..:*t0_4 4. :1.c- -- IttsiO*OtOlit'''.•i_:)•:.:_ , . - Attiti/tt . VE.111,. 11,4.] ti)VEtt INE•iENTS A CARD. WRIENDS having announced my name to the Voters of Adams county . for the Office of Register and Recorder, I would take the liberty reepectfillly Zo offtr myself a candidate (if nominated.) for the Ol;co of,Prothonotary and Clfrk ofiht Courts; and solicit the suffiages of the AMOS MAGINLY. Fairfield, April 2, IP3 O . to-I To the Notova o% Adstans County. THE Subscriber, oilers himself to the consideration of his fellow citizens of Adams county, as a candidate for the office of Prothonotary of said County, (provided he shall receive the nomination of the Con vention to settle a county ticket.) And reit pectfully !Solicits their support: B. GI LBERT. pettyabur g , Feb. 26, IP39i te-4S Voters of Atlitius C owntl . FELLOW CITIZENS: I offer myself to your consideration as a candidate for the offices of Register. and Recorder (under such combination as may be adopted by the Legislature.) at the ensu• Jug election. Under a knowledge acquired from attend ing' to several of the duties appertaining to said offices, and practical skill AS a convey. ancer, I hope (if nominated end elected) to be able to execute the duties thereafpgAon .olly, in a prompt and correct trinnoer. . Yours. respectfully. • JOHN L. GUBERNATOR. March 12, 1839. if-60 To the 'Voters of aaeaus • County. • FELLOW CITIZEN 9: Oar myself to your consideration as a I candidate for the offices of Register, Re. earitei.'and Clerk of the Orphans' Court, at thi imbuing election. Having, from pract ;cal experienetnequi red it perfect knowledge of the duties of those offices, I hope (if nominated and elect ed)to be able do the business promptly, cor teddy and in person., The Public's Humble Servant. WILLIAM KING. Gettysburg, Feb. 26, 1839. , te.4B P TO the Independent Voters of Adatni County. PILLOW-CITIZENS: I ulTer rrivself to your consideration, at the ensui4g General Election, as a can. • tiidaterfor thR . offices of Registir, try ,mod Ctitr,k If the Orphans' Court: And pledge myself, je elected, to discharge the dugs of *thbie Offices with ficielity and prouiptituae. JACOB LEFEVER. to-M March 19, 1f2:39. INIZILUXAMM ERIE ow)mits. Tlie Enrtilled Militia OF, the I3eccind Brigade Filth Division PenneyLvarkia Militia, are required to 160 paraded and trained as follows, viz; In Companies, On Monday the Bth of May nest, at such places es their commanding officers shall Aired. Buttalions, As follows, six: The Ist Battalion of tho 90th' Regt .on Monday the lath; the 2d do. 01d0..0n Tuesday the 14th t The •Ist Battalion of the 89th Regt. on Wednesday 'the 13th:; the 2d do. ofdo. on Thursday the 16th: The Ist Battalitin td the 80th Regt. .on Friday the•l7th; the 2nd do. of do. on Saturday the 18th day of May next : unleva rthe • connnauding officers' shoal& direct Regimental train:ngs instead thereof Those Volunteer Compantee within the bounds of the 89th and 90th Regis. may attach themselves to either Bniitlion most. -convenient for inspection. The American Union Battalion will ;par ado on Saturdiv the 11th of May ler kin• •tii:ect ion. The American Independent Ilattrllion, and thelrork 'county of 'Volun teers, will paraaot for iiittipreito n 01 whottw er time and place directed by 'their corn• mantlinz officer. • otrAPPRALS—fiw the !Olitnt, nn Mon day 10th of June next•—fiti Vnlntiteers, / •on Monday ,the 4th of isloveinhr next. DAVID . SCOTT, /Brigade Inipector,ld Brigade 5111 Decision P. M. April 9, 1 1 439. td-2 To ins Old Friends. IWO those et my late patrons who met . 111 . modeling, the past week and discharg vd their accounts, 1 return my sincere thanks; and would respectfully inform those who could not call, that I expect to be in Gettysburg nt the April Court, when I °hal! be most happy to see them. have deposited a few accounts ivith WIPAA At W. Patrols, Esq far the conve• •wence•of those wishing to pay. His re ceipt for the oame Will be acknowledged by tiler ROBERT W, 1 .111DDLETON. inocintori-March 19, 1839. • tf-50 A DVERTIEMENTS- NOTICE. HON. .4. G. MILLER, having left his professional business in the care of the Subscriber, the same will be attended to by him with fidelity—the notes and other claims for professional services due Kndrew G. Miller are also left with the subscriber for collection. MOSES M - CLEArc. April 9.1839. tf-2 TO MY CREDITORS. " F AKE Notice, that 1 have applied ,to the Judges of the Court of Common Piens of Adams County; Pa. fir the Benefit of the Insolvent Laws of this Common wealth, and that they have appointed Mon day the 22d day of April inst.. for hear ing me and my creditors, at the Court-house In the Borough of Gettysburg', when and where you may attend if you think proper. WM. J. COOK. to-2 April 9, 1839 Srotice is hereby Given. To all persons concerned, that the fol lowing TRUSTEE ACCOUNT is filed in the Prothonotary's 01E -e at Gettys burg, and will be presented to the Judges of the Orphon's.Court of Adams County, on Tuesday th , 28th day of May next, for confitmation and allowance—viz: The. Trustee Account of George Group. Trustee of NuelJoyce. .• 'J. B. DANNER, Protley. April 10, 1819. tc-3 - MONET WANTED. AHE Subscriber having . declined the . Dry Goods business, is &sirens that his accounts should be settled up. He therefore eat neatly requests all those side) are indebted te him, to call at en early day, and settle the same—as he needs money to meet his engagements He can be lound at his SHOE STORE, next door to the office of the DAdame Sentinel.'! . JACOB A. WINROTT. Gettysburg, March 19, tf-51 COME -.AGAIN! . . 4r•-• THESubscriber returns his sincere ac itnoWledgements to the public fir the ustrenage heretofore extended to hiM, and begs leave to inform them that he has removed his Shop to the one &merit. occupied by GEonoa RICHTER,' Iti Chain betSburg street, a few doors West' of Mr. Tttomg . s,ores Hotel, where liejirpre:iorei to carry on tbe BLACKSMITH BUSINESS, in all its vitriol's branches, and assures the public that all work entrusted to his care stridtbe executed with neatness and despatch. He hopes by strict attention to business to merit and receive a share of public pat ronage. C. W. HOFFMAN. April 9, 1839. tf-2 Witty aoolio. PHILADELPHIA BARGAINS! pHE subscriber has just received rind is IL now opening at his old Stand, as MEM 027002..07 zooms as bait over been offered to the public to this place, considering it ucnecessary to name articles, rwould merely state that my assort meat comprise► almost every article in the DRY GOOD LINE, A LSO-A. LAIZOR STOCK OF HA RD-WARE Cutlery and Edge Tools. Fresh Gvocevies, Queens vtire,liollow-vare Cast ings, Ste,. Szt The Ladies attention particularly is in vited to a large selection of beautiful 3 4 112414 4 3 X 0:11ZOMO To the Gentlemen I would say I have as fine a stock of ouperior g oods sintable for you, as has at any time been offered, give me a call, and to persons going to House keeping. 1 would say come on, I am prepar ed to furnish almost every article in that way,l would here mention one circumstance. rare among Gentlemen of the yard stick now, having made a raise—and my Goods having been selected with care, and mostly purchased on the very best terms fur CASH will be sold at a small advance. 07" Please call and judge for yourselves. GEORGE ARNOLD. tf-2 April 9,1 39. P. S. A little of the ready change—pm duce—old metal and Iron—and almost every kind of trade (fair promises excepted) .nken in exchange for GOODS. G A. _ HORSE BILLS, Ite and Hand-Bills,' of every description neatly & expeditiously executed at the office of the "STAR a/ REPUBLICA* RABREIt." IFEAR .74 S .1 1 1' i? 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A reasonable deduction will be made to those who advertise by the year. IV. All Lettersand Communications addressed to the Editor by mail must be post-paid, or they will not be attended to THE GARLAND • 4.,‘ , 1 r, • , . With sweetest flowcr+enrich•d, From various gardens cull'd with care." From the Knoxville Register. "Let ?le." I ue'er on that lip for a moment have geed But a thousand temptations beset mo ; And I've thought, as the dear little rubies you. raised, How delightful %would be—if you'd Id me, Then be not so enary for what I have done, Nor say that you've sworn to forget me : They were buds of temptation too pouting to shun, And thought you could not but—/e/ me, When your lip with a whieper came close to my cheek, 0! think how bewitching it met me ; And plain as the cyc of a Venus could speak, Your eyes seemed to say you would—!e/ me. Then forgive the transgresiion, and bid me remain, For, in truth, if you go, you'll regret me ; Then, oh, let me try the transgression again, And re du all you wish—if you tel me. ANSWIRR. •2 ris Let If a kiss be delightful, so tempting my lip, That a thousand soft wishes beset you, I wow by the nectar that Jupiter sips, On certain oonditionii—r// let you. if you swear by my charms that you'll 'ever be • true, And that no other damsel Phan get you, 13v the stars that roll round that summit of blue, Perhspa, sir, perhaps, sir—ruld you. - If not urged by a passion as fleeting as wild That makes all the virtues forget you, But affection unsullied, soft, fervent and mild, You ask'd for a kiss then indeed love—l'll let you. 4..T2 EtZBE?M‘T&C,IIato From the Boston Mercantile Journal. The Thirteen Votes, or the Wager. A TUIIR STORY. In a town in the interior- of the Granite State, not many years since, a gentleman of some property, and not a little political consideration, resided,, whose name we shall call Martyn. lie was a great stickler for party principles, inson uch that he was sometimes induced by party zeal to violate his moral duties. On one occasion in par ticular when a very important election was eking place, upon the result of which, per haps, the very existence of his party depen• ded, he was so carded away by his party feelings, as to depo:ott thirteen votes for one individual at the same time in the ballot box, in dehance of the law which provides that no man, to whichever party he may happon to belong, or however worthy may be his favorite candidate, shall deposit more than one ballot for any one individual, for one office! Wattie Martyn was unfOrtunately detec ted in this equivocal act—and although no legal action was had in relation to the sub ject yet there were those in the town in which he resided, who were unwilling to admit that excess of party zeal was a suffi cient apology for his dereliction of moral duty, and the simple act ofdepositing thir- teen votes for one cannidnte, at one time, in the ballot-box, although palliated and ex cused by some of his warm political friends, was severely censured by others. This oc currence furnished a subject of conversation among the worthy citizens of the town for several weeks—at the end of which time, it gradully and partially died away, but was not forgotten. Poor Mr. Martyn was doom ed to hear the words thirteen vote's occa• sionalls repeated by his foes in the most significant manner—evidently with the design of disturbing the equanimity of his feelings. In Allis they succeeded hut too well. These words so hartaleFs, when applied to others, if addressed to Mr. Mar. tyn, or even utteiedin his hearing, seemed to possess the power of a magic cabala, it, wonderful, and so instantaneous was the• lea which they produced on the conduct and appearance of thatgentleman. The moment "thirteen votes" reached his ear, his fea tures were clouded with a frown of indigna tion—his eyes were lighted up with emost unholy fire—his hands involuntarily grasped the nearest weapon of offence within his reach. and his voice, naturally clear and sonorous, was changed into deep and un• earthly mutterings, resembling the sound of distant thunder, or the rumbling of the pent up volcano. Indeed, the effects produced on Fir Percie Shelton, by the sight of the -hod kitbag related in the Monastery of Sir %Val ter Scott, was not more sudden and terrible than the effect produced on %Vnttie Marlyn, by repeating the simple words "thirteen votes." Hts weakness on this point was proverbial, and a wicked youth of the village, now a very worthy and respectuble legal ' practitioner in the city of Boston, mice made Martyn's infirmity the means of playing off I a mischievous and cruel practical joke, to the great amusement of the bystanders Mr. Smith, the young gentleman to whom wo allude, being ono day at the village tavern, entered into conversation with a genteel looking stranger, while the landlady was preparing soml refreshment, with which to recruit the exhausted frame and spirit of her gam. The conversation turned on the difficulty of pronouncing some of the names of places of Indian origin, which are so fre quently met with in the New England stares. In the midst of the colloquy, Mr. Smith say his political opponent, Wattle Marlyn, coming down the road. He was certain that Wattle would pop into the tav ern, and in the spur of the moment laid his plan accordingly. ,"What you say, sir," said Mr. Smith, "respecting -tho , e jaw-breaking names, is perfectly correct--I agrile with yon entire ly and am very happy to make the acquain tance nfa gentleman also much tastn. But my dear sir,t here are familiar English words which, although they may not be very diffi cult to pronounce, are exceedingly difficult to repent. For imnance, it is almost impossi ble for any one tin familiar with the drac tic, to pronounce the words thirteen votes, thirteen votes, thirteen votes, for any length of time, without.making the moat ludicrous mietukes.", "Thirteen votes! thirteen votes! thirteen votes!" replied the stranger. '‘l do not see any difficulty in that. • 1 could go on' repent ing the. words 'thirteen votes! thirteen votes! thirteen votes!' until to morrow morn ing" . is far more difficult, my dear sir, than ymv topigine," replied Mr. Smith in his lilarde.st manner. "I am not, much in the haliit of betting, but, for the cutio4ity of the thag, 1 am willing to het you the price• of a dime) fur yourself ac d borso, that you cannot repeat in rapid 'succession the words thpteen votes, thirteen votes, thirteen votes fifteen miuutes, without some egregious blunders. • "Done," said the traveller who rejoiced at 'the idea or paying the landlord's chn rues so easily—"and I will begin nt erica." sny took out his watch and noted the time - 7 -then planting himself firmly against the wall, with his face towards the door, he as sumed a look of great deiermination,as if he had undertaken an unpleasant job, but was resolved to ge, through with it at all hazards —and comtnunced pronouncing in a loud, clear VOice,With due emphasis and discretion the cabalistic words, "thirteen votes! th.r• teen voted! thirteen votes!" In the mean time, Mr. Martyn,not dream ing of the, insult which awaited him, bent his steps as he was wont, toward the tavern. As he reached the threshold of the door, he heard the ofßayfive words—" Thirteen votes! thirteen votes! thirteen votes?" pronounced —and with a frame trembling with passion, and with fury strongly imprinted on hi 4 ru bicund visage. he abruptly entered the bar room. to confront the man who dared thus trifle with his feelings, and attempt to over whelm him with insult. His eye, beaming with wrath, fell upon the stranger, who regarded his withering glance, with the most provoking indiffer ence—and who paused not a moment in his recitation, but continued to repeat the mad dening words, "thirteen votes 1 thirteen votes! thirteen votes!" The indignant %Jartyn next caught a sioht of Mr. - Smith's countenance, convulsed with laughter. "What is the meaning of this, sir," said he in a voice of thunder. Bnt the only reply ho received was from the mouth of the Stranger, will with 'the most irritating pertinacy, continued to bawl even louder than before, "thirteen votes! thirteen voles! thirteen votes!" Marlyn then advanced towards the stran ger, hie frame absolutely quivering with rage. "Who are you, scoundrel?" demand ed he, in the most imperious manner, "and how dare you insult me in this way?" The stranger thought the rage of Martyry was counterfeited, and a ruse of Smith's to win the wager; and the answer to his clues- non, shouted out in a still louder voice than before, was "thirteen votes! thirteen votes! nutlet-in votes!" I will not put up with this insult," screa med Martyn. doubling up his fist—and put ting himself in attitude. "Thirteen votes, thirteen votes, thirteen votes," vociferated the stranger, at the top of his lungs. "If you repeat these words again, I will knock you down, you rascal," said the infu• rimed Martyn, with a howl of desperation. The stranger felt somewhat indignant at being addressed in this rude and unceremo mous manner, but Was determined to win the wager; and raising his rime, bawled with the lungs of a Mentor, "thirteen votes, thirteen votes, thirteen votes." "Take that, then, for your insolence, shrieked. Martyn, suiting the action to the word, and giving the luckless traveller a box on the ear, which laid him prostrate on 00 floor," But as the stranger fell. his yell ofssur prise, anger and agony, took the sound of 'thi•tecn votes, thirteen votes, thirteen 'v test" Highly exasperated at what he conceived to be a base an I unfair contrivance to cheat him out of.the wager, the stranger rose in great dudgeon, still exclaiming, in a voice which a boatswain in a hurricane might have envied, "thirteen votes, thirteen votes, thirteen votes," and fell pelf mall upon poor Marlyn, pounding him without mercy, mid bellowing out between every blow, "thirteen votes, thirteen votes, thirteen votes." The traveller finally kicked Martyn out of the room, and ea litclosed the door no] the unlucky Illegal voter, he looked at hie watch—saw that the fifteen minutes had al ready expired—gave a loud and exulting shout of "thirteen rotes, TIIIIITEEN VOTES! THIRTEEN NOTES!" which made the welkin ring again—sank exhausted in •'a chair and claimed his wager THE WIIITE PELICAN —Ranged along the margins of the sand-bar, in broken array, stand a hundred heavy bodied pelf• cans. Gorgeous tints, all autumnal, enrich the foilage of every tree around, the reflec tion of which, like fragments of the rainbow seems to fill the very depths of the placid and almost sleeping waters of the Ohio. The subdued and ruddy beams of the orb of day assures me that the Indian r-.summer has commenced, that happy season of un rivallediloveliness and serenity, symbolic of autumnal life, which, to every enthusiastic lover of nature,must be the.parest.and calm. est period of his career. Pluming them. selves, the gorged pelicans patiently wait the return of hunger. Should - one chance to gape, all, as if by sympathy, in succession open their long and broad minibles, yawning lazily and ludicrously. Now, the whole length of their largest quills is passed through the bill, until at length their apperal is as beautifully trimmed as if the party were to figure at a rout. But mark, the red beams of the setting sun tinge the tall tops of the forest trees; the birds experience cravings of hunger, and to satisfy them they must now labour. Clumsily do they rise on their columnar legs, and heavily waddle to the water. But now, how changed do they seem! Lightly do they float, as they mar. shat themselves, and extend their line, end now their broad paddle-likefeet propel them onwards. In yonder nook the small fry are dancing in the quiet water, perhaps in their manner bidding farewell. to the orb of day, perhaps seeking something for their supper. Thousands there are, all gay; and the very manner of their mirth, causing the waters to sparkle, invites their fees toward the shoal. And now the pelicans, aware of the difficulties of their scaly prey, at once spread out their broad wings; press closely forward with powerful strokes of their feet,drive_the little „fishes toword the shallow ,shore, and then, with their enormous pouches spread like so many bag-nets, scoop them out, and devour them in thousands.—Audubon'l Or nithological Biography. MILITARY WOMEN.—BUIwer a9OUM9 US that in all the conflict, the French arm have had in their battles in the neighbor hood of Paris, woman have been engaged. Dumourier, had at one time for hse aids de• camp two delicate and accomplished women ' who delighted in bloody acmes of war. Often in the most desperate crisis of the battle, raid a general, I havell heard their slender bnt animated voices reproach flight, and urging to the charge; and you might have seen their waving . plumes and Roman garb amid the thickest of the fire. After , the battle at waterloo, there were foUnd among the dead bodies several Parisian girls, who had gone forth with their para mours, and actually fought in their comps. ny. Nor was this en uncommon event.— One morning,"says Mr. Scott,"when pas. sing through the Palais Royal at Paris, I saw one of these women dressed in milita ry cosiume,with boots,spurs and sabre. No Frenchman seemed to consider the sight a strange one." James, come here. I heard you swearing but a moment ago. flow often have I told you you must not use such language? Well, Father, I was angry and could'nt help it. You could'at help it, aye! You enuld'nt I►elp it! It as time you were taught to help But, Father, you swear sometimes, when vou are angry. (The Father lookß grave.) is it right for you to swear, if you will not let me do it? My son, you•tnik too much. You must not ask so many questions. "Mother, I guess .Mr. H. loves Aunt Lucy. What makes you think so, my dear? Because, when he sits by her on the sufa, heithugs her and kisses her, and— • What! does your aunt Lucy allow suth conduct from Mr. H.? Why, mother, she likes it." Goodl "T say, Pal," said a•Yunkeo to nn Irish• man who was digging in his garden "are you digging nut a hole in that 'there onion bed?" "No," says Pat, •'I am digging out the earth and having the hole." A witness being called to give testimony in a court in Connecticut, respecting the loss of a shirt, gave the following:—'Mother said, that Rath said, that Nell said, that Poll told her, that she•see a man that see a boy run through the street with a streaked flann el shirt, WI checker, checker, checker, and our gale wont lie, for mother has whipped them a thousand times for lying." [WHOLE "NO: 472- idamt?oulamo D3Ta2MRaM/1 Front the Gentleman's Magazine. The Pioneer of Ohio. Sorrow is a passitin which lasts but a short time, whin one is engaged amidst scenes of nction and excitement. It is when we lead a life of inactivity, that we perinit'grief to predominate over the other passions, which are naturally more liable to gain the bscendancy; but young persons— particularly those of sanguine temperments —are not prone much to indulge in greif; and ere long I had regained my serenity of mind had partially forgotten the scene, which fur a time had harrowed up my soul; but I had not fingotten the vows over the grave of my family; 1 clung to that vow as we all are prone to adhere to a prevalent made to a dying person, knowing it as their last request. . It was towards . the latter - part of Jay, when Thomas Girty and myself started on an expedition for the twofold purpose of kill inee' game, and every red - man who should be so unfortunate, as to get within one hun dred yards of us. Our starting seemed un propitious; we had not advanced one day's journey,when we witnessed a storm,the path of which may yet be traced. An eye wit ness could alone forth a faint .idea of the scene that was suddenly presented to our sight. The hurricane was preceded by a Bi lence not unlike the awful silliness of an earthquake ; and the similitude was heigh tened by the low and distant rumbling, which appeared to us like a succession of deep subteraneous explosions. Even the feathered tribe appeared to be aware of 80030 uncommon occurrence in nature, and screa ming discordantly, flew from tree to tree flapping their wings, and sometimes permit ting us to approach wittilu a few feet oftherrs. The clouds in the west were as black as jet and kept a constant circular motion, advanc ing at the same time with the rapidity of an arrow. But almost as rapidly as thought the calmness was broken, and it seemed as if "the angry breath of God" was upon the land. It passed in a moment; but obi what a scene of desolation marked its track! the tallest oaks were vitiated like reeds, and thrown upon the earth; other large trees were torn up by the roots, and borne.away by the wind. This land storm passed with in one hundred yards of where we stood, and the rush of air influenced by the whirl winds, was at a distance so great, that we could. with theNtmost difficulty, stand upon our feet. It passed on, marking its course with ruin and desolation. We stood in mute astonishment for many minutes alter the whirlwind had passed, but the limbs and twigs which had beenehurled to a great height, now began to fall, thick and fast; and gave warning to shelter our personae/as some huge limb should fell and crush us; and the warning was taken in time, for n ha but just left the spot,. when the tote branch of a tree tell where we had been standing. • We travelled on slowly, making our way with difficulty over the fallen timber, when we encountred a bear, which appeared built- ily engaged in extricating himself from the limbs of a fallen tree, in which the- whirl wind surprised him. After striving to run rom us, without being able to make much headway, he turned about and came towards us, showing a liirmidable row of teeth, and growling most souoriously. We both ins. instantly fired upon him, and both shots took effect; my ball entered his body, and Girt passed through'hig neck; this treatment on ly seemed to accelerate his speed. The blood issued f,oin bath the ball holes, and our only chance was to keep him at bay, till he became weakened by loss of blood. Before he could climb the intervening brush, he became weak, and in a moment after died. Girty's ball had cut the jugular vein. This was butja prelude to an en countre more deadly We re loaded and proceeded to skin the bear, when our attention was attracted by a noise similar to the cry of a turkey. We were then on low ground, and a ridge ascend ed on each side of us, so that we could not be seen but by persons directly on the top of either ridge. This was not the season for turkeys, or we might not have taken further notice of the cry; hut we both instantly stood up, and listened attentively, wLen the cry was repeated, apparently, just behind the top of the ridge. We were both on our guard in a moment, and we were none too soon, rot the nest ino. mom two Indians stood on• the top of the ridge. We both fired at the same time, and the smallest Indian fell, but the other who was of gigantic make, retreated behind the ridge. gain the top of the ridge was but the work of a moment, where we found tfie la!len Indian:just expiring; the bull had struck on the frontal bone, and passed through his head ; the other Indian was not to be seen. Perhaps the reader may at cuse me of cruelty, when I mention that I cut off that Indian's scalp, with as much pleasure as an epicure would cut up a turk ey ; but the unsatisfied hate which then ra ged within my breast, well offer sores apolo. gy for that action: Whilst I ran along the ridge, Girty leaped some fallen timber, and ran directly down the steep; I soon lost sight of him. I continued my course along the ridge, with the trigger of me gun set,so that at the shortest notice I might be ready to fire. I had net gene far, when two sharp cracks in quirk succession, ,told me that rovlr companion was engaged in a fight, and was perhaps almost killed; I turned about, and leaping some blackberry bus*, whieft grew there in profusion; ran for the *poi from whence the trouitda proceeded. no.
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