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ASIIE1LLE;? jNtJIira (UROralFBIIY; MORMg FEBRUARY 19,1841.
; NUMBER
4
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T. .lMrttdl OM-'
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bort i prt io the celebrated battle of the .Their depredation, eiteixlinff from Gor.
Indwnii were defeated wiih conidert- on the whole of this extensire frontier, life
u.v.y.. iU umwiiw, h wwuewnii aoa property were insecure. ' The govern.
James Robertson and Col. Valentine Se- menu of N. Carollnaand Virrfn? 7At,.
Tier (Uieo boUi nonornmissipnedf officers) mined to- wake nothef Tigorous effort
m"j" b uiuir Tigtiuucc so. Tigorous as far as I heir circumstances and
tlvitTi and brerert qualities for which means wruld vrflilf M-IW .t
'"..k. -.hWMsr) ni "T'- .T. ,k. .-.:l..T J:...: si.j i . I. ? , . , . . J.
" .Vtt wiD kemierted x una i ,vr.Uvumi U'""KUU,,1CU "f-.l raisea a lorce or one tnousand men under
raaTwtT41 contests with the Indians a Ten. Ool. Ean Shelby, and regiment of twelve
rpmi in-ruo , - " ' ra,se - n OTn,e w" ""g"" month's men under the command of Col.
mccpiii r , . i j , " l j j .iM, irfuiin .Tionigomery. inisiorce was order
7:"'7" " iireMingM!a io proceea against the Indians. It is
the depredations of tho Indiana uoul July, I worthy pf remark, ttat nearly the whole
sentativea, declared themselves 7wdepD. I were purchased upon individual moons
dent, pledged their lives, fortunes and ia biliiv. and fhrmmh th Wnnn.! .rri!rtn.
treu jionor wroainiuio uieirinaepenaenco. lot Isaac Shelby, late Governor of Ken
rniscLLANEOua
;vf
Trm um Weitera Meworer.)
tiaaes la l'ennes.
il '- mir eves over the treat vol
UrfSie We3t,-waHM by tbcMiasiMippi The war pf r now assumed tucky, whose active patriotism waidUplay.
and their tributary streams, our uch an aspect, that the British government 'eliunnfC'the' 'tryfog' scene of the fevohV
r.cirrfed back to that period when did not hesitate, through their emissaries, tion, and in the border warfare of that pe
.T. . wilderness.' Inhabited by a to sstii up the Indians to renewed hostilities riod.aa weU a durinir tfa&laie war with
I.!!:, savage race, to whonf the arts of upon the frontiers acting bpon the maxim j Great Briuin, when the, gallant Johnson
i,iioaero unknown, and whose prin- that it had the right to employ- the means j triumphed upon the Thamesl ;The army
ink oceaifrtfoB were war nno nunung. t w mv vw uu umuia iwu put uuv ii own i asseniDiea at toe mouth; of iiig j Ureek in
ftViMalt the deeds of our " pioneer fa. nonas, , .A , trh j ... rt; , I Tennessee about 4 mile from where the
'andfoourtmaeiBBiionsropreseiiica i uucuw ujr uniuu -gcui. uamcu i town oi ttogersvwe now stands, about the
i .ifa iIm ditTifuIties and dansers I Cameron, the Cherokees. then a powerful tenth of Anril. Havlnir mA n tkp.r
lit . , ; A WV'UI" ' " I . . - ... . t T- , m W --
Ljf encountered before they efTorted a per. tribe, prepamf for war, but thoif mtenrton preparations they descended the river in
Jtnt foothold, and efiinyed unmolested was happily frustrated., ' About the first of canoes and, pirogues, with so much cauiloD
t!Kmlort of home.-By their cnurnge July, three men namely, Isaac , Thomas, and celerity, that they completely surprised
.) iKrsVoranee, they surmwnieo every i "nam mwiy, nnu onu Aiuoneanip, wno um enemy who Bed in every direction with-
otattcld. sod the fruit of their enterprise had resided several years omong the Cher- out giving, battle, , Tbey were, however,
mtaw displavwUn the populatirtti fcnd okees, left Jie jjation and making their hotly pursued, and about forty wer slain,
wenlth of the countrytli Its vast way to the White settlement, communicated Their towns were burned, their corn des.
nftiuietw re in a state of rapid oWlop- j informatlo that twelve hundredTwarw troyed, and their cattle- driven Thia
. tJ,trv and entcrpris aided hi riors.wore armed and equipped and ready victory disoersed the Indian fore-. and for
,unwt -"J.. . .. I. i nt. j I . "
MiWtrtied wpslation.are calling ronntts w morcn ngninsi uw iroouers. meoepar. some timg gave peace to Tennessee, and
PW.w)M,ndthoprrtphetin declaration that tufe of those meo eaused the Indians to opened a communication with the. scttle
'Mtsardthestnrof rmpiretoka hs way" postpone their march for two weeks, which ments in Kentucky. Although for some
i.dwncint to iti fulfilment.1 tide of Pe time to the white t prepare for their I years after, the war was freauently renew.
Jtniipttion forcing itself from the wbrni reception bt the const rucuon of forts, and cdr the tide of emigration continued to
Joutliwhof the east, and that region which, I other means of defence, and at the same swell : the permanency of the settlements
Infewvearsaffo.waidennmfnateatne'Mar "n". i" companiea irom rrasningion was secured, and in the year 1788: Ten
JWest, and was regaraed ai tne outsKirts . irRmia, unucr ue comma bu oi nesaee was abitted into the Union. 8
wilirttion, is now the residnnceof anf L-aptainAjamea 7lltompwn and William I sovereign and independent Stale. a
iietirc, induMrions, and enterprising popu- t icke, and one company from what is now , Since thai period, she has continued to
titioa. Ciueshaverisenupasirby mngiC, eaiieo ouiuvan county, lennessee, unoer advance In prosperity, and now occupies a
p temiore, science, ana tne arts, are ex. i wapww ohcivy, uniuumiug wgeuier w on i aistinguished position among Jier sister
timtth(iilaiidJnv(fariinir in.J hundred and aeyenty-eix men. marched to-IRitP Ttmi h
Vluenee throuirhout the country, and the! wards Long Island, in thetrotston; for Ibe t is the srdcere wish of 011a taTifkiAilfirfH
I .. 0 - . .. . ' I," .L! .1 : i I .- . . - . I
tms sanner or etvu ano religious treeaom purpoao-m wmcmug me mouons oi inc en. i tiom still linger round the scene that were
hetery where displayed, inviting tne poor I eroy. f mm wicv u;iu arnveo wiuiin a one tanuuar and are still dear to him. vt
imeppressedto taseineiter under Its am-1 nine m . in iiBuu,ury niei tnuMDS aooui i .j , , , r W. T. I
Is folds.' Brirfif and trloriou "are the! eight hundred in numbers advancing under I NorK.--.Tha (acts stated in the brMn.
fcrospcctsof the vaUey of the West M On. j the command of DrapginjtCanoe. a daring I jng article are taken from the papers of one
jwu, stuionwara, most oe its iriumpnant I eipcnencea cniei. no iodum reiy i who bore a disunguished part in the pro.
birch V-Blessed wUKtaoU onsnrpaased in h1g upon their superiority of qumbei's,' did J ceedings of tlie times, and filled the hiehest
rtiiity tod a salubrious climite. and no. I aot observe their tiwisJ eautloiv hot rushed I office io the State of Kentuckv. the lata
tossing, oy means oi lis great rivers, irtl- I uw nopea oi suucipsira vicwry npoa
rests sdrsatageslbr trade and commerce, I their antagooiats tn great disorder. . The
aiiBtrereihs fripse of many yean, rival I result proved that the " race is not always
pt oiaer omtea Deyona jtne mountains, in f tne swill, or tne battle to the strong.
my thin that caa render a country pros-1 Both parties engaged band to band, but
i ; s a '-am a i . - m '-' a
reus, sua a peopw nnpny. .'liiis is not ai lew minutes aecided the battle io favor or
Governor Shelby.'
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From the Muaee City Ezpraaa.
.. r Ceaaaawat wcheels.
jThe education of the great mass of the
OAmmiinltti la In tkia mmhiIm mt h)i!m Mf
pniuvian niniiswiaai ukj WUIIHIa'IIUIW " wwivw HMiin vf sniUw sviw rM IIIiTHMl imfJflroil1L V' i , , T
!f i eltitea f the west, f Natore has pro. killed the spot, the rest fled in great ; jt is no longer a questioa with either the
Iw'med iu destiny she ha stamped it in eonfusion seeking refuge "among The hills statesmen of our own nation or with those
baracterstoo plain to be misunderstood, nd mountains. , The other "division of the f the nations of tha old mrU nmi
prrow-miDded legislation, and a niggard Indian force, consisting of our hundred j where the people are held in the most ab
JioBcy, may for a while retard, but nothing warrior, attacked the fort at Sycamore J servitude, whether it would be better
r..Upi.cui iKviuinuiu no vj uioi gictw-1 r-'. -.e" v ,' ,rr," -v I ,or nauon to grow up in ignorance, or
nM. ktj.k ILim ik. k... J I twvf Mn anil Shhip
jlioed it to attain. ;.; ? : s t , . -in I ..fThua ended the invasioa pf the Cbcro.
I Attn early period of our national exist. I kees. to lbe great disappointment of
ynoeWtwunmrsoiiahorlldTilhnate-of
JTeoaesKe atiracted the notice of adventu. I sue, and that the whites would be compel!
Jwlla 1771. durini our colonial denen
ideace, several settlements were made north
ed to abandon the country jTCot withstand-1 education.
mg their defeat in these two tostances, the
have nd education a good a i possible to
be procured by the people., .( . ;-ii:;t
7, The United States i arcountrr- where
the great mass of the pjoJftJiavejtJalbeit
power to obtain tne elements ot a common
M Hobtoo river, in that part of Tennessee Indian led on by British agent continued I ccivea instruction is the one whfc
pick sow includes the countiesof Sullivan J to harrass the frontiers, and in consequence be cherished by every lover of I
The source from whence Ibis mass' re.
which, should
f"4 Hsomesetdemert-weteal3oof.4h the common schools
i"nue looniinfl aaitMiimA amith nrtiw rivp i v irmnia ana lionn varouna. in tne lau oi i r k
i , T . v. ... - w rt . - . 1 v. .ira V UIIWI
fum -pioneers-wno thus.dventuredwereJ iMPraiseq ajorcooi oeiween i two ana i There is much room for improvement in
llfflDflu . iMm u . Lt. w I IhHM thfUiMiiri man frt. h. nifPrVM.. at I . . - ' 1 , -
r vuiiun. nnuuucu " 1 r I - I- I UUr IIBKIII UI GUIIUIIUa BCiMJOIB. Utl IIM
I wniwT soove menuonea properly oe. i wcsinj; ukj iueni wwus. , ui rmy i attention of community should be aroused
,ws non Carolina, the settlers north was ptaceu uooer ino coinmaoa oi vxwouoi to importance of the subject One
, -- ..w.i.mi ngiccu imiHig incnnennsiviii "-" v 1 Ereai error in me scnoois in tne united
ITfl Inlm m . . : " . . a Sal ' I k. 'V. BUI. . I 7 . h. . ... . ..
1 ' irsinia. ana no zovernea ov I wuuiry. iw iireiuOT uu iuV uui rc- Ntatas. reneiiv. is tne liOMfiri df-ahiiaw.
i. "" m weii ioc piwecuon a:nst tne i ycreu iruiii urcrucicais .uvuk i raonv. . .t i
naiiu. . . ... 1 I .a a , 1 -. . . I I t I . . .. .
muiub aumeious ia a as ot norse i wo ujwuium Buuaw, tuunr wh uc 1 . ii I. utterly imnossibie to make a so hoi
iDo otner marauders, who infested orougni to a general action ana mey at arofaoy person until that person thorough.
IiC h i 8c,Uel ' 'f0Uth peace, ine proposuions y understands how to spell, for that is the
r '"'' cousiaerea Worth vsrouna a I to oury inc KMuuuawai were i.isivueu iif uy iQudatioo of- all.
i i"re,n otate or colony, but they were w. vnnstian, ana u was agreea mat a x person might as well pretend toschol.
inl . " f lbcir owd making. treaty new ne ensuing epnog. I afship who does not know the letters of
QHga they acknowledged separate ju- Owing however to the opposition of Drag the alphabet,, as not to know how to use
Inactions, they, were united by common I King (no Wlwae. voice was still forjihem.t. i .
'Oterest and ' fnr miilifnt Anfc..... .J iU Iwnr " iKn tnat wn ntvttnnneA until S I l;r. vl' ' J:l . I li i "
- UVK LC. Hull UIOI " ' -J " . .. , B 1 IMMMCUIllHimHrJMII.
fUHMU ..! .... I- - T .1 t I. . ' I
r "uiiun in inif iAii .Hi.H.u .r i pmii nv . lmnvr. I ill. rpjuaaM 11 ill i wh r a ; . .1 i . . I .
M.. . , " I ... . ..... --a ' I - , .R-V.T .C
.' "8 permanent setttementa tn wtwii Mte cniet. removea witn tnree or tour nun i nni f iho firm r.r.nrinL hut hn
o enerav s country, ineviu" iHwiuinuiuui.iuriunw, I are otherwise men 01 resm.-ctable attain
eTUAllnlAMJ 1 ji. . .. ' 'I. .a .... I L ! .1. m - I .
mo aort. : j?. ... .. I : i. r
-I .mi uTcivmne a mcu ies. wn cn ikww. -ir . .win,., .jj . v . naw eommeflCMHmmVisno tnev nave
nntva.J . . . . : . 1 -v. . . . - I . o '
Tpoim i nrn a mnal in.i..n...i.l. . - I I .1.- l.a... r T it,, k.... .U. u ..iu.. n..
Hi ivm iinui IIIUUUIUUlCi I 111 UIU, AU'lr Uail..U iUUC) .flf IIIC 1 WTDr ivuic w a.. ."lllU ilia. VIIVI,
1 110 Settlements on both ir)p nf thn Ifnt. I rUmlM. autr,Mo1 tn t nnmlior nt 19. I atirl wn thov f A livA "Irt tlvt nd (.f tifrw
d wreaiicu-vv ine aeeeasinn i or lauu at irent lsiana. ine nince nnnnint. i inev wouia never oecoma even loiemo e
kiuuib. noiwit mIjiihIiiip IImiv44 Trtii tWtlrliniTfhnMitv - I h .rAvorn. 1 arhnlara. unlma Ihev relraeo tnolr steiM
wir rovim n. .1. r. . . . .1 .... . " . . .1 . ' . - " .t .
- . aviibiviiunra nil, 1n 1771 ami. I ah. .iirlit hunMil militia IA h. Mamhl.'vrf I uihef vfta.uiM ,miM raflu. rfi. ttfhnl
f-rfn ' J 1 ww. . . . . . , villi- iimi Kigm Humiiau aaaaaaaiw v IN , iwauiiiuiww I . .... huhw w.ai.w, w. . -a vv .. . v .
M tn Kiut ir w"Hucuw ui i ai iiin saiuw pH.o, ftu yrucr, ujf auiopiuv tn I irmn carciu!Hici, uf uuii.v vuivi wiusc uiu
.invu ciiun. At IKn vi.. A ...... i r. . .n a a . I it i a... n . . n .( n -
.L . i va lira ulfBWIiOT aiiU I HiruG IU UTtlOTIQ illQ lUUIUIlB. UUU OlftvfU I Uwll K.1 UIIUUIIV.
oer. nastiia t.;k , .t. ... i . . . . . . . I , . . . ....... i
" . iLTva. . woa nMuiti-Ata1 aa mr I nw.ff.4M1r... tn tnA PiwimiiuiniviN unra ivprf. I a n1 tha nrv.'rMir.n find In iiwir ftnnmp
m Ha t van . ' . - , r-r.".- . z - . , r : . i . . : : .
03Dreda " "v vuiuimiuDg;. .numerous uois.: Averyjin iiLAuier, aou major in-i do it oaiu ) ure larirum ucing irec truui mra
m''-r'-'A9lamiva lhc P"rt'P Worth. Uarounaand j defect m the education or their memt)ers.
... mj .era nnh ilUMu..Hu. PA . fV.n.;.n l'r.tlAHnn .nrf ll'.m. Uh.lLv 1 11ui I lUi.h. .tiltf I .illirt I .rfMsIr nnrl
.--t -w-viu iu vuifmo cun.' VWVIJMf'lui..llc,wllH"l U'BU Wllbiuj 1 A IK T 1 1.11 ICI uaira uuj ifin. yiw.iimvi
1 ,wnawui nj .. : i: . : . i i i . i m an a . ' . f i . i . . a. : i . i
woie Kn ""wirincing ine lives oi i on toe pan ot v irginia. v lreaiy oi peace I me moaorn languages, wihio .ni mo oumc
v 1II1I1I1IM A.n.A kl I .1 1 1 . .....!...l.. . . a. . . . . . L. . .iMM iKm .. . . . .n rt. iumum mnvi I' nnl..n
m..-jH av va.ttug iiuiu liidr I whb uiiuiiy uirciuutri 111 auuiwi, iul iircu 1 iiiira viict urn ft'fl iiuiii va.jtijc cwn wutiiBu
-iMiucruuaaaannii. - i .... " . .. - I .. .... . ...-..- I -.l i ..-.l ru -r
. .. - i was tne conamon ot xne country in conse. I scnoiars. a way wwa auuia svsiem oi
laa IL: I . w . 1 .- W - - - . A
10 this state of thing the government of oucnee of the revolutionary etruggle r and I education.
unDagaioa, th hostile tribeshe command bt the frontiers enjoyed the blessings of one from the study of the classics far from
which tfr. s . n . . .1 ; a. . i . - ... I !. . i . i . . .l . iv..4U..t. t. ...tt t.4" :M
aa. vivpn ... -.i . -- . : maim mix 2. annn 1 1 nu.
not one who would discourage any
ti the study of the classics far from
it; but let. the foundation be well laid in
oco-operate j0 this expedition, upon the , Whilst these evenWwere passing, Drag- h English la ngu-ige in the first place, or
T?? oi hJch,io a great degi depcii-Jpng Canoe, whose enmity to the whites n the buildur will be ohliged to stop to
-a sin bub rutit .aa . i r . . 1 . -
sacrifice of
would have
iiicanTf4w m .... r . . - I . . . - . i. . I ...... : a. i a..: m a n
n. w I HO llTMlUOr atMtbnifnta 1 miw a nmhoiwrl ttraa not inartitni . afirl I uuucroin uiuiuujk. aiiu m
-pt-TSvaa Shelby raised a COmtMtlV nf fif. I rlitrtnfli tha nnrlT7A Manarre tnnnn-fniv. I time and labor, RbOVO what H
ft.iZ? L1" ,haL Pt Tentieseo tailed siderably liwreased in numbers he fre-eotHja the first place.
m .1 .na.'1 Carter eountiea. They set qtiently barrassed the frontier by hi ore. . A merchant who would write coflbe,
iath. ljL . Te1tfVtb, of August, aird datory incursions, and many of the white kauphu, or the professional roan, whether
fell victims to tha tomahawk and scalping I lawyer,- physician, orclergymsn, who can
lrnitf ' Tn ftu. K.rrinnnW aiU. anaaatrlTTfl I nr.. .fa.11 htm ornjft. af aa If. Km nrvfAratOod.
.. . m ataa ..iiiii aj UH aDai . . v, a aaa.a. mw viih -f. aw -. lt a . w . U.
this warlike chief could number nainoogsi byJbArsr, it is sach a
hi followers upwards of one tbousand was-1 ha aot bsen overdrawn, aod if aAer thi good thing toJ.no whot ought to l done,
riorsfromalmceteveiytr aay ondoabtcafce.tubj d to U ai toe proper time !
wthe beginning of SenAeinber. formed
XZIZV CoL CZn an New river.
and ring-Mrft
aubsequenUv. b more brilliant
animated their deseendanta k
into printing-oflice and apell out oroe of
too advertisements that are sent to be pub-
If a a ..a a. .
iisneojana no will be convinced. Lfet ey
ery obe get a good an education as he can,
put not neglect the rudiment of bis native
tongue to study foreign languages, which
at beat can be, of comparatively but Ititle
use to mm in the common pursuits of life.
The interest manifested in the hie-h
schools of the country, such a 'colIct?es
j . . . . '.' . . . .
ana seminaries, with imposing titles, and
chartered privileges, far exceeds thamken
in commoa schools ; but it ought not to to
o. : i.
If the wealthy, who ' are able ta send
their children away from home to" be edu
cated, and fake no interest in the 'common
schools around, they will mo3t probably be
disappointed, for t is most likely they will
get an education- which, u httlc or no better
than they could have procured at home, and
for a trifle of the expense.
Let common schools be elevated in char,
ncter, and let competent teuchers be em.
ployed, and a sufbeiehf number of assist.
ants, and then the excuse for sending
scholars from homo will fall to the ground.
Colleges, academies, and seminaries should
all be supported, but not to the exclusion
of the common schools.
There is an error with regard to young
men designed for business men, but which
ought to be avoided, which, is the neglect
of a proper English education to learn Lat
io. . No matter how much they learn, but
letjhem first attain knowledge of the
branches which they arc obliged to use dai
ly, when they go into business, and after
that, let them become as learned as Lord
Brotgham if time will permit. There
should be an increased attention to common
schools in Ohio.
We have a tolerably stood school fund,
(thanks' tc the surplus revenue,) and if that
could he applied faithfully and to the best
advantage, together with a tamair tax on
the people"; ft condition of things could be
brought about, wlu'ch would be an honor to
the state. ' ' . : i
But tlie change must commence with the
people ihamselvcs-thoite who are directly
nte rested to give their children good edu
cations. ' Let them take this matter into
their own hands and see to it that it be done.
Let them attend to it as strictly as to
their farms,' or stores, or shops ; and then
their schools will prosper, but to how many
will the charge come with force, that they
" care for none of these things.". Again
I say, see to your common schools, show by
your presence that you take on interest in
them : cherish them by every means in
your power, for from them is derived, the
great mass of education in our country.
Do this and they will flourish, but leave
them to themselves to take what direction
whim or caprice may chance. to give them.
neglect them and they will languish and die.
From Abbott Family at Home. - i
Accidents. .
. In a world like this, where accidents are
continually occurring, every person should
cultivate such habits of presence of mind,
as will enable them to know what to do them
selves, insleod of depending upon other
JKPPle
In case of an accident by water, the
greatest security is in lying still on the back
till assistance can arrive ; and by strng.
giiogin their fright, people only hasten
their sinking, aud greatly increase the dif
ficulty and uncertainty of rescuing them.
I once read a very pretty letter I received
from a young lady at a distance, thaoking
a gentleman for having taught her this Ies.
son, and saying that, throuch the mercy
of God in preserving to her presence of
mind to act upon it, her life bad been saved
when she waa opt$ in a boat on the Thames
where the water was twenty feet deep.
She caught bold of a pole that was thrown
to her j bat the stream was very strong,
was whirled down it at a very rapid rata.
With great difficulty she managed to keep
her face oat of water ; for her bonnet filled
slipped. off . her. bead Jh u ng and iJ'c)ij me a
terrible weight round her neck; but she
knew that very means of assistance would
bo afforded her, and that her only hnpe was
in keeping herself quiet and composed.
The goodness of the Almighty enabled her
to do this ; and after floating about twenty
minutes on he back, she was taken out aud
restoted to her friends, who had witnessed
he accident, and altogether dispaired of
her life,
A poor lad watt once fishing on the tow.
ish-path of a canal t somo barge horses.
came up, and the boy not getting out of the
way in time, was carried by the barge rope
into the stream. It was some minutes be.
fore he could get out, and the by .slanders
concluded lie was gone past all hope.-
then soma were for holding the body up
by the heels to let the water run out, and
some wanted to roll it on a cask, or to rub
it with salt; but a gentleman present had
sotne rules, printed on a card, which, he
said, came from the royal Humithe ""Socie
ty, in Lfondon, set up on purpose to find
out and practise I lie best method of doing
things ou these trying occasions; and these
rules be strictly followed. He caused the
lad to be placed in a warm bed, and had
him gently rubtx-d with warm cloths and
fluniKli,epcwUf tui.the k'lly and chest i
when,. py.thescnns,JthMK
Larly one morning, as a gentleman was
at work in bis garden, the clergyman's
footman came ruuniug, o e great flight,
and begged to borrow a horse to fetch tlie
doctor to his master, who had taken a dose
of wrong medicine, and was in a most dan
gerous stater fwo-htals.
same size and color baa been sent over
Bight; one was a caught to be taTe nearly
in the morning ; the other containing a
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amno, aua mo iw miinio-aicomiuna.
bie sleep. .All this took place before the
composing medicine, of which only a few
drops were to be taken at night. ' Theser-
vaut-wba-adminLatcrcq the medicine, either
could not road, or neglected to read Ihe 1.1
bel, and gave the wrong' medicine, the
whole of which his master swallowed, be.
fore tbe mistake was perceived ; and a no
one in the house knew what should be done
tbe only resource was to send for tho doc
tor ; 'as he lived three miles off, soma time
must needs ejapse before he could arrive.
The gentleman readily lent the horse, and
then hastened himself to the parsonage.
io found the clergyman sinking into a stu
por, and perceived that inn very short
timo he would be too fur gone to take any
thing.. So, not having a propper emetic at
hand, Jie got a .large spoonful of flour of
mustard,' which he mixed iu a glass of vine.
gar and then suddenly dashed two or three
basins or cold water at tlie patient s head.
This aroused him a little, and lie was pt r-
suadedlu awullow the uiualsrd and vinegarvf
hich soon made him very sick ; and then
i ho principal danger was over. When the
doctor came, he, of course administered the
proper medicines ; j but he said live cure
would have been hopeless, if nothing had
been attempted before he arrived.
In like manner, presence of miqd was
once the means of saving the life of a poor
man, weo fell over a hatchet, and cut his
leg io a dreadful manner. It burst out a
bleeding at such a rate, as if all the blood
would flaw out of his body in a few min
utes; but a gentleman who was standing
by, took a fold of linen, dipped it in vine
gar, bound it round the wound, and then
tied hi handkerchief firmly over it, taking
care to kep the edges of the cut closely to
gether. L Then he had tbe.tpan carefully
lilted into a cart, nnd so placed that the
foot was higher than tha knee, and so he
was carried away, to a surgeon, tt tne
bipod had been left flowing, tbe poor man
would have bled to death before be couia
ouglily dry, and somewhat warfldT ho had!
it put into a warm bath for five minutes.
If th'-rc had not been hot water at hand, he
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saidlhat brewers graines would answer
lite same purpose; or hot sand, or ashes
out of a bakers oven, or even hot bricks,
Or bladders filled with hot waterapplied to
lbe feet, hands and armpits; or flannels
wriinj out of liOlwatcr, anitchanged-as
they begin to cool, I. is a good maxim, "If
you have not got at hand the very thing you
wa nl,nt.istehe
" What a pit v ! but think promptly of the
next best thing that is at hand." After the
warm bath, tiie body was again put into the
bed, thoroughly heated. All the time of
thus trying to restore warmth to the body,
the bellows were applied to one nostril, the
other nostril and the mouth being kept cl Jsc
shut, and a gentle pressure was biado- oh
the chest ; thus the lungs were made to let
out and take in tho air, as they do in natu
ral breathing. After a long time, and
when almost every body gave it "up for a
last case, tbrenpneared some signs of
lanaih:.ifl Thn n"trill.. tyre then gently
touched with a feather dipped into ua I vol
atile; this made the poor fellow sneeze;
ffierubbi ngwar hen -coot iiiued sonwL 1 ime
longer nnd as soon as the lad could swallow
they gave him a - little warm wine.' by a'l
itpouiiful at a time, nnd continued to do
doctor arrived j for he lived three miles off,
and, when sent for, he was gone out in one
direction, and his assistant iu another; so
iLnalMrig had been done till their arrival,
man-servant got the family safely out of the ,.
window, including a poor .old woman, who '
waa bed ridden, and who, as every body
concluded, must perish in the flames. . The
house was not very high, to be sure, but the
danger was great, on account of the thatch,
ed roof; and hod not some one been at.
hand, to take an active part, and to direct
others,' the family would have lost their
lives; end the flame have spread much
farther. . , .
After that affair, tlie same gentleman ,
taught tho young men a number of clever
contrivances ; how to fasten sheets togctho
er, and to make knots that will not slip, for
the purpose of persons letting themselves
down fi-jm a window. He also offered a
little reward to any one who should invent
any likollr method of picventing mischief,
anA especially of saving life in case of any
future a'atrm. I alia II close mv hints on
this subject wi h a maxium, which a friend
told us all to commit to memory ; ' Let no
thing be thought trifling, which may one
day save your own life, or that of a follow
creature."
From the Banmr and Pioneer.
Illegible Coiumnniratlns.
We have various papers on file purport
ing td be letters on business which doubt
less contain very important matter, but
which are too illegible to invite a reading
niuch'less a publication of their . contents.
Our eyes arc too defective, and our time
too precious, to be employed in 'puzzling
out faint marks, and enigmatical cliaracters.
Sonic months since, wc gave some ycry
plain and reasonable rules about the pre
pn ration of matter designed for a public?
paper, which, as it commonly fares with
" rules,1' are observed by some of our Cor
respondents, and w holly neglected by otb
crs. For the special edification of the lat
ter class, e will herewith append a few
very simple regulations, which, if duly ob
served, will save us the trouble of reading,
and our compositors the labor of handling "
the type. Our readers miy feel assured
that a compliance with any of these regtt
lations will answer t'.io purpose as fully as
Tftlie whole were duly obscfvedT
Rules lo be observed tehen correipondmls da
not wish ir expect tftcir camnlunicaLumt to
receive notice.
1 . Write wittTvery pale ink, so as it can
not be read without great difficulty.
2. Commence so near tlie top of the
shift as to leave no space for a head orjl
lie.
3. Write abreviations, as, ass. for as
sociation, ch. for church, and br. for broth.,
er. In writing about any benevolent er -literary
society, be particular to write a
string of capitals, as A. B. II. M. A. B.
C. D. A. S. S., and so on through the al
phabet. ' -
4. Interline frequently, and be sure to
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tK:reldba7eeenhorrig to-do Wtrnal 1S. to pd7
pare for a funeral, instead of restoring the
poor lad alive to his grateful parents. 1 re
member the same person said, that, if no
success had attended his efforts, he would
not have ceased making them for five or six
hours, for that persons have been restored
after that length of time; and ho thought
that many had been cast away for want of
pcrsevcrcnce in the use of means.
. If a chimney is ou fire, instead of throw,
ing open tlie doors running about alarming
the neigh boa hood, and destroying the fur
niture, close all the doors, keep the house
as quiet as possible, and carefully and in
stantly put out the firo in the grate, , and
then that in the chimney will soon go out,
or burn itself out without injury or danger.
ylt4rson s clothes catch fire, how fool
ish it is. to run screaming Into tlie n
stead of that, if the person, or those around,
had presence of mind, to wrap him closely
up in a cajpet, blanket, or thick quilt, or
even to roll him on tlie floor, the flames
might be easily subdued.
There was once a house on fire in our
village, and as it happened in tbe dead Of
the night, and 1 most of tho people were
frightened out of their wits, in" all likelihood
several lives would have been lost, if it had
not been for one person s presence tf mind
and activity. When he arrived at the spot,
all was terror and confusion, the people
running against one another', a hd pouring
thcwater over themselves and each other.
But it was just as if an officer made his ap
pearance and gave the word of command.
Ho arranged all the people, gave them.
something to do, and charged each o stand
to his post. Instead of letting the men run
backwards and forwards to the river tor
water, he made them nil stand in a line, to
hand the fall buckets from-one to another,
and a line of women d nd boys to hand back
the empty .backet. Meanwhile iteaad bis
write one word into another .and then blame
the proof-reader.
5. Write proper name as obscure as
possible, and make no distinction between
m, n, u; i, c, and c, as it will puzzle both
the compositor and the proof-reader, and
lead. to curious mistakes in names. -.
6. Be sure and write some private mat
ICf "5A" thc"Tbarkside-if--TtiioiHink
lions ; or which will he far preferable, put
your communications in the middle of a
private h-tter, and expect tho editor toex-.
tract it. But tatter still, writejiour article
as illegible as possible; blot if, scratch it.
and cover it with nil manner of obscurities,
copy it and prepare ii lor tne press. . uo
Hoi fail to apologize by saying you have no
time to copy it, and arc in great baste, ana
wish it printed immediately.
7. II 3 surn to leave no space in tne mar
canniuyT7urrht,-wafer on sot important
word nnd entirely obliterate it .
8. Above all, never pay postage when
you write on your own busin3ss. Always
remember it is very convenient for editors
aud mnn of business to pay for your bene
fit. They are used to it. Jfow, how con
venient it will be. for a clas of letter-writers
to observe these rules.
By the way, we would licre observe, tht
auiaug-jt a pi!o of unnoticed and unanswer
ed letters on oiw . table, which nas lain
there for soma weeks, is a long communi
cation, post-marked, Clgin, Iil- It seem
from reading the first page, lobe a sermon
abouTlhc character of tlie Church, &x.'t
and we doubt not it is a very able and val
uable one,' that all our subscribers would
Iri: ( liktT tff -rnwl -Ititlq jjnnatarrtU
the writer that gratification, lt is written
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in an .extremely smau nanu wmi unusuaiiy
pule ink, scarcely colored, and no compos
itor could decipher it correctly. Thelines
are crowded so "close togfther as to be
scarcely distinguishable. Tlie wrilerought
to have spread it over half a dozen lieeU,
and have put it in BIG letters, as the Irish
man did his letter to his niathcr, who was,,
deaf. . . J.M.P.,
Thb way to wis A SIMPLE WONAK'i
finAHT.-rLt your hair hang.in superfluous
ringlets over your neck and shoulders; nei
er suffer a razor to touch your face; squeeze
yourself into a coat of mulberry cloth ; puf
on a vest striped with green, yellow afi
red,; pants checked with blue, crimson and
purple ; shove your feet into a piir of boots
with the hoels at least three inches high t
dangled with a little black cane tipped with.
bras f a nuge orass nag upon your little
finger, and you will be the lion of the day,
aod win the heart of any aixaple flirt too
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