HUNTINGDON JOURNAL.
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COUGh, ASTHMA SND SPITTING
BL 00 D
Cured By
JAYNE'S EXPECTORANT
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16,1838
Mr. Atkinson—Dear Sir:
A few weeks ago I noticed in your paper,
an account of the surprising effects of Jayne's
Carminative, in restoring a great number of
passengers on board of a Mississippi steam
boat to perfect health, who were affected by
violent Bowel Complaint• I was glad to see
you notic it so kindly; you may rest assured
it deserves the praise bestowed upon it.
The benefit 1 have veceived from his medi—
cine, more especially his EXPECTORANT
induces me to state my case to you. for the
benefit of those who are afflicted in the same
way. It has been my misfortune, sir, to las
bor under a Cough and Asthmatical oppre
sion, for more than half a century. When
a soldier in the American Camp, in 1778, I,
with many others, (owing to great expo
sure,) had a violent attack of disease of the
lungs, b); which I was disacled from duty
for a long itime. Since that period, until
recently, I have never been free from a vio
lent cough and.difficulty of breathing. Year
afsea year, I have expectorated over a gill a
day. Often much more, and sometimes mix
ed with blood. For months together, night
after night, I have had to sit or be bolster
ed up to obtain my breath. The weakness
and debility caused by such constant expec
toradon, frequently brought me to a state
borderint on death. It has been a matter
of astonishment to my family and frie.,ds,
that I am here to write this to you. I have
had skillful physicians to attend me, and ev
ery thing dose that was thought likely to
give me relief, without any beneficial effect.
Last winter I had another very seveee at
tack of infiamatiOn of the lungs, which I ful
ly expected would be the last. I then ccn
sidered my case as past the aid of medicine.
Wher I was persuaded 'to call kin Doctor
Jayne—with the assistance of Divine Provi
dence; through him 1 was once more raised
from my bed: but the cough and wheezing
wearied me day and night. He advised me
to use his Expectorant. I did so, with a
strong hope, that, as it had cured many of
my acquaintances of various diseases of the
lungs, it might, at least miti g ate my suffer-
Need I say how satisfied I feel
IT
T HAS EFFECTUALLY CURED ME
As soon as I commenced taking it, I found it
reached my case, and I began to breathe
with more freedom. My expectoration be
came easy, and my cough entirely left me.
1 now feel as well as I ever did in my life,
and better than 1 have been for the last six
years. Last slimmer I spit a great deal of
blood; now thank God I am perfectly cured.
Now sir, after suffering so long, and fading
at last, suds signal relief from Doctor Jaynes
Expectorant, ;1 .feel anxious to inform my
fellow citizens where relief may be had. If
you think this worth a place in your paper,
you will oblige me by noticing it.
NICHOLAS HARRIS, Sen.
No. 35 Lombard street.
The above valuable medicine may he had
wholesale and retail at Jayne's Drug and
Chemical Store, No. 20, South Third street
Paileelphia. Price $l.
Sold, also, by TACOB MILLER, Agent,
Huntingdon l'a.
maNTERESTING CURE PERFOR
MED BY I)a. SW AYN E'S COM—
POUND SYRUP OF PRUNES; VIRGIN
lANA, OR NVILD CHERRY. Having
made use of this invaluable Syrup in my fam
ily, which entirely cured my child. The
gmptoms were Wheezing and choking of
Flegni. difficulty of Breathing. attended
with constant cough, Spasms, Convulsions,
Btc. of which I .ad given up all hopes of its
reervery. until I was advised to make trial
of this invaluable medicine. After seeing
the wonderful effects it had upon my child,
I concluded to make the same trial upon my
self, which entirely relieved me of a cougl
that I was afflicted with for many years.
Any persons wishing to see me can call at
my house in Beach street. above the market
Kensington, Phila. JOHN WILLCOX.
OBSERVE—The only place where this mcd
icine can be obtained, is at Jacob Miller's
store Huntingdon.
EAD THIS!: DR. SW AYNE'S COM—
it) POUND SYRUP of PRUNES VIR
GINI AN Ft, or WILD CHERRY: This is de
cidedly one of the best remedies for Coughs
and COlds now in use: it allays irritation of
the Lungs, lossens the cough, causiug the
plegm to raise free and easy; in Asthma,
Pulmsnary Consumption, Recent or Chron
ic Coughs, Wheezing & Choking of Phlegm
Hoarseness, Difficulty of breathing, Croup,
Spitting of Blood, &c. This Syrup is war
ranted to effect a permanent cure, it taken
according to directions which accompany the
bottlep. For sale only at Jacob Miller's atoms
Huntingdon.
HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 23, 1839.
LIVER COMPLAINT.
This disease is fiscovered by a fixed ob
tuse pain and weight in the right side under
the short ribs; attended with heat, uneasi
ness about the pit of the stomach;—there is
in the right side also a distension—the patient
loses his appetite and becomes sick and trou
ble with vomiting. The tongue becomes
rough and black, countenance changes to a
pale or citron color or yellow, like those taf
fficted with jaudice—difficulty of breathing,
disturbed rest, attended with dry caugh, dif
ficulty of laying on the left aide—the oody
becomes weak, ..nd finally thefclisease termi
nates into another of a more serious nature,
which in all probability is far beyond the
power of human skill. Dr. Harlich's com
pound tonic strengthening and German ape
rient pills, if taken at the commencement of
this disease, will check it, and by continu
ing the use of the medicine a few weeks, a
perfect cure cure will be performed. Thou
, sands can testify to this fact.
Certificates of many persons may daily be
seen of the efficacy of this invaluable medi
cine, by applying at the Medical Office, No
19 North Eight street, Philadelphia.
Also. at the ftore of Jacob Miller, Hun.
DYSPEPSIA AND HYPOCHON
DRIAISM. .
Cured by Dr. Harlick's Celebrated Medi
blues.
Mr. Wm Morrison, of Schuylkill Sixth
Street, Philidelphia, afflicted for several
years with the above distressing disease—
Sckitess at the stomach, headhehe, palpita
den of the heart, impaired rppetite, acrid
eructations, coldness and weakness of the ex
tremities, emaciation rnd general debility,
disturbed rest, a pressure and weight at the
stomach after eating, severe flying pains
in the ch'hst, back and sides, costiveness, a
dislike for society or conversation, languor
and lassituee upon the least occasion. Mr.
Morrison had applied to the most eminent
physicians, who considered it beyond the
power of human skill to restore him to health
however, as his afflictions had reduced him
to a deplorable condition, having been in
duced by a friend of his to try Dr Harlich's
Medicins, as they being highly recommen
ded, by which lie procured two package, he
found himself neatly relieved, and by con
tinuing the use of them Use disease entirely
disappeared—lie is now enjoying all the bles
sings of perfect health.
Principal Office, 19 North Eight Street,
Philadelphia.
Also, for sale at the store of Jacob Miller,
who is agent for Huntingdon county.
=MEM
DYSPEPSIA! DYSPEPSIA ! !
More proofs of the efficacy of Dr. Harlich's
Medicines.
Mr Jonas Hartman. of Sumneytown, Pa.
entirely cured of the above disease, which
he was afflicted with for six years. His
spmptoms were a sense of distension and op
pression after eating, distressing pain in the
pit of the stomach, nausea, loss of appetite,
giddineks and dimness of sight, extreme de
bility, flatulencY, acrid eructations, some
times vomiting, and pain in the right side,
depression of spirits, disturbed rest, faint
ness, and not able to pursue his business
without causing immediate exhaustion and
weariness.
Mr. Hartman is happy to state to the pub
lic and is willing to give any information to
the afflicted, respecting the Wonderful ben
efit he received from the use of Dr. Harlichs
Compound Strengthening and German ape
rient pills. Principal office No. 19 North
Eighth street Philadelphia. Also for sale
at the store of Jacob Miller, Huntingdon.
LIVER COMPLAINT,
Ten years standing, cured by the use cf
Dr Harlich's Compound Strengthening and
German Aperient Pills.
Mrs Sarah Boyer, wife of William Boyer,
North Fourth Street above Callowhill,
Philadelphia, entirely cured of the above
distressing disease. Her symptoms were,
habitual costiveness of the bowels, total loss
of appetite, excruciating pain in the side,
stomach and back, depression of spirits, ex
treme debility, could not lie on symptoms in
dicating great derangement in the functions
of the liver. Mrs. Boyer was attended by
several of the first Physicians, but received
but little relief from their medicine—at last,
a friend of hers procured s package of Dr.
Harlich's Strengthening and German Ape
rient Pills, which, by the use of one package,
induced her to continue with the medicine,
which resulsed in effecting a permanent cure
beyond the expectations of her friends.
Principal Office for this Medicine is at No
19 North Eighth Street, Philadelphia.
Also for sale at the store of Jacob Miller,
1 who is agent for Huntingdon county.
RICHES NOT HEALTH.
Those who enjoy Health, must certainly
feel blessed when they compare themselves
to those sufferers that have been afflicted for
years with various diseases which the human
family are all subject tube troubled with.—
Diseases present themselves in various forms
and from various circumstanc,s, which, in
the commencement, may all be checked by
the use of Dr. 0. P. Harlich's Compound
Strengthening and German Aperient Pills,
—such as Dyspepsia, Liver Complaints,
Pain in the Side. Rheumatism, General De
bility, Female Diseases, and all Diseases to
which human nature is subject, where the
Stomach is affected. Directions for using
these Medicines always accompany them.
These Medicines can be taken with perfect
safety by
. the most delicate Female, as they
are mild in their operation and pleasant in
their effects.
Principal Office for the Ur.ited States, No.
19 North Eighth Street, Philadelphia.
Also for sale at the store of Jacob Miller,
who is agent for Huntingdon county.
Venture thy opinion, but not thyself for
thy opinion.
"ONE COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DESTINY.°
A. W. BENEDICT PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.
THE BAG OF GOLD.
By Samuel Rogers.
There lived a lady in the fourteenth
century, near Bologna, a widow lady of
the Lartibartini family, called Madonna
Lucrezia, who in a revolution of the State
hut known the bitterness of poverty, and
had even begged her bread; kneeliug day
after day, like a statue at the gate of the
Cathedral, her rosary in her left hand,
and her right held out for charity; her
long black veil covering a face that had
once adorned a court, :and had received
the homage of as many sonnets as Petra
rch has written to Laura.
But fortune had at last relented; a lega
cy from a distant relation had come to
her relief, and she was mistress of a
small inn at the foot of the Appenines—
where she entertained as well as she real.
ly could, and 'where those only stopped
who were contented with little. The
house was still standing, when in youth I
passed that way; though the sign of the
Mite Cross, the Cross of the Hospitallers
was not any longer to be seen over the
door —a sign which she had taken, if we
may believe the tradition there, in honor
of the maternal uncle, a grand master of
that order whose achievements she would
sometimes relate. A mountain stream
ran through the garden, and at no great
distance, where the road turned on its
way to Bologna, stood a little chapel in
which a lamp was always burning before
tha picture of the Virgin, a picture of
great antiquity, the work of some Greek
artist. . .
Here she was dwelling; respected by
all who knew her, when an event occur
red which threw her ;nto the deepest af
fliction. It was at noon day, in
,Septem
ber, when three foot passengers arrived,
and seated themselves on a bench under a
wine trellis—were supplied with a flagon
of Aleatico by a lovely girl, her only
the image of her former self. The eldest,,
spoke like a Venetian, and his beard was
short and pointed, after the fashion of
Venice. In his demeanor he affected
courtesy, by his look inspired little con•
Hence; for as he smiled, which he did
continually, it was with his lips only, not
with his eyes; and they were always tur
ned from !yours. His companions were
bluff and frank in their manner and on
their tongues were many a soldier's oath.
On their hats they wore a medal, such • as
in that age was often distributed in war;
and they were evidently subalterns in one
of these bands which are always ready
to serve in any quarrel, ►f a service it
could be called, where a battle was no
more than a mockery, and the slain, as an
open stage, were up and fighting to-►nor
row. Overcome with the heat, they threw
aside their burdensome cloaks, and with
their gloves tucked under belts, continu
ed for some time in earnest conversation.
At length they arose to go, and then
the Venetian titan addressed the hostess:
"Excellent lady, may we leave under
this roof for a day or two, this bag of gold?'
"You may," replied she gaily, "but re•
member, we fasten our doors only with a
latch. Bars and boalts we have none in
our village; and if we had, where would be
your security?"
"In our word, lady."
"But what If I died to-night, where
then would I be?" said she laughingly.
"The money would go to the church, for
there would be none to claim it."
"Perhaps you will favor us with an ac
knowledgment."
"If you write it."
An acknowledgment was written ac
cordingly, and she signed it before Master
Bartolo, the village physician, who just at
that moment called by chance to hear the
news of the day, the gold to be delivered
when applied for, but not to be delivered,
(these were the words,) to one nor two,
but to the three; words wisely introdu
ced by those to whom it belonged, know
ing what they knew of each other. The
gold they had just released from a miser's
chest in Perugie and they were now on a
scent that promised more.
They and their shadows were no soon
er departcd than the Venitian returned
saying, "Give me leave to set my seal on
the bag, as the others have done," and
she immediately placed it on the table be
fore him. But at that moment she was
called away to receive a !cavalier, who
had just dismounted from this horse; and
when she returned it was gone, the temp
tation had proved Lirresistible—and the
man and the bag had vanished together.
~ W retched woman that I am!" she
cried, as in an agony of grief, she fell on
her daughter's neck, f"what will become
of us ? Are we again to be cast out into
the world? Unhappy child, would that
thou hadst never been born ?" And all
day long she lareented, but her tears a
vailed her little. The others were not
slow in returning to claim their due; and
there was no tidings of the tbief; he had
tied away with his plunder. A process
against her was instantly begun at Bolog-
Ina , and what defence could she mike;'
how release herself trom the obligation of
the bond 7 FP ilfully or negligently she
had parted with it to one, when she should
have kept it for all; and inevitable ruin
awaited hen
"Go Gianetta," said she to her young
daughter. "take this veil which your moth
er has worn and wept under so often, and
implore counsellor Calderino to plead fur
us on the day of trial. But if he will
not, go from door to door—Monaldi can
not refuse us. Make haste, my child,
but forget not the chapel as you pass by it.
Nothing prospers without a prayer."
Alas! she went—but in vain. Those
were reituned against them; others deman
ded more than they had to give, and eve
ry one bade them despair. What was to
be done? No advice, and the cause was
to come on to-morrow!
Now Giahetta had a lover, land he was
a student at law, a young man of great
promise, Lorenzo Martelli. He had stu
died long and diligently under that lear
ned lawyer, Giovanni Andreas, who,
though little of a stature, was great in re
nown, by his contemporaries, was called
the arch doctor, the rabbi of doctors, the
light of the age. Under him he had stud •
ied, sitting on the same bench with Pe,
trarch; and also under his daughter. No
vella, who would often lecture to the schol
ars when she was not otherwise engaged,
placing herself }behind a small curtain,
least her beauty should diver their
thoughts, a precaution in this instance un
necessary,. Lorenzo having lost his heart
to another.
'to him she flies in her necessity; but of
what assis'ance can he be 4 He had just
taken his Place at the bar; but he had nev.
er spoken, and how stan d up alone, un
practiced and unprepared as he is, against
an array t' t would alarm the most expe
rienced !
"Were I as mighty as I am weak," said
he, "my fears of you would lender me as
nothing. But I will be there, Gianelta,
and may the Fr:end of the friendless give
me strength in that hour. Even now my
heart fails me; but, come what will, while
I have a loaf to share, you and your moth
er shall never want. I will beg through
the world for 'you."
'rho day arrived, and the court assem
bled. The claim is stated and the evi
dence given--and now the defence is cal
led for; but hone is made, not a syllable is
uttered--and after a pause and some min
utes in consultation, the Judges are procee
ding to give judgment, silence having been
proclaimed in court, when Lorenzo rises,
and thus addressed them.
"Reverend Seignors—Young as I am
may, I venture to speak before you ? I
would speak in behalf of one who has no
one else to help her, and will not keep
you long. Much Ms been said—much on
the sacred nature of the obligation, and
we acknowledge it in its full force. Let
. .
it be fulfilled; and to the very last letter.
1 is what we solicit—what we required.
But to whom is this bag of gold to be de
livered? What says the bond? Not to
one f---nbt to t•vo!--but to three! Let
the three stand forth and claim id"
From that day [tor who can doubt the is
' sueP] none were sought, none employ ed
but the subtle and eloquent Lorenzo.
Wealth followed fame; nor need I say how
soon he sat at his marriage least, or who
sat with him.
QUARRELS,
One of the most easy, the most com
mon, most perfectly foolish things in the
world, is—to quarrel, no matter with
whom, man, woman, or child, or upon
what pretence, 'provocation, Air occacion
whatsoever. There is no kind of neces
sity in it, no manner of use in it, and no
species ot degree of benefit to be gained
by it, and yet sti ange as the fact may be,
theologians quarrel, and politicians, law
yers, doctors, and princes quarrel, the
Church quarrels, and the State quarrels;
nations and tribes, and corporations, men
women, and children, dogs and cats, birds
and beasts quarrel about all manner of
things, and on all manner of occasions.
If there is any thing in the world that
will make a man feel bad, except pinch
ing his fingers in the crack of a door, it
is unquestionably a quarrel. No man ev
er tails to think less of himself after, than
he did before one; it degrades him in his
own eyes, and in the eyes of others, and
what is worst, blunts his sensibility to dis
grace on the one hand, and increases the
power of passionate irritability on the
other. The truth is, the more quietly
and peaceably we all get on the better—
better
for ourselves, the better for ow
neighbors. In nine cases out of ten, the
wises course is, if a man cheats you, to
quit dashing with hint ; if he is abusive
quit his company; if he slanders you, take
care to live that no body will believe him.
No matter who he is, or how he misuses
you, the wisest way is generally just to
let him alone; for there is nothing better
than this cool, calm, quiet way ot . dealing
with the wrongs we meet with.
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
One of our cotemporaries, says the Bal
timore American, in re publishing a day
or two ago the justly admired and well
known poetical effusions, under this title,
stated that its author, Fitaricis S. KEY,
Esq. was a prisoner on board one of the
British bomb ships in the Patapsco, when
he wrote it. This is a mistake. The
song in question was originally published,
we hod on reference to our file, in the
American of the 2lst September 1814— a
week after the bombardment of Fort Mc-
Henry, find the circumstances under
which it was composed are thus stated in
the introductory editorial paragraph which
then accompnnied it. M r. KEY now fills
the .ffice of U. S. District Attorney for
the District of Columbia :
"DEFENCE OF BALTIMORE.—The an;
nexed song was composed under the fol
lowing circumstances :—A gentleman had
left Baltimore, in a flag of truce for the
purpose of getting released from the Bri
tish fleet a friend of his who had been cap
tured at Marlborough. He went as far
as the mouth of the Patuxent, and was not
permitted to return lest the intended at
tack on Baltimore should be disclosed.
He was therefore brought up the Bay to
the mouth of the Patapsco, where the flag
vessel was kept under the guns of a fri
gate, and he was compelled to witness the
bombardment of Fort McHenry, which
the Admiral had boasted that he would
cal ry in a few hours, and that the city
must fall. tie watched the flag at the
Fort through the whole day, with an anxi
ety that can be better felt than described,
until the night prevented him from seeing
it. In the night he watched the bomb
shells, and at early dawn his eyes was
again greeted by the proudly waving flag
of his country."
O say can you see, by the dawns early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's
last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars tbro'
the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gal:
lantly streaming ?
Ahd the rockets' red glare, the bombs burst
ing in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag
was still there ;
Oh say does the 'Star spangled Banner yet
wave;
O'er the land of the free and the honie of
the brave ?
On the shore dimly seen, through the mist
of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty hosts in dread si
lence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the tow•
ering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half concealsi :half:dis
closes?
Now it catches a gleam of the morning's first
beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the
stream.
'Tis the Star spangled Banner, 0! long may
it wave,
O'er the land of the free and home of the
brave.
And where is that band, who so vauntingly
More,
That the havoc of war and the battle's con
fusion,
A home and a country shall leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul foot
step's pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave,
From the terror of flight, or gloom of the
grave,
And to Star spangled Banner in triumph
shall wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the
brave.
0! thus be it ever when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home. and the war's
desolation,
Blest with victory and peace may the heav-
en rescu'd land,
Praise the Power that hath made and pre.
served us a nation.
Then conquer we must when our calls: it is
just,
And this be our motto,—"ln God is our
trust!"
And the Star spangled Banner in triumph
shall wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of
the brave.
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.
Shun the despicable character of a polit
ical brawler. But let nothing. except be
ing bedridden, prevent you from exerci
sing that inestimable privilege, the elec
tive franchise. Never disgrace yourself,
by an absence from the pulls, under the
unjustifiable, fallacious plea, that your
single vote is of no consequence. Some
[WuoLE No. 208.
of the most important measures of legis
lative bodies, here and elsewhere, have
been carried by majorities of one, two or
three.
The vote on the abdication of Jamas
and the elevation of William and Mary
to the throne of Great Britain, was par
ried by a majority of 2; 51 to We Let
this be an unceasing warning to you of
the importance of a vote or two. Never
have to reproach yourself, that a profli
gate man has been elected or a bad meas
ure adopted, through your absence from
this sacred duty.—Mathew Carry
From the Maysville (Ky.) Eagle.
A HUNTING STORY.
Mr. Editor, —"Yesterday morning Mr.
Joshua Barter, of Wisconsin Territory,
who for a few weeks past, has been ta
king a benefit of a residence at the White
Sulphur Springs, in Lewis Co. Ky., for
the improvement of his health, made an
excursion into the hilly regions lying east
of these Springs to amuse himself in his
favorite sport of hunting. During his ram.
ble he - chanced, while meandering through
a deep rich valley to arrive at a small, al
most impenetrable cane break which
grows on a fertile sport, deep embosomed
between two towering ridges. Mr. B.
made his way for some time along the bor
der of the thicket, not intending to pene
trate further than its suburbs, when his
ear caught an unusual sound, which came
from its interior. At first he paid no par
ticular attention to the strange noise, sup
posing it proceeded from a nest of young
birds of some sort or other, but passed
along, cautiously glanceing his eye on eve
ry side in search of game. As he pro
ceeded the noise became louder and more
distinct—yet, from all his acquaintance
With fowls, and beasts of the forest, his
keen sagacity in this instance was not
able to recognize the present author. Cu
riosity at length became interested, and
Mr. B. concluded to trace it up, and learn
the unknown object. Accordingly, he en
tered the cane slowly, and with difficulty
found his way through the netted cloud,
whose thick clustering foliage overhead
excluded every ray of the sun, and pre
vented him from seeing more than ten or
twelve feet either direction, After pene.
trating a few rods, he was startled by two
or three sudden blows, like the sound of a
heavy club beat upon the ground before
him. He halted, anc through the intri
cacies of the leaves surveyed everything
within the little space his eye was par
tially able to command, but saw no living
creature, and again proceeded. A minute
and the beating was renewed. He paus
ed again—gazed everywhere—but still
nothing appeared in sight. In this man
ner he continued to make his way some
distance farther; when he stopped the
beating ceased—when he advance it be
gan, and louder at every step he made.
If lie walked backward, or sideways, all
was quiet, but to go forward, put the un
known spirit in motion.
Mr. B. not being one of those persons
who believe in wizards, witches or ghosts,
or of being frightened by anything he
might chance to hear or see in the woods,
, determined to push forward and know
• what, or who it was that attempted thus
to dispute his way. He inspected the
, priinh b yr and flint of his rifle, took from his
pocket a knife, cpened it for ready use,
and once more commenced his march.
The thickness of the cane prevented him
from carrying his gun in any other mode
than that of a presented position close to
' his body, or of poking its muzzle forward
between the stalks to make way for him
self to pass, which would have rendered
' it quite a useless weapon had an enemy
approached him suddenly from any di
rection in front. A few steps however,
revealed the whole mystery; for, on
reaching the butt of a large fallen tree,
his eye glancing along the pathway; occa
sioned through the thicket by its prostrated
trunk, discovered towards its top a copi
ous pile of leaves and fine brush, in the
middle of which wallowed a couple' of
young black animals, whose constant how
• ling it was that had first drawn his atten
tion.
He was now certain that to proceed fur
ther on his journey in a direct course to
wards its object could not be accomplish
ed without some fighting. The creature'
which had been pounding the earth so'
long before him was warning him not, and
threatening him if he did, continue, had
now taken his post a little at his side.
The young animals in the nest were young
bears; and to have gone one step further
towards them, seemed sure of bringing
flown upon him with terrible fury the
huge monster, whose jaws he could now
hear smacking together; anon, like the
percussion of rock against rock; and
whose paw, as she angrily raised it and
struck on the earth, sounded like the
stamp of a war horse, eager for battle.
As he discovered the cubs, Mr. 8., fear
ful of an immediate attack, sprang upon
the butt of the fallen tree, to give himself
thereby a little space, should it be necesi