithathfillaailaa
effect thitt left nothing twit a foregone cow
I - 1 - -• -:-• -
.
elusion. -In the , present , . instance,, there-
fore I assumed my premises, and diseharg- i
ed iny observations .fit;the mother-bear: It
required four different shots to 'persuade'}
her to become - a quiet spectator ..of my 1
movements as a kidnapper of her cubs.—
Every shot 'passed through . either her
heart or 'Ver. I had a right to conclude,
b . y th . e, that she was past all . oPpo
'sal ' • but such was thepertinacity -with
Winehshe clung to life for her young one's
/ I
s e . , she refused to exhibit-the first sign
o ving- up the ghost until . the fourth
le en message had left. her without -an
alternative •
You may'snppose that 'promptly chas
ed down the little cubs is the. chapparaL
They were, dear little fellows, and had not
yet Octheir teeth. Nature had not had
time to attend to their dental. operations.
They wereperfectly harmless, therefore,
andincapable of doing , mischief,' , even it'
they had the instinct. To- make; " assu- i
rancedoubly sure," " I tied, up their little
legs and - placed. them in my saddle-ba - gs.—
You May-wonder, perhaps; how I procur
ed-saddle=bags in the . wildeiness. But I
didn't procure thein. As usual, I; turned
manufacturer, and supplied myself. Of
course, they. were made of the only mate
rial at command, which was' green -elk
skin. I Constructed them with much
,pains,,zfid gave them the customary shape
of Yankee saddle-bags; except that they
• were square, and had a lid to close<thern
' up.' Into these saddle-ba,gs I poked my
tiny treasures—rendered , them - as comfort
able as the emergency would permit, shoul
dering niprifle again, after prudently re
loading it for.fear of an aCeident, and once
more started for home. - I As my Mule was 1
along with me, .you may conjecture that'
he bore the saddle-bags and their contents.
More thanthis, I,paeked on hini as much
of the meat of the deCeased mother-bear
as I needed for immediate objeets. This
all settled to my satisfaction, I turned my
face towards camp, the cubs yelling and
squalling from the saddle-bags, naafi they
~,, filled the forest with their discordant mu
r sic: They ; would not 'be quieted. No
II amount of coaxing or threatening could
silence their vicious longues,-- and I was
anxious to Aence them, feer Lhad no idea
how far their worthy papa had-wandered
that morning for provissions. Thecry of
an infant bear stirs 'up- the affeetions of
its pirents 'fully as muck as the - wail of a
child will bring its natural proteetnr.to its
side, and I had no special wish ,at that
moment for. an "introduction to M r. Bruin.
Fate was against me thii-tidie.". : 1 . had
not proceeded very fat before the - , squeal
ing of the bear-babies had its effect. Their
disturbed papa soon made, his appearance,
and if ever, honest indioinition walk writ- .
M proad . .way; coulu !WU hattit
more-distinctly, and it threatened; don't
know what, very de:11.1v: -. To Say, that he
intuitivelyiunderstood the position of aff
airs would , only be to give my instant con
clusion from;a glance at his. countenance,
and that he had promptly made 'up his
mind to bestow on me h valuable lesson
for my ternerity; would simply be 'stating
.the undoubted-fact. But while Ihe - "was
pursuing 'me, *and probably Meditating
whether he should swallow me 'till,* or
eat me piece-meal, I hit on a. device that
give him very ditThrent emPloyment. -
called up my dog (she was a superior hart
.ter,) and told her to " take" the bear.—
She understood the, and .rushing at him'
commenced to'play around him, to divert
him from' myself, and keep , him at bay.
This embarrassed him; and taking advan;
tage of his embarr ssment, I fired at him
with fatal effect. A few more shots garb
him his quietus, when left his body
where it dropped, with the intention of re
_turning for it the next day. - In the mean
dine I conveyed the little cubs safely' home ;
I mixed flour and water, which
. 1 , sweat
•ened with sugar, and gave theui for foOd,
and I had the satisfaction of seeing them
thrive upon - it- abundantly. , •
DEATH OF AN lERON.ATTT. •
Mr. Connor, the pupil of Mr. -Wise the
teronaut, , was. advertised to make an as
. eension trom Palace Garden' at
. yesterday afternoon, and at the 'appointed
hour the; fences, house-tops and trees in
the vieinity 'Were filled with a ouriona.
crowd, anxious to see, all they. could With
out pay . ing the admittance fee. ' • •
- The inflation of the baloon—the Venus
—progressed successfully 'until one of the
strips of oilednjuslin, of whilih it was
made, gave way. Mr. Conner sewed it
up as best he could,. remarking; in rep
ly
to interrogatories, that the rent might
give way, but that he would not give up
the ascension for any, such trifle as that.
As the balloon filled; the wind ; which was
bloivipg in violent 'gusts, Swayed it frOm
side to
. side with such force that. it Was ,
all four, or, five- men could, do to keep it in
its place:. Several -attempted to dissuade
Mr: Ginner* from the ascension, but he
persisted in undertaking it, and When ev-.
erything was in readiness stepped into
the wicker basket,_and shaking:hat:ids with
his wife, gave the word to "let go." Be-
fore the balloon had risen high enough to
clear the building, a violent , gest of wind
catight it and dashed it with great vie;
lene. against the concert and dancing sa
loon. The basket containiog Mr. Conner,
Was hUrlathrough one of the windows
whicV look out from 'this teem upon the
Garden, but unfortunately the, - anchorage
which the balloon' thqe• suddenly found
-proved obly temporary, and the. top
she basket in' which the unfortunate tm.o
naut Still remained, next caught under
neathlthe 'edge of the'street'roof,'peeling.
it off as if it were pasteboard, . Then it'
w as dashed with' great violenee against:'a
skylight, and instantly the balloon col
lapsed. - •
The crowd inside the garden could not
see where the-balloon bad gone. It was
supposed.it had landed in One of the adja.
cent yards. -.There was intense eicite
ment; Mrs. tooner fainted,' i the women
screamed, and the Men rushed - franticallf
fOr the 'street to learn the fatt of Mr.. Con.
nor. 'No 'one 'expected to find 'him alive;
People outside hurried through the
ments of the adjoining dWellings into the
rear yards. „.
The. body 'of the balloon into the
JOB PRINTING , of iilyL KINDS,
ao•NE xr 'mica/Tics. or Tag '
I:!MWE 0 4p, PL.A.III,
NEATLY Aza)
AND Ai "LIVE A:VEY LE I , LIVE"' PRICE&
•
•
THE office of the .atontrose Lignocrat
has recently been aspplleof with I new and Choke rariety
of tyyppee etc., and we are now prepared to wine pamphlets
etc, etc., In the bast style, on alien notice.
HandbiEs, Postem Progranimes, and
Ohm hinds of work in this line, !lone according to ostler,
_
Business, Wedding, ; and Ball (Paws;
Tickets, etc., priated with neatroat wad dm:loth. .
Justices' and Constables' Blai3ks, Ngtes,
Deeds, lad all oiler Dhaka, ov band, or Dilated to order.
NO. 21.
I r Job fork and to be i4tid for On dell!eri
adjacent,yard, the Wikat :coataining Mr.
Connor remaining on the.soof of the con-.
'cat saloon. He was taken out insensible.
and conveyed into a room over.l . he 'bar.
'room attached to. the garden, where . sev
eral physicians at onceattended him.. 01x
the face, breast, and'llack'of his head were
several alight cuts. No bone; were • biO.
ken. His mjuries - proved,to be chiefly in-
ternat lierernamed iaY au 11.11COUBC101111'
state until 11 o'clock last evening, when "
he expired. - '
Mr. Connor is a young man,. his aga be- -
ingonly twenty-five. Ile bas for-some
time past been a-pupil! of Prof. Wise;-
the mronaut. His enthusiasm on balloOn.
ing has been intense,i and singularly
enolig,it was heartily participated by Ina
wife.. She - had . resolved to accompany -
him on the. present voyage; and would •
have done so but for the incoMpetency of
the balloon:to carry twa persons. - - •The.w
long aerial voyage Mr. Conner took alew 3 ;
days ago from Palace Garden, was his . .
first essay as a practical
Times, May— •
•
- Ank Evening: Voice.
O'er mellow WOOl nod aiurofol etreaar
• The .shades of eveninz poise and fall,
' • The distant echoes dimly- call,
'Like voices 'O . a dream. •
The spirit of a dying day I *
.Sti r s With soft wave th 6 gleamy giva
E h tra th
. 1.4 . )
• And whit' its whisper. , saY
Bt3ekening tits gentle spirit en,
The" plaintive spirit,.do4med'te. die;..
Heedless thki diowsy iliw'reta
Of. the sweet. presence guno.
0, rind htatra, 104 with passing pain!.
- -%,slighted ketiles that Once were ours I
that in our haiipres . i hour* -
May never share ;main`!
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W3l. 41. SNOW, .
TUSTICE-OF TEE PEACE.-6renttend. Pa. Office
0. cot Mau .o.reet. oppct.ite the - Westerni-joue. .80
arnitg - none uv strurrnan e7rrrei,t
SIEITIII •
. & SON
t t IIGEON DENTISTS.-:SJontrot.e,
Q .- -
°Office Su Lathrops' new buildiUg., ovrr •
the Dank. All Dental •operatioui will be t
rformed iu good e thic and warr4uted. , .
• a: ii. Jecouni D W. MAIMS.
•
- '!S - t: ABLE
TTOILNEYS nn Couniellorii at Law.—Xontroae,
JA.Otlipe in Lathrops' new baildig, °TO: the Bank: - -
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DRS: RLAKESLER-47 BRUSH;
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AV)ING ageociated thenu‘eires for the prnaeeuilon or
the duties of their profe.sion, re,pectfully offer their
tervicet to.the Invalid 'Public. Office at theregidetwe or
Dr. IBlakeelee, midway between the villagee of Dimock
and - Springville. • - - , aIS) bty.
L. Ir. nrsoft.nal • "-
i. e. sail.
AV . OeLl) announce to the. public tlutt-they base enterd
11, Into a partnenshlp forth , : practice of . •
MEDICINE SURGERY - •
g
and-are prepared to attend to.ail calls In the llnd of their •-•
profession at all hours when nofptherwt.ie en=ed.
OFFICE—The one formerly occupied, by Dr..lllughtim. -
N. B. The book accounts of Dr„."l3aughint untst bo ltuukuel
dlately settled by notes or otherwise..
:New Milford, Starch. L. W. BeiOLL43f,
'Tukrolarling, Eirewell ;
Anolher:hapil day will'Ahlm, s'
With morning ',an 1. , as brght a9mine 7 7
With evening - hushed xs this. .
Bat will it makeyoufailit more fast,
Or prili6our bloom, fir dim your glaw,,
• 'To t'eri'lliat_one who locci, : you so
The sun Birks. down beneSththo
From peak to peak, front hole to hole,
. Dies nut the golden aureole, • -
And
_night-oElles grey - ,and 'chill—
BUSINESS CARDS.
BINGHAM. tic AXEY,
lE&`BY B. SPi..:AN,
TTORNEY and eunnoellca
Otdce In tee Union Block,' je3 Se tf
, .
DR,E. F:IVIL3IOT • .
GanrATE-of the liHopathic end Homeopathic Col.
loges of Medicine.-.-Great Bend, Ye. Oilfce, comer
of plai n wad Razabeth4te. neatly opposite the Methodist
C'hareh. sp.% tt
IirNTTING COOPF.R - =NAT bpIXELa.
W. 31. H. COOPER &CO:, ;
AliildtS,-*—Nontrose. Pa. Siteienarwa to fost. Cooper
1 & Co. Qftler, Lathrop& new bolding. Turnpike-at.
NEWS OFFICE..
THE CEWK city' ILLtsTiverED
.NEWsPAPERs,-.ltAoszlNEs, ETC.,
fur sale at the )lontruso t BOOK STORE. on
Public Avenue. by . A. Ruwarn. '
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• JOITIT'QgOVE.S,
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MIASIIIONABtE TAlLOR,— , Montrone, Pa. Rap
r • near the ItsptiFt Meeting house. on Turnpike -
`street All orders filled proluttlY: in first.r.ste sole.
Cutting done on short 'notice. and ss arnantesi to lit.
—...__..
DR. JOlr.i W. COBB, - -
P UYSICLyti AND SIMGE9N.S--)tontrose, I>. Office
-on Pubic Avenue, 6ppumte Searle '» Hotel. mhl
• •- • DR. G. Z. 1)1310C4', . •..
PIIYSICIAN AND SCEGEoN-311. PI. • Odle*
oier Wilsons' Store: Lod•••:bp Searles•Liotel. •
ABEL T 11.1 i ELL,
DEALER 31e,ficir.eg, Chemicals, Dye
Stnffs, Cantor Warr.. Paintg, Oils, Vnyolsh, Win.
dow Glawtiroccric-, Fancy Gok;d4, Jewelry Parra-. •
men*. de.—Agent for nll the meet popalar PATENT
ISENCINE.S.—Muntro6e. Pa.; augl tf
IV3I:W.
I.IIINET AND CHAIR itANUFAIDTUDERS,..froot ,
Illut Ulan Street, Sloultuie, su g I if
INSURANCEWyoming Campny,
W ILK UK e.. Pa.
Charter .PerpetuaL
Capitol $100,600. Sgo p I $3,000.
Organized Noikmger 1857
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DIREGTORS.
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COI; Itollenback, D. 0, Rrlesbach, J. P. Dennlr,. '
John. Reichard, David Morgan, 'Chao - Dormoit'.
Stnl.Wadhams, It D Larne, . Wm 8 Iloas,•.
L D Shoemaker, Geo P Steele, 1.1 M "Itoyt, . .
;.. finrrn. WY G. M. liortmataca,__Tracl, -
W. G. Stu Lisa, rat" S. . L. D. Snonnerwr, - MI pre&
$ 4 P. BLACKMAN - MOntralial Pir.o . -
Agent foiSn . squehanna County.
DR. 'BLiCKMAN `•
ItrAY 11E F()I7.N , lor some MOD t t
.0/ come. at 4.RS. BARD'S. near by the iStErIIODIST
CHURCH. It Is very &affable that al Itulelhal would be
bo.kind as to =but hold }linter! 11 Is of little
use to enlisiy,e Upon a sulsjet- no dlstasteftfl and repalshre
to moot people._. r • 31dotruse; May 160, ILOO.-4 , 11
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J. COLUSTEAD. _ J RE.&D,
• DRS.
•WOULD READ,
h 4lN nte Ol n CEohe tp P a
bo
Practice of MED,IINE dr Surgery,
a nd are prepared
to attend to au eels In the line of their
=eAL Otitee—the and fbrmerir occupied h 7 DJ.
toPITNDLIT. J.
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