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STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. NOVEMBER 2, ISS4.
NO. 50.
'Published Theodore Selioeh.
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AT
THIS
THE OFFICE OF
JEFFERSOXIABT.
-T . Tl n mTTTITf TTTT1T T"
ifjuuj. wjiWi.
Htis-beauliiul prouuction, says tne in.
Y. Atln. is remind from the works of a
, ... -
-well known, noble bard, at the request of
n l:idv. wlio vi do nnft often fuel inclined
tt) disappoint. AVe do not think that
there will befoui.d in the whole world nu in
dividual who will not appreciate the su
perior merit of the production.
Fare Uiec well ! and if forever,
Still forever, Hire thee ivcll !
Even lliotigh unforgiving, never
' 'Gainst tlice shall my heart rebel.
Would that breast were bared before thec,
' Whore thy head so oft hath lain,
"While that placid sleep came o'er thec,
Which thou ne'er canst know again :
'Would that breast by thec glanced over,
Every inmost thought would show !
Then thou wuoldc&t at last discover
'Twas not wi-11 t o spurn it so.
Tho' the world for this commend thee
Though it smile tipoti the blow,
?Evcn its praises more offend thee,
Founded on a nol Iter's woe
tl'hough my many faults defaced me,
5 Could no other arm be found
Than the one which once embraced me.
To inflict a cureless wound !
Yet, oh yet, thyself deceive not,
Love m-iy sink by slow decay,
fiut by sudden wrench, believe not
Hearts can thus be torn away ;
Still thine own its life relaineth
Still must mine; though bleeding.
beat.
And the undving thought which pnineth,
. " ;
Is that wc no more ma' meet.
These are words of deeper sorrow
Than the wall above the dead ;
Both shall live, but every morrow
Wakes us from a widowed bed.
And when thou wouldst solace gather.
When our child's first accents flow,
Wilt thou leach her to say "Father!"
Though his care she must forego!
When her little bands shall press thec,
When her lip lo thine is prcst,
Think of him whose prayer shall bless thec, :
Think of him thy love had blessed
Should her lineaments resemble
Those thou never more mayst see,
Then thy heart will softly tremble
' With a pulse yet true lo me.
-All my faults perchance thou knovcst,
All my madness nonc can know ;
All my hopes, where'er thou goest,
Wither yet with thee they go.
Every feeling hath been shaken;
Pride, which not a world could bow,
J).)WB to thee by thee forsaken,
Even my soul forsakes me now'
JJsit 'tis done all words are idle
Words from me are vainer still,
But the thoughts ue cannot bridle
Force their way without the will,
Fare the wll ! thus disunited,
Torn from every nearer tie,
Sear"d in heart, and lone, and blighted-
JUore than this, I scarce can die.
Anion- the many ingenious and labor-'the
ious and lauor-
!WbUioD at tho
flsrving machines now on ex
Kcw York Stale Fair, is one invented by!
..agenucman irom uounccucur, wuosap
. - . .
.that wheu it is wound up and set in mo-;
tion. it will chase a hog over a ten acre
. 1 - v .i i- t 1
jot, eaten, yoho, anu ling mm, or dj a
. . . , . r i 1 1 t I
Slur it chaiir'e Ol POann? it Will ChOO llim
o - c ; . . o . . 1
H I . ' . I I K IklM li I - t f IIIC ! r 17
... -c 11 rr f .1 .
iV. l'Ai lib?. I'll' J- yuu, Ji iuio ,iij,
recently found that one of his hens from
which hc procured an egg a day could,
nat walk about with facility, and on thc,
Gth instant she earned a stand and rol
info SIllHflWS. WOrlv lllS bristles IlltO Shoe ... , -., . 1 r ,..,:,1 1-w,, fl,n fnniiliT luif nllinra wrnrn mi.. -ll 1 1, 1 1 '
, . , 5 r" , ... tinued lo worlc with greater vigor anu ei-, 111c poor icnow uau uuuu u, ,iu killin" a number of them with his carbine
pushes and manufacture htb tail into fcct than a irl over did work before, not; but enough were identified to render Ferguson's first thought was that all his But n? bt wns dosing in, and quite ex-
corkscrews, all in the twinkling of a bed congratu. thc guiifc of Uie prisoner clear enough for ( friendg had probabiy bccn surprised, and baustuJ unabc oyen to r'0ioa(1 hs arnis
Post- lations at their good luck in having pick- a jury. j massacred singly. Indeed, thc numcr- ' hc wag cizcd wIth a suatlen giddin.css
led. She could 110 longer run about, bo'r.- iin,,qboi(l and business numoses until
w
Mr. Golf cut off her head, and on
stripping uie icatuers ue iouim uimusv o,
solid mass of fat. Hcr claws were even
puffed out with fat. She was small m bgsjrjcg SOme paper money. On looking her plea of guilty, thc Judge was very
-frizc, but so solid iu grease that she weigh- to see whether he was right, hc found the merciful, and sentenced her to three
cd when dressed 7 pounds. Hartford paper money, but the gold had disap-'months in the Albany Penitentiary,
'i-vics. Ipeared. Here was "a go." "Who was Here she arrived a few days ago, and the
the robber ?" was the next question. lie worthy matron received her kindly &intro-
'Jliss, can I have the equisite pleasure decided in his own mind that there was duced hcr to the female department, and
ofiroUing the wheel of conversation around but onc serVant in thc house with wit c- from thence into the bathing room, from
the axletrcc of your understanding a few noub t0 r,Qt bold t)f the keys and remove whence a series of loud screams for "Mr.
auinutcs this evening ?' Thc lady fainted, thegmoney, unobserved. And she was Pillsbury" were soon heard; and on his
" 'the favorite and trusted nurse of the grand reapparing, thc matron hid hcr blushes,
iTir TO tiie.Times. 'How do you keep children whose mistress was then absent, and raqucstod him to "take that man a--7our
books r 'By double entry. Imakc jt was determined, therefore, that she way!" Mr. Pillsbury, like a gentleman
.one entry, and father makes another V ' should be arrested, her trunks searched, as he is, complied with this very reason-
,? . 1 11 : i&0 A scarch-warrent was accordingly able request had the lusty rascal crop-
1 XovjNG. -'Sally said Simon, 'I; wish obtained, with directions to the officer to ped and attired in proper garments, set
was a fish, arid you was 'bait. Lord-cc, stand in'roadincss to come when sent for. liim to work among those of'his owivscx,.
bow I'd bite.' -' As if to confirm thc justness ' of thcao ' where hc now is, with as proper crop
A MAI? AS A HOUSE MAID.
Bobbery, Arrests, and Exposure.
r n ,t i . ,
A few months ago a robust looking per-,
son, dressed in the
becoming garb of a
-
female domestic, made application at
, , T ... ...
Lui't S Intelligence Ofhce, ill tblS City for
. ,. , ,
a. situation 10 0.0 oruinary llOUSCWOrK
; Soon after, a lady from Schoharie county
.applied for help; but all whom she select-
jed were unwilling to leave town. The
"domestic" above referred to, however,
expressed a willingness to engage, but
tbe lad dl(1 uot hke her aPPeaace-
nut uuauy sue was rciuucrautiy compel-
led to accept of her services. She ac-,
cordind v ordered her to appear with her I
f rim' O f flirt ATinClrtll 17 nnrn n Q i 1-
4i, Ar..,- it , o .....
i TV 11, " "f -
--..fa 6 r" 4WU,
ucr, on time, out quarreling witii me cap
ii'
whom she offered a sispenoe-all
her box t0 tbc Place of rendezvous.
j o
The
lady settled the difficult v, placed her
protege in the stage, and proceeded with
her to her pleasant mansion in Old Seho
'haries. ' Xothing transpired for several days to
j disturb either mistress or servant. The
; latter took hold with most wonderful
industry rising at 4 o'clock every morn-
ing, and working so long as a.ny work
was to be done. Indeed so assiduous was
she that the lady of the houso reproved
her for working harder and later than
, was necessary. Her only reply was that
she "could not bear to be idle, and would
rather work than play."
The first remark on her eccentricities
was made by a little girl, who one morn
ing entered the parlor, with open month
land eTes, exclaiming, "0! grandma, what
(, 11 it. 1 1
in rnii fltiiil.- fliif notr rtiv onos liriTrn
, V . . ,., """"
the cellar stairs at a single inmp . iut
this was not deemed sufficiently strange.
f .-v i inif o i Af iai r o ! - t ho n elm irne i
to excite any other reinanc
than she wasu
'a "smait girl." New
developments,.
I m x m v si ynw r ii li1i n T f t
UU UVtl. Ul U lli 1 USUI i U. il IC littll-
i lew
., . .
, ings alter, wnen an tnc wording men a-;
' x. , ,,ixriii ;
or twenty in number-the household was .
iiiiiii i.iii iii i. iu wt'it: a i. r ii 1 1 1 iz i in i t:i.ii
i men.
On inquiring the cause it appear-
,ed that
"Elizabeth' had, on a banter,..,...' rll '
1. J x 1 1
'Jinmped square over the broad table, ,
idishcs and all at a bun and oSq
.wager a new bonnet that she would do
uie u.uu unn:, u a can piaucu uu .
:r ..t.- i ,i
the top of the tab e-only stipulating tor .
a single step oacKwaru. jo one, now-j
in t ".r t
ever, accepted the
Yiujui, uul an wiiL'ui-,
ii
red that "she was a
,w .4 , . ,
icctie tuc smartest i
.critter in the diggius."
In the courses of time, a fellow servant,
girl (with whom the strange girl roomed
i" i 1 1 ii iAni fHrt efTionrrrt mt'l rn1 III n "1 1,
informed her mistress that she could not
' remain any longer in the family if "Eliz- j
' .,lirtl.' .111 nrl Innt'n Ql,n T-nTncorl frt OB- !
UUCLU UlU J1UL IWffctV. CUi itlU-vu uu
;sign any reason
for
this intimation
but "Elizabeth," when
arraignec
!
J I
t
said
the
other
servants were angry with
'
a dollar to the Priest. As this :
was known to be true, "Elizabeth" was j
i i i i- ' j xt n : ,
rn i f i rn rr 1 ininii-wiirK :i u r it. iilhi:i ' I
to leave if she persisted in her demand.
v" c ' ' ' J C3
"Elizabeth" continued to grow in favor
with all hands, in spite of her apparent
1 . 1 1 !
U 1
stupidity; but sue was particularly inn-
! ate with one "Fatrick," with whom she ,
often took evening ramoles. Her mis
tress eluded her for this intimacy, warn
ing he
she clo
1 j
I rick and the were engaged to be mar.
i ,- , r, 0 0 i
r against all "gay deceivers;1' but , , , , 1
5cd all reproof by the very uncx- i P gently, and ordered up ner uaggage - ,
: p Lr fi,o, u p.,t. i This was refused her, but she persisted so
No one suspected anything amiss in 5 r, lf 1
"Elizabeth," until one morning, on the;wb'lein P"8.00-. On doing so, a razor ;
return of the gentleman of thc house, af-
i i i. ' 'P!. 1
ter several weeks absence. Hie lamily,
consisting of sons, daughters, sons-in-law,
61 IilllUill.l UWii 1 1 V- I iim.m-.t wvw
UU UltUUIUl. tHLU JJUUMVVU . !-,
table. Thc gentleman scrutinized j
nf. ln-f-nlrrnsr rifli " rill7.Tlhpt,h SOrvin at i
me tame. inc geuueman scrutinized!
'I - pretty closclj'.eo, u sbc : retired,;
the breakfast circle was startled by his
rowing down his knife and fork and cx-
r3 1
claiming, "That girl's a man didn't you
notice her beard!" "Now, don't be boy-
ish with your
from his wife
nonsense,
nnrl 51 lmarf.v lamdi from the whole proun.
, o o y
ttUJ nil n'w v w . ... w " - - - - :
, n , nm- a.,i.h l
vniulrirlill il icnnTCrv. ' rjllZaiieLIl COn-
J . .
oA nr cn ".rrnr1 -i ct rl "
1 fevv" " fa" "
' -
r - - -
bjs return. He looked through his ac-
comi book, and tound there should ne
nmo 0375 ;n rr0d ami 6ilYer in thc safe,
Tn .1 wn.ftk or two the gentleman ot the advised her to p ead guilty. 'J his, at ' some unshod, lnoicatcu niainiy tne recent i,.,i,i rrn. ii,,. nroon fnrf.rnss.
i o i w 1 - - ,-r,. , ijiiuuiu iuu iiww 1..111...... ,
t I 1 I I. n 1 1 n .1 .1 . I 1 nf lintli mlniA mnn nnl nrltntici 1
..v.w - - u.w., i i i n i it Then a deep roaring was uuaiu iu iuu
!Jimn Jinrl wns nhnnf, f.o frpf, into his car- snnfnrl not. however. Ulllll sllC Jiad re- blowlvand cautlOUSly 110 lOlIOWCd thCSC . ,, . ai n... . ,1 n...
uniiao in nr'nnsmn rn nvR ni kjt :i nrr. sun rfiiiisiici r.o uu: uul uuuiiv uu u;issa"u ui uuui itiuiu iuuh mm j-uuhuw, , 1 ,1
. o- , , ' ... ' , , i . , -i- ! neighboring prailiu. ivt uiuauuuu. uu;
nlmn nnni'i'n lu m tliof f ImT-O ... r, Jr.1 n.mi' TXrrllf in PlKtlflu nf fllf lin- f rl Pf W1 t 11 rtll f. TVI fl v 1 n fT .1 11 V (1 1 5?CO VflTI PS 11 n - P . 1 1 , ., 1 1 . 1
uunuu ".v.v mu.uuu v-.vi n.6..u in - ...... - j - woiVcs pncUed up tncir cars, anu uartcu
inirrlif. not. bp monpv p.nnnrli in tho safe Aor Slioriff. at his house. He persuaded 1 till towards the middle ot the day, when . v i. u e
supicions, the girl informed the son-in-
ilaw wllose children she had nursed, that
sue was going to leave in a lew aavs
, b , b, , -
!i rnnntr i siir inn nrnv mus p irnnnonT o
cspresJcd a desire to aiways iivc witn
the family, who had uniformly treated
her with great kindness. "What do you
mean, Mary, by this sudden determina-
I f trn ? f T rvnl iv n r, r flnf T nonrinf cf ott
hcrc any longr j shall ,eaVQ on Moi
day morning." So the officer was told
to be on hand early Monday morning,
Just before the stage left, so as to have
tb,c abscounding servant's trunks search-
herself asked the employer to search her
trunks. This wa? "confirmation
stronsr
as holy writ," that she was the thief.
"Why do Jou 'ant m to search your
'trunks? "lo see that thev contain noth-
ing but what belongs to me."
"Did you
suppose you were suspected of theft?"
nu, uutx SUU lUHliU i. uv. n liV!
BeJaugc thc arc lu0so"about the hose
Till. a fivn efni inn nrov
y thing they cai0ay
their hands on:
M 11U MAr I-f - I Ii II Vj I V
and I cannot stay where
they are." "Why did you keep this in
formation from us?" "Because, when I
went to tell Mrs. , she said she
would not listen to an' complaints from
servants about each other, and compelled
me to be silent." "To whom do you re
fer?" "To Elizabeth, who has been steal
ing something every day." She then
proceeded to name several articles which
s-hc knew "Elizabeth" had stolen and to
justify herself for the course she had re
solved upon.
Pliic vn ri nl o finn nliinnrnrl flin nennnf
nffViJva on,l ihn fnot. fW ., ,u
Kilt!. UUU H1VJ til It U tUV UUT If 1 11
'Elizabeth" announced her determination s companions and direc-
to leave the next morning, did not render ' Jed his eourse across a cluster of hills,
them any the less interesting, but promi- : b?m1mc? . b th,f Y00?3 "f boufud
,nd a moro :sndv dnnnn.rnnnr, M,n . ed the horizon. Arrived at the foot of
It UO UUllIllUUbUHl O.U 1, lJ
1 .
was anticipated.
vn - i- - -
- . - .
It was against her,1"""..' -"i--- r-v -r
trunk that the search-warrant was now
.i . ... . -i . i
Qn h ' ghe dcmurJcd ht the
D i
, Al . . f .j: i. '
,,.., A tiiprtrnnif w'inif,nv.
w. :il l lis si i'( n i n 'prs Knows
t 1 . .1 .. t "II n
crea. inu sucu an uncovcringi jlioiis
f r
silk hoods, a dozen
fine linen
of cotton
lace, one
a
chemise, nne dresses, pieces
dressing gowns,
Tnmbnrt." and S,,nd?r other eommoditios
lllUtUUlIU" ItiW 11111.
rathcr n thafc Qf
1 1 1 1 1 1 t :i i i f l tr i j 1 1 t :i i 1 1 i i 1 1 ii r iii ;iii 1 1 1 -1 i iri
a cook. The specta-
tovs looked on amazed, and the mystery
. , , i..
was not rendered any the less a mystery,
, , . , . . . f .
fv TAttt' A nrrr f r nc oc
isvui i u i y ui t v it; tij
your
,t ,1 -iirt x :il
IUULUUI IS U VIII if. U JJULI VUU UUUIU JL Will
, T -A T i ' i
uu uji j. piuuusuu. x uiiu iuu muuvy 1UI
rmi onrl if Tnn liivon'f onnnnli in rrnt
f ' . , J MnnA9 w;n f,,rn?clf;f
' .
n TQtm't Thcre win bc
a wagon
jfor you at Lambertvillc. Come immcdi-
tci,
This letter, it afterwards appeared, she
had
induced a servant in a neignuonng
e -l , -i ,1 , 1 '111
Tom, it? fn wpiTft ciTtinn thnr cnr lrichnr r r
w
r - 1 1 n . . i ... n it . rt..rt,,nrt . . inn I i ' lfn f
Jf jve so suddently. "But, said the girl,
0D t have a post mark and they
will detect you. ' "Oh! you leave that
"
to me," was her reply; "when I hand the
letter. I will tako it out of the envelope."
- . .
l"e ioudu picuiaju, auu,
in snite of her nrotestations. she was bur-
- i" .
J--8 -
when she saw the bars she would relent
and confess. But not she !
On entering
resolutely thai her request was complied
with, on the grounds that she should only
, . , . i t r i .
rtUU D"ttr , , , " ' . .. ,
ing told that she could not retain articles
o
useie r ? "SSU f l uu l) "
. , i. . , 1 1
Of course, no
,.v
. i -1 ,
hunanc officer of the law could disregard
.
- ' Pj. 5 allowed to re-
as soon as cue arrest was maue puuuu,
1 . ,t 1 -i- ..i.i:
. , j
witu tne news uiat ner truim uuu ueu ,
found filled with stolen goods, the neigh- j
bors with whom she associated, came
nocUing to the house witu an sons oi ar-
had rc(Joivcd from hcr ;
nrnennfo Alnnrj of lli nrf.inln worn
II ., 7. M . 1 . ,t
aj.aj ... ,.w.
ITor frifil Mni( on. when her counsel
' -
ho.r to this course, and took so much in-
" J
terost in her case that very unkind sus-
picions tound utterance; how unjustly, tne
senae! will show. In consideration of
4 I n sisxll nlii i rr-rf rAiin1 vor tAi rt r t1 i
of beard as any man could desire, a nd j which the flame wound and darted like wolves returned to the charge, but Fcr
such a crop as he could any day have some monstrous hydra-headed serpent, ! guson, thanks to his flaming fortification,
had while a housemaid, and as he would Ferguson checked his horse and dismount- I was in such perfect safety that, despite
have had but for the serai-daily applica
tion of the razor left him by his "dear,
dead father "
The rascal refuses to own to the steal
ing of the 8375, being determined, doubt
less, to get hold of it so soon as he is re
leased from his present ouarters. This
denouement has wonderfully stirred up
A.
the dull blood of the Schoharie Dutch;
and greatly disappointed those who had a
promise of an opportunity to "dance at.
tho wedding" of Patrick and Elizabeth !
Albany Journal.
AF ADVEiJTU&S IN TEXAS.
A Thrilling Sketch.
During the recent war between the
United States and the Indians of Texas,
a great number of volunteers joined the
expedition. One of these, Captain Fer
guson, of Kentucky, became celebrated
for his hardihood and success in the ter-
. 1.1 i l: c T...T. 'P. flli:,,
no e uuuuiig oi xuu.au,. , . o ,s
incident will convey some idea ot ttie
character of the man, and also of the war
still waging in the New World, between
civilization and barbarism.
A small band of volunteers, among
whom was Captain Ferguson, spent sev-
! oral days in exploring Texas, and had
1 wandered far into the interior without
' meeting a solitary Indian track. Tired
of this pacific journey, they resolved to
separate and seek adventures singly, be
; fore returning to the camp.
Accordingly the lollowing morning
Captain Ferguson, mounted on an excel
n)
i 1 1 ,1 i . T I
flirt hi c? t ia i I'infnin norpoirnn r rnnn
ot wilu Horses slowly advancing towarus
him. Suddenly they broke into a gal-
lop; a movement which appeared to him
n . A. p. nnri r J ninrl r i- i linvn r r trirnh
susnicious, and induced our hero to watch
'
them closely.
They
soon
gained
the level ground,
and tho dull sound of their hoofs striking
the soil, became distinctly audible. The
Capton looked, and saw clinging to the
flanks of each, an Indian suspended hor
izontally by an arm and a leg. This is
a common stratagem among the Iudians,
but, luckily for Ferguson, he was still at
' a considerable distance from these unpleasant-looking
cavaliers.
Perceiving, by the sudden rapidity of
, his flight, that they were discoverd, the
' Indians climbed on their horses and pur
sued our hero at full speed, shouting their
terrible war cry.
Looking back, Ferguson observed that
bis pursuers spread themselves across the
..,.,,., a tpi Mi flirt i i 1 n n f ininnjiAn i-v t mi f
pi ami;, tutu iuu uuuuni iiituiiiiuu ui wur
ting off his retreat to the hills. He saw
that his only chance of safety consisted
in gaining the woods, whither his pursu
ers durst not follow him, least they should
encounter the outposts of the American
tm-uui
troop3
.
He did not again look behind, but,
with his eyes eagerly fixed on the 3-et
distant goal, ho spurred on his horse to
his utmost speed. The animal stumbled
and the cry of the Indians became more
Ul-JllliUlI tfti.U t.k!I 1J W Kf M V ........... V. uuw
t lclinot- nnH thn nnhm miim'il nrnso o-
. and with a loud neigh, as though
0 r.t . .1 . j 1
concious 01 tue pern mat, meneea nib uiab-
ter, he made a prodigious forward bound
and cleared tne space which divided him
V 1 I . n n r m 4- 1 1 1 H II llll II f on II
HU1U LUv; UUUU, Willi tliu cJ.v;u ui nil 111 -
row.
As Ferguson had foreseen, thc Indians,
fearing to enter thc woods, came to a sud
den halt. Although now comparatively
out of danger, he did not esteem thc
neighborhood perfectly safe, and therefore
hU cmrSQ for fiv0 or sis n)iIcs
without drawing bridle. Evening was
closing
in when he judged it proper to
w
pause. lie tried in vain to discover
where he was but he was not a man to
rnv liimcolP fnr fviflpq sn llf( fllllfiflv TP-
I UHUI.VJ1 1 ivy. j j
M tQ s tho ai and dofer
till the morrow tne tasK 01 nuuum 111s
war. 7V clear stream, bordered with
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shrubs, ran near, and rerguson naving
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unbridled lus Horse, wrapped mmseir in
u;3 cloal anj lay down 111 the grass.
At daybreak he resumed his journey,
following the course
;e of the stream,
about four miles, he
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lOUHU (JOI I)tU Ul uuu uiiatuuiuiuiuua
ous lioor-nrnits ot horses, some shod and
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'having cllmed up a slight eminence hc
, tj
saw on tho plain, at about a mile's dis-
tancc, a large muian encampemcne
iyi tne same moment 111c tnuiaus jiui- t
ccived the captain, and leaped on their
horses. Cursing his own imprudence,
Ferguson turned bridle, and began as ,
quickly as possible to retrace his step?. !
Arrived at tho outer border of the wood,
lie saw on the plain which ho was about
to cross, a dense cloud of lurid smoke,
extending on either side as far as thc eye
could reach. It was a prairie on fire.
What was he to do? To return was death; 1
to go forward, destruction was no less in
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evitable
In Ibis terrible emergency, Ferguson
did not lose his presence of mind, but
continued to advance' rapidly in the (li
rcclion of the fire . When
lie i ine.t'tho
bku-k advance guard of Piuoko,
behind
I I
cd. lie tore his mantle into nieces, fast-
enod onjb-as a bandace round his horse's
eyes, ana another so as to envelope the
animal's mouth and nostrils; then lie cov
ered his face in a similar manner. This
was the work of a few moments precious
moments, for the yells of the advancing.
Indians became fearfully distinct. His
preparation being made, Ferguson re
mounted; and facing the horse towards
the fire, spurred him on with energy of,
despair. The noble beast bounded for- They probably had cither been massa
ward, the fierce flarae3 enveloping him ' cred by the Indians, or devoured by the
and the rider; but the arm of the latter 1 wolves. As to Captain Ferguson, he wan
was of iron strength: beheld up his horse, seized with a fever, which confined him
and impelled him through the fire. A ' to bed for many weeks. When convales
few desperate bounds and the torture was 1 cent, he happened to look into a mirror
over. I but started back affrighted. His beard
The fresh cool air how delicious it ! remained black, but tho hair of his head
was! Fcnruson tore off the bandages ! became as white as snow.
which covered his own head and horse's
and threw himself on the ground. He is
, . . ccomn:shod an unr)aral.
M Bufc aboye tho roaH and
, flninM hnnrA f,
uraphant criers of his pursuers, who
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thought they bad precipitated him into
the ocean of fire. He made an effort to
give back a defying shout, but his voice
died on his lips.
Half sufficated, both horse and man
had scarcely strength to movo across tho
blackened plain; yet Ferguson knew that
without water they must inevitably per
ish. He therefore summoned his remain-
ing energies, and crept on, leading his ; reduce corpulent persons, and are an ex
horse by the bridle. All the poor crea- j ccllent bait for mouse-traps. One pill
turo's hair was singed off, and large piec- dissolved in a bucket of water will bo
es of his hide came away at the slightest ! found a perfectly water-proof lining for
touch. . I canal cmbarkments; placed in steamboat
Tormented by a raging thirst, Fergu- ! boilers, they will effectually prevent their
son dragged himself towards the father- j bursting, and greatly increase the speed
est extremity of the plain; and there he j of the boats. As for their medical quali
perceived a band of wolves advancing ! ties, they are justly entitled to be called
with savage howls. This new peril arous- ; Midicamcutum Gratia Probatum'. c,
cd both the horse and the rider. A clear, j a remedy approved by grace for they
fresh stream was flowing by; into it plung- j effectuallycool St. Anthony's fire and
ed the animal, and Ferguson also dipped ' stop St. Vitas's dance; they purify tho
his head into the delicious bath. Its re- pimples in the small pox, and radicate
storative effect was magical. He. recol- j the red gum in teething, they reduce
lected that the wolves iu the vast deserts white swellings and cure the black jaun
are accustomed to flock towards a prairie ' dice, blue devils, yellow, scarlc't, or any
on fire in order t'O prey upon the animals other fever; they cure also the thrush in
escaping from the flames. The Captain ; children, and pip in hen?, the staggers in
examined his horse, and found with pleas- j horses, and the nightmare in owls. But
ure that the creature was much recover- ; further enumeration is unnecessary; suf-
j cd, and even neighed in reply to the
wolves howling. More moved by this bmation upon new principles discovered
plaintive neigh than he had ever been by by the present proprietor's immortal
a human cry, Ferguson gently caressed , grandmother, and are an exception to all
the head of the steed, and then mounting ; rules of science, common sense, and ex
urged him on to the forest. The wolves perience; so that while they are the most
meanwhile crossed the stream in hot pur- powerful agent in nature, revolutionizing
suit, their hoarse yells sounding a thou- the whole animal economy, and eradicat
sand times more terriable than the whist- , iug the most incurable diseases, they are
ling of bullets on the battle field. i at the same time a perfectly innocent
A cold shuddering seized Ferguson. "If preparation, and may be taken with en
my horse should fall!" bc thought. But , tire safety by the nursing infant power--thanks
to his vigilance, and the feverish ful all harmless."
energy of the animal, they gradually )
gained on their pursuers; for the speed of ; Cool yet Accomodating;
a prairie wolf is much less than that of a ; A man by the name of Bahr in Sebas-
fleet horse. I tian county, was lately in very peculiar
But the powers of the noble creature
were nearly spent, his breathing became
rapid, and his head drooped. Yet ho
still made a wonderous effort to gain the
I forest, for, with the instinct of his kind,
SfiPmfifl f 1 tl t f f w h
i found amonff thc trccs.
j u j th tbe wood wag nQ Fcr.
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guson gave a joyous shout, for now he
could take refuge in a tree. Tying his
horse to a lower branch, our hero climbed
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species while, and glowing red eyes, and
he saw that all was over with his faithful
horse. They rushed on their victim
Ferguson fired among them; but in a
moment the animal was devoured, and the
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empty bridle left hanging on the branch.
The wolves with gaping throats, and
o.uv
flin-. i-fn ic1,0 .;,.: i,rt,.r;iJ,. -rrt.
I buou iiuitw luono t, 1 muiit uvi 'wm )
, d ar0Ulld U)C trcc: for thc horse
had scarcely furni3lied each with a mouth-
ful.
On flin n.intnjns slightest movement
j juniped as jf to sejze u;m before
hc coud roach tll0 f,round. Ferguson
eujoyed a kind of a feverish pleasure in
He was forced to close his eyes least hc
In a short time Ferguson opened his eyes,
and descried in the plain on the border
of the wood, an enormous buffalo, sur
rounded by the ravenous wolves, who
were tearing him to pieces despite his fu
rious efforts to escape.
The Captain, profiling by this fortunate
diversion, descended from his tree; and
hastened to kindle the dried branch csseat
rercd on the ground. He shortly suc
ceeded in' surrounding himself with a
rampart of fire.
Feeling then' comparatively safcj hc
roasted oue of tha dead wolves, and ate
'a small portion of the flesh, notwithsland-
ing thc natural" repugnance inspired by
such unoicau iuuu. jji-ing somcwnai,
1 ui rmnTf lio.nrid hv his st rn nmt Vftimst n
, ..t 1 1 1 j : .. . 1- .
- collected "a supply or wood for lh nih(.
In about an hour nfteWrtiVd, the
one quicKty, anu loauuu iu& uaiuuiu aim , ry, wuen xanr maue ms appearance.
pistols, with a faint hope of defending the lie had already heard of his wife's un
poor animal from the wolves' attack. faithfulness, and came up weeping.
From the lofty branch on which he had ! "Oh, Polly Jane, Polly Jane, are you
taken refuge, Ferguson watched the mon- : going to leave me, and takeaway Bob
stcrs approach thev were of tho fiercest, laud Sarinda V
f . c? , n, it rnnnnuvi u ill Mil I si 11. ill ill iv n I' iv
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the continued howling, he slept nrofound
Iv until morning.
On awaking, he found the wolves wcrd
gone in pursuit, doubtless, of easier prey;
and the Captain was able to resume his
journey on font, carrying with him his
pistols, his cutlass, and his carbine.
After a week of incredible fatigue and
privation, he arrived in safety at the A-
mcrican camp; but no tidings were ever
heard of his unfortunate companions.
A Powerful Fuii".
A New-York pill doctor, who advertis-
cd in a Cincinnati paper, asked the editor
to sjvc him a ff. The editor, ffbod-na-
i A CJ
, tureu, wrote a urst rate notice," irom
which we make the following extract :
"One single pill worn in each pocket,
! will instantly give case and elasticity to
i the tightest pantaloons. A little quanti
ty uill create an appetite iu the modt deli
cate stomach, or physic a horse. They
will also be found to give a rich flavor to
apple-dumplings, and a peculiar zest to
pickled oysters; they will thicken soup,
uce it to say that this medicine is a com-
circumstances. Whilst absent from home.
a vagabond by the name of Bose made
the acquaintance of his family, and ac-
lually so far transcended the bounds of
1 propriety as to induce Mr?. Bahr to con-
. . nTrnv frmniin, nah.i
cohabit with bini. Won in; ho roiS
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effects about thc house, placed Mrs. Bahr
and her two children on the top of thcnij
and was iust about to crv "nit un. Bcr-
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Mrs. Bahr answered not a word, bufc
the attentiou of Hose was drawn to the
man's lamentations.
"What's thc matter, Mr. Bahr ?" said
Bosc.
"Polly and thc children is going to bc
separated from me," responded Bahr.
.v ,,nn,i nf Uf at i;..i, nn
1 .w w,v- ui 1. u auj jibiii . 1 1 v iiuuii
of that." Come and eo aW with us:
, in fact, we need you to pack water and
i chop wood. Cheer up, and come along.
Don t look at thc dark side of life, you'll
have a first rate time, (lit up, Berry !"
Faycttcvillc (Ark.) Indrjtcndent.
Polite. "My dear, don't say talc,
say narrative," said a modest . lad to her
little son, who was relating a very inter
esting "tale" he had just read. Wbii
the little fellow was thinking of his mis
take the old house dog walked in shakiug
his tail and looking quite familiarly at
thc boy, when he exclaimed, "Ma, make
Snucho quit shaking his narrative;"
VjThe subjoined is a true copy of
thc resignation of a Justice of thc Poaco
in Natchitoches, Louisiana. We hopo it
may strike thc reader as it first struck
us. We 'had to laugh;1
blote of LomsuuMj )
Parish of Natchkocfes.
Toll
10
Governor of Louisiana : i
Know all men by these pros
sent., that 1 L
dpo herebuy thro
known to myself.
; L L
-L-
, squire,
roaainS bcfc
for
- , Justice of "P&ae
JT.Dr. Graham, who -was tried in
New York city 'for the niimler of-l.
Ptriug, hue been 'convicted of man.SliiiiyU-,
ter iu tlio swtmd degree. ; 'l ai
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