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affection correipohding with hers, and not
expecting ever to be addressed by him,
was courted by Mr. B and shortly
afterwards engaged to marry him: They
were published and the time for marraige
appointed. The lady happened to have
her nuptail suit making near where Mr.
S was—he fell in company with her
again, and understanding that she was on
tne point of marriage, let her know that it
had been his design ever since his ac*
quaintance with her, to offer himself to
hear as soon as his circumstances would
admit. She asked him if he was sincere
in what he said—he assured her he was,
and assured that he had an affection for
her from the first time he saw her* which
instead of being lessened by time was in
creased. Hereupon she frankly ope ed
to him from that lime to the present mo
ment she had an affection for ‘urn; and
that had she known that he had a similar
otic for her, she never should have admit*
Cd (lie addresses of Mr. B , much loss
made him a promise rtf marrioge.—But
what could they do? The lady told Mr.
B } that as she had proceeded so far,
if he insisted on hei being married to him.
she could not refuse. But at the same
time told him that Mr. S fiad a great
er share in her affections than he had.
Mr. B had more good sense than to
insist upon her giving Inin her hand
when Mr. S had lief heart.—Mr. J>
returned home aiid shook off the
disappointment. Mr; 6—rhafried tin
lady and lived happily. But the sequel—
Mr. B— — and the sister of Mi. ft
being on a distant visit chanced to m< e>
and itcgan an acquaintance which issueu
ill then marriage. They ail lived m pt*
feet harmony —and Mr. If in his h.
mor, often said that he had a wife as muci
better than the other, as she bad u husbam:
better than himself
WESTERN ADVENTURES.
I}ij the ilon. jildgt Mali
Among the ad venturers whom Boon
‘described as having reinforced Ins
111 lie colony, was a )ou ,g gentleman
named Smith, who had been a major
in the militia of Virginia, a. <1 posses
sell a full share of toe gfcltantry and
noble spirit ol Ins native state. In
the absence ol'Boon, lie was chosen,
>n arc out ot’ Ins military rank and
talents* to command the rude citadel,
which contained all toe wealth ol Ins
patriarchal band—ibeir wives, their
children, and their herds. It lielu
also an obj ct particularly dear to
this young soldier—a ladj , the daugh
ter ol'one ot ttie settlers, to wiium ue
had pledged his affections, il came
to pass upon a certain day, when the
snge was over, tranquility restored,
and the employments ol nusUamiry
resumed, that this young I any witii a
female companion, strolled out, as
young ladies hi love arc very apt to
do, along the banks of tiie Kentucky
river. Having rambled about lur
sometime, they espied a canoe, lying
by the shore, and in a frolic stepped
Into it, with the determination of
visiting a neighbor on the opposite
bank. * It seems lhat tiiey were not so
well skilled in navigation as the Liuiy
of the Lake , who paddled her own ca
noe very dexterously; instead ol glid
ing to the point of destination, they
were whirled about by the stream,
and at length throwu on a sand bar,
from which they were obliged towade
ashore. Full of mirth, excited bj
their wild adventure, they hastily
arranged their dresses, and were pro
ceeding to climb the banks wnen
three Indians, rushing from a neigh
boring covert, seized the fair wander
ers; and forced them away. Their
savage captors, not allow mg Idem
time for rest or lefleitiun, hurried
them along during the whole day by
rugged and thorny paths* 1 lieu*
shoes were worn off by ihe rocks
their clothes torn, rnd their feet and
limbs lacerated and stained with
blood. To heighten their misery,
one of the 3ttvages began to make
love to M iss ■ , (tins intended ol
Major Smith,) and while goading her
al>n.g with a pointed stick, promised
in recompense for their sufferings, to
maki her his square. This at once
roused all the eueigies ol her nuud,
<*nd called its powers into action.
In hope that her friends would soon\
pursue them, she broke the twigs as
she passed along, and delayed the par
ties as much as passible by tardy and
blundering steps. But why dwell on
the heartless and unmanly cruelty ot
savages?—The day and night passed,
and another day of agony had nearly
rolled over the heads of the afflicted
females, when their conductors halt
ed to cook a wild repast of buffalo
meat.
The ladies were soon missed from
the garrison.—The natural courage
and sagacity of Smith, now heighten
ed by love* gavi; him the wings of the
wind and the fierceness of a tiger.
The light traces of female feet, led
him to the place of embarkation—the
canoe was traced to the opposite shore
—the deep print of thb moceassin in
the sand told the rest, and the agoni
zed Smith, accompanied by a few <*i
his best woodsmen, pursued “the spoil
encumbered foe.” The tract one*
discovered, they kept it with <hc uu
erring sagacity so peculiar to our hun
ters. The. bended grass, the disco
tangled briars, and the compressed
shrub, afforded the only, hut to then,
the certain, indications of the route of
the enemy. When they had sufli
cienlly ascertained the general Corn s*
of the retreat oftliC Indians, Smi'h
quitted she trace, assuring Ins com
panions that they would fall in wit,
tiiein at a certain stream ahead, f *
which lie now struck a direct cours .
tfiti.s gaii-ing on flit* foe, who had ta
ken fee most difficult paths. A i rivet
it tin- stream, they traced its cours
until they discovered the wafer u *\viy
thrown upon the rocks. Smith lea*’
•ng his party, now crept forward up
>n his hands anti feet, until he discov
red one of she savages seated by a
>ire, and with a deliberate aim, shot
him through flic heart.
The, women rushed towards their
deliverer and recognising Smitn
clung to him in the transports (if new
ly awakened joy and gratitude, while
ascednd Indian sprang towards him
with a tomahawk. Smith, disenga
ged himself from thb ladies, aimed a
blow at his antagonist with his rifle,
which the savage avoided by spring
ing aside, but ,it the same moment,
the latter received a mortal wound
from another hand. The other ami
only remaining Indian fell, in at
empting to escape. Smith, with
interestingcliarge returned in triumph
to the fort, where Ids gallantry no
doubt, was repaid by the sweetest of
all rewards.
RESUSCITATION BY OXYGEN GAS,
From apparent death by drowning.
Cambridge, Md. March 31, 1829.
To the Editor of the J}tlass.—Dcar
Sir, —At the close of my chemical
amusements of this winter, an acci
dent occurred, which gave rise to an
experiment, whose result deserves, I
think, to be classed among the sub
jects of your invaluable Journal; it is
one upon the efficacy of oxygen gas,
in an extreme case of Asphyxia.
A favorite young beagle hound had
fallen into a neighbor's cellar, full of
water, and was drowmed, how long he
lay there (which is a prominent point
in the case,) can only be conjectured,
from the following facts.* He was
beard flouncing and yelping in the
water; and the family believing he
was a mad dog, did not venture in to
his relief, until their negro man re
turned trom a ride two mile-, on
which he had been sent shortly before
the accident; when they supposed he
had got out, as he had been long sileut,
but* on searching, he found him lying
dead under the water, and dragged
him out; finding it was my dog, he in
formed my servant* who obtained a
wheelbarrow, aud brought him home,
and then w ent in quest of me; when I
arrived, with some gentlemen who
accompanied me to witness the exper
iment which 1 proposed, we found the
dog's body and limbs so cold, hard,
and inflexible, that, taking him by the
foot, he was turned over, as a block
with four pegs attached to it.
Having at hand some jars of gases,
and, fortunately, one of oxygen,
which I had recently prepared for a
similar experiment with smaller an
imals, to be placed under asphyxia*
from carbonic acid gas; but not
having executed my design, 1 fil
led a large bladder With the
oxygen, not diluted with any por
tion of nitrogen, because I wished
to produce the greatest possible ex
citement in a case So desperate; I at
tached to the bladder a small brass
stop cock, with a long beak, and in**
fused into his lungs, by a violent pres
sure of the bladder* tt copious dose of
the gas; upon which, he instantly
made a convulsive and solitary yelp,
to the full pitch of the usual and shrill
voice in she chase; the dose was re
peated with the same effect, until she
gas was consumed; he was plated by
the fire, in warm blanket#, friction
constantly applied* I 'and a strong do*>e
of diluted volatile aßimotda fared
into his stomach; his body arid limbs
became relaxed; his respiration short
and rapid; with subsultos tendinmn.
This experiment commenced at
one oh hi; U, and at 11 that night, lie
raised himself on his feet, and made
a few ■feeble, steps; the next morning.
he left ills bed in the kitchen, and
walked to hi& kennel, a dista.s - e ;
fifty yards; but during the second
and also toe third day; lie suff re*
under a total anoivxy; i ordered an
enema of sulphate, of magnesia? and
the following night, tinct. *pii It
drams. On the, day lie. took a #ma!
portion of mea; on the fifth 4hd sixth
flays he shows the marks Os c&< 6ssiv<-
atrojihy; in* fact, his vital functions
are restored, but I aid candid to saw
•>
those of the animal will, never be t'ui
!y regained*
I have hren mhute with this case,
not front a belief that it. is Uie licst in
stance of the revival Iroin ;v xi
by oxygen g.iS, for i have ivau ol
one, and orie only; drill ifnit most;
from carbonic acid gas, fulial <1 for
experiment; by a Professor Higgins,
in Europe; but 1 have hover liin vvitn
a case of recovery from jippa'Ci
death by drowning and if tiny exist,
they are rare; it is certainly a sub
ject worthy of attentive prosecution.
1 hase the honour to be yours very
respectfully,
* ‘ JOSEPH E. M USE.
Cambridge. Md. April 24, 1829.
Deaii Slit—ln reply to your i- rjjui
ry, 1 am gratified to be enabled to
state, that my experiment, in the case
of asphyxia hast become more perfect
In the course of eight or ten da> *s af
ter my cothmunication to you, tli
health of the subject began to imprte
rapidly, and his appetite, repletion and
vivacity, now indicate a thorough re
novation of thb animal functions;
which candor fiad compelled me to de
clare, t did not then aflticfpate.
One otherim ideht ftiay be worthy
of notice—that his voice, which was
naturally Sfiarp and shrill, h as
tofffehingfy altered into the full and
coarse; though his cough, resulting
,j from the accident, lias, with every
i other symptom of diseace, wholly dis-
J. M.
J] new add valiidble Styptic, which will
stop bleeding even of the largest biood
vessels. — I alee Os brandy or common spir
its 2 ounces,'castile soap 2 drachms, pearl
ash 1 drachm—scrape the soap tine,- and
dissolve it in brandy, and theri add the
pearl ash; mix it well together, and keep
it close in a phial; when you apply it | e t
it be warmed and dip pledges of lint in it,
and the blood will immediately congeal,
i It opperates by coagulating the’ bltfod a
considerable way within tbe vessel; g few
applications may be necessary where the
wound is deep, or where a limb is cut
off.
He there i9 no God, is only
kept in awe by fear of the halter; and
he who believes not in religion, nor
immortality of the soul levels himself
with the brutes, and by man should be
treated as he judges himself.
i&T
WJi II it KJV TO.\
In our last, we expressed ** bore
that fhere would lie no opposition to
our worthy arid independent fellow
citizen Joel Crmrfml , in this howev
er, it seems we were mistaken, Geo.
ft. Gilmer lias been dei Jared a candi
date. We have looked wio forging
eyes to see what course she ‘Barn
Door’ intended to pursue-—we hope
it lias, try this ti no. discovered tne
strongest current ami will > ■; i-s small
fry know where it is, or will it be a
fpaid to venture .a nit?
The Darien Phoenix does hot seem
so coy, it says,and we h-*y t * fjo reason
to d.sagree with it, <we have no
lieujfnfiuo in expressing our prefer*
core for Joel GmivUrd ro Mr. Gilmer.
On many occasions, he, has evinced a
-un it of forbearance, impartiality and
independence highly commendable:
ami though Jess voluble than Gilmer,
he. possesses a sounder judgement and
a range of knowledge as extensive.
The Washington News recommends
■fiver H. Prince, Kq. who i tely and so
■•biy represented us m the r nate of the
U. S. as a !-uif,io!e person t> I il the vacan
oe. asioned by the resignation of Mr
Ulmer. —-
L)r. Waijdel nas resigned the
Presidency of the University.
The Rev, Al.mz iiurch, was
ieeted President imam,- nisly.
Mr. MTtehrr ti..s ’ een elected
? 7 >*ofcßsor of Mathematics, and Mr;
WadobT (son of the I*?e
President) Professor of Languages;
it is the opinion .? ?orr,e persons that
Governor For.ytk should issue his pro
clamation fur on election to Congress* to
‘ill the vacancy occasioned by the rei*-
uati.m of Mr. (Jilmeu, and dn!fe?s ho
does so that Mr. G. or indeed on y other
Gentleman will not tie permitted to take
his seat. We have, only to Express our
opinion that these Gars are entirely vain,
and furthermore, that the question wil{
not even be raided unless it is done at
the instance of the person elected. Sin e
writing the above we have heard from
Athens. Our fvrliliai* has net been over
coniitiunicative, but wd shad have more
anon. The news t; tiidt tt Caucus was
h Id—die names of ‘ hairmah and Secre
tary are not known; hot we Subjoin some
account of if, agings a id doings, viz: af
ter some and .'hate it Was riei. rmined.
1. Tb it party sfr {. is a wholesome
heck upon the abuse of p wor.
f a-ft the (dark party is not strops
enough to afford that check in the present
aspect of oor affairs'.
3. I bat new patties and combinations
ihail be forthwith established.
i herefcfrC it was unanimously Resolv
ed;
U That two of our most iexpectable.,
well tried and faithful denoc-ats. be e
lected as rival Candidates for the Gov
ernment of Georgia; whi h will no doobt
very soon effect the object mt mded, and
so much wish and.
2. That Gf.orge R. G lmf.r and dorr,
Crawford, Esquires, be and they are
hereby selected for that purpose.
3. As auxiliary lo the end proposed
’that Candidates from eve v part of the
‘State be and they are hereby Invited to
come forward to fi'l the vacancy < cadoe.-
ed by the resignation of Mr. Gilmer, and
by their efforts, iricrea-e the political
.contention and strife, which is now ?n desi
rable to fhoe who seek in the confusion
to “ride the whirl wind and direct the
Stbrm ”
4. Flint t e Clark party be re>p'ctfullv’
requested so remain <joiecpnt in ha pres
ent crisis; and let their old political op; o
nents decide on their differences auvongf
themselves,’ without any extraneous and
improper interference.
Consiilufionaiist ,
From the St. Louis Beacon.
. * he *ast General Assembly oh Miss’
ri, among many acts ofju*ti e and liberal-*
ity, which distinguished its session, an !
marked its truly republican character,
conferred upon Mr. Randolph the honor
of naming a county after him. The
9ame compliment was bestnfved at the
same time, and by the same bodv, up-*
on Mr. Crawford, another endeviatinj*