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fi.MAi(?0LD.R,N? K0UN in A Turnip. The
following biugular incident conneded with the
,:fcsubject of .the yeddipg ring, occurreB years
wSSJn Jlgland. A ,w,om.an acting as cook to
fa Ifldy at jorthallerton, in cutdng a turnip,
jXpuiyUn the h.eart of it a gold ring, and imme
fdiaey made ..her misir.ess acquainted with the
jextVaofjdinary circumstan.cje. The lady sent
(o.rith.e gardener's wjfp, va.nd asked hex wether
the ring she then had upon her finger was the
jcames.h.e had been .married with. The woman
(replied ihat it was. not, as she ,had unfortunato
'Jyjosi her wd.djtig ring about a year or two
nr !, r c w . tr , I .-I
.er her marriage, fepjn off.her finger, while
weeding in tiie garden. iShe was ihen asfed
if she should know the ring if it was shown to
ft!' T,o jbis she. replied ahat ihe ring she had
loshad .a paM.ic.uJar mark on il, which she de-
ring.discovered jn the heart of the
J 5nJtP j w a ar t b e n produced, and was found from
:"tSLsu"vV?.-ll-i? -Identical ring lost, by ihe
wlfc.afld inimediatfilv rnmnrprl in
her, after it ad Seen in the ground ten or
twelve year.
; iM Annette IVurray.
A REVOLUTIONARY INCIDENT.
r.
A beautiful spot was the homestead which was
the dwelling place of Annette Murray. It lay up
on the banks of a small stream called Wood
Creek, whose waters, discharged themselves into
Lake Champlain, a, little distance above White
hall. The banks here extended into wide mead
ows, and while the more distant hills served to
diversify the landscape, they were likewise a pro
tection against the. chilling winds of Spring and
Autumn : so that early and late, the fields of Far
mer Murray wore 'the brightest green, and the
rankest herbage. The cottage, built after a
plan common in those days, was but one story,
with a slooping roof, but unlike most of its
fellows, was painted white ; and. the luxurious
maples which shaded 'a'nd almost embowered it,
were of the forest growth. The province of New
York was not then, as now, cultivated till it blooms
like the rose with flowers of every hue, but yet
the early settlers had not forgotten their homes in
Old England, and here and there an occasional
honeysuckle or rosebush testified to the clinging
of the heart to early remembrance. One of the
latter, a magnificent pink rose, might have been
seen adorning the front of lr. Murray's house,
and sooth to say, it would have been hard to tell
which was the greatest ornament, the bright face
of Annette Murray, peeping through the casement,
or the glowing rose. One there was in the neigh
borhood (and when I speak of neighbors, I wish to
be understood in the oldest sense of the term viz,
all 'within five miles,) one there was, I say, who
would have given the maiden the preference. A
-healthier or happier face than Annette's is seldom
seen. Hair that curled like the tendrils of a young
vine ; blue eyes deep as the vault of heaven, and
a fairy feet and form, can it be wondered that
Hugh Robertson not only thought Annette the
fairest damsel he had ever seen, but that he had
told her so, and had received a blushing acknowl
edgement of her appreciation of his merits. But
the state of the country was such as forbid their
speedy union. War had broken out, and although,
their immediate vicinity was yet quite, the march
of foreign troops was daily expected. The Farm
of Murray was about a, mile and a half from any
neighbors, but he had deemed it unnecessary to
remove his family until the danger should be more
palpable. It was one of those delicious days in
the beginning of October which had acquired for
themselves the name of Indian Summer, when an
advanced party of-British might have been seen
cautiously wending their way towards Whitehall;
but while yet several miles distant, after a hurried
consultation, the word was given for a short half
Their advance was deferred until just at night,
when seizing a few boats which had unfortunately
been left on the banks of the river, they launched
upon a little stream, and proceeded unseen, in af
fecting a landing directly below Mr.Murray's house.
The house was immediately surrounded & a demand
made for refreshments. It may be necessary, in this
place, to state the reason of this unwelcome visit.
A large quantity of ammunition and stores of va
rious kinds, had been collected at Whitehall, but
not so privately, it appeared, as to be unknown to
a tory in the vicinity, who immediately communi
cated his information to a British officer, who de
cided to attempt a seizure. For this purpose he
had landed as I stated, intending with the first
dawn to attempt a surprise, and in the meantime
to refresh himself with the good things of the 're
bel Yankees," as the British indiscriminately styl
ed the Americans. It would have been useless
in the present posture of affairs to have refused
compliance, and accordingly, though it grieved his!
sturdy republicanism to the heart's, core, Murray
waB compelled to make ready such provisions as
he had on hand. Escape with the tidings was
carefully guarded against, and there appeared no
way of circumventing, the vigilance of the sentries.
Total demolution of their houses, would have beer,
the consequence of exasperating his unwelcome
guest, and although he would not have hesitated
for that, had there been any chance of serving his
country, yet for the sake of his family he was loth
needlessly to exasperate them. Most unwillingly
then, he rendered his services in preparing accom
modations for them. He had three, fine horses
which the officers, declared their intention of hon
oring him by taking, as they left their own behind
them. Annette was busied in the duties of this
fUnwelcome call for hospitality. Annette was as
; useful as pretty, and with w unskillful hand she
prepared' the viands for her uninvited guests. The
soldiers who were off guard, lounged about the
.yard, looking occasionally at the kitchen window,
and inspecting the, progress of affairs.
One of them at last, tempted by the glowing
cheeks of Annette, entered the room, apd rudely
throwing -hits arms around her neck excjaimjpg
with an oath, "well you are the prettiest;rebel that
I have seen in this confounded country! Give me
a jiiss for the compliment."
"Pll give you:3omething that begins a k, if you
don't let her alone !" exclaimed a manly voice be
hind him. It was Annette's brother, a stripling of
nineteen, whose cheeks burned with anger at this
insult to his sister. You'll gfye .rne something
f?lsft. will vnn r ' , i' t i -
' J -' ' Jruu spawn oi an oic reuet v e
Uall aoo n see that l and M, inf,,,;
w9ft ahnnt ,rti,MW,. " ' . ; 7 j 7
... . awocu, wnen tne entrance
ofrhis .captain, (called to the spot by, Annette's
shrieks,) .caused .him to sneak away. To him,
Charles stated the sause of the affray, but with a
caution not to be too hot headed, the valient cap
tain swaggered back to his bottle. " Oh that 1
were but once on the road to Whitehall, I could
take all these dastardly red coats, without loosing
a hair of my head!'' -I have it!' exclaimed An-
nette joyfully, but what she had, must at the pres
ent remain a mystery, as the entrance of a soldier
stopped' the utterance which vas on her lips.
There had resided in the family many years an
old faithful negro woman. Hecuba or Cuba, as
she was commonly called, was never a black Ve
nus, and age was far from adding to her charms.
Her appearance was more like that of some anti
quated jrjonster, than what is supposed to belong
to the female sex. iBut almost double with the
weight of years, her motions were as slow and tor
tuous as those of a wounded snake. It was in
these peculiarities, as will soon appear, that An
nette placed her security. Placing the smoking
viands on the.table, and .whispering, a few .words
in Cubans ear, she anxiously awaited the termina
tion of their repast. The liquor which was fur
nished them, though insufficient to intoxicate so
many, was yet, (thanks to the care of Charles, who
mixed the different sorts together,) sufficiently po?
tent not to rendor them merry, but also to bewild
er their intellects. Hecuba was ordered to wait
upon the table, and many were the brutal jokes
cracked at her expense.
Here, old trigle,' cried one ' pass along those
eggs, hurry, or they'll hatch before you get here !'
while another, with drunken gravity, demanded
the price of wool; declaring his attention of pro
curing a sample forthwith.
Poor as these jokes1 were, they wero received
with shouts of laughter, increased by the--low,
muttered grumblings of Hecuba. 'Bad' nough to
have to sleep in de barn to make room without
being made game of. Must have been a scarcity
of hemp last -year any how.' Luckily for her,
her last words were dorwned in the general; up
roar. The meal was at length finished, and the sen
tries posted around the dwelling for the night.
But two or three were thought necessary, as the
house stood -by itself in a large meadow, render
ing the approach of any object, without being
seen, impossible. They had just begun, with un
steady steps it must be confessed, to pace their
rounds, when the bent form of Hecuba was seen
crawling along towards the barn, a building about
forty yards distant. ' Who goes there?' was the
prompt challenge of the sentinel, but an indistinct
muttering was the reply. Drawing up his piece
he was just-about to fire, when his comrade ex
claimed, It's the old wench ; I should know her
jaw among a thousand Let her pass. I heard
the old hag grumbling at being turned out of her
den at supper.' Heedless alike of words and
deeds, the ,old woman kept on her way, until at
last she- reached the barn. Unfastening the
large door, she entered and carefully closed it be
hind her; but instead of pausing when this was
accomplished, she crept on to the other end of the
barn, when feeling-about among the straw she
soon -found another door; so small, as to be unno
ticed on the exterior, but of sufficient size to per
mit her egress.
Whatever might have been her motive, she did
not however immediately avail herself of this, but
remaining in a listening attitude for some fifteen
or twenty minutes. At the expiration of that time
she slowly crept through the opening and artfully
keeping in the shadow of the barn, she stole to
the river. Half an hour sufficed to bring her to
j the tree which grew on the bank, when changing
her hent and decrepit gait to a quick and active
step, she threw back her hood and the moonbeams
fell bright upon the face of Annette Murray.
Rapidly she sped along the stream under the shel
ter of the high banks, until she reached a place
where the river suddenly narrowing, permitted the
accommodation of a foot bridge. Rapidly she
flew across it ; slow as had been her former pro
gress, she-now more than made amends for it.
Annette Murray was a girl not to start at imagin
ary dangers but her heart beat at the thought of
the risk she ran, should she meet any of the trait
or tories.
Old Cuba's cloak and bonnet would she feared,
prove but an inadequate protection, still, it was
her only hope. But a. very short time sufficed to
bring her in sight of the first house of the village.
The third of these was the residence of the father
of Hugh Robertson. The hour for retiring in
those primitive, times, was somewhat earlier than
at present, but luckily the family was. still up.
With a joyful exclamation she flew up the steps,
the throbbing of her heart almost rivalling her
knock at the door. -Shall we confess her woman's
weakness1? Even at this moment, a thought of
Hugh compelled her to throw off poor Cuba's old
hood. In an instant,. although it seemed to,her an
ago,, the. door was opened by Hugh, himself. Im
agine his astonishment as Annette breathless, her
cheeks, flushed, and hair dishevelled, bourided for
ward almost into his arms. .. .
Few words-were necessaryto tell hertale;and
while Hugh dispatced his brother fur assistance,
he was arming himself for thb fray; 'How many
did you .say .there were Annette '
'There were eighteen men.and two.oiTicers, and
the house .is-watohed byawo half drunken sentries;
and Charles knew I was coming, but perhaps he
could not help' Hugh staid for one embrace, and
if the parting kiss was less reluctantly given Jhan
one before that night, let not Annette be blamed.
In an hout from the time Annette set forth, fif
teen hardy young colonjstg, led on'by Hugh, were
on the way to her fathers'. Instead of taking the
road by which Annette came, they marched si
lently along the customary road, and so benumbed
were the faculties of the soldiers, that they 'reach
ed within thirty yards of. tho house before they
were discovered. The alarm was given, but so
quick were the Americans m their movements,
that ere they could resist, the house was surround
ed, an entrance forced, and the whole taken pris-'
oners. The next day the storeB and ammunition:
were safely conveyed to fort Edward.
And Annette 1 -Hugh joined the continental
army, and at the. close of the Revolutionary Strugs
gle; Annette became the happy5 bride of Colonel;
Hugh Robertson. Their descendants are still , a
numorousand respectable part of the community
where they dwell.
Xanguago of Anmal.
An old goose, ihat had been for, a fortnight,
hatching in a farmer's kitchenVwas' perceived'
on a sudden to be taken violently ill. She
soon after left ihe nest, and repaired to an out
house, whero there was a young goose of the
first year, which she brought with her into
the kilchen. -The young one immediately
scrambled into the old one's nest, aai, hatched,
and afterwards. brought up the brood. The old
goose, as soon 38 ihe young one had taken her
place, sat down by the side of the nest, and
soon aHer died. As the young gooso had nev
er been in the habit of entering the kitchen
before, I know of no way of accounting for this
fact, than by supposing that ihe old one bad
some way of communicating her thoughts arid
anxieties, which ihe other was perfectly able
to understand. This is reported lo Mr. Lou
don's Magazine by a gentleman named Brew,
residing in England, who adds, "A sister of
mine, who witnessed the transaction, gave me
the information in the evening of the day ii
happened."
In the mammalia,, the existence of such a
language is borne oui by almost daily observa
tion. We ha?e been assured of the truth of
the following incident by a gentleman who
witnessed it, and who says it agroes with many
other annecdntes of cattle which he has heard;
A number of cattle were placed together in a
field, for the purpose of feeding on turnips
Two of the number became extremely trou
blesome to the rest, butting at and leaping upon
them, and seeming to take a malicious pleasure
in disiurbing in short, playing the tyrant o
ver their more peaceful companions. This
was patiently endured for some time ; but a.t
length a sort of conference was held by the
peaceable' cattle.; they liuerally laid their heads
together, and seemed to converse on the sub
ject of the annoyanre to which they were ex
posed, and, we may be allowed to add, on the
proppor means to be adopted for putting a stop
to it. These cattle were then observed to
make a simultaneous rush at ihe two offensive
ones, whom they attacked in such spirited style
as to drive them out of the field.
Unquestionably there was here some species
of language employed ; otherwise, how could
the common sentiment have been .ascertained,
or the uniform movement concerted 1 A curi
ous question now arises Has each species or
genus its own language, or is ihere a language
common to several species or genera? It would
appear from the following anecdote, that the
latter supposition is the true one : Last
spring," says Mr. Baker, of Bedale, Yorkshire
(England,) writing-in 1834, "an old mare, (she
has, I believe, completed her twentieth year,
and has lost, an eye) being relieved, in consid
eration of age and infirmity, from heavy labor,
was turned out in company with a cow and
four or five heifers into a small field at a .dis
tance from their former companions. The
grass in this enclosure was not very plentiful,
and the adjoining pasture being adorned with
luxuriant vegetation, and divided by an indif
ferent fence, they frequently took the liberty
of trespassing upon the neighboring property.
This, indeed, occurred so often, that a watch
was obliged to be set upon their actions ; and
one day a singular instance of animal instinct
intelligence ? was observed. The mare,
doubtless tired of staying so long at a time,
made the circuit of the field, with a view to
escape from her confinement, and having dis
covered a. place suited for her exit, she returned
to her horned companions, who were rumina
ting, at a little distance, and having approached
ihe cow, and genjly struck her on ihe shoul
der, first- with her hoof and then with her head.
The cow being roused from her revery,- the
loving friends advanced together to the gap,
and having jointly reconnoitred it, returned to
the rest, and. then the old mare leading the
way, the whole company leaped over in suc
cession afier her."
A Kiss.
A Yankee swain gives the following graph
ic sketch of a kissing scene: 1
' Ah, Sally, give me a kiss and be; done wilh
n.'' .. '. v ' 'v.'.' '.'
: I won't-rso. there no.w.' ; . ,
. I'll. take- itj iwheihe.r or no.'
- 4 Do4it. if youdare.'
So at it we went, rough arid'atumble: An
awful destruction of starch now commenced
Tho bow pf my cravat was squat up in half a
sljake. At the nexi bout, smash weni.my shirt
collar, and at, the, same time, some of. head
fastening gave way,and down came Sally's
hair like a flood in a mill dam, broke loose,
canying-a way half a dozen combs. One dig
of Sally' elbow, and my blooming ruffles wilt
ed down lo a dishcloth. But she had no time
to boast. Soon her neck tackling began t0
shiver, parted ai.the ..throat, and who.rrah, came
a siring of white .beads scampering and run
ning races every way you could think of about
the floor.
By hokoy, if Sally Jones'ainVthe girl'the're'a
no snakes-' She fought fair, however, I must
admit, neither tried to scratch nor-bite ; .arid
when she could fight no longer for wain of
breath, she yielded handsopiely. . Her amis fell
by. hr side her, hair hung back ovbt the chair,
and her eyes closed, and there lay a lulle 'plump
moiith afl in the air. Lord ! did you ever see
a hawk pounco on n robin 1 or a bumble-bee
on a clover top? I say nothing.
Extraordinary Human Cariosities.
Mr. S. B. Knox has arrivod at the Tretmont
House wuh two Kaana children, a boy and a
girl,- df the almost extinct race of Central A
merica. They are the most outre looking 'Ob
jects ever brought to this country. Tho boyis
32 inches in height, and weighs 16 pounds,
and, in the opinion of Dr. Gilman Watts, of N.
York, is about 10 years of age. The girl is
28 inches in height, weighs 14 pounds, and
is supposed to be about 8 years of age, Their
heads, are not larger than a new born infant's
and they may be almost said to be destitute of
foreheads, while their noses aro finely devel
oped, straight and long, and project at a well
defined angle. Their eyes are full, dark, and
lustrous. Their heads are covered wilh strong
dark hair, which desconds forward nearly lo
ihe eyebrows.
The face is very sharp, the upper lip projec
ting, and the chin receding in a corresponding
degree. Notwithstanding the almost eniire ab
sence of forehead, (here is not in the profile
view the least resemblance to the Simmia tribe.
They are said to belong to the suniving rem
nant ofnhVancient order of priesthood called
Kaanas, by constant intermariage within their
own caste, has dwindled down to a few indi
viduals, diminutive in stature and imbecile in
intellect. Their heads and faces resemble ex
actly the figures on Ihe bas reliefs on the tem
ple ruins described in Steven's Central Ameri
ca. They are orphans, and, at the close of a
war between two of the Aztec tribes, fell into
the hands of a traveller named Hammond. :
They are lively, playful, and affectionate, but
all attempis to leach ihetn a word of English
have thus far proved unsuccescful, but they oc
casionally utter a few gibberish sounds; .Bos
ton Post.
The Yankee Outwitted.
A Yankee and a Frenchman owned a pig in
co-partnership. When killing time came, they
wished to divide ihe meat. The Yankee was
very anxious to divide so that he would got
both hind quarters, and persuaded the French
man that the proper way to dtvde was to cut
il across the back. The Frenchman agreed
to do it on one condition, that the Yankee
would turn his back and take choice of the
pieces after it was cut in two.
The Yankee turned his back, and the French
man asked
" Vich piece vill you have ze piece wid
ze tail on him, or ze piece vat ain't goLno tail V
" The piece with the tail on," replied the
Yankee.
" Den by Gar you can take him, , and I take
ze odder one."
Upon turning round, the Yankee found that
the Frenchman had cut off the lail and. stuck it
to the pigs mouth.
A Joke. An Irishman went a fishing, and
among other things he hauled in, was a large
sized turtle. To enjoy the surprise of the ser
vant girl he placed it in her bed room. The
next morning, the first thai bounced into the
breakrasi room was Biddy, with the exclama
tion of:
" Be Jahers, I've got the devil !"
" What devil 1" inquired the head of the
house, feigning surprise. . '
" The bull bed-bug that has been eatinggthe
children for the last month."
The Camel's Revenge.
A very few years ago it chanced that a valua
ble camel, working in an oil mill in Africa, was
severely beaten by its driver, who perceiving
that the camel had treasured up ihe injury, and
was only waiting a favorable opportunity for
revenge, kept a strict watch upon the camel.
Time passed away ; the camel, perceiving that
it was watched, was quiet and obedient, and
the driver began to think that the beating was
forgotten, when one night, after the lapse of
several months, the man, who slept on a raised
platform m ihe mill, whilst, as it is customary,
the camel was stalled in a corner, happening
to remain awake, observad by the bright moon
light, that when all was quiet, the animal look
ed cautiously around, rose softly, and stealing
towards a ppot where a bundle of clothes and
a bernous, thrown carelessly on the ground,
resembling a sleeping figure, cast itself with
violence upon them, rolling with all its weight,
and tearing them most viciously with its teeth.
Satisfied that its revenge was complete, ihe
camel was returning to its corner, when, the
.driver sat up and spoke ; at the sound of his
voice, and perceiving ihe mistake it maae, tne
animal was so mortified at the failure and dis
covery of its scheme, that it dashed its head
against the wall,, and died on the spot.
.JJjA very modest old maid visiting a new
ly married friend recently,, saw one of her hus
band s shirts lying on the bed, and exclaimed :
" Oh, mercy, a man's shirt on your, jieH!
auch a thing oil my bed would give me, the
nightmare "
" Very likely," responded the wife, '' unless
the man was inside of it."
1 How,' said a Judge in Missouri, to a wit
ness on the stand, 'how do you know the'plain
lifluwas intoxicated on he evening referrediol'
:' Beqause 1 sa'wthim a few minutes,. afteM it he
,tnusa, .tryjng t.o,pull off; his. trowsers-wiihia
boo'-jack !' v 5 t.u
" The'pdilor dPtlfe Cavuga Chief ielKis-efcr
rfte In tlli? way: " We' would 8ayto'1''tUe
'wre'eh who stole our new shin from the line
while .we'WrVa-bed waiting for it to dry', that
'wo hope the collar w"i It cut his throat."'
:Si1 .
' 1 Ta'kb Cari? Girls'. 'Well, Frank, isn't she
a perfect creaiere V 'Why, I think she would:
do, if she 'If what, Frank!' "'IfAfce
didn't cat onions !'