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WHERfi all kind or leather trunk, valises and
carpet beg, of every etyle and pattern ate
manufactured, in the best manner and from the beat
material, and aold at the bwet rite.
Philadflpiita, July lHtb. 1815. ly.' ' 1 " '
Rem oval.
DR. JOHN AV. PEAL. ,r
RESPECTFULLY Informs hs ri
tiaena of Sunhuy tud it uriniiy, lht
be baa removed to the Uuk House, in
Market ilret, foraieily peopled by
Benjamin HendricVt, fust of Ibe store furiwrly oc
cupli-d by Miller A Marlx, and now by Ira T. Cle-
merit, where be will be happy to receive ealla in
tbe line of hi profession. ', , ,
Snnbury. March OTth 1S4-V " ' " 1
; ITEVT CA?PETX1TGS.
THE subscriber have, received, and are now
oiening a pli-ndid einment of the following
H"nd ' ' '
. Huxony, Wilton and Velvet Oarpetinga ,
truMte and Imperinl 3 fly do CAT?.
Eltra superfine ami fine Inrrin do PET-KngKnhahadi-d
ADiiniask Venetian do IMG.'
American twilled and list'd do J
Engluh Uruagetu and Wonlm Floor Clothe , .
Stair and PKsace Uockinga
Emhoseed Piano arid Table Cover
London Chenille ond Tuf e.l Ruga . .
Door Malta of eveiy dearription.
ALSO- '
A laige and extinave anortment of Floor Oil
Cloths Irom one tc ."ht yard wide, cut to fit eve
ry description of room or piaaee. i
AIo, low piired Ii grain Carpeting from 31 to
62 J centa per yard, together wiih a large and exten
aive asaoriment of gooda u-uaily kept by carpet
merchanta.
The above gooda will be aold wholesale or retail
at the Inneat murkrt pricea. Country merchant
and otbera are particularly invited to cnll and exa
mine our alock b-fore making their aelectiona.
CLARKSON, RICH A MULLIN,
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corner f Franklin Place. : ' n '
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A LWAY8 on hand, a larR rtnrk of UM
BRELLA8 and PARASOLS, tticlu ling the
u-bt ni?w atyle ol Tinked Edged Parabola of the
it wotkmunahip and materiala. at pricea that will
ake i. an object to ('ountry Merchanta and other
call and examine hie stock bvfora purchasing
ewhere. Fel-. 22, 1 845.-1 y
, SHUGERT'S PATENT .
7i.3HHTG MACHI1TE.
PHIS Mitchiite hi now leu teied by more
than thirty familirt in thin neighborhood, and
a given entire valufaction. It ia o aimpte in it
natrartion, that H cannot get out of order. ' It
oleine no iron to ru.l, and no -piingior rollera to
t ont of repair. It will do twice a much wah
!, with lesa than half the wear and tear of an) of
Mt invention, and what i of greater in por.
ice.it conta but linle over half aa much aa othot
ehing machine, t V -- i '"'
The atibm rilier haa the exclusive right for Nor.
imberland, Union, Ltcmuing, Columbia. Lu.
no and Clinton eountiea. Price of ample "ma.
uefift. H. U. MAbSER. ,
The following eertiHcata la from few of ihoa
o have thete machine in ute.
' Sunbury, Angi24, 141. '
rVe, the aabarribera, certify that we have now
ff, in our hmilice, "Shugeil'a P ilent Wah.
Machine." and do not hcaitate atying that it i
out excellent Invention. That, in Wa-hing,
HI -eve mure than one half the nnoal labor.
it it doeenot require more than one third the
il qnanliiy of op and water and that there
tubbing, and coniiequemly. little or no wear,
or tearing. That it knock off no bmion. and
' the finest cloibea, auclt a collar, lacee, tucks
i, Ac, may be waabed in very ibort time
out the leaat inju'y, and in fact without any
:rent wear and tear, whatevrr'. We therefore
rfnlly recommend it to our frienda and to the
ie, a moat uacful and labor saving machine,
CHARLES W.HEGINS,
A. JORHAN,
' CHS. WEAVER, ' '
CHS PLEASANTS, ,.
CIPEON MARKI.E,
Hon. GKO. C. WELKER,
' : BRNJ. HENDRICKS, -..
GIDEON LE18ENR1XG. .
HTt, (forrot-rly Tremonl Hoota, No,
S Cbiauut aiieet,) Philadelphia, Septembef
it, 1844. . , '
ava uaed Shugert'a Patent Wathlng Machln
houe vpward of eight month, and do not
t to lay that I deem it on of the roo4 uae.
d valuable labor-saving machine ever inven.
I formerly kept two women' toudnotlty oc
I in waahiug, who now do much in t0
i they the did io on wk.y There ta oo
oi tear in wtahing. and it require not more
me-third th uaual quantity ol aoap. I havf
number of other nmehinee in any lamdy, but
a dacidedl eopariot to viv thing oUt, and
e liable to get out of irpjrvtbt would not
tbout' oo if they abould eoat ten Cmr th
they are aold for. ' v ici ticiirf.'
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From the New, York Globe. ,
MAfUTIMB POWKR 6r ORKAT BR1-
: - ,j.- t'TAIN, -of
m Aa it ia. auppoted by many of both partiea in
this country, that a war between a and Great
Britain may grow out of the . Oregon dispute,
and as nearly all the opposition peper are croak
ing about the terrible devaatatioo which wilt be
made by John Dull, from one end of the coast
to the other, it would not be irrelevant at this
time to recall aome of the reminiscences of the
laat war of 1812. " Many of the events of that
period may never have been known to the grea
ter part of the present generation,' and those
who survived that struggle may probably have
forgotten' tfie'ni."' ' ' " ",v". ; ' ""' '
v The great cry now is, that' we are not pre
pared lor a contest with the greasiest naval
power in the world ; and such woe also tho cry
in 1312 , the party then . opposed to that was
wishing its to wait until we should have ships
enough to cope with the Navy of Great Britain.
II we had done so, we should have continued
lo be the object of the insolence of that nation,
not only to this day, but probably for centuries
to come. , At that time every opprobrious epi
thet was bftstownd upon us by the press of Eng.
land in the esme manner as it is now done ; it
was said that 'the Yankees could not be kicked
into a war,' and even Canning expressed his
contempt for our 'half dozen fir built (rigatea
with a few yards of striped bunting at their
masts head,' which fir frigates' and our whole
commercial marine were, according to his opin
ion, to be swept immediately from the ocean;
but before that war ol only two and a half years
wss over, John Bull discovered his mistake, aa
will be seen by the following documents, one
of which, giving an account among many meet
ings held in various parts of the kingdom, on
the Ftihject of the captures of British vessels by
American privateers, was called by the Lord
Provost of Glasgow. , Thieiaa rich document
and ppaks for itself. The next is an extract
from Sir Charles fiapier's speech delivered in
the House ol Commons, which proves that their
Lnrdfhips of the Admiralty issued en order to
all the commanders of British frigates to run
away from one of these fir built frigatea cf ours,
whenever she should be met with. ' The re
maining' documents show, that in that short
wsr we took Irom John Bull 2260 morchant
vessels and 62 national ships, his Navy at that
time being as follows: ' ' v' ' 1
In commission, vessels of all classes, 683
Vessels building, " - 71)
Vessels in ordinary, i' '215
As soon as John saw that we attacked bis
more vital parts his commerce and were in
a fair way of 'nweepinj it from the ocean,' and
that too with only 240 vessels -of war, most of
which were privateers, he waved his 'tine qua
non,' and made the peace of Ghent. ' If in those
day we could do the prodigious harm to Eng
land which we certainly 'did, and compelling
hbr to seek that peace, how immeasurably more
could we injure her now, 'with a double popula
tion, greater wealth, greater resources, and
hundreds of the finest eliips in the world, which
could be turned into powerful privateers in one
month's time . ' .;.,;;
The English Navy has fallen off instead of
incressing, as will be seen by comparing the
following state of their Navy: t
There were in 1845, including ves-
selsofrvery description, .
I
60
470
Deduct those on the stocks
Convict shipo, Hospital do., . Coal
fa'o.,' Yachts, Tenders, Guard thipe,
Quarantine vessels, Church do., '
Surveyingdo. ' 1 ' 162 222
Out of this number are to come ship in ordi
nary and unsea worthy not . ascertained, but
will reduce Ike number considerably, r . . '
The steam ere are - . . 03
Deduct On stocks, 27; Yachts,
Tenders, Tugs, Aic.21 1 4745
On foreijrn stations India, Chi
na and South American, &c. 1 ' 2619
Such, then, are the Jlteltof ttemmert and the
myriad of men-of-war, which according to hi
Grace nf Wellington, are ' to make such "short
and decisive" work of the Yankees, from Maine
to New Orleans. His Grace will however,
find that tn case of the third conflict, a much
shorter work' will be made of Mr. Bull than was
in the two former wars;" '
An appeal to arms Is to be' avoided if possi
ble, but with a haughty, insolent and overbear
ing power like England, it ia more than proba
ble we shall have U ; therefore l ia well to (el
the, people of Ihis country see Jtbat, John ' Bull's
foiiMnf aliipa, with which be hae quelled the
world so long beva dwindled down ta about thq
number be had on this coast ia, 1812, and that
inert is do danger ot hu) laying ua aJ in ashee,
not even if he could bring tbe whole f hie force j
though, at th same lime.lt would be desirable
that our fortificationa be put in order, merely ,0'
the beneit fof l John' steamers, (for 119
would attempt to enter our harbor Sir Tboin
as IUrdy did not dare'even to enter Ncv Lotv
4oai oM.sipg) shot r ajpoa g )b , machincryi
N ,.! (Ji i-e iL6nmii, 'Angaat 82,1814.
' American Wvrffer The' Directors' of the
itoyal Exchange and Loridoh' Assurance Cor
porations, strongly impressed with the necessi
ty for greater protection being afforded to the
trade, in consequence of the numerous captures
that recently been made by American privateers
represented the same to the Lord Commission
ers of Admiralty on Wednesday, laat, and on
Saturday received an answer, ot which the fol
lowing ia a copy: -j ' v
.'i .?. - Admiralty OJice, 19A Ausf.
Sir Having laid before the Lords commis
sioners of the Admiralty, the letter nf the 12th
instant, signed ly you and the Secretary of the
London Assurance Coroporation, on the subject
of depredations committed by the American pri
vateers therein mentioned, I am commanded by
their. Lordships to acquaint yon, that there was
a force adequate to the purpose of protectinj
the trade, both in St. George's channel and the
North Sea, at the time referred to. v r
. . , 1 am Ate,; , ,
. J. W.CROKER.
After giving the names of some vessels csp-
tured, the same paper adds, 'Should the depre
dations on our commerce continue, the mer
chants and trader will not be able to get any
insurance effected, except at enormous premi
ums on vessels trading between Ireland and
England, either by chartered companies or in
dividual underwriters; and as a proof of this as
sertion for the risks which are usually written
15s. 9J. per cent, the sum of five (5) guineas is
now demanded. " '
' London Sept. 1, 1814.
It is the intention of the Admiralty, in conse
quence of the numerous captures made by the
Americans, to be extremely strict with the Cap
tains who quit their convoy at sea, or who, con
trary to orders, sail without convoy. Prosecu
tion of masters of ships for neglect of this de
scription, hsve already commenced, aa will be
seen by the subj linod extrsct of a letter: , '.
LoyrTs, Aug. 31, 1814. .
'The Lords Commissioners ot the Admiral
ty have been pleased to inform the Committer,
that they have given directions lo their So
licitor, to prosecute the masters of the following
vessels, viz: Mr. Stuart, of the Arabella,' lately
arrived at Liverpool, from St. Dominjo and
Jamaici, tor sailing without convoy ; and Mr.
Rundell, master of the New Frederick, from
Malta to Hull, for deserting the fleet under con
voy of II. M. S. Milfbrd, in June last.1
" '(Signed)-1 '"' ' :"'
' JNO- BENNELL, Jim.' :
Meetings of merchants have been held at
several places, to remonstrate against the de
predations of the American Privateers. At
Halifax, insurance has been positively refused,
at other places 33 per cent has been added io
the former premiums. " '".: ' :
American Privoteert. The depredations of
the American Privateers, on the coast of Ire
land and elsewhere, have produced so strong a
sensation at Lloyd's that it i difficult to get
policies underwritten at any tat of premium !
Thirteen guineas for JC100, has been paid to in
sure vessels serosa the Irish channel! Such a
thing never happened before.
London Sept. 9,1314.
At a meeting of the merchants, ship-owners.
Sic, at Liverpool, to consider of a represents
tton of Government on the subject of the numer
ous capture made by American cruisers, Mr.
Ghulktona proposed an address to t ha Lords of
the Admiralty; but aiter many severe observa
tions that representations had been made to
that department, without redress, Mr.Clesr pro
posed an address to the Prince Regent,' which
alter warm opposition on the part of Mr. Glad-'
stone, was earried. The' address conveya a
censure upon the Admiralty. ' Subsequently, its
counter address to the Admiralty was voted at
another meeting, to which Mr. Croker replied
on the 3d in si., that an ample force had been
uiider Ute order of the Admiralty, command
ing the western stations, and that during the
time the enemy's depredations are stated to
have taken place, not fewer than three frigate
and fourteen sloop, were actually at sea for the
immediate protection of St. George's Channel,
and (he western and northern parts oi the Uni
ted Kingdom.' , ," ' . ';' ' ' ,' "
In the memorial of the merchanta, &c , of
Liverpool to the Admiralty, complaining of a
want of kufikieiit, naval protection against A'
merican capture, they speak of privaieert de
stroying vtaeeja, aa a novel and extraordinary
practice, which they say I hey are informed, is
promoted by pecuniary rewards from tbe Amer
ican goverament, and they wish measures) adop
ted to prevent as much aa possible the ruinous
effect of this 'new system of warfare.' '
At a very numerous meeting of the merchants,
rpanufacturers,'phip owners and underwriters
of the city of Glasgow, called by a public advert
tisqment, and held by special requisition to the
Lord Provost, on Wednesday, 7ih Sept., 1814,
the Lord Provost in the Chair, it was, vaunt-
, Rtoltd, That the purober of American prt.
yataaf wjth which eur cbannela havabeeo io
fested, the audacity with which' they have ap
preached our caosts, and the succesi with which
their enterprise has been attended, have pro
ved Injurious to our commerce, humbling lo our
pride and discreditable to the directors of the
naval power" of the British nation, whose flag,
till of late, waved over every sea and triumphed
over every rival. . . . ,
That there is reason to believe, that in tbe
short space of less than twenty-four months,
above eight hundred vesaels have been captured
by the power, wboee maritine strength we
have hitherto impolitically held in contempt.
That, at a time when we are at peace with
all the rest of the world, when the mantenance
of our marine costs so large s sum to the coun
try, when tho mercantile and shaping interests
pay a tsx for protection under the from of con
voy duty, and, when in the plenitude of our
power, we have declared the whole of the A
merican coast under blockade, it is equally dis
tressing and mortifying that our ships cannot
with safety traverse our channels, that insur
ance cannot be effected but at an excessive pre
mium, and that a horde of American cruisers,
should be allowed unheeded, unvisited, unmoles
ted, to take, burn, or sink our vessels in our own
inlets, and almost insight of our harbors. ,
That the ports ot the Clyde hsve sustained
severe loss from the depredstions already com
mitted, and there is reason to apprehend still
more serious suffering: not only for the extent
of the coasting trade and the number of vessels
yet to srrive from abroad, but as time ia fast ap
proaching when the outward bound ships must
proceed to Cork for convoys, and when during
the winter season, the opportunities of the ene
my will be increased, both to capture with ease
and escape with impunity. 1 .
That system of burning snd destroying every
article which there is fear of losing a system
pursued by all the cruisers, and encouraged by
their own Government diminishoa the chances
ol recapture, and renders the necessity of pre
vention, more urgent; ' '
That from the coldness and neglect with
which previous remonstrances from other quar
ters have been received by the Admiralty, this
meeting reluctantly feel it an imperious du
ty, at once to address the throne ; and there
fore, that a petition be forwarded to His Royal
Highness (he Prince Regent, in the name and
in behalf of His Majesty, representing the above
grievances, and humbly praying that His Royal
Highness will be graciously pleased to direct
such measure to be adopted a shall promptly
and effectually protect the trade on the coast of
this Kingdom, from the numerous insulting and
destructive depredations of the enemy ; and
that the Lord Frovobt be requested to transmit
tbe third petition accordingly. 1 -
That the thanks nf this meeting be given to
Mr. Ewing, for the ability with which ha pre
pared and introduced the business of this day.
That the thank of this meeting be tendered
to the gentleman who signed the requisition.
(Signed) " R. FIN h, Provost
The Lord Provost having left the Chair
Resolved unanimously. That the tbanka of!
this meeting be given to hia Lordship, for his
prompt compliance with the requisition, and for
the manner in which ha conducted himself in
the Chair.
Debate in the Home nf Cnmmrmt en ike JVury
Estimates' 'per London Times neiespaper,
March 5, 1942, page 5.r" . ' '
' Sir Charles Napier seid he was far from
thinking that the , present constitution of the
Board of Admiralty had given satisfaction to the
naval service. . The changes of the members of
the Board of Admiralty entailed considerable ex
pense on the country, for no sooner wss a body
of men installed, than they changed moat of
the regulations of their predecesror. As an in
stance of the bad e flic u of the navy by a Board
of Admirals, presided over by a civilian, be
would state, that at the end of tho last wsr the
guns were in such a bad statethat when fired,
they would scarcely hit an enemy. He might
also mention, that during the latter period of
the American war a secret order was issued
that British ships of war should, not engage A
merican frigates, because the' f rmer were in
such an inefficient 6tste. One captain after the
receipt of this order, in coming in contact with
an American frigate turneJ up bis crew1 ant)
told them that he had directions not to fight, for
he was determined not to keep the order secret.
As for, himself (Sir C, N-) when he got tha e
cref order, he put it in the only fit place to re
ceive it A quarter galley, a c , . . ,s u ,
'..! ft!
Wbeb you etsnd on a precipice with a young
lady, (says the Knickerbocker,') always remem
ber and put your arm around her waist to pre
vent' her Vcoming' dizzy i ' Ladies that' have
tried it say there is no antidote la the world at
all comparable with it." Indeed 'a young 'lady
of our acquaintance asya that1 under such, .eir
cumstancee, the could look down Niagara for
hours and not experience tba eft. tliaagreabje
" : r ' : .
MllJULaOB WIlftLBTCr. UUflersID I Ilk j .
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i From tbe Albany Evening Journal.
.
"'' One evening, about ten daya ago, the mail
sleigh, four in hand, en route from Binghamton
to Utics, drove away from the village of Nor
wich in double quick time. The night wss
heavenly the moon shone bright aa day the
sky wss without a cloud the air was clear and
calm,' though cold the sleighing excellent
and all combined to promise a rapid and plea
sant drive to Utica, about fifty miles distant.
The passengers were four in number, three
gentlemen and one lady, called to Utica by in
dispensable business. They were unknown tn
esch other, but were destined, as the sequel
showed, to become acquainted by an unexpec
ted event.
Nothtngoccurred of moment until about three
o'clock in the morning, when the sky became
atiddeuly overcast, snow fell, and a Northwester
set in, which increasing every moment, toon
blew a heavy gale, enveloping, at intervals, the
sleigh and team in a cloud 0! snow, and driving
its rparklinga on the passengers, who were
seated inside of a large deal box cover,' with
oilskin curtains at the entrance. . "
It was soon apparent that the track was filling
op, and had become very heavy ; the movement
of four fine horses wss slow and labored, and
the sleigh rolled and its joints and knees creak
ed like those of a vessel in a stormy sea.
The moon had now set, and nothing could be
seen of the road but tho top raila of tba fences.
No body spoke a word, but allef that a catas
trophe was at hand. , Tbe team now bolted, and
the driver, a first rate fellow, and fitted for any
emergency, requested the gentlemen to alight,
as "he was fast in the snow drift," ; They were
soon out in four feet of snow. The team then
started, and after wading some fifty yards the
gentlemen resumed their seats, all the worse for
this exit, for they had filled their boots and over
shoes with snow, and were shivering with cold,
not having obtained the glow which long con
tinued exercise, even in a very cold atmosphere.
is sure to give. ,
They had proceeded e very little farther
when, with a bound and sudden lurch, the
sleigh heeled over and capsized down a elope
All inside was fairly knoofced into pi. Valises
and bandboxes, hands aadjfeeel, heads and noses,
all comminglel in glorious confusion, each per
son mistaking hia neighbor's limb for his own
and the lady undermost for in the philosophy
of stage upsetting the laws of specific gravity
are completely reversed, tbe lightest bodies be
ing aure lo fall lowest. There she lay, so wrapt
up in furred cloaks that she might easily have
been taken for a carpet bag, well filled, and
passed over as baggage. , .
. The pissengers found themselves encased I
a square box five feet deep, dark as a dungeon
with the outlets at the top. Through this the
gentlemen clambered with little difficulty. Eve
ry eflbrt was then made by the p&isengcrs and
driver to right the fallen vehicle, but to no pur
pose, in truth, they were all too much psraly
std by the cold since ascertained to be 18 deg.
below zero to do anything io that way; Tbe
attempt was therefore abandoned.
"A consultation was now held, and it was re
solved to lake refuge in the first habitation that
could be reached. But ttue to American in
stinct, sympathy for the helpless and distressed
the lady was not overlooked; she was carefully
extricated from the sleigh and placed in chargi
of one of the party, who pledged himself to con
duct her to a place of safety. The driver mount
ing one of his wheel horses, plunged , with h
team into the snow, bound tn Paris Hill post
office, some two miles off, and the two young
pasaenpers the whole party being ignorant ot
the difficulties tube encountered, or they would
not- have separated started for the nearest
house, suppoeed to be about half a mile off ; they
found it a long one. 1 '.
The lady and her conductor were now alone,
entire strangers to each other, and thrown into
juxtaposition by ' an nnforseen event, which
made a snow di ilV the place of their first ac
quaintance. . . . , , v .! . '4
' The entlen an over his knees in enow, in
troduced himself as J. S. V. R of the city of Al
bany T the Indy, in no better plight, announced
hernt!f (0 be Mis A. R. of Norwich, Chenango
county. Hi overture was.brief and very cold
her reception aa abort and more chilling the
was freezing; but what order could be expec
ted in the frigid ceremonial of a anew drift! '
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' The pNxpect around, waa cheerless enough.
The ignorance of Mr. Y. R. of tha localities
the darknie the intense cold the boundten
waste uf deep and trackless enow tba great
distance to tha nearest dwelling and tha cer
tainty that no aaeistsoce would coma until day
light, full two hours off were stern realities
which were to b met and overcome.
v A sleepless oigbt, three hours drive, confined
ia one' position, without fire or refresaateata of
any kind, and the exposure in tha drat snow
drift, irVff comfortless preparation for aa emer
gency like thia. No wonder hieconrldanM wa-
I:? rb, 'Jft ftfil-i
under these withering influences ; bat there
waa na use in despondency. .., His own condi
tion, and tha shivering fragile before him, warm
ly indeed clad, against the effects of external
cold, but noway prepared for immersion in deep
snow, admonished him that no time waa to be
lost in conducting her with all haste to a place
of comfort and repose.
To regain the sleigh wis the first suggestion,
but do it was now impossible. Its only entrance
waa at the top of the box cover, and that was
bove her head. To climb up the smooth sid.,
was impracticable, and encumbered as ehe wr.s
with clothing, and sunk in the snow, to lift In r
up was beyond the power of one man ; be-id 4
she recoiled from taking shelter in that dark ca vernous
hold. To advance, then, was the on!
alternative. Mr. V. R proposed it to her the
consented at once, for she was of a resolute, en-
thusisastic temperament '
For word was the word, with a titter she wa
ded ietp into a heavy mass cf snow which lay
directly across the road. She struggled along
through this aome ten roads, and then sank
down helplessly fixed. Her conductor was t t
hand, however, to encourage her with his voicr ,
and raised her by the aid of his hsnds. Sbe wss
soon extricated and again tinder way. Another
eight rods were passed and again she bp cam a
fixed, and was again relieved, and again, and
again, snd again. And auch was tbe procen
until some half hour had elspscd, and a quarter
of a mile was gone over.
Matters now became terioos ; the Isdy waa
nearly exhausted, she spoke with a faltering
voice, breathed hard, and panted like a deer run
down by the hounds. A dead atop, for many
minutes, was now unavoidable.
It was at that crisis that a candle ahona front
a distant window, announcing tha arrival of tha
other passengers at tha most accessible dwel
ling. It was indeed a cheering sight, and a bea
con light of safety to tha way worn travellers.
Its effects on Miss R. wss electrical ; it. Teani
muted her drooping energies, and aha proceeded
with renewed strength. Oue or two strug
gles aud the drilt was passed. The e-iow was
still kaaa deep, but the footing waa firm and
evea, which was a great relief, the difficulty in
a drift being that one foot sinks deeper thn tht
other, producing a staggering and unsteady pa it,
and frequently falls, wearisome in the extem.
A half hour mora brought them to th fmi-o
of Mr. Simmons, 12 miles Smiihnf fj'irs. uUro
they were received in the kindest manner.
They were conducted into a warm stove room,
beds offered to each of the passengers, but ac.
cepted by the lady only who was provided with
every comfort her Condition required by tho
kind hearted Mrs. Simmons. An excellent
breakfast was then got ready for the whole par
ty by Mrs. S. and her two daughters, of which
all partook with appetite.
At dsy-lijjht the driver rallied the neighbors,
whose sturdy arms eojn righted the overturn,
snd shortly after breakfast tho aleigh drove up.
The passengers resumed their seats, and arri
ved at Utica some five hour after usual time,
not much worse, except the lady's hands, for tha
adventure in the anow drift.
In thia reminiscences ot the dreary night,
though most of the details form rather a gloomy
picture, there are bright spots on which tha
memory of the gentleman will delight to dwell .
He will uotsoon forget the unwavering conf) .
dence of tha lady in hia' pledge to rescue lit r
at every risk nor Iter burst of gratitude wlivn
drawn from a slough of snow she would ex
claim, "Oh ! air, how shall I thank you ,fnr this
kindness! I should perish without four aid."
Nor can he pass by the touching incident of th
gloves. In the confusion and surprise nf the
overturn she bud dropped her glovte from her
muff, which were recovered the n x' day. Mr.
V. R. found her contending with naked hand
against the icy elements in whii h she was in
volved. He pulled off his own gloves and in
sisted on her using them ,- she steadily reused ;
in vain he protested that he was innrrd to fa
tigue and exposure, snd waa suffering nothing ,
her invariable answer was, "You r-h.ll lu,t n,;'.
feron my account s" and she was iufl. x,l!e t
tha end, and choe toVcherou i.imj ra
ther than txpose hia. .
1 These traits of character are indicative of a
generous nature, and a brauti'nl rxb binon if
woman's heart under an iutpule of grateful
feeling.' .
The writer of this narrative has travelled ex
tensively this fall in these countries, particular
ly the Southwestern, and from personal obser
vation he asserts, that a more intelligent, kind
hearted, hardy population arc not to be found oa
lha face of the ear th.
Me. R. if you get my pants done ly
Satorcay night, 1 ahall ba forever iodebted i
you." -i -I
'If that la your game, they'll not be dona
sure," said tba tailor. ,
! U'a natural for spiders to spin ; but it isn't ua
tutsifotcsodsiq young w vtaeo to spin aoy tbiaf
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