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■ ■ ‘A poet’s hand and prophet’s tire,
Struck the wild warbiings of his lyre.”
I'. uhi the Blcckv oodhi .ITigaziue.
TO MY CHILD.
I love to gaze upon thy cheek
Of roseate hue, iny child ;
11c eto mark thy ijuick blue eye,
So sparkling and so mild—
To ’twin: thosesarny locks of thine,
And kiss thy forehead fair.
And see thy little bauds held up
~Jt sweet and guileless prayer.
h es ! bright and beautiful thou art*
And playful us die fawn,
That bounds, with footsteps light un air,
Across the dewy lawn.•;
And when the day is over,
And tliy pleasant gambols done,
Thou’lt calmly sink to rest, nor think
Of ills beyond that sun."’
Thou droara’st not of a mother’s cares,
llor anxions hopes, my boy :
Thy skies are ever clear, thy thoughts
Arc full of mirth and j >y ;
And nestled in a parent’s arms,
Or seated on her ksoo,
List’iffiig to oft-told childish talcs,
What’s ill the world to thee!
"Moments of thoughtless innocence,
Why do yo fly so first,
I.caving the weary heart to fee!
Lite’., sweetest hours are past 1
And flinging o’er the fairy land
That bloom’d, when ye were near
Vi lth light and the mist
Of trouble, doubt, and fear —
Ay! rove, in all thine artlessness
Al ang the verdant in ad,
And gather wild flowers, springing thick
Done ith thine infant treau ;
And take thy (ill of blameless glee,
1 'or socn ’twill pass away ;
1. too, will leave my cares awhile,
Vo watch thy merry play.
From the Georgia Journal.
A WIFE WANTED.
To taic Widows and liuuarrlctl Ladifii
of Gror^ln*
1 urn a clever, neat young man,
Just turned of twenty-five—
Kb r since, 1 pass’d a score of years,
I’ve tried to get. a wife,
liy every fair and honest means,
My genius could devise
Except this one, and 1 have foil’d,
t<o now l’U advertise.
I’ll tell the truth—and truth a'.cue,
And hope I’ll be believed ;
And, if by this, I can’t get one
Of “ heaven’s best gifts to man”
Then 1 must live a bachelor,
Asad do the best I can.
My age—l told you at the first—
My height is live feet, eight—
Twenty-nine inches round the waist,
Anti quite erect and straight;
My teeth are bad, my eyes are blue,
My nose is aeqniUne,
My w! h:kcrs large, my hair, light brown.
Is soft end very fate.
My dresa i:wood, not very neat,
Nor of the latest touch ;
I never paint, or lace, or scent
My handkerchief too much.
I newt wear-check pantaloons,
O- cheek shirt minus- color;
.1 seldom wear a fancy froDt,
And never paper collar ;
My disposition’s true ruble;
I'm sometimes rather petti Ai—
And very jealous when I love,
But not tlie least coquettish.
1 have no business a? all,
Although I’m very healthy :
But ladies, damme, “ hero’s the rub,”
I aia not re j wealthy !
Now that I’ve told yen what I am,
I’ll tell you what I want,
I want a wife. Ido not care,
Whether she can or cant
Play the l : iano, or the Harp,
Or strike the light Guitar,
I*il rather she hit to how to work,
But then 1 don’t much care,
Ido net want one very rich,
N or one too much refined—
Her disposition—no matter—
Though I’d rather ’twouhl be kind ,
At*! sho may dressjust as she likes,
Follow the etiquette
la < erf other article,
H .wept the Pautalettc 5
Whoever will accept my haul,
Will please to tell the printer—
I’ll see ihem, and ii wo can agree,
I’ll marry tin a next winter.
wrwnzrrmiiM. wmp' 3u m y_* ■
the hope—tiu: star-the voice.
'Chore is a hope—a blessed hope—
More precious and more bright,
Than nil the joyless mockery
'."ho world esteems delight.
Therein a star—a lovely star —
That lights the darkest gloom,
And shed’s a peaceful radiance o’er
The prospects of the tomb.
There is a voice—a cheering voice,
That lifts the, soul abovo,
I)i: pels distrustful, anxious doubt.
And whisprw, —“ Gcd is love’.’’
That Voice vs hoard from Calv’ry’s height,
And spooks the soul forgiven—
That Star is revelation’s light
T hat Hope, the hope of Heaven.
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In tin. luck of apples in Hampshire co. Mass,
the cidi* brandy distillers use the seed ol
hroutn com, which is plenty this year, for dis
veiuskeVi the Feed is "0 ccnt.s per
4. i* \ #-d *<;* yiH v qirar'w
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needs an eo as.
From the Club Hoot..
THIS LNGUAEDiI) JlOl'R.
by Jou.v Halt.
“Can such .liings bo,
And overcome us like u summer’s cloud, i
W ilhout special Wonder. Macbeth.
Many proverbial expressions are founded
on experience. “Tin; ungarded hour” is one
|Ol tliern, and it has become so common, ttiat
| few of those who oltencst employ it arc aware
,of the mystery to which it alludes. It Con
icys the belief that mankind are each protec
tee td by a supernatural guardian. It im
plies also, that the angel at times quit.* bis
gost, and that in the intermin, “the unguar
ded hour,” the defenceless mortal is liable to
bo assailed by the insidious temptations of the
universal adversary. Whether this impres
sive thesis be an hypothesis, or an apoeiilyse,
M babies the human understanding’. It ean
n°t ha rejcctctl as altogether cartiilv ami of
mortal imagination, nor accepted rts divine
aud of celestial descent. But it is not my
present purpose to examine the evidence on
either side ; J have only to describe a series
of seeming accidents, calculated to enforce
the doctrine by the circumstances in which
their advent took place and to awaken at once
solemnity, wonder and dread.
‘".Many years ago said a lricnd, “when de
tained by indisposition in a small i ilium; in
Hungary, a discovery was one morning made,
by which the superstition of the simple in
habitants was greatly excited. It has ueen
a custom from time immemorial, when the
judge in office travelled through the country
to dispense justice, that as often as he came
to Panigstcin, and l believe it was only once
in a cycle of the moon, every nineteen" years,
and at the change, that he held a free assize
m the open air, near the Ma.tyjr’s cross, an
ancient monument which stands alone on the
solitude of the nicer, at the distance of a bow
shot or more from the church. The cause of
this venerable ceremony being held at that!
particular spot, was never satisfactorily ex-'
plained, but it originated either in a predic
tion which had been delivered by the martyr
or on some incident connected with his doom.
On every occasion, when the court was field
at this spot, the inhabitants were summoned,
in the came of heaven, to hearken to the list,
of offenders which the magistrate of the dis
trict openly placed in the hands of the judge, |
and ali such as could bear witness to aught
regarding them were to come forward amfdo '
j so -
I “Although then but i:i shattered health,
: { l , i 3 remarkable ceremony, which chanced
| while 1 was at lVniigstcin, induced me to be
| l*rcscnt among the crowd of spectators when
| the judge was expected to arrive. The day
j was gray qntl silently : the sun was imt inwiJ
! fi! ‘ l Ids dint orb Jmng in the firmament
Mvitli an obscure lack lustre sickliness ; and
; all t';" the landscape, and every living thins,
j scented overcast and dejected. The ensigns
l of judgment which marked the place of ad
i ministration added to the solemnity of the
scene: and the magistrate, to augment the
gloom, had ordered a lofty new and black
gallows to be raised at a little distance from
where the benches and table for the court had
been constructed.
“Among other impressive customs connec
ted with the free assize, is one of unknown
antiquity. The magistrate, in preparing the ;
list ol offenders lor the judge, is not allowed
to divulge to any person die names of thecri
initials intended to be accused'; and it is ul
ledged, that this has a religious influence on
the morals of the people, no one being aware
how his conduct may have been noted, nor
of what he may be found charged within the!
list, ihe crisis is, in consequence very aw
ful to all. On the occasion when I was there
it was not anticipated that any particular
crime would be fiivnigcd, and it was thought
rather odd that the magistrate should have
ordered the gallows to bo erected : indeed, ’
iu the opinion of .the people, the calendar was 1
clear, so peaceful and free from all violence j
had been the county from the former assize, ]
nineteen years previous.
“The magistrate I knew very well, he had f
sometimes invited me to ins house j was a gen- j
tleinauin great esteem with immediate villa-!
gers. From small beginnings he had raised]
an ample fortune, was famed for the strictest j
integrity, and distinguished for great benev-j
oicnco and a holy purity of life. It was thought ]
by many that there was some degree of affec-'
tation in his singular piety, for in his youth
ho had been lcs3 austere, and he had put on
his sanctity somewhat suddenly, in conse
quence oi an event wniclt, though distressing I
in itself, could not he said to affect him more j
than any other in the town.
“It was a murder committed exactly nine-'
teen years betore the very morning when the !
•issizc was held, No trace ol the assassin had |
neon discovered, and that circumstance, to- i
gvtlier with the worth of the victim, had pro-!
duced a strong impression on every one ; but
on none more than this magistrate, whose
fiitnfu! servant the victim had long been.—
iho crime was mystsrious lor the m m was
mysterious, for the |>oor, ami it exci
ted universal surprise that one who in his
condition had been so much respected should
ever have provoked a doom so sudden and in
explicable. Time had greatly n.itigated the
recollection of the occurrence; it was almost
forgotten bv eveiy body but by the widow and
the charitable master, who, with his family,
constantly endeavored to soften- with una-
vailing sympathy, her grief. Him nowrver,
became old ami crazed, and when pointed
out to me was a spectacle of extreme misery.
She was standing near the the Martyrs Cross,
against which, owing to my weakness. 1 was
then leaning, and although jjhc appeared sul
len, and perusing the ground I observed her
eyes vividly glancing with supernatural vigi
lance* She was as something wild and tierce,
| ready to leap upon its prey, ami watching for
the moment. Hit l had not much time to'
notice her, for the sounds proclaimed the ap
proach of the magistrate,attended by his offi
cers, and soon after a movement in the rntil
titude also announced the coming of the judge.
When hr- had taken his scat on the judicial
bench, and the lawyers had placed themselves
at the table, the trumpet sounded a solemn
peal three times, and the magistrate, with a I
, roll in h ; b' hand, advanced- At the same]
instant the widow rushed, with a shriek like
the oracular Pytliia in I. r ccstarv, and placed
lierselt at the side of the magistrate, as he
presented the roil Vo the judge. .The multi
tude w.i3 silent, and I lVlt us if tlie functions
of my breathing were suspended.
1 he judge rose, and standing up, enrolled
the paper, which, with an audible voice, and
religious thankfulness, he declared was clear.
*‘Xo, no,’ cried the impassioned and vehe
ment widow, it is not so, it has not niv hus
bands keath.’
True ? exclaimed the magistrate,’ I had
forgotten it, the deed was done so long ago.
nineteen years ago—how was it possible 1
could forget the unguarded hour.*’ #
“Ihe words were repeated bv everv voice,
1 believe, iu tlie multitude in succession,am!
the sound was fearful. The unguarded hour?”
said the judge to himself, looked towards the
magistrate calmly, as if the question hail
scarcely more meaning than when uttered in
echo by the crowd.
“ Yes, cried the widow aloud,‘his guardian
angel was then away;* and she concluded, bv
accusing the magistrate, lr r own benefactor,
and the gracious master of tlie deceased hus
band, as the murderer.
, “She has been long, almost ever since the
fatal event; in a si to yf insanity, said the ma
gistrate to the judge ; and tinning to his of
ficers, bade them take the helpless creature
away.
“ 1 will not go—l will have justice, she
J exclaimed, wrestling with the officers, as they
| attempted to remove her. The crowd re
mained as if frozen into silence.
“Good woman, said the ■ ldgo compassion
ately, you know not what you say.
“1 do, 1 do ; let me be heard, was tlie wild
reply; and t lie multitude in the same instant
; cried otit, let her he heard, let her be beard!
i “Tins is a vexatious business, said the
'judge to the magistrate, for tiie charter bv
: which the assize is held at this place obliges
me to receive the charge, and 1 cannot de
| part from its ordinances, i..-r is her evident
insanity a valid reason to reject the accusa
tion. Good woman why do you persist in
this extravagance—there is no evidence to
■sustain the charge ?
“ There is, it you wii! listen, she impa
tiently again cried, and with earnest gestures
and surprising eloquence , • dcavored, by in
numerable coincidences, that she had remark
ed in the conduct of the mngstrate, to show
the grounds ol her sudden suspicion.
“ During the whole time that she continu
ed speaking the spectators listened with the j
greediest cars, and before she had finished
iu r impassioned appeal, it was manifest that
they were all convinced that the magistrate
was indeed the murderer. The judge listen
ed to all she said with intense attention, but
the accused maintained bis wonted equaui- i
ty. I was astonised that he could do so, "for
some of her r arsons though far front probabili
ty, were of the most touching and pvhctic
kind; doubtless hi! she said was void ofovi
; dencc ; still, however, it was fearfully im
pressive, and I could not myself withstand its
energy. \\ hen vfeo had rather exhausted her
strength than finished what she had to sav,
tile judge replied solemnly—
“ Protect us, Heaven, from having aught
to conceal from such vigilance—this is thv
weak, and comes not within the possibilities
of human law I—There is reason, according
to the charter, that a regular trial should be
proceeded with, and therefore Jet the indict
ment be prepared.
“ The feelings of the multitude were cx j
cited to the utmost, and took utterance in a:
loud shout, not of joy or of gladnc SS, hut <1 !
deep, solemn, and awful sound, whose might
and majesty were pcrtcßtiously increased by
the distant low hollow echo of the hills. The
accused stood a statue of consternation fora
moment. 1 looked at him with indescribable
emotion, but the paleness which overspread,
his complexion vanished, and he appeared as J
serene and self-collected as be fore.
“ While the papers were being written i ]
observed the judge speaking to t.ho poor wo- ]
man, and I heard him sympathizing!}- inquire
respecting the age of her husband, his gener
al appcarace and the manner in which lie
was dressed; to which she gave brief but dis
tinct answers as if tlie living presence of the
murdered man had been seen actually before
her. She was, however, impatient at the
judge’s questions,and answered him peevish-j
ly, forgetting the respect due to his dignity;
indeed the qurstions, at the time, seemed to
me frivolous ; I could not discern their pro
propriety, nor why so grave an ollieer, the
representative of the emperor ami the king,
should so far lose all consciousness of the!
place and tire occasion, as to speak to her in I
tire manner he was doing. He asked, for cx-!
ample, the colour of her husband’s hair, and
she answered black, and that lie wore his cap
gallantly ; then, after some other inquiries as
insignificant, lie spoke of his coat and tire co-!
lour of it, but she lost temper; and after ]
telling him it was blue- and his vest was I
red, retreated he would not probe her wound-;
ed romcm he ranee with matters of that kind.!
“ In the meantime the magistrate was en
gaged with an advocate who was perfectly]
j con\inced, an<l so expressed himself, that tlrej
trial would soon be safely over. Altogether ;
the scene was most singular, but the passion
ol the crowd was become appalling, and 1
was leartul lost the magistrate should bo made,
j the victim of some outrage. Himself calm,
land certain that no evidence could sully him,
he was yet visibly disturbed : and 1 saw him
once or twice start, and slander, no doubt
amazed that such a delirious accusation
should have been so strangely imagined a
gainst him.
“When all tire requisite forms were com.
plotcd, he was directed to place himself at the
; bar; and the judge, according to the charter,
called him byname to answer to God, who
was there present, for the crime of which he
was accused. At that moment, and before
jho could reply, tire sun darted a bright and
| golden ray upon the forehead of the judge,
I and made it si-me as if it had been downed
i with a halo. All the spectators were witm ss
j <’s to this glorious symbol; and I could scarce
; lv control my trembling limbs, soinuch did it
I shake my whole frame.
“ The accused was evidently affected, but
and such mastery of himself that ho an
jrfwcrcd with firmness, ‘Not Grri-rv,’ J
“ A pause of some time ensued, and then
J the widow was requested to co.no forward
1 with her evidence. She advanced, and sud
, denly cried, 1 have but these tears.
“The advocate with whom the accused
I had been consulting rose, and animadverting
on the insanity of tlie charge, demanded an
, acquittal.
“•flop, said the judge, solemnly’, the order
and provisions of the charter have not yet been
all fulfilled, —bid the trumpets sound thrice.
“ The silence of the multitude was dread
ful ; the truinpts sounded, and the judge ris
ing from his scat, reverentially uncovs-ri 1 his
i hoary head, and said with a voice of tiic low
; liest humility. *
i “ llcavcn, send forth, thy witness.
“I looked at the dismayed prisoner; lie
; was pale, b a*. serene. The judge then resum
'd liis scat, and the. advocate again rose ;
“ 1 demand, said he, the acquittal of the
accused.
“Another short pause ensued, and the
judge rising, cast liis sight to a distance, and
said,
“ Make way for the witness.
“What witness ! cried the prisoner, in visi
ble trepidation.
! “ Tint until in the Idee coat—he with his
I cap on the one side—make way for him—lie
i iv.ill the red waistcoat!
“it is himself that comes, cried the widow
j with an exulting ahout; and a!} the spectators
looked back towards the spot where they ex
pected to behold the witness, but they saw
jno one; and when they had again turned
their eyes to the bar, the accused had fainted.
! This confirmed the amazed spectators, and
the judge kneeled down with devotion, and,
taising liis eatids to heaven, prat ed and did
homage to peviue justice. The wretched
criminal was left laying on the ground, for ali
present at the same moment uncovered their
heads, and with tears and awe joined in wor
ship t\ jth the judge. A more affecting scene
was never witnessed ; and when the adoration
was ended the guilty man awaked from his
trace, rose and con IV sued the crime.
“ 1 seek not mercy, said lie, 1 have enjoy-'
ed it too long, yet my oli’ence is not of an at- 1
trocious die —it was but a hasty blow. Yes,!
file hand of heaven is too visible here, that i
dare not ask remission, men if iny hidden j
misery wore not punishment enough—there, i
take me —he uo\y no more delay. ’The gal-j
lows is ready, and mercy dare not in this |
place contend with justice.”
NEW PRODL’CTIONS.
The Northampton, Mass. Courier speaks
of the tantalizing situation of the Temper
-nec Society in that quarter, which liad scarce
ly congratulated itself on the scarcity of ap
ples and the diminished distillation of cider
during the present season, before the “ in
ventive genius of some queer Yankee” made
experiments upon the seed of broom corn,
and extracted from it anew species of whis
key. Wc can testify that there is no end
to broom eofn in that beautiful region upnm
the borders of the Connecticut ; and the
quantity of whiskey will somewhat defy all
the exertions of the Temperance Society.
It is said one bushel of seed yields ten quarts
of whiskey, and it can be bought for thirty
cents.
Bu; there is another discovery, which is
said to he made by “the inventive genius of
some other queer Yankee,” that may furnish
: a full equivalent to the distillation of this al
coholic poison. It is the conversion of sweet;
potatoes into an excellent molasses—equal j
probably to the maple molasses— and if!
some other inventive genius could only dis-j
cover the mode of chrystallizing it, we should!
then have a more abundant and cheaper sii-!
gar, than ever Napoleon contrived to extract 1
from his beets. A fourth “ queer Yankee”
(to adopt the Northampton idea) has only to
extract sugar from (lie water-melons—and j
then “ sunbeams from cucumbers,” end v.v
should cap the climax. \V C should boast of j
asi t oi philosophers, who were equal to 1
Swifts Sages on the f lying Island.
ihe monument to Mr. Emmett, having,
been placed on its pedestal in Saint Paul’s 1
Church Yard, in the City of New York, was,!
on Friday last, stripped of the planking, and'
presents a handsome obelisk of a single 5 shaft I
ot marble, about !) feet 6 inches square at the 1
base, and about 30 feet’high.
Marlairaska —Great excitement prevails
! u ‘ho Maine on the subject of this hnoresl
mg settlement, which lies within tlic bounds
ot the disputed territory. Most of the pa
pers u* Maine, apparently regardless of >o-
Ijtical distinctions, assume an angry and
threatening tone, and the feelings of the
citizens seem to bent in unison with the war
like voice of their public journals. The
Governor has ordered the militia to bo held
in readiness to act as circumstances may n
quire. We do not wonder that much excite
mrnt prevails there. It is subject of d-cp
interest to that st.de : And vet, in such a
case, it is the part of wisdom' to'nct rather
under the deliberate influence ol reason, than
(rom the impulse of feeling. It behooves
tae auminixtri; ion of Maine to act with the
caution, and while it moves with firmness,
to proceed with deliberation, and not to suffer
to be hurried into extravagant and
jus ihablo measures by factionists under the
mask of patriotism. It should consider wiicth
er those now loudest for war, if we should
cor.ir, would not he the first to desert them
Great Britain, as we understand the f m’ Cß .
Iron, is undoubtedly wrong. She had no rod,,
to extend her jurisdiction over this territory
ands ttlnmcut, while the question was in!
dispute, ns sue did about five tears since V
organizingtiie militia, appointing m.li,,’ ‘J.
licers, and enrolling the men, and also bv 1
sending civil magistrates then It , ■
wrong for Maine to incorporate the i,Ii CP ' .t” |
apras* "rttsisrl
""J'T" % tho of
send, as some.auvisc to, an armed force to
j rescue those men. The stati of tlie case—
' the coinlitition of things, does not require
; this haste and violence. Wo have no doubt
of the right of Maine to this territory. \Vc
•would spurn as indignantly as they, the award
'of the Dutch King— hut wc feel sure that the
. object which the patriotic citizens of, Maine
j have in view, may be better attained by pa
; tience and reason, then by force or violence,
j The territory to which tve think this conn
! try hr -• an undoubted right, uuder the treaty
j of 17 83, but which was awarded by the King
(;! the Netherlands to Great Britain, compri*
1 scTupwards of two million acres of land, the
' finest part of the State. The Madawaaka
j settlement, as we are told, has a population
l of about 3000 souls, occupy ing upwards of
| 300 gxxid farms. .They are descendants of
the Arcadians, and speak no other language
than the French. Their history is extremely
l interesting. When. Great Britain, in ihe old
' Fiencli war, so called, subdued Nova Scotia,
j then called Arcadia, and with more than Van
j did barbarity, laid waste tlie country with fire
: and desolation, transporting all tlie inhabi
j tants from their homes and mattering them
i along the shores of her Southern colonies, to
I die of want and starvation, those who could
(■scape the ruthless hand of the invader, fkd
1 northward—some settling on the bay of Cha
! and others lie. ing to Quebec. The an
jncstors of the inhabitants of Madawaska
took the l itter route. Misibrtunate follow
ed them, for soon after, Quebec surrendered
!to their vindictive oppressors. On the oc
currence of this event the Arcadians lied m
\ to the wilderness and settled on the !>!. John,
•where. FroilericTiton now stands, and here
they remained, undisturbed and unknown for
1 upward.*of twenty years, making the wilder
nr.s smile with cultivation .and civilization.
■ About the close of the American Devolution,
they were discovered by their old enemy, tlie
English and their lands were granted by the
British crown to a band of American refugees.
The poor Arcadians driven, once more from
their homes, and reduced to beggary, plunged
again into the wilderness, an hundred and
srverity miles from ’Frederickton, and occu-1
picil their present position, which, they, know
mg the terms of our treaty with Great Bri
tain, and being familiar with the geography
of the country, considered as without the i
bounds of English jurisdiction. Here, after !
tuc claps id hal‘ a century, they foci .".new tlie •
rod ol the oppressor. They arc a frugal, in-:
oustrious, jiious, and amiable people, among*
whom, vice, immorality,crime and contention j
are unknown, ’i hey arc governed by the j
simple principles of natural justice, sat!ling 1
their afiairs without the aid of the civil code !
ot courts or of lawyers. ITmv unfortunate j"
that they are disturbed by the footsteps of >
modern civilization.
the rattle snake
Mjxtox, N. C. Nov. 23.
I Mchnu-Jiohj Occurrence —Most of our rea
"ers have doubtless seen the account pub
j lished in our paper of the 2d inst, of a Rattle
Snake in the keeping of John IT. Bobbitt, at
R rson Court House. During the last week
the editor oi this paper in company withs v
eral respectable gentlemen attending Person
•Superior Court, visited on Tuesday mornincr,
the house occupied by Air. 15. for the pur
pose of seeing what was to us a natural curi
osity. Mr. Rohhit willing to gratify us took
tire reptile mu of the cage with bis band and
Ireoi it by the neck. On account of the ap
pieach of cold weather, it had almost arrived
at its torpid state and appeared quite docile,
tyhieh to its keeper was mistaken for tame
ness. Alter having been cautioned bv one
of the company of the danger to which Ire
was.exposing himself, we hft him. In the
cvenmg, standing not lar from the shop of
Mr.Bobl.it the editor was informed that the
snake had bitten its keeper; in a few minutes
we went to Mr. IPs. shop, and found him i„
great agony, this was near sunset, before mid
night Mr. 15. was a corpse.
W e arc indebted to one of the attending
pnysicians tor the following particulars of
this melancholy affair.
“Tire deceased was not bitter, bv the snake
as wits first supposed, by those who were not
present; Ire told our informant, at the time
when his mouth and tongue were so much
swollen that lie could scarcely articulate,
“that the snake did not do it intentionally.”
Those who were present say that .Mr. Hobbit
had the snake out showing it to them, holding
it in nis left hand, rather Jooselv, that bv an
dibi t of tire snake to draw bis bead hack,' one
ot its fangs came in contact with one of Mi.
IFs fore fingers about half.an inch below the
upper joint; Ire dropped lire snake but im
mediately picked it up, put it in the cage and
commenced sucking the wound. A phv*i
cum was called in add saw tire deceased' in
three minutes after lire accident; his eyes
were then red—his lips swollen and quiver-,
mg—nc said lie should die, and was in the 1
act of falling w hen he was assisted to bed. In
ten minutes afterwards,every muscle in tire
system appeared affected with a twitching
which continue.l until Ire died. Vomitir
comtnenccd in lei. minutcsnftertlic accident
an.i continued for an hour. . No pulse was
discovered after thirty minutes from (lie time
he occurrence took place. He append to
be sensible of all that was passing mil; I about
Wo hours before In? death,at which time his
breathing became mom difficult, which con-1
Wired to mcroMc until he 1 reallied his last. ;
j 1" <! *? d l: ' 8n,1 . a hours from the'
t'liie tire poisonous fane entered his fh J __ n !
melancholy instance of human folly.” '* j
ySMy-wg-W-W Wi 'vrt-;.,
n , r WwHsmim, [V n .] Dee. 3.
• lT,llh , considerably deranged
i here arc three Northern ours due V-dm-
Vesterday.we received the papers which
should have reached us on Wednesday (\ va ii
the exception of the Frederick: !,uv paper
Our New I ork papers arc down , > ’
oveniug-and
ours to Tuesday morning. Ii is th h' *
Mail is no
Fredericksburg a car, |, v I n ,C T. °
Fredericksburg Arena, of yesterday lll(ir „
accounts for the dctc, llio „
N.‘w^T n "T C ofttPev< ‘ rc li,o frn the
C. lt r V . 1 ,K ' S<l ''- V ’ so "ltd’ll writ, runs blown
Vv r T , crcf ' k ’ thn stcuni-boiit from:
V“■ n ’" ,on wns prevented f ro M coming |
4 vd fhe -e winch bpd C-yed on and. .p. , r •
a:u Mm % m
FOR CONGRESS.
IIK PFBI.I CAN CA N1) 5 BATE,
c lu&nsliai S. Via&teih
VKI) KH AI, CA X DIDATK,
WILLIAM SCHLEY.
COTTON.
•In consequence cf the heavy rains for the List
three or four days, tire receipts are limited, he
quote to .-y from (it. to Tj—foi selections, V n
general sales, 7 to 7).
* * 1 lIC communication of our esteemed rf*
respondent “ Bp.i.vslev,” with several other*
tieios, are omitted to-day for want of room.
°t a legist vtvke.
iiif, our last reports, it we except the passage
,hn cll,, rok. e Land Bill j„ the House of iky
le .entalives, there has been no business o (j/s&
ora! importance transacted. The Chcickcjp
dm cos an immediate survey arid occnpancyjjfflio
country, and was carried in the House, rfc un
derstand, by a large majority. It is supposed that
i t w ill also pass the Senate, although it will meet
in that body with heavy opposition.
lit the Senate, on Monday last, .Mr. iiaOer, bl
leave to report instantor, a lull l a amend and con
solidate the several acts which have be-•• passed
in relation to luc powers and privileges of the cor
poratio.i of Macon—and on the same day, a lili
to vest in 1 hennas G Bates, 1. is heirs and assign®
t.re right to establish a brick yard on a portion et
tlie land adjoining the town common of Mae®,
was rejected.
j i iiISASTHUS.
j inc pole boat Phoenix, and a box - belonging **
<>. S. Gritnn, ami two boxes owned by .Ik
\onge& Sons, and C. Campbell, all ladened
with Cotton, bav-, we regret to say, in tliecours?
ef .ilmut a. week past, been snagged and sank in
running down the river. We have not learnt the
amount of loss sustained—the Cotton in tl.e Ici
er tiers, it is said, is generally damaged. i ; "‘
hereto.ore low state of our river, it is snppcsrii.
was the cause of these accidents. The late rains,
however, have occasioned a considerable rise in
river, and while it imparts an increased ante*
lion to our market, will give to our navigation v*
ditioual security.
€ oiigreixEOn.'s J ElccHoi;.
<)n ’outlay i.ext the election takes place fn" l
member of Oengwesa, to supply the vacancy e'
cabioufcd by the elevation of Wilson Lumpkin
Csrj. to the Executive C ’hair of this state.
Although this election occurs at a season
year, when the attcniicn of the Planter is nto 1 '
exclusively engaged with his domestic cotcci ■
we yet ardently hope, fur the honor and credit
the state, hr will forego ft r a while hi: individc*
interest, and with his characteristic patriotism) dr
vote a little ofhis time to the general welfare '
the community in which he lives. At this pM*
ticular crisis too, his snffr-ge is mope than Wi’
nary, Indeed, there is no apology which fin
excuse his neglect to exercise it, but an abso!' :
physical inability to attend the Polls. If he ! ~
listless, or indifferent on the subject, bis listlM*
rcs.v -nd imliffercn -o may fix a ;j?ma ypo" *
rendered it impossible f or ~, ~~
;n& bdow. Thus situated l! , '"
Faring to Lecaugl tbv the *’ r “ -v I
tnu m. r (..king back th a ’ •
v.lmcl. tv enavc no account of fier”' '
! wi,icl ' wc. find in tlm pm ," M J"t? of •
j day .—Compiler. 11 " ’ ye, ,
It isexpectdd teat VI- Ta, ' n I
'Rnanoke, instead of visiting f;
j lricnd Governor Hamilton in s ? '° r| "' I
i has been mentioned ia Urn new," 0a ' ia ’ ! - I
jtaae up his Head Quarters ii, this ft*’ * t; I
; tfu.o, that he w ill arrive on Memiav • :s I
liiost oi the winter here.. Jblj -*per,d I
Snow Storm v7f V ~7- f
i Post -Master at Gn'enViffid fr<Wn <c I
| Master for this city! * *o the \\ st I
I’BrnsD.wEvwwc , J
totf.e ‘'V" 31 * < I
day. th,,. Albany Msil'vl. u w ofWc ‘la-> I
! lure yesterday'eve,.ing at pp Tf? B > I
i rive here until (> o'clock thi •* ’ not a: - I
Tihoiirs he* iml. -Ki > I
show fell 24 inches on<be f^l
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' al! It IS aGuvßa^i^^;^!
i a<,ai n < ! 1 ‘"; r publication. Tw||
i;‘"7" u ' l! bought down t ti rcper |
rv. Inch it shall he vvritfep -in.l u ilt ‘ I
a-'," w" ! c S“i
and proiuictions, and the civil history cf thi’H
country to which ,t relates. ' Ul '|
K IC °,’, l v a ? >us S * Ainc rtc.w Trot i n - r , I
Russian, British, Spanish, Dutch, and Danbhl
-e rn’m’v &c -> will form racli'a’l
; C1, ‘* r '. ,tt • s 'f'-h a work is a dcsidcrl
J",”* ° Ur id-crature and is much vamt'l
.‘.Vi til.-
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MACON.
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