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Tammo
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LIVER COMM, MP
Cured by the use of Dr Harlich's Compound
Strengthening and German Anarient Pills
Mr. Wm. Richard, Pittsburg, Pa. entirely
cured of the above distressing disease: His
somptoms were, pain and weight in the left
side, loss of appetite, vomiting, acrid eructa
Lions, a distention of the stomach, sick
headache, furred tongue, countenance chang
ed to a ,itron color, difficulty of breathing,
disturbed rest, attended with a cough, great
debility, with other sy moms indicating great
derangement of the functiens of the liver.
Mr. Richard had the advice of several phy
sicians, but received no relief, until using Dr
Harlich's medicine, which terminated in ef
fecting a perfect cure.
Principal ofßca, 19 North Eight street
Philadelphia. [don Pa.
For sale at Jacob Miller's store Hunting.
LIVER COMPLAINT.
This disease is eiscovered 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 trot]•
bie with vomiting. The tongue becomes
rough and black, counanance changes to a
pale or citron color or yellow, like those :af
flicted with jaudice—difficulty of breathing,
disturbed rest, attended with dry caagh, dif
ficulty of laying on the left sidethe oody
becomes weak, and finally the.disease termi
nates into another of a mate serious nature,
which in all probability is far beyond the
power of human skill. Dr. Harlieles cont•
pound tonic strengthening and Gerthan 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 he 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 bight street. Philadelphia.
Also. at the Ftore of Jacob Miller, Hari.
DYSPEPSIA AND tIYPOCHON
DRIAISM.
Cured by Dr. Harlick's Celebrated Medi.;
nines.
Mr. Win M rrson, qf Schuylkill SiXth
Street, Piiilidelphia, afflicted for several
years with the above distressing disease—.
S ckness at the stomach, headache, palpita
Lion of the heart, impaired s ppetite, acrid
eructations, coldness and weakness of the ex
tremities,
emaciation rod general debility,
disturbed rest, a pressure and weight at the
tlmac . after eating, severe flying pains
is the chest, 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 affliction, had reduced him
to a deplorable condition, having been in
dnced.by a friend of his to try Dr Harbch's
Medichis, as they being highly recommen
ded, by which he procured two package, he
found himself greatly relieved, and by con
tinuing the use of them the disease entirely
disappeared—he is now enjoying all the bles
sings of perfect health.
Principal Office, 19 North Eight Street,
Philadelphia.
LIVE It COMP]; 41,VT,
Ten years standing, cured by the use cf
Dr Harlich's Compound Strengthening and
German Aperient Pills.
Mrs &mall Bayer, 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 I. package of Dr.
Ilarlich's Strengthening and German Ape
rient Pills, which, by the use of one pack ige,
induced her to continue with the medicine,
which resnlsed 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,
who is agent for Huntingdon county.
MEAD THIS!: DR. SW AYN E'S COM
POUND SYRUP of PRUNES V 1
GINIANA, 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, loosens the cough, causing the
plegm to raise free and easy; in Asthma,
Pulmonary Consumption, Recent or Chron
ic Coughs, Wheezing & Choking of Phlegm
Hoarseness, Difficulty of breathing, Croup,
opitting of Blood, &c. This Syrup is war
lusted to effect a permanent cure, it taken
ncordina to directions which accomp any . the
Wa ts. For sale only at Jasob s store.
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HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNF;SDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1839
Te...N I ERESI ING CURE PERFOR
a MED BY DR. SWAYNKS COM—
POUND SYRUP OF PRUNES; VIRGIN
lAN A, OR WILD CHERRY. Having
made use of this invaluable Syrup ii my fam
ily, which entirely cured my chid. The
symptoms were Wheezing and choking of
Flegm. difficulty of Breathing. attended
with constant cough, Spasms, Convulsions,
Inc. of which I sad given up all hopes of its
recrvery, 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 con!
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, Mill. JOHN WILLcox.
Oaszavz—The only place where this med
icine can he obtained, is at Jacob Miller's
store Huntingdon.
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 % RIIOUS diseases which the human
family are all subject to be tronbled with.—
Diseases present themselves in various forms
and from various circumstances, 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.
DYSPITSIA I DYSPEPSIA I
More proofs of the efficacy of br. Harlich's
Mcdicines.
Mr Jonas Hartman, of Sumneytown, Pa.
entirely cured of the above disease, which
he was afflicted with for six years. His
spmptoms were a sens, of distension and op
pression after eating, distressing pain in the
pit of the stomach, nausea, loss of appetite,
giddiness and dimness of sight, extreme de
bility, flatulency. acrid eructations, score
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 cxhaustim and
weariness:
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Mr. Hartnian is happy to state to the pub
Ile and is willing to give any information to
the afflicted, respecting the wonderful ben
efit he received from the use of Dr. Harltchs
Compound Strengthening and German ape
rient pills.. Principal office No. 19 North
Eighth street Philadelphia. Also for sale
at the store offacob Miller, Huntingdon.
TREATMENT.
The principal objects to he kept In view
are Ist, to free the stomach and intestines
from offending materials. 2cl ; to improve
the tone of the digestive organs and energy
of the system in removing nokions matters
from the stomach, and obviating costiveness.
Violent drastic purgatives should be avoided
and those aperientd should be used which
act gently, and rather by soliciting the per
istalic motions of the intestines to their rtgu
tacky of health, than by irritating them to a
laborious excitement. Ihere is no medicine
better adapted to the completion of this than
Dar. 0. P. HARLICH'S GERMAN APERIENT
PILLS. To improve the functions of the de
bilitated organs and invigorate the siistem
generally, no medicine haS ever been so
prominently efficacious as DR. HarliCh'S
Compound Tonic Strengthening Pills, whose
salutary influence in restoring the digestive
organs to a healthy action, and re-establish
ing health and vigor in enfeebled and clt s
petic constitutions; have gained the implicit
confidence of the must eminent physicians,
and unprecidented public testimony. Re
member Dr. Harlich's Compeund Tonic.
Strengthening Pills, thay are put up in small
packets with full directions.
Principal office for the United States, iA
No. 19 North Eighth street Philadelphia,
wheve all communications must be addres
sed.
Also for sale at the store of Jacob Miller,
who is agent for Huntingdon County.
IMPORTJJN7 FEIIiALES.
Dr. 0. P. Harlich's Compound Strenth
ening Tonic, and German Aperient Pills.
Th , se pills remove all those distressing dis
eases which Females are liable to be ~afflict
ed with. They remove those morbid sec
t' !dons which when retained, soon induce a
i umber of diseases and oftentimes render
) emales unhappy and miserable all their
.ives. Those pills used according to direc
ions, immediately create a new and healthy
ction throughout the whole system by puri
yiug the blood, and giving strength to the
stomach and bowels, at the ,same time re
lieving the pain in the side, back, and loins,
giving appetite and invigorating the system
again to its proper inactions and restoring
tranquel repose.
Ask for Dr. Harlich's Compound Strength
ening Tonic, and German Aperient Pills.
Principle office, 19 North Eighth street,
Philadelphia. Also for sale at Jacob Miller's
Store Hontingdi - m, Pa.
CAUSE, OF DI'SPEPSIII.
This disease often originates from a habit
of overloading or distending the stomach by
excessive eating or drinking, or very protrac
ted periods of fasting, an indolent or seden
tary life, in which no exercise is afforded to
the muscular fibres or mental faculties, fear
grief. and deep anxiety, taken too frequent
ly str ng purgingmedicines, tiyEentery,
iages, intermittent and syasmodic affec
tions of the stomach and bowels; the most
common of the latter causes are late hours,
and the too frequent use of spirities liquors.
"ONE COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DESTINY."
A. W. BENEDICT PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.
Stray Heifer.
\ME to the residence
2 8 'tq, Ilia the subscriber in lint
, .., , 4 „ (11111 ., ii. , _ on township, about the 25th
of November last, a Black Heifer, with
some white on her face, belly and legs,
supposed to be rising of three years old.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges and take her
!away, otherwise she will be disposed of
as the law directs.
ELIJAH DEAN.
Union township, Dec. 4, 1839.
'STRAY STEER.
g ni AME to the re
bidence of the
subscriber, living in
41111 Henderson township
71 ; , :, -.4J- sometime in Septem
ber last, a Steer, supposed to be about 2
years old. lie has two white feet, and a
small white streak on his back; no other
marks discernible. The owner is reques
ted to come forward, prove property, pay
charges and take him away, or he will be
disposed of according to law.
A. JACOBS.
Henderson township, Dec. 4, 1839.
EXECUTORS' NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate of
Anthony Beaver, deceased, late of
Hopewell tp Hunting don county are re..
quested to make immediate payment,and
those having claims against said Estate
are requested to present them properly
authenticated for payment to the under-
ANTHONY BEAVER jr, Metro
JOHN BEAVER,
Hopewell tp. Dee, 4, 1839.
signed
AUDITORS' NOTIVE.
(Jolla Davtsons' Estate.)
Wake notice that we the undersigned
Auditors, appointed by the Orphans'
Court of lluntingdoncounty, to distribute
the assets remaining in the hands of
J,-
cob Dopp, Admimstra (6r of said E.:Lite,
among the respective claimants, will meet
for that purpose at the house of Christian
Couts in Huntingdon. on Thursday the
26th day of December inst., when and
where all persons interested may attend.
JACOB MILLE,
JAMES GWIN, Auditors.
CHA.'S MILLER
Dec. 4, 1859,
TO Mr VIRIEDUTIMM
A
WKE notice, that I t ave applied to
- 0 . the Judges of the Court of Com
mon Pleas otniuntingdon County for the
benefit of the laws of this Commonwealth
made for the relief of Insolvent debtors;
and the said Court has appointed the 2nd.
monday (13th day) ol January next for
the hearing of us and our creditors at
the Court house in the borough of Hun
tingdon, when and where you may attend
if you see prolMr.
DAVID LOAD.
Kr‘lialtimore Chronicle' will publish
the above once a week for three wceks, and
send papers and bill to this office.
Executor's Notice.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate
of Wm. Love, late of ftoodbury tp.
Huntingdon county, deceased, are re
quested-to make immediate payment, and
those haVing claims ogainbt said Estate
are requested to present them properly
authenticated for payment to the under
signed.
SAMUEL DEAN, lExecuter
JOSH. ROLLER,
October 23, 1839.-6 t.
10 DO.LL.IIIS REIF aRD.
STOLEN on Saturday the 23 inst. in
the house of Piercy Douglass, a red mo.
rocco pocket book, containing twenty dol
late in Bank notes on the following Banks
—one ten dollar note on the Bank of
Lewistown; one five dollar note on the
Exchange Bank of Pittsburg; and one five
dollar note on the Bank of Chambersburg
—There were also two promisary notes,
one on an individual residing in the bor
ough of H untingdon for S2O, and the oth- '
er on an individual in If aynesburg, Mitt
Co., fur $l5. I have made no assign
ment of any notes, on any individual, to
any person. o* - I therefore caution those
whom I hold their notes, to pay to no
person except myself.
The above reward will be given to any
person that will return the pocket book
and its contents, and twenty fur the ap
prehension of the thief.
DANIEL III'CARTNEY.
Inoatingdon Nov. 27, lB'9
Administrator's Notice,
ALL persons interested in the Es.
tate, or having claims against the
Estate of Jacob Miller, late of est town
ship, Huntingdon county, deceased, are
requested to present their claims to the
undersigned, who is duly authorised to
administer; and all persons indebted are
requested to make immediate payment.
Said deceased has a brother, Samuel
Miller, supposed to reside in Union Co.,
and a sister, now married, residing, it is
believed, in Philadelphia, who are inter
ested in said deceased's Estate, and this
is to notify them, that the accounts must
be settled laelbre the coining spring.
JACOB BRUBAKER, Admra.
West township, Huntingdon
county, Dec. 4, t 839.
o*-- The "Union county Star," and the
"Evening Star" of Philadelphia, will pub
lish the above once a week for six weeks,
and charge to this office. —Ed. "Journal."
Ihlet La ws ,—
Pampl
IN conformity with a resolution of the
General Assembls of Pennsylvania,
passed the 2nd March 1857, Subscrip
tions for copies of the Pang)fat Laws of
the next session of the Legislature of Peon
Sylvania, will be received at this office un
(it Monday the 13th day of Janeary 1840
Price, filly cents per copy, to be paid
at the time of subscribing.
P. The Pamphlet Laws of last ses
sion, and the Colonist' Records have been
received, and are ready for distribution to
those who subscribed for them.
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Treasurers' office Hun- i D. BLAIR
tingdun, 4, Dec. 1839.
VALUABLE REAL
ESTILTia AT
ORPIRANS , COURT SALE.
N pursuance of an order of the Or
li pt.alls' Court of Huntingdon county,
l'a., itdlnllumbaugh, administrator of the
Estate of Jesse Joht.s, late of Union town
ship, in the said county, deceased, will
expose to ssle by public vendue on the
premises, on Saturday, the
2StJL day of December,
next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, five
certain tracts and parcels of land situate
in Union and Henderson townships, in
said county.
No. t. One certain tract and parcel of
the said land situate in Henderson town
ship in the said county, adjoining lands of
on the north, the Juniata
rivet and Canal on the south, Jacks moun
tain on the east, and lands claimed by the
heirs of Abraham Vande vender it all on
the west, containing four hundred and
thirty-seven acres and forty perches, be
the same more or less, about ten or fif
teen acres of which are cleated. The
turnpike road and Juniata canal cutting
the same, including the improvement in
the name of John Lung—on which is erec
ted the three story
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110VOM,
now occupied by Thomas Wallace; with
other improvements, known by the name
of Jackstown.
No. 2. Another tract of woodland,
situate in the same township, adjoinging
the above described Jacks mountain, the
,Juniata river, and lands of James Drake,
sr., containing thirty-two acres and nine
ty perches, and allowance, more or less,
antlyatented.
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N . °. 3. Another tract and parcel of
land, pi incipally woodland, situate in
Union township in said county, adjacent
of the easterly tide of Jackstown aque
duct, adjoining land in name of Samuel
Drake, or land now claimed by Thomas
Airs jr., the Juniata river on the north,
land in name of or claimed by William
Brewster, Young or Camp.
bell, and Campbell and Corbin on the
south and west; containing three hundred
and eighty acres, and twenty-six perches,
and the usual allowance.
No. 4. Another tract in name of Ro
bert Irvin, situate in said Union township,
containing four hundred and forty-seven
acres, one hundred and forty-five perches,
more or less, being wo.alland.
No. 5. Also another tract of woodland
surveyed in name of Frederick Bell, sit
uate in said Union township, containing
four hundred and thirty-eight acres and
thirty-nine perches. On the first descri
.
•bed tract is situate the valuable tavern
stand at Jackstown.
By order of the Court,
T. P. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
The sale will commence on the premi
ses at Jackstown, at 10 o'clock, A. M.,
where due attendance will be given, and
terms of sale made known !)y
JOHN BUM BAUCH,
Administrator ot Jesse Johns, deceased.
A. P. WILSON, Attorney.
November 27, 1839.
From the U. S. Gazette,
Lancaster,Monday evening, Dec. 2,1839.
Dear Sir:—ln looking over your paper
of this morning, my attention was arres
ted by as article headed "Shucking Out•
rage," having reference to, and purport
ing to be an account of. the recent affair
between James Cameron, Esq., anti Mr.
Robert W. M iddleton, of this city, editor
of the Examiner and Democratic Herald.
is that account is so utterly destitute of
truth, in every particular, from coinmence
ment to conclusion, and well knowing,
that you would not knowingly mislead
the public upon any subject, and particu
larly so when the reputation of a fellow
citizen is at stake, I feel it to be my duty,
as a disinterested party, to give you a
brief but plain statement of the whole
transaction.
Mr. Middleton, as t:.e editor of the Ex
aminer. has, from time to time, made such
expositions of the official conduct of Mr.
Cameron, as superintendent of motive
power on the Philadelphia and Columbia
rail road, as to excite his most bitter en
mity, So much has it been excited, that
Cameron has been heard to declare, upon
more than one occasion, that he would be
revenged of Middleton, and would beat
him to within an inch of his life. It is
proper to remark here, that Camera is a
man standing six feet or upwards in height,
with a frame corresponding in muscular
proportion. Mr. Middleton, on the con
trary, is a man of small stature, scarcely
reaching live feet seven inches in height,
and of a light and fragile fem. So small
is he, that he is little more than half the
weight of Cameron.
The last number of the Examiner con..
tained nothing more than an advertise
ment, copied from a late number of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger, over the sig
nature of "Justice," cautioning workmen
employed on the Philadelphia and Colum
bia Railroad against signing receipts with
' out the money being first paid them in
hand. This may, or may not, have allu
ded to Mr. Cameron. There were no
names mentioned; and, of course, any
appropriation of any thing contained in
the advertisement in question to himself,
was altogether gratuitous. Your infor
mant is in error, when he states that allu
sion war made by Mr. Middleton, in his
paper, to Mrs. Cameron, and that this was
the cause of the present difficulty. Eve
ry reader of that gentleman's paper knows
this to be false; for no allusion whatever,
either express or implied, has ever been
I made to that lady in the columns of his
I paper, whilst the same has been under his
control.
Having premised this Much, i will now
state the whole history of al•e attack, fives
the commencement to the conclusion.—
It seems that on Saturday morning, Ed
ward Colethan, Esq. of Philadelphia, the
enterprising proprietor of the Conestoga
Navigation, invited the different editors of
this city to his rooms at Mrs. Hubley's
hotel, for the purpose of inspecting certain
maps, drafts, and profiles of the works.--
Among others, Mr. Middleton attended;
and after remaining with . Mr. Coleman
until the object of their visit had been
concluded, he rose to depart. Before he
reached the door, he was rudely and vio
lently assaulted by Mr. Cameron, who,
catching him with an iron grip by the
neck, asked him if he knew him. Mr.
Middleton replied in the affirmative.—
But before Cameron could strike hint, he.
was prevented by two gentlemen in the
room, who interfered in Mr: Middleton's
behalf. Mr. Coleman, iti the mean time,
observing the danger of his guest, ap
proached Cameron, ;nforming him of the
gross impropriety of his conduct in intru
ding himself into a private party, for the
sole purpose of creating a disturbance, in•
duced him to desist. Cameron thereupon
relaxed his hold, but threatened that he
would be revenged at another time and
place. He then west off to another tav
ern, where, after drinking something, he
took a large stick, and goiug out, observed
to the proprietor that he would "cane
Middleton." He then walked up north
Ureenstrect, to Mr. Middleton's office.
That gentleman had returned to it in the
mean time, and fearing an attack might he
made upon him, had armed himself with a
pistol. As Cameron crossed the street to
his office, Mr. Middleton was standing in
his door. When the former reached the
pavement, the latter retreated into the of
fice;
Cameron following rapidly, reached
the steps, and began to ascend. Seeing
this, Mr. Middleton called out to him to
desist in making any further attempt to
advance, or he would defend himself; but
Cameron intent only upon the erati fica
lion of his passion, continued to mount
the steps. Reaching the upper one with
his lift foot, he entered the office with his
right, and with the stick raised in his right
hand, within three paces, at furthest, of
Mr. Middleton, who had fallen back un
til lie could retreat no further, being al
most on the stove. While Cameron was
in the act of striking, he fired his pistol at
him, in as clear a case of self defence as
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ever vas presented to the common sense
or any man.
_Theban struck Mr. Cameron on ons f his
ribs on his right sid,, and struck it in an
oblique direction, passed between theskin
and flesh to the left side, where it lodged.
and was subsequently extricated. Cam
eron was so much frightened at the recep
tion lie met with, that he did not know he
was wounded at all, sordid he discover it
until lie had walked into an adjoining
house, from whence he was afterwards car
ried home. His wound was at no time
considered dangerous, although many ex•
ertions were made to create an impres
sion that it was mortal.
Mr. Middletop immediately surrender
ed himself to the proper authorities, and
after an examination before the Mayor.
was committed. This afternoon applica
tion was made to Judge Hayes, of the-
District Court, for a habeas corpus in his
case. This writ was granted, and wilt
he returned to-morrow at ten o'clock, A.
NI., whenthere is no doubt he will be dis
charged.
HORRIBLE ADVENTURE WITH A.
SERPENT •
The writer having been out shooting.
lay down to rest under a tree, when sud
denly he wee aroused by a simultaneous
baying of his dogs. 'On turning round, I
beheld a snake of the Corbra de Capella,
species, directing his course towards a
point that approximated very close to my
position. In an instant I was on my feet
The moment the reptile became aware of
my presence, in nautical phraseology, it
bodily brought to, with an expanded head
eyes sparkling, and neck beautifully ar
ched, and head rained nearly two feet
frotn the ground, and oscillating from
side to side, plainly indicative of a resent
till foe. I seized the nearest weapon, a
short bamboo, left by one of the beaters,
and hurled it at my opponent's head; I was
fortuate enough to hit it beneath the eye.
The reptile immediately fell and lay ap
parently lifeless. Without a moment's
reflection I seized it a little below the
head, hauled it beneath the shelter of a
tree, and very cooly began to examine
the mouth for the poisonous fangs, of
which the naturalists speak so much.
While in the act of forcing its mouth o
pen with a stick, I felt the head sliding
through my hand, and to my utter aston
ishment became aware that I had now to
contend with the most deadly of reptiles
in his full streangth and vigor. Indeed,
I was in a moment convinced of this, for
as I tightened my hold round its throat,
its body became wreathed round my neck
and arm. If the reader is aware of the
universal dread in which the Cobra de
Cornelia is held threughout lodic, & the
Almost instant death which invariable fol
lows its bite, he will, in smite degree be a
ble to itnagir,e my feelings were at the ino
went; a faint kind of oisgusting sickness
pervaded my whole frame as felt the
clammy fold of the reptile tightening a
bout my neck. I still held the throat, but
tat hold it much jlonger %multi be impos
sible, immediately beneath my grasp,
there was an inward warking and creep
ing of the skin, which seamed to be as
slated with the very firmness which I held
it. Finding, in defiance of my efforts,
that my hand was each moment forced
closer to nay face, an idea struck tne, that
were it nay pewee to transfix the mouth
with some sharp instrument. it would pre
vent the reptile from using his fangs,
should it escape my hold. My gun lay at
my feet—the ramrod appeared the very
thing required, which with some difficulty
I succeeded in drawing out, having only
one arm disengaged. My right arm was
now treitibliag from over exertion, and
my hold became less firm, when I happi
ly succeeded in passing the rod through
the lower jaw up to its centre. It was
not without considerable hesitation that I
let go my hold of the throat, and seizing
the rod in both hands at the same time, by .
bringin them over my head, with a sud
den jerk, I disengaged the hold from my
neck, which had latterly become almost
tight enough ;to produce strangulation.
There was then little difficulty in freeing
my right a•rn, and ultimately to throw the
reptile from me to the earth, where it con
tinued to twist and writhe itself into a
thousand contortions of rage and agony.
To run to a neighboring stream, to lave
my neck, hands, and face, in its cooling
waters, was toy first act after despatching
my formidable enemy. 'Chris concludes a
true, though plainly told tale. As a mor
al it may prove, that when a man is pos
sessed tut determination, coolness, earl
energy, combined with reason, he will
generally conic oft triumphant, though lie
may have to circumvent the subtlety of
the snake, or combat the ferocity of the
Praise the fineness of the day when it is
ended—praise a woman when you have
known her—a sword when you have pro
ved it—a maiden when she is married—tha
ice when you have crossed it—and a news.
piper when you have read it.