Lewisburg chronicle. (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, May 21, 1858, Image 1
LEWIS TT TT J BY 0. X. WORDEN & J. K. CORNELIUS. ESTABLISHED IN 1813....WIIOLE NO., 730. LEWISBURG, ILMOX CO., PA., FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1858. An IxDErEKPEXT Family Nevts Jorn.vAL. At $1.50 Pes Year, alttats in Al-vaxce. RON f 1 i i t The Skeptic and his Daughter. i . t,. ... i l--tW(-n the IraTf o.d Li Lao A!!ea ttcJ I... JBP'..r.n i!-t' T "f -- r Ltf wou.J LfcTe her to ilie Li, f-r li-r niotb- r ' j .Jin7' of )i nr rcaiug lift, lv 1,,1,-r " rVr i.iy t r : Ti'-'t-t. with a.: i Ki:t h St-J, At,l I ii.u.-i turn tn lio 1 ;;. -.ifi tu'ur? i i- h ia rAa T- i 1 ia- my f :.'T. in i..:f V ' ur, Iu iiv-. turn to d.t Tn tv:r. I've '1 th rr.fu'. '2 At.-i l.- rJ tl.y w;:I.rr.:i tor,-. VI':.. (i-Vr thri-'. .n - liumt'l-t L( p IVw'.a" J!iii t ycn; Id- 1 -a: 1 .!. !'.-ai ( '. i alii W.tl.. u; ?Li.' ff in. Am u.j.'i. ay ' i-ii-a 3r lt t .u.-tr-r 'rcuL-i ' I -iy'.'. 'V i- "t in my m'tl:-r'i fuiLLT li fe nil:; j j I Tf. u'i ni-iiv a r. .-mt ycir Img j'aw't lij; 'M.in -ir.i -a.iat'iy : I; v.Wa I cti. lu T!;i- if-. 11." L , .ir. in w;;ii h she ircT I.f i ! it- tr J'iii- Aui 1 .-'ir L!"' ill l JT'' ilS llTe, A 1 i v jt- ;r-.- i i;-. I ti-.jh: ?Un t; r t.on. cf IvT, My f-t'.r I lc" Vt, Aiu '1 gaTbr r.oj piucra. To II. ;m v- ic-t- j-r:u,x i f i e J iMiJ . tiJ Hi :tub ? tT p'Jr ti.r llt-jT- r.j hath bi.ivj l:t (! i Jrt-J j.ti; f ci:urt At.i ; r n..M-..:rn.4; r-t' Or a.", uiv !..rf, ;n two.- f" T! " frewn u; n t!.-t varrior bro J'-i a c! :J awy, Atj 1 t r- f ur--i n V. rJgji cLetk That fj'W.ti u-t lAi ihtt Jay ; 'N n tn n-." ci.kio voice, 'J L..' V. -t.'T nif!f r- i iv ia It y iuotnT ii-'r ft:'h. My ilauht-r, tia iL.u Jif ." TIlkCIlibxiCLE. MOM)lV. IIV IT, Letter from a Graduate. Cclvmlus, O , May 5, 1?5S. Mt-sas. Kdit us ' Oit tlaiiks are Ja?," 35 jou prof-.isors of tie 'D.pi-ic, udJ ecrsjora" My, to yourselves cr EOiae LjJj c'e f.Ta cpj of tbe Chron,!e c jD tjinin aa account of tbo la?t Cj'.'.c3 aud ffjiuiuarj- Ksaajicali.-u?. Truly, it came a? "g-)2l news fr.ai a fai coautry," and revive J the JrJor leg hope (f erbafj fai!a-: cijj-) tbat ia tbe cheribed place where cace I ouaiburej sj miny, 1 Lave CDe fr:CDj : Ati'''rntbn rm1"- ! Wbatever the sp"irit that sent it,one thin is certain it was received cra'efjll- and at ouce read through with enthusiasm, 'alverti-em-nts andV.l " and subeo-aent- 1- revieT" 1 carefu'lv o that in tndpnt' pirlanc?, I am, if subjected to that ordeal, "ready for examination, and sure to get 10." And what trains of thought it star ted I what slumbering memories it awa kened 1 what tiles of emotion it raised '. - ' It gave me a practical lesson iu "associa- tion of ideas.-' Every caption went sweep- i in thr.-.nl. mv m,.1 t.,,r, in full view the scenes of former years, as a Etcra-wbcci steamboat tows a score or two of coal-scows dowa our Ohio. I can easily imagine Low the singing of the Swiss na tional ballad in Egypt should so remind the Swiss mountaineers of their mountain Lome as to make them desert from Napo leon's army. If a higher authority than the edict of the ' Irn man of Destiny" cid not bind me to lJuekeye land,I should soon be seen strolling through your streets, as, eleven years ago to day, whn, Laving strayed away from Muncy Hills, I came stalking and stariDg into your literary town, aa adventur- r after literary laurels How that enterpriz" failed it is unneces- sary to remind those whose minds run back a- far as or whoe eyes may run over this cpi:le ' Such bein the case I .-. .r ' vcL-iu il ui I a rain our L I m n orr -l npn ,n rrn.n Ilegira, to '-bring cs , lJ ... special' the arch only hope whfneTc'r ' ' f . l ; is inquired lor, and vieits," which are my lifpr.irr Ktnmiinir t i .i-; .' :i n. ueuec i. .uu taw v-e i.,ug t . uuuucu sei oi.a - ;i,,.,-tii, r i i-i I t t ' t so much that I presume if I were to pass i idlteii ci,hcr b ihr's 01 bJ tbe presence cod'd obtain this I should be very comfort- rent of thc river, aud in the darkness of , pr any noFe cf f .,r. .,!, ,!,. i.:.i. of a foreigner, fori had scarcely snoken ' able at night, I looked around for it and : the night make our escape beyond the j ,DS tbe perils to be enc immortal z-d Jonah I should be seen stal e- oc the seashore inquiring for Nin-' eveb with that "tin box" in my hiui ; In'sho'rt circumlocution aside you may be sure that I remember and love Lewis-' bare and ever shall Thoe s'rects and strca'ms and buildings and fertile farms and far off hills and a thousand loved spots and above all my honored "Alma Mater '" are all ineffaceably dauerreotyped on my mini. c i -And iocfh;;tht ist tricot tioosbttmi of teiing' Eittlwich.ri-b-.i thii Me from my Mrt.- I wrote to-day from Kev. Mr. Fiich- mond's; took dinner, a few days ago.witb s0 that I was completely encased by steel drew b's sword with an apparent determi- one Ee'z-d l'0 J'aog tigers upon bis and reasoned with bim about his exposure, ' there was no rest for him. He was be Rev. Mr. Dickinson ; and expect to spend poiuts touching me. I could not move nation not to give up Lis prize and Lis ; PrcT- Tbcv ot bo'd of Mr. Kincaid's , telling him how unaccustomed he was to tween Lope and fear as to the success of part of this week at Rev. Mr. Hayhurst's. ; without feeling the points of their spear, snare cf the plunder without a strugglc.at j sloc and co"ar and dragged in every di-' go without clothicg, and to sleep without his escape, knowing well that if detected I hope to visit Lome, next summer, if not this. Health acd success to you and all yours except politics. 1 am a democrat etill 1 Iljrrilh Jictu.'! But I have been ' so La?y I Lave not Lad time to turn, oil ui co mueu oi a lennsyivania Dutchman .aaea uiC a JOUg tlillC. .ALUMMS. :ht clad to hear from tno amnn, tbe ino't useful ard unforgotten cf tho full immediately commenced trinpinfr mc swords were drawn, and with dreadful im- jacket, shirt, pantaloons and abacs, leav grown children cf the University at Lewis- TheJ took bat aa a ghocs and ctet i precations and yells, they rushed towards ' ing bim without a vestige cf clothing, burg. His excuses for retnainmg among ' J . 1 , as if to destroy me. ! Recovering from the shock of this brutal j e .. ----b : what thcyre wouh, but we catHle i n u;, .t.i .,.,..(,. 1 most ui ma u.u u3.-gi.iaLi ujic lit&eu , time to c-JDsidcr the great political isguca cf the e day, and call themselves Republi-: I cans.' Th'u inscrirtion it is said mav be found Ia an Italian graveyard : "Here lies Etel-1 la, who tran.r.-.r.r.I . I., frtn x-eaven in i . - o- -- - ' wanstortcd a large lortune to , lUD ,uuurl3 nut oa nuore to aiviao tueir in -sPc.f TUv, and has gnne plnnder. Nor could I keep from smiling ' orjVit." .to see tbe ludicrous .pfcance that manv : tblilicr t Captures and Escapes from Robbers. "it m ..( Hi tory 'it La!r$ f .Et. Eugenia Ktn-tn-i. In the voar 137, Mr. KmraM uuertot'k'o explire a n"w missionary CtM, with Tour frienJIy nanves of the Burmese empire. They olitaine-.l a boat, ami ascenJed the Irrawa-iy river S.0 miles to Mopaunc.tae must northern ci:y ( I UuraiaS, upon me snu;a sicj-c n i.ic H::nma!ara m-oantains. Here he laaht the knnwledre f the true Gol. and of a'valicn tiy Jeia'chrit,1ayir.g doattles' a f.-.ndatioa :'nr ful.ire rnlarseij rrcraiii ns. Ar.er bavins nnJe about Si'O miles on their r.'larn, fucy fcli successively into the hamH cf two gang" .f tasd.ui or .heathen boricr rainaiis. His 2ci:e suireriiigs ani narrjx escapes have" been ihss dcscriled ly th.sc who have fath ered the incidents as they have Ciilea from his iu fab'.ie aJiresses : "We vfere pa5iDg gontiy don tbe stream," said Mr. KiccaiJ, "not,bovrcTcr, wilbout frequent false alarms that robbers were tear, fjr we had been informed at tbe !at village where we stopped that we sbuull soon have tn pass through a moun tain' as region and a deep ravine, where tbe robbers were in great numbers. It was about 10 o'clock in the morning I was King under tbe ever of mv boat en- gaged ia reading, when one of my boys cried out, 'Teacher, the robbers.' I bad ( so frequ ntiy hear this alarm, and as frc- ' quently found it to be false, for my people always sfiod in great fear, that I paid but little attention to it. Again he cailed out. 'ieacLer, the robbers.' I looked out, and sure enough there was a boat full of armed men. I told one of the boys to bold up the musket, the only arms we had in the beat, and wc carried this by the order of go-en;ni"nt, no boat being ;.ow- to go up or down the rivers without a Hurmese musket. The robbers, sctitig that we . .. were armed, went back towards the shore, : houting. I sat duvn again unconcerned, ani supposed that we should not rgaia be molested. In a few minutes, however, my boys told mo that more robbers were approaching. This timo I showed myself and held up the mu-ket.whcn they wheel- ... . ... - ed anout witn boats, and with loud shout-. ing returned again towards the shore. I st"' 'aJ ut uneasiness, and was 30011 ca?3cJ "ith my book ; but only to it up lor increased and fearful danger. "ila a C0UDtefaDCe manifesting great ag- "ai.oi;, one oi my Doys cried 'U teacher, .1. .. teacher, lh2 robbers, the robbers : ana when I stood up, to my surf rise I saw five or six large boats full of armed rob- bers, coming down upon us with great ra- pidity, yelling in the most awful and ter- rifying manner. I began to feel now tLat "aDger was indeed near, that I was unarmed, and all alone, for my affrighted .. .. . - aud cowardly crew Lad laid themselves down in the bottom of the boat oa their faces in the most nifpou manner and I knew that I could obtain no help from ihein, and that resistance under such circumstances would be madness. When the robbers were within hailing dis tance, I said to them ia Burmese, their own language, at the satno time spreading out my hands 'Come, take all we Lave got.' The onlv rerlv was 'Set down, set down,' aad by this time there were ; not less than thirty muskets pointed at m? l'oat- 1 tolJ tbcm Wllh as much fimess and apparent indifference as I conlJ summon up ia so trying a situation, i lbat 1 wouM not set down for 1 knew ! thlt if 1 ttemptci to set down, they 1 wou!d have riddled me with their bullets. 1 I iW tl sni m fm tkit T sit a fir. c'lSne' and the Governor Lad promised h'3 rrote(:tion " me, and that if I was in-' jured it would be at their cost. But I J .... - - -, ; . discovered that they were not to be intim. I ,hc last SCDtCDCC when thirty or more bul-. leU from ,heir muskets were fired into my boat bat through a merciful and wonder-; ful providence, without doing any of us : the f'-'chtest injury. I beard some of tho , bal!3 uiz Fast mJ eiT!i tbc struck the boat and some fel1 int0 the ,ratcr- The ' Charge of this volley cf musketry was 1 followed by the most piercing and horrid cries, and before I had time sufficient to ; recover from the shock ef their fire, my ' boat was surrounded by these villainous robbers and more than seventy spears ! errrMed lmnst rri-rv nart of mv hodv ' li n-i-h mn rd nst,;nod ..,v ,d sustained my my presence of into their boat ' amenced beating 1 courage. I did not lose my presence of mind. I was ordered into their boat, ' anJ they immediately commenced beating ! m four mcn and plundering the boat of it content, calling out to mn. 'Whera is vnur mnm-v ?' 1 cavo them 1 I had. Thi. hnw.rrr , nni tisfnrr TKno '. J- '"-J and pantaloons, when I made some re- j t... it 4i,. t u i oisv.uee, .uei ioiu fcueiu lull x HUU1U UU4 be thus treated but tbey mut take me before their chief man. By this time J tbc bots bad reached the shore. An arm-' ed Raard of several men was placed over ! me ; I was ordered to lie down, while the robbers went on hore to divido their ... i of these wretches presented One had on a shirr, another a vet, another a jacket, and another a pair rf pantaloons. There bad been nany boats robbed du - ring this and a few preceding day., from which they had sccurod a large amount of plunder and a great Lumber of prisoners, Th 'ir deliberations turned, however, upon their foreign prison . r, and the course they Bbould take wi'.h him pave them very great un.a.-iness. I cull see from whero I lay in tbe b?a that they were under considerable excitement, and that they contemplated getting rid cf me iu a man ner that would caue the least trouble to their fature security. I was not without my fears tf the c nse'i'ience?, well know ing that they were in the habit of destroy ing tbiir piisoners, whenever they had a suspicion that their e.-eipe would involve thtra in trouble. At tbe same time I felt that the superintending providence of (Jod had faithfully preserved my life amidst circumstances by wLich 1 ws surrounded, 01 tue nignt. vm besides tnis Le d.d cause tae rot b.ts wcu. i say tLat was not scenes and dangers rjuite as fearful as the ' alone, among a band cf fierce robbers, not know what would bo his fate from day all. Miny of these women, though their one in whieh I was now involved, and I outlaws, and murderers ; their cld blood- to day, or from hour to hour, and he wa sufferings were dreadful, here the scourg bad a faint hopa that I should be prcserv- ed determination to take my life without continually haras.-ed by impertinent ques- ing with astonishing fortitude. Tbe rob ed. In these trvin circumstances. I lift- a single causa for convictinz me: no ' tions and the cowardly threats cf his cruel hers did not wish to put them to death ed my heart to God ia prayer Lr his con- titUed protection. And his love and care were iu a mos: wonderful manner cx- cmpliS-.d. After the robber bad divide J their spoils equally, I was sent tor to appear bef re tbe great man of the band, their chief. Not the least intimidated by the presence and the near contact of these wretched cut!as, these men of blood and carnage, whose Vtry countenances were enough to cause the heart tosink.I passed ,. wltn great indiilercncc tlirougu their cum- Lers, until I came near to the chief, who was seated on the "round in the centre of the circle bis men had made around him aad under a temporary awning, made by the large boat sail of coarse cloth, which was supported ia the centre by a pole and secured at several points ia the ground by ' their spears. ! I sat down by this chief, and he entered j . . .. . . into conversation wr.a me freely as to who I was and where I was going, and wha was my business ; to these and many other ; questions of a similar character, I gave , Dim coireet answers, and solicited turn to allow me and my boats crew to go on our j way, now mai ne naa ooiaiuea an our pro-. perry, i was nuoyea up wita tne nope , 1 , ., .1 t 'hat he would grant my petition, as be lis-, toned very patiently to my conversation. He was a man dignified in his appearance, aQJ possessed an open and benevolent countenance ; and several times while I , - , . sat by him, ue oetrayeu, but lora moment o&'j at each time, his sympathy for my condition. Noticing this trait in Lis char- aetcr, and knowing that he had the ful- lest confidence of Lis men, that bis word was respected and his command supreme among them, I thought I would try how .. . .. . . . ' fer I could gaiu upon Liui ia order to ob tain my liberty. Having been already deprived of my hat and jacket and shoes, and knowing Low much I should suffer during the night from the cold dew and chilly night without sufficient clothing, I asked Lim to give me back one of my jackets; and Le immediately ordered cne his men to give me up a jaeter, wLich order was promptly and without tbe least murmur obeyed. Finding some success, ' aaJ fcI1;lIe luat this wouIJ not bc enouSh i to protect me during sleep, I again solici-: ted him to return me a cloak, of cloth of a coarse material, but very comfortable . - , atld WcI1 maJe wLic!j 1 nad ordered from '. Dgal expressly for this journey just before I started, and which Lad nut been u i- , .... ....... , much worn. I'celing satisfied that if I discovered a fellow of most desperate ap-: Vncc, Laving all the villainy of a cold-; blooded murderer in his countenance, to whose lot it had fallen, sitting with it un-! d Lim. When the chief asked for it Le : drew il !tilI closer underneath him, as if to ' hliil but 1 P0'Dtcd il out t0 the cb'e', ; SDd be bid b'" give it up to mo. Tho , Mlw, cursing, took it out, and it being j enveloped in a coarse piece of stuff.he took ; bo'd one end of the cloak, and finding j that it was an article of more valua than i be furried it to be, muttered dissatisfac- tion, and again placed it under bim. end i the expense of blood, and several of bis j wild comrades appeared to rally around b"n- I was not, however, to be deterred ! frora my purpose with these threats; I the expense of blood, and several of his ! wild comrades appeared to rally around b"n- t was not, however, to be deterred from my purpose with these threats; I ; a2ain ca"td t!j0 attention of the chief to I my cloak, but Le turned away his head.as : spoke, wuicu aopcareu to us a Elgnat OI dissatisfaction, as in a moment, a hundred 1 . . . .... This was enough. I saw that further en- irniim vain, unil I fuel rrratod th ; J - 1 i dissatisfaction of tho chief by my earnest i ard repeated applications for bis clcmen- e3 and favor. There appeared now to be great confusion among the robbers, who were waiting about ia terrible lury. j Soon aftcr this I was ordered to the boat j -".a " .a.e. under a strong guard, and was informed that the rebbtr. wue ttinS iu council 1 anJ deliberation on mj ca-o wbctber to i kill or release me. ; It was a state of considerable arxicty 1 and 6upen"e to me, bat I wua relieved ' ouly to maka uncertainty certain ; fir when tlie council bruke up, the youngest of my Uurman b -ys, a lad abi ut sixteen, arrroaeued me, ovcrwbe.med iu tear?, an 1 to'.d tne that tbe rjbberj hud decided to behead tun at sundown, tbe time of diy when all Kurman cx'.eu'ijns took place. The knowledge ;f my sentence was almost more than I could bear. F.r a few minute I was completely overpow ered, a old por-piratioa came over me, my breathing was short and interrupted, my mouth became parched, and uy tengae pecme 1 to clone to tbe roof of my mouth. It was not so iuucU tbe fear cf death, but the character of my death, I looked up?n tbe tlrciJfnl place iu which I was called to uk, and tbe nature cf the ' friend to comtnuuicate with, and to toil the state of my mind, none, peihaps, to carry tuo tidings cf my death to Ava, to i the mission, and to my family for it was very doubtful then whether any of tbe ljurmans suo Were wi;a me wouu ever escape the sensations were ureaaful. snd : I can scarcely bear even cow to think up- oa them. II jwever, I recovered in a few minutes from this state of mental ue.-pon- dency, and thought what is this? it is , nervousness, u wii! never do, I mast ml- i i . . . r ... i iy- n mis is ueatn, i must meet it witn Christian firmness. I am still in the hands of my heavenly I'ather, who has oftentimes preserved me, and why need I fair what man can do unto me ? they can kill the body, but can not de-troy tbo soul. I know I tuut die, ani if this is the timo and the manner which God Las appointed for my departure, I do resign myself into his Almighty bands, and I . . . ... ... trusr, come what may, it will ad Le for his glory. Thus I struggled with my feelings, and reasoned with myself, until I gained tho mastery, and until entire i composure ana reconciliation to my late settled over my senses. I Lad nothing : i "o hi nut iue ume tsea upon, mcu was wniim iwo cours, Krmy cxe- . I,:.e '.I ... r cation. Hut man appoints, and God dis- appoints. I watched the fleeting moments as they sped by, and I cjuld do: keep my eyes off my executioners, who nppear- ed to be engaged iu an angry war of word.-; .1 l ,i , .nT.n.M.M ki..... .Ia....1 n ,IO iuey utcame iouaer an j louier, and 1 found, by catching a word now and then of tnetr conversation, that they were divi- ded iu opinion as to my sentence of death. A feint hope stole over me that the Land cf God was about to be extended for my preservation, and I uttered a prayer for nit . . .. . relief. The robbers drew their sword. looked fierce, and seemed ready to plunge ; them into each other, so violent was their anger. j Ia a little while, from some strange cir-! cumstance, they resolved among them-,' selves, afrer having reversed the decision ' of my desth at sundown, to go to a vil- "go a icw mi.es aoove and plunder its in- habitants. Before nightfall, to my great relief there was not a single man of the , lanJit 00 thc Er'-utlJ at-'i their prisoners ; were left alone unsecured. No sooner had tbey departed than I determined, fee- j Lie and cxhaus.ed as I was, to make my i ..... escape, and toil my men that as soon as Pbaps seldom, if ever, leen trodden by wo could get something to cat. f.r there;8 tunial leiug. Hour after hour he was plenty of rice left ia the boat, we : watched the mountains in the distance, to k... ... l.,;fili ,1;,.,.., would tako our boat, get it iuto the cur- fear of detection." j ! Aftcr effecting an escape, nothing oe- furred t0 interrupt their security until . iM at tLe dawn "f daJ when they saw ' a viliaSe about a abead, and as they arproaehcd it their ears were assailed with ' tbe mo!t t6"-&' S-h oJ number of ; armed Ljats were seen putting off from the shore bcad them as they came ) down tlie stream. They were again in tbo birjd3 of robbers. They soon over-, bauIed them acd jaT SS men well , armed jumped into tbe boat, and each ' recuon eo iunousiy mat ne was almost choked, aud becamo so far insensible that ', be could not tell what be wa doing. Iu ; this state, and perbaj s with a death strug- j rection so furiously that he was almost 1 choked, aud becamo so far insensible that ', De cou-u not ten wnat ne was uoing. in ; this state, and perbaj s with a death strug-j g'c. b threw up his arms and released 1 himsen irom meir grasp, mu, uowever, , vulj j,-"-, u,.u ?ain, tbey tore off bis stock, bis collar, , ..j ..... .... ' treatment, he stood on his feet before Lis fierce and cruel enemies. They then com- - j mencea tying ms arms aner me manner of Burmese criminals. Mr. Kincaid was determined, however, to resist this traat- menr, and told them that they should not u" u" u that he should resist being tied until , 0 ! death. Wi.b thi. they set up a loud laugh and griuned awfully af bim, but ' t-:,k .I t. ..,4 ... . 1 t did not perUt iu tying Litn. When they reached tba fhore, they drafted him along soma yards from the place cf land- ing, and there madj a ring in the fan! around where he stood, and tuld hiiu fur his life's take not to step beyond it. A guard of armed robber, numbering from fifteen to twenty, surrounded this ring, and thus left him scarcely any chance for escape. One of bis I!urmat, who saw and f- It f.r bis exposed condition, to k rfT ..s waist clotb, t'ire it iu two, and hai.del him the one half, whieb be secure 1 around bis waist, and in this dreadfully exposed condition, without an article cf food or drink except what he begged from the women of the village, as they passed and repassed down to the river for water, did he remain six days and six nights, with- out any shelter from the scorching beat of the midday snn, or the cold damp air tormentors, who left no means uncuipby- cd to make his situation as miserable as possime. During the time that Le remained a pnsoctr bere, ail Lis lour boatmen and me u lu w.;a uiu: mcir isnft m iu night. Ihe tourta and last cne, i ha- oung by name, came to him on tbe third day, and observing him casting his long- , ing eyes ia the direction cf Ava, Mr. Kin- ciid knew that he wished to inform him of kt intention to no t.ij ..1 1 r I,.. . . : . i i . : a-i arouuu uiiu i a u.suiuer, miu mou would come near,appcaring as if ho vtih- id aa opportunity to speak to hiui, and Jet it seemed as if he could not Lear the ! cf going away aud leaving Lis teach f to die by the hands of the robbers, making his way to him, Le sat down by Lis side and wept like a child, tt-iling him that he intended to make his escape that night, that tbe others had ran , , t away, ana it waj me on:y caance ne lj to regain Lis liberty. Mr. Kincaid told bim to g, and that if be ever reached A and the mission station, to give a'l ,uu lu lormanon nc cou.a aooui nim. xie 61Te him also good council, told him nev- " -'"o iu ue goo-a '"ru ""-J ,u'tu' ' "" I.rvl- nn.I ,ean Ihn. m inht ...a ift.f again. It almost broke his neart when he was leaving, and after going a short distance, he slopped, and returning, said "Tt'ichtr, J tcill ncier leave i,cu, lut willsiay iciih y- until 1 die." This res- vu-ea... .u UaJ- him from keeping, lut it was of no avail, Lis mind was male up to remain as a prisoner. Oa the very next day, Low- CTer this faithful boy was selected to go !nt0 t!iB interior, as the servant to one cf the petty chiefs and a number of the gar.g 1 l-.lr .-i Nothing more was heard of hirn until two or tbree EoutLs afterward, when he re- turned to Ava. Mr. Kincaid now thought seriously of making his escape, but not w'tcout counting the cost of tho hazard, ''e aew 'at wl3 bout two hundred milesfrcro Ava that heshould be obliged 10 av0i'J lIje r'TLf aQJ lue lying - &" - ' a of anarchy and confusion that the wbo!e d". dci all the region around, was infested with hordes of bau- dltt and that he should be obliged to take t0 th mountains and the mountain passes, through an unbroken country, which Lad 8eo " he could possit ly discover any path Lut while dread- to be encountered, he thought if death bad any preference, it was iu the fft to escape, rather than by remaining to dio by the hands of Lis cruel captors, After much reflection, therefore, Lis mind was made up to leave, aad he set about making some preparation for the j jurne-y. Being altogether destitute of clothing.acd beginning to feel sadly the effects ef this constant exposure, be endeavored to single out that man of all his guard whose conn- tcnance displayed the greatest amount of benevolence, determining to make advan- ces, and, if possible, obtain bis favor. ,1 Having selected bis man, he sprfce to him a covering at nignt. ia this way he soon won upon bim, so that he went and bro't ' him an old piece of sail-clotb, and after- 1 wards thc pantaloons of which they Lad ' a covering at night. Ia this way he soon won upon bim, so that he went and bro't ' him an o.d piece oi saii-cioin, ana alter- ; wards thc pantaloons of which they Lad j stripped him when first taken a prisoner, - ur. iincaiei was now maue up, auu, iear- awaken suspicion, be deemed it best not r l: i i-.j : 10 as ur nnyiuiug more, uei resoiveu w start on Lis perilous journey the first con- venient moment that offered fer making an escape. r - ..I..;. ct.. r, T,-;..-:,i 1 t 1 1 - x-ur.uB sue waa aeuinea among mese touoen, paruea were sent off every day to plunder travel- ers and to rob in the neighboring towns, : and often, in the night, tbe sky would be lighted op from the flames of burning vil- '. Iages. These parties, after robbing and . , burning the bouses and barns, would drive ; into their b.unt larg- fl-ks of rattle, and ' t. roast them, and ftaat, auJ ur.iikj&ad saiokc tbe whole day. He wasnot iiiipriin" tnirethan twelve feet from where tb j robber cbi-ftatn m, and from morning until night parties of the bandit were brinyir j ia women and children, and the chief would cumine them iu orkr to ! arn wher.1 their valua- b'.-S were buried it b ing h. ou-tom of these people to Ijide their gold aul jewels ia j irs ia the earth, f.r fear of fire and tb.eves. If thv-so w.imen refasel ti teli where their valua! I s were buried, thy were shamefully treated and eraelly bea ten. They Would strip them, throw them on the grjund, tie tbiir batids at. 1 feet together, and then, with hrge rattan, a robber would scourge- theM females in a most unmerciful manner. Sometimes, even if they would yield from their intense it was not a time to be particular, and a.' sujfering, and tell where their gld was tor partaking of the remaining stock r,f Li J, they would go on beating them be- but to inflict t:rture ; and after whipping them until their backs were torn and lac iraie-j, mey wouoa ie meir spears ana pierce hoLs in their bodies haif an inch in uepm, ani a.-.er mating tnirty or torty ct mere mij ,u,j laive- j icees oi sj'.n bamoo, and dip one end ia melted sul- phur and sties the other end into the punctures they Lai mil: in the bodies cf the.-e porr captive wmen, and then lijh: them as tnpers, and this ! tI; gru.t iic.liaht in .l.na bey seemed to larinp tnese t . ... - . . - .1. i. i . i i i.oi.iu uio, .-n. iv.u. jm is oougea ti sit and witnes? thetit. He would close Lis etc, but be c:uld not shut bis ears to their lamentations, and the cries of their children, who had to lock on and behold these monsters beating and abusirg their mothers. a the sixth day Le witnessed a scene cf cruelty far surpassing all the others. It was a case of scourging of a female who l 11, .-.t caa wnnccr seven cniiaren. etc was taller than most Burmese women cf slen- e'er frame, and had afire, intellectual countenance. With a dignified nobleness sue siooa oeuie uer captor, ana witn aa air of defiance refused to answer iheirqies- nous, m Ce.U:u uoi uu,. j .on upo i.er - a 1 h her seven children cinging around her, tut With intense interest. the was then beaten by a robber a thick, muscu- lar man,who Could strike with great power The chieflaiu would cry out ' Strike quick," and then ho would lay it oa with Vengeance. Her Lair ta-.ig down over her Lack, whieh was bare,w is plotted with blood, and her face wis cttt unmercifully Every blew, Mr. Kin.-sil cinected. would be the last. Finally her head fell on her shoulder, her eyes were fixed, her lips pale, and she rolled over on the i T .if l . i .. ccucd. Death Lad at last released her Her eldest child, a beautiful girl, who held the infant in her arms, and her five brothers and sisters wept bitterly, when they found their mother was dead. This girl laid the bbe at her feet, and fell down upon the body of her mother, ut- tering the most piteous and piercing cries u. .nBu-ic,l.iug a.-am ana again, "Mother, don't die and lenvo u." Looking around on these fiends in ha- man shapes, Mr. Kincaid waited tosee if there was one who would spe ik a kind word to these orphan ch.ldren, but among them alt there was no one to pity. In- deed, poor i fell - ti.;. one of them vi -leutiy kicked tuo child, to get out ef the way, and she over speech. ess, on the ground. This was too much, ho could bear such brutality no longer the feelings of his nature were aroused ; ho was overcome with revenge ; hi was conscious ef but a single maddening sensation, aad that was to get the life of the monster. Bat, ri- sing to bis fee', and finding himself tied, ia a sort of despair, he called him by ev- try epithet that human language could in- vent, wholly indifferent as tj wbat might be his fate. To tantalize him the whole band burst into a loud laugh. His mind was now made up to escape that night, The remainder cf the day ho- kept a close watch on his guard aad on the mountains. The night drew on, aud as usual the guard took it ia Urn to sleep. But his afu and mo: his life would bo the forfeit. Itwaslong after midnight before he vestured to stir, and when he did so, it was with the ut- most caution. He li-t-nt J they were ! all quiet. He rose on bis hands aud feet ; ana crept siowiy ana scniy to wnere tney , 4a. ."w.nus , the heavy snoring, of one of the guards. , , : Ui moved careiuny arounei nttn, scarcely breathing. Now be was outside the , guard, aud quickening bis pace, be bur- j ried on, and on, until hi was Lcyond the , - ., t .i :n .....v...? ! precue.s u. iuc .-oou u. tae skirts ot tne lorest. lie cuum the jungle and now breathing more freely, he felt that he bad escaped, aad that, be- fore morning, be should be fer beyond their reach. A heavy fog arising in the Digbt facilialcd d.is escape ; aud about the! , , . i dawn of .Uj be reached the mouutaiu, Py tb.s t.r.,. b. w,. n,a V. -xL, !;l what wirb inii-ty, a J loss of r!tcpf atj 1 hunzT, and eposure, and the fitiin: traveling, be felt it imp -j.-ble to take an- otb.r step, n J after r turning ibi.k t j od for his great deliver tse, and aiin; his rro'ection tn hi j .urney and bil hn rested, he threw bim.-elf oa the rirth, ani soon f 1! into a sweet sleep. Wheu aw;ke, to his surprise, the sun was Uer meridian ; and starting np, La hurried on as fj-t as possible, thnugh s dne nl tangled forest, which had never Lefof, P'-rhap, beD trd by the fotsti pi tf man. That day fce traveldd without wa ter, bat about sucd.'wu he espied a little ravine, and traced if, cnti! at !at be cum to a muddied spring of water, the t'p of which w3 covered with a dark red dor? I fcum ; but being thirsty and exhausted. rice, he laid down on bis face, pushed away the seuai with his Land, and pu'tir his mouth into the water, drat.V, until hi burning and raging thirst was entirely ejuenched. Without rising, he rolled ov er, fell into a deep sleep, and never aw.kj until the sen was np. For f.rt successive days, he wander. 1 homeward, mostly imcn jungles uf pathless woods. occasiona ly getting rice from the sim ple families whose dwellings he passed, at: water from the ground. Hn charaeiensvc enrrzy an 1 resolute will seemed lo sustain n.s worti ani emaciated frame, onii! he niel a t'crmer acquaintance, who fe-r a large sum t:ek h.m in a boat to Ava. The natives who accompanied him, also returned. weks after h.m, havir.- escaped fn m many e'angers Small Frcits. It is needless to at tempt the cultivation of any of the small fruits, without partieular attention is pail to the keering of the ground around tho eu;ij rerftCtiv cear Dt r.a, -..jj, lnl all foreign vegetation. The rasrberrv and I'.ackb. rry, especially, require a loose, light, rather moist soil, and this caa la secured in almost every situation, by ooco or twieo a year, and always in the spring, caretil'y joriiuj it over, turning any sod cpside down, and applying a good mulch ing of leave, light manure, grass, weeds, & . This application should brcpeated whenever the garden walks are hoed or whenever there is any trash, surplus gras. 0r anything else that can be converted iu. t3 manure. Gras3 Abound Farir Tbees. Xa one who has the least knowledge of th cultivation cf fruit, will allow grass to grow around Lis yourg trees. It is a great drawback uron their growth acl health. For Feveral years, at least ani we would recommend it at all times the soil should le kept pulverised around tho trunks of fruit trcs. Only give jour trees as much attention as you give your corr-field, cr your cabbage Ltd, and there will be no secret ia the raising of superior crops cf good fruit. A Shocking Case At Chester, Or ange county, New York, aa arrest was ma le ef a female resideut, cn tbe charge of pjisunirg several persons ia !be vil lage. After confessing to Laving htlred several feil w-morti'.s to the grave by poi- sod. the unwomanly cu'pnt 'sbuSei off this mortal coil herself bv taKing a dose cf arsenic, to make Lersclf sick, and divert suspicion but, taking too large a dosr, she died. Those who have made the experiment of rai-ing tea ia this country say the plant will grow well enough, but wages are too high. They cannot afford to pick, roll up, and dry any scrt cf leaves heia for haif a dollar a pound. Ia China, where a man is hired f or a dollar a month, aud boards himself, it may be done. Among the evidences that the preser.t revival is the work of God's Spirit direct ly, is the feet that several large shlfs Lava recently come into porr, among the iu uiatcs of which have been great awaken ing, aaiong those who had no knowledge whatever of the revivals on the land they were approaching. Low rair-ts at the West. A cor respondent ef the Burlington Fit Vrifs writes from Saint Charles, Illit :s: 'Times are bard and dull. I'r.-duce is worth nothing ; wheat 42 cects c.rn '2i cents, oats I'J cents, butter 1- cents, eggs 5 cents, and other things ia pro portion." Suicides. Auj'ifts, May 7. Davii Davidson, an Irish Israeliti'. blew out Lis brains with a musket. S. C. Lane, from l'hiladelphia, a traveler attempted to cut tUroaE, but was prevented, and only s;;,,iltT irjreJ himself. Liquor was to tlama for both these attempts. n,j,.,;v in r-n.-loJiair hi , . .h. hnrcrl ... , .l ,im ... luae uisioi.au ., , ,,, f,,rce ;his measure. fg otu!ance, feiling intellect and tnmhVlug d,Uge of an oH man, tottering t e cf lhc e v c .. . ,.,.:,;,. t,, ... tioneJ the reduction in canal lolls pro posed by the Cjnal Board. Hates from Buffaloc to Albany are -c. !weron wheat and corn, an d Sc. lower cn flour. The meanest niin iu the Coun'ry is c- , i . u t ...,. n- ,).;.... oil. to be J , . ugos , 'b-bu-k.M tne m- d It.. ! 1 1 Copy rj?ejr. J