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il n H i - - t - r. - j.t n i i a . Jt-A Si,. 4 CAROLINIAN. -TH6UKK K6f-t.H.:aTEB To THE tMlKD STATES BY THE CONTITrTI0. K 0 B P B 0 II 1 B 1 T F D B K IT TO TUB STATES, ARE REsKRVE! TO THE STATE 'llEEmVW,, 01 TO THE rMKCIartft NO. VIII, OF VOL. XX. (Whole No. 9X.) SALISBURY, JV. C, AUGUST ), I Edifors and Proprietory. .) -iJ f Kw ...1 j TEUUS OP CAROLINIAN. ' IV Westers Carolinian is published every Fai it Two Dollars per annum if paid in advance, or fc0 KJlirs sr.d Fifty Cents if wot paid before the ex- j-tofdinjeiiuontlia. ' . Vj . : ripor will "be discontinued until all arrearage in Irt tl) notify the Editors of wish to discontinue & end of s yer, will considered as a new en- "' Itsruscinent will be conspicuously a and correctly -...j at nnn Hollar DGf auuare for the first insertion. '..j ;s cf ii'j fur each continuance. Court and Judicial (fUjcBients will bo charged 25 per cent more thaq At ieju'r prices win- oe mane u yriy aavuiimc. (AiJtsfiwniepts sent in for publication, must have the gnvir.i d time marked on them, ot they will be inser ( 1,1) frtiidi and chargsd for accordingly. idtlreiMcd tu the Editors on business, muts be jmi, ot inoy win oh pe aucnueu to,. . J ." MisccWaucous. A 7 -iitfr-tJ8i5EK-j-j.m"tRsr Theiuft fain full alike -on (he just and on the iMiist, and the glorious Summer's suo pours its ra iivc 00 the festive bull and on the buttle field,. nurs1 wa Ihe fill valley, with its sparkling diaamatnd its 'shady groves, and the gray hills lit closed it out from Ihe rest of the world ;Jut ilife cr now dved'wllh blood the troves tert deserted and higher than the highest pulms, n the black, heavy smoke of burning collates. For Hassan had been lliorelluisaii had" found ijat one peaceful spcjl, and with the- slaughter of BrWrt before htm, had ravaged that lovely valley. The (Tightened Greeks fled from their blazing blaj.to resist, was bul to dje-but to be taken, t as to be sent tn triumph una in scorn to tlie Torlisli sultan, and to pine as a slave, instead ot ki ilfss a Ieoniah. One vming Creek had, with determined fury, Jcfwkd his falhot's hut. Alas ! lie could nt but i:Uviisfaie; and as the old Demetrius fell Into iiimi-Vrf'telcMil1fi-iWwit: leu, ihs young Constantiue would have blessed the last1 sakh had .direcledaine t Vim;2JVJ?e.!L'!l boc,be enviou the very slaves tney were near kg away so proudly. ; v . , ' . Beneath a rugged pile "of. rocks,, stained with Bos."ind festooned with ivyji Iuy group ol Turk fjldier -their crooked scimitars ptaoed by tkir ktnjt guns, as they rested after their day of turj. "ta ar"aiaTf, and grasping tbfl hilt ot his I jnbrkMQuLwUbatc!ifa side, sliib showed that be was .neither careless fit wwyt his dark eye sparkled as he thouht tits aWfofcf tht iny , aniMl eurnful carl 1rf hw lip betnkoflcd that pity was a stranger i tK Wwt f Hassan. Uie more: figure.omlu'uted t - 1 I I l I rock, ai scarcely to be nereeivud. ' Hint TeTf"therer b ottttwUUfuiking Cram her V a.iociate, with hands clasped in terror, her bjdy could not be hid. TTho soil dark eye,' shaded bf the long eyelaxb, the Jong brown jresses which ii fansa around her slcniUrLwaiattiia-win complexion, and the graceful form; then could only belong to Alcmena, the pride of that onrc kappv, but no dcvsstatpd valley. " Ah ! wo is me, I am helpless," said she in her native tongue ; " i am alone. Shine not mi bright Iv. proud sun: mock rue mt. with thy dunring 11 j-.--n lr TTiiv. I m had never softewd helore, butwow .he-itll rpiW.'""Tb first thought oT fhyro-a hard heart .is I Ws tlie fin pearl to a-rwsian diver a. gives -bone of more. ':,. . ' 1 rSlwst(iiitt rioriie -shtvf-eTid-her-H stsn T4-pised in the. Turkish markets, tbut she shall rtisnin mv harem; wealth. and plea-ure shall be it her ixf, and she will not refuse the love ol the dreaded Hassan. " - ; , ; ...' 1 . , I -Homing rose on the vale sf Arete, atid Con Kaoiinewas seeking amnng the scattered ruins mis trace of his beloved Alcmena ; tor he couia frntrto think that she was the skive or the (a . Wits of some wealihy Turk. There w'usno one tabs luund. Her silver woven veil alone cliugiug Is the btsich of a loflv palm, and the - print of .korjes1 fret near the same place, told Ihe lover that . Akrusua was cone Ue louR nis resolution 111 aMimnt. and lookinz round on the inuuntains, still nd talm, and wreathed in lu'ist, he bent over his father's grave to shed tears for his fate, and to vu "vengeance on his foes; he glanced at tnesj arKiing , streams that now born no tokens of the fray, nnd he Ittt the place of hirjiifih and sorrows, to seek t turough Greece bis lost AlcrMiitt.. '. v TM1BenTOa"ssffi wasslateiy'ftifiiilgh hi tof .. ty bilb, his attendants bowed bdbrcJiim, ncd his ,..iJWile-rrj)iced ml bit presence, Xul Alcuieia Tft wd his profltjred love .f ' ; A .' u You are toblu and rich." said she 1 ! seek an .ethMbride . i '. . ) ': , ; " You alone rule my heart, . replied Hassan "I never before sought the lWof woiimrr.f1 v - " H If I wro tn wl a Tink," iid A lcnieimr " the J'irnof Greece would rise up More me ; and bo tie I wed JluH)lninn, may Aziaul enfold ine ith h's gloomy wings !" - r ', . .-. Hassan looked 00 hi 2li'eriiig palsce, and felt : tlt.tt wilknMt lUiiiuM .1 uuu iwilhmil. Th firiMld , .lulu., nn.iwin ' " ... .....p,. , & .couqusftMr sva w(m1im4 WIUVs tlwttiuiiJ 13 rueLsi. 11 gavs her mngnilicent apartments, and bade her . wo her wishes, thai he might grant them... . Ilia sword buna idlu in bis sheath, and his pages wondered that he now never threw the jnvu'lin. ' H would often visit Alcmena, that ahe might teach him what had made her 10 virtuous f ami he Iiiened with wonder as she painu'd to him the sa cred beauties of iscr religion, and enfleff on him to ibclievs; and Hassan did believe, and be became a ' t'bri-Sjan, but not openty fr although he could Irave danger, he could not eiulu! re scorn. . :'t - ' .s; ;'1 - r Alcmena was aitting 011 golden cushions befire i ker open window, thinking of the vlo of Arete. ' The sua was setting in a blazo of glory, and -ihe tlwing fl mera gpnt forth their I perfumes. She b4 her tutivand ang of her native land to her nsiiJ musid . s Such a sunset as this glowed upon the field cf Marathon when'Ureece was free, and lighted the conquering cliiefs'to their joy ful homes, (so sang the Greek maiden,). and as bright a one glowed over the vale of Aicie, and allowed the spoilisr's bund and tha. tyrant's boani. No,", said he, as she dropped her luiq, " I will never be HasniM's i; biido. I can forjjiva him, but 1 can never be bin." She raised her cye nnd saw a young Turk; who attracted by the melody, was standing near Ihe window. ., Shu arose in terror; but' it was no - Turkish vince thai met her ear, and no Turkish hand that clasped hers, as Condaiilioe sprang to her side, lie had wandered fur, but had he toiled overpaid his labor. . ' . , ; ' , ."r'ly with mo, Alcmenal" said he ; " nnd'wo rnay still find some spot in Greece as yet unknown to the. destroyer.'' ! : , . " Hassan baa been kind to me",and has protected ne " replied Alcmena shall I fly without bidding him farewell I" " ' ' " He will detain you and slay' tieln said Con. stantincj "we must sjieod,"or he will part us for- Hassan bad been walking pn the terrace, and ' listeuing to the last sounds of Alcmenu's lute; as they died away, he approached the window, and as 1 the lovers Ktepjied upon tlie terrace, ho stood be ' fore, them. , w. v i ; w Will Alcmena leave me 7" said he j " sad will Hassan detain her? . No." .' , ' Alcmena told hun of tHeir early love, and of all their misfortunes." " ' , . j Uassan caused them all," said he j " leave him, then, and fear not that ho will disturb Greece Unhuckling his scimitar, he threw it rnto the lukv before hun.- , : '. ... .'' ".. am a C'hristian' saiiLjie; " J. fear not now to oin it." V Iteti you nei'd a friend and protector," -seek out Hassan:."---And Hassan went us he iaiwd their liands, and prayed that thev miht be hannv. i .... . .-- THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF DREAMS. ,"TneEgypa immortaht of the soul, and its separate existence from1hcHt)od?lhat-the -ital pewersr resided in only availablA by the organs or the body : I the eye ' was the oramr of seeing, but the soul was all per. ccption; and thus when the bodily organs were - unlimited rangcY"-- :..111' These uotiuus xtended to sleep, and if was im agined that the soul then enjoyed a temporary freedom, during whkh, ifjtot gifted with the power of leeinj into futurityTit' wis "eoablea'to 1 make more accurate deduction, and to form clearer an- licipaUoiis, than when clogged with the weight of the body. Then, too. U was enabled to lioiu con verwr- with llitwe numvroua spirituul beings of VUSA.U ( IUV w nw uviu iu iuiii & nunc? - which all too Universe was held to be full.- I lican sophcrs, and there u) evert reason to believe that ihcfywtre krrowrrirr Kg) pti It was1 0nm a behef in tins tneory mui uuoiounucd his opinion," that la man might, from the nature of bis dreams, judge - t his improviMnent in vrrtut,'tpr- if he" found himself delighted with that which is vicious, he" muft have much cause for vigilance when awake ; whereas, if vicious engagements did nut afford him gruliucatiuo, lmj( it his powers ol unnd, pnlighteu ed by reason, shone out like a calm and wavoloss sea. tor the reflection of bure imasus. he mii.hi ,liwm.,grM!.il.forHeJtapp sell tu tne opinirms ot men, it ooe not entirety rive liseii up lOHsown iinpuisus, oui rest ruins anil con. lends "with ''tlieiirfwhereasTlif sle'-'flyiri'beyorHl' i: opinions and law,: and transgressing atl. modesty and shame, it excites every lust, and stirs its evil roiWisitTe -crimes, and enjoying illegal things and images , which terminate in no pleasure, but protnote'disorH der." Acting upon this principle,1 when Dyonisi us heard that Marsyas had dreamed of cutting his (Uyoinsius s) throat, he said, had be not been in the habit of thinking upon it ho would never ' have dreamed it;' "ho shall therefore be put to death," which was acoordingly done. Plato, too, ' entertained an idea, that so complete might be the government ut reason over the mind, as (o influ ence it evcu during sleep, and prevent dreams not of a virtuous character. If, then, the soul of a vir tuous man, free from vicious impressions, be libe- - rated from the influence of the body, allowed to rango through the wonders of creation, and enabled to purceive somewhat more of its own nature, and that of other spiritual beings, that 'when imprison. ( c 1 ed in the flesh, it became, thejr thought, advisable j to treasure up the remiuiscences of thone glimpses iu auother elate, and if possible, to turn them to - good account in this. 'JSirJiYillian Scott. -u To illustrate by example vtis sSgularly.re tidn, or thehappy or. unexpected quotations with 1 w hich he embellished it, or the tersely told anecdotes with which be enlivened it, without foraif instant 7 fatiguing his audience,' would be diflkuit because j it is of tne nature of the refined essence lit which -4U spirit ut toe nest society consists, noi 10 seep, . When some saJJcll.-ailJ Siimcynar'Ttuimu uitang es of opinion were imputed tn a leaned judije, who - was always joosiely termed Mrs. , " Yarium tt mviablU ttinjxf fxmina," was Sir William Scon's 'remark. "A celebrated physician havw? : sjiiJ. ajmewtlUt m re ttippantly limn Ixveemed the gravity of his lmh," On, you inow Sir William, -after forty a,mao is either a fwI oLfl physician! 1" Mayn't he bq both. Doctor T !' was the repimder, with a most arch leer, und insinuating voice, hall 'drawled out. " A vicar was oace, (said his lord ship, presiding at the dtuner of the Admiralty sea mii,k an wearied out with his parish clerk con- fining himself entirely .to the lOUih Psalm, that he rem mslrated, and insisted upon a variety, which : the man promised; but old habit proving too strong lor him, the old word were as usual given out next Suudav. " All people that on earth do dwell'" k llpoti this tUe vicar' temper could hold ont uo : long' r, and jutting his head over the desk, he cried, "D"-n all people that on earth do dwell!'' -a very compendiou form f anathutna,"- added the learned chief ofllie spintuni courts-" Loni ISrougK '. 1 " from the new novel, u Sidnry Clifton," jutt published. . : t TUB PAST. . ; The past, the past, the insatiato part, , - Within its broad domain , , 4-Cruah'-d hofws and blotding joys lie cait, ., ' - Like war's un buried slain 1 , r Wsjsavv thc-ir plumes in triumph wave; ' ' A bright and feir array 5 ' - , . The morning mint are curling o'er - ' ' . The hill ; but whew are they I The past, the paat, the- embalming past Hoiiotd its m.irch sublime '. Garnering the harvest, prostrate cant .... '. t!y Uim baU-resper-Time i-z - v.- AVit's diamond shaft, and learning's tome, " f '.Devotions lore divine' , . Fame's glittering wreath and poesy's crown ' . , K In added lustre shine. ' . The pnst, the past, the joyous past, - '' How Wight its visions seem, When age sod youth the hours contrast, '. ' Like aninenchanted dream ; , , . Love's honey'd kirn, and manhood's pride, " , ' And pleasure's s'vreo strain j ' Theeme -wreathv the sprklmg"dip All all are oumSgaHi. ' . The past, the past, tha shadowy past, f How dim lbs scene appears, When eyes that oa usook'd their last ' - - Relume iij after yeas. ' ' The dar.zling cheat in mockery throws lis light "oer hopeless gloom,". Like a taint taper s flickering ny- ' Above the silent tomb. ' The past, the past, the mighty past ; 'How boundless is ill swsy llaik! to its trumpet's summoning blast, v - While listening worlds obey ! The conquering chief his helmet doffs ' ' The brandish'd sceptre falls; -. - And silence reigns where wasrail shouts - r'-Ksng through the fetal halls. t- ... "The pagt,lhepasl7"the storied past- tlere senilis sits enslirinJ,- . , , "J . On IhU bright fane your offerings csst; The Mecca of the mind ! Beneath these arches', vaulted roofs j - Immortal spirits throng ) -Here Hhakspeare's radiant fancy beams " jjlere , Homer weaves his song J The. past, tha pwWAhaaew-iUdgad asty r.venrmwf-wtttr raven -wing Its lengthening shadows grown more vast r Around my foouteps cling. ' s .-'. My fingers vainly sweep the lyre, .' i. No answering bines arise; " , -1- Pale memory flees to happier breasts, . And hope to.brighter iies J S..- '"r - . - , -u' ' T H E PORTU NATE MISTAKE..: , a tale or tub couar or Denmark. i. High ran the tiotc of preparation in the winter 1 00, ". f jiuur UollestadtTat (JoDOnlinireii. Christina the daughter ol the Count, nau mm uOJ attained her eighteenth year, and kr Die first U' lhe..yptlifuj..he4r.ejl,s wiis Jjoji itroduced intoj he gaitics of the Copenhagen woVld of, fasfiion. Christina had been educated jvUu.extrorua.ureR. she had been duly taught to mould her every fea ture, her every motion, her every word, to the pre- ciaion required.hy.-thQ.j.iiost rigorous Courl eti- gol the better of art in all the exuberance of high spirits, she ran from room to room, from hall to hall, to direct or to admire the magnificent prepar ations which were making for a ball to be giveu to half the nobility of Denmark. Now her atten tion wus directed .to arrauging ajestoon of flower now ooutKiiiiir lorwaru wtin ine spoou oi inu.an- 10 iiiiorm mm 01 ner success in neoarious arraogo- Inents for adding -graoe and heauly tor tlm already splendid und--magriiheentt"and, gratihod by his smiling approval of all site uul, or proposed to do, she would show her gratitude and love to the tender- t f pawMSr by throwing h-MAwyT4ns around his neck, and kiss the old man s cheek. - , Whilst roaming through the mansion, a servant approached her and presented her with a parcel, which, on being opened, was found to contain a dia mond necklace. here i the tomato heart, how ever philosophic however intellectual, which does . -.L .L. -J I . nni glow wun rapture ai mo lueaoi possessing me most splendid jewels among her acquaintance 7 Christina was neither a philosopher or a stoio her rapture was unbounded : again she rushed ' for. ward to thank her dear lather lor his splendid birth day present, She flew to the old man's chair, and instnntly afterwards uttered a shriek of sur prise. She had thrown herself into the arms of a stranger, nd imprinted upon hi$ lips the kiss in tended for hue more legitimately entitled to it. Christina Jnoked. round: with mingled fear and shame, her lather was not there. The stranger observed her confusion, and taking her hand, as sured her tliat though be could not but rejoice at the mistake she bad evidently made, the circum stance' should go. no farther, he had called ine to ... vni.au 1110 l and that being finished,, the Count had gone sad cone tosee his daughter, forjhe pu rppse of euectinghjB,jn- traduction which had been so unexpectedly accom plished by accident. Christina, a little assured by the kindness of the stranger' manner, ventured to lift her eyes from the ground, and found that there a nothing in tho appearance of the gentle man she beheld, at all calculated to increase her . r "tt .1-, uniform, and appeared to be about forty year of age without being positively handsome, be pos sessed good looks, and his manners were so ele gant." easy and poliie,-that Christina "losing her emliarrnssmentj, gradually entered into an interns-, line conversation with the well informed stranger. ICflimt Uullcstad and was not a nine surprised at fliHiinjr titaaauuiiiesa engaged in an animated conversation,, with his rnend.. A rapid telegraphic communication by the eyes in silence, and the conversation between the gentlemen and the young heiress was resumed. x In a short lime, however, the stranger left tho apartment, Count Hollestadt attending with every mark ol deference and:repect. tl , .$.-. Father, who it that gentleman ? said Christina, as he re-entered the apartment. : .... ' . - . Only his Majesty, Christian the Fourth said the Count, drily , - . T - ' v The King .'almost screamed Chritina. . Good God I I hope you did not treat his Majes ty with too great freedom in ' my absence said the .Count. ;, . ". f - - vt,.. Top, I did! I did U And Christina, tickled at the recollection, gave way to screams of laughter. ... . ;T , I treated him with the greatest freedom. The Count wondering and angry at the mis timed levjty of his daughter, insisted upon an ex planation. The explanation was given, and Count Hollcajadt was satislied that however contrary to Court etiquette his daughter's conduct had been, it was such as might bo easily forgiven!- -i: '- The ball that evening went oh as a ball should dothe ladies danced all night, with that untiring perseverance which is the glory of the Danish fair. The King opened the assembly with the beautiful "trtiffsltiia." Ev8rf one" WaOiitisfuldr arMfWIn least so Count Hollcstadt, for the, King intimated to him that ha would speedily be appointed to a high office. ' ' .:f. . , '': In the German States, pnnces of the blood or 1 I t ; l 1 i. s f ' . 1 even the rving huniell, may lorm an union with a lady of inferior rank, without compromising politi cal interests for the children of such unions, al though legitimate, have no right to be considered '-prmeesol.the blood they. takd the "runk of thepeated it; then Arthur; then myself. ...i . .1.- f :n.. ini . ' .. .. . hum in 1 , TTiuiimi wiD-uiuni ui 7iiogmrnoTTyri imwc innrnages are Tery common, anu usually nappy in tjicir consequences. Such. a union did the wid owed king, Christian the Fourth, now form with the fair heiress of Count Hollcstadt. . -THE BATTLE OF MAKDVWINE.. 1. We had been in the saddle about an hour, under .' tho intrepid Pulaski, who with his own hands, ex amined bur swords, pistols, and other equipments, ' as if assured that the struggle would bo deadly and u long continued one. ' The day was one of the most beautiful that ever broke over the earth. - We were about half a mile from ' the main body, ranged along a green slope, facing the west, our , horses about four hundred in number, standing as " so niany marble statues jintil, just as "the" eahiern lfiyTre'gadredderi and Uiidulalej and'clotid affe'r -cloud to roll upland heave like a. groat curtain up Ihe wind, and the whole heaven teemed dis charging all it beauty and brightness upon one potj' I hartpened to tar-.boiM,-aM-:'aiir(MtaH Pole (Puluski) bear-headed, tilting his horse, like some warlike presence come up out of the' solid j "e'arrb tdofslupTl)ohTliS very sumiuilt6T'Thehiir ... ine man, 11.0 inarutti wunng-or inr soiuterj-wno- o.'olil permit either interpretation, it might be in tho awful eirnloymcnt of devotion: or irviha More earthly one olymartial observation) but suddenly - reigned pp bis charger, shook the heavy deW f(om " the horsoman's cup, replaced it and leaped head long down the hill, just as the bright flash passed away on the hornaon ifollpwed by a loud repoftt and the uext tnslaiif 8 part of our ranks were Cov ered w ith dust and turf, thrown up by a cannon ball that suuek nearthe-Jkpot he had just-reft-, .-.i Our horse pluckod up tlieir ear at the sound, and all at once, as il" a hundred trumpets were '' pltlyiim un I1IO Wllltt, m;' v im 111 uA. rsnee.'sT,Bl8Ski Bwdwathed hrs word. Hl"ii a select body, and set oa at tun gauop 10 more rutsTsjd'"e1c.vatio(i;Wrie?e WffiOTneOTbTOyfoanc ing in two columns; one under Knypliauseu," which moved iu steadiness, in a durk Solid mass, towards -the spot occupied by Geuoral.Maxwell iJhefiliet under Cornwaills, wmc right flank of our main body.' Intelligence was immediately sent to Waahington, and reinforce- f luents culled in from the spot we had left We kept our position, awaiting for a whole hour, tha sniiud of conflict : at last a heavy vollev rallied ftoAgnrres te :-l1Whwedhlte"roYm-of drm headsT towed nhetT gradually -mcreawd in lrjudnessrcarrief"l aneetingith- planted beyoiretsv rmt we " ' peai auer poai till 11 resouioieu a cotuuiuai cisp ot thunder, roiling about under an illuminated vapor. But Pulaski, with all hi impetuositywas a Gen- j eral, atid liner hi dutj tooi well, to hazard t any movement till he should be able to see with cer tainty the operations of the enemy in the vapor be. . low. " , ." - - .. - . ,vl j ... Meanwhile, several little parties which had been sent out, came in, one after the other, with the in telligence, that Knyphausen had broken down up on Maxwell in magnificent style been beaten back again; but that he had finally prevailed and that Maxwell had retreated across ihe river. . A thin ''Vapor had risen from the earth below u and com pletely covered the enemy from our view. It wa no longer possible to follow him, except by the sound uf his tread, which we could feel in the sol id earth, jarring ourselves and our horses ; ind now ' and then a quick glimmering iu the midst, assume landird raised above it, some weapon flourished, or oiim musket shot through.it like aTocket. " About aq hour after, a horsemau dashed through the smoke on the very verge of the horizon, and after scouring the fields, for a whole mile in view,- communicated iitnwo onhfee"" othersrwhrraet ' off in different direction; one to "U with orders to . - . , f . ... 1 ; ..... : il .. all hi power before Coruwallis couluLcomo to hi aid.Ir ayaniool8'k1)Ut "haiirdous g'ameand Pulaski, whose war horse literally thundered and ligliieued along the broken and stoney precipice by which we descended, kept bis eye warily to the -' right as it not quite certain that the order would not be countermanded. ' ' ' W'e on fell 'in with Ooneral Greco who was posting all on lire, to give Knyphausen baiilo, and the next moment saw Sullivan in full march over a distant hill towards the enemies flank. This ar rangement would doubtless have proved fatal to Knyphausen, had not our operations been unlbrfu '"liatety arrested at the very moment -are were pre pared to full upon him, man and horse, by tho In- --tel licence that Cornwallis had moved oil fcvsnoth- - b - i - . r : i...r er quarter, it was a nioinuui 01 irresoiuuou doubt. ' It was the death blow to our hopes of vic tory. 'Green 'was recalled, and Sullivan command, ed to halt. " ; ' '".''" . Hardly had this happened, our horses being cov ered with sweat, and irotn, ireiung 111 me nil iiko chained tigers, and covered with dust, it being an excessively "hot and sultry day, when a heavy caa- ponade was beard on our right Hunk, and urecnto , whose division we had been attached, wis put in motion to support Sullivan who had left home some h wrs before. The truth now broke upon us like a thundor-clap. The enemy bad passed, 'conceit- trated, we suppnwd, and fallen on our right. s I aliall nevoi forget Green's couiitenance,Khett tue new came, he was on tho road sida tinoaatt almost jxirpondicular bank, but he wheeled whero ' he was, dashed down the blink, his face as white a the bleached marble, and called to us gallop for. . ward with such a tremendous impulse, that wo inarched four, miles in. forty minutes. We held on ur way in a cloud of dust, and met Sullivan all iii disorder, nearly a milo from the ground, rc. . treating step by step; at tlie head of his men, and snouting himself hoarse, covered With Hood and . sweat, and striving iuf-vain to bring them to a . stand, while Cornwalhs was pouring upon them an incessant volley. . , ; , ' . Pulaski Hashed o'irt to the right, over the fences, and thereooawhtrrtipTrght'ifilia- iirruiw"ieT connoitering, while the !ne:ny, who appeared by by the smoke and t he ( dust that rolled before them in the wind td be much nearer than they re. 1 ' ally wore rcd.Hihled their .jjflbrta; but at last Vu. laski saw a tavorable opportunity. The column wheeled ; the wiud swept acrtss their van, reveal, ing ihem like a batHion or spirilsp hreathiiig firo and smoke. lie gave the signal; Archibald ra in three iiiiinneufwo wercrcaoy rorfne word. When Pulaski, ehoutinff in a voice that thril led through and through us, struck spurs into his charger ; it was a half minute, so fierce and ter rible was his chaYge, before we wore able to come up to him. What can he mean! ; Gracious bra. , yeoL-M y hand convulsively, likuhalof ajJro wo-1 . ing man reigned, up for a moment when I saw that I was galloping straight forward into a field of bayonet, r yet he was the first man! and who would not have followed. , . ' . - t : We did foIIoAV him and with auch a hurricane of fire and steel, that when we wheeled our path 1 laV broad before , us, with a wall of fire - on the right hand and on the left; hut not a bayonet or a , blade in front ejeeptwhat were under the hoofs 'of our. hmsofj. ' My blood rushes nowr like 0 fl tsh ef ' hre thrsugh my tbreheadr-when I recal the dcvaw tation that we theo made, almost to the very heart of the enumy's column. 5 v , - . ,ilut Pulaski, he who afterwards rode, into their entrunchments.on.horseback,.word iu hand-waa . accustomed tftttT'tmli;.oittep'oiK, aware of his peril if he should give them time to awake from' their consternation, he-wheled in a -irlaze'ee (ire with theintent torTurf rettmnyttifwrih li,mtTPi.,oeanjjnon perilous than that which shut in the children oflsraeT UKi The Tied Joa. s But no t the wall had rolled in upon us, and we were left no alternative tut to continue as w6 had" . begun, '.: .f? t:' :.l"'- : .The undaunted Pole rioted in lbeexcesstC h""'; " joy 1 I remember well ho he Nissod me, cover- i edwjth sweat and dust, riding absolutely upon the -' ', very points of their" bayonets. 5 But at last they pressed upon him and horseman after horsemm , t fell from their saddles ; avheajv were all Xi.iut.Ij.l. and when Archibald was fighting onfoot over his - , " twM, -ik ImU haitlinF overhislicud." we heard the cry of u Succor 1 ISuccor iminedi. . , way and that and finally concentrating beyond tia: in iimm un,, nmmm L A Ones rooral-onconara l!Lcried PiiUskvaoJ.- away- he ent breakiug -m tn- thent a they- were forming and trampling down whole platoons, - in the charge, before a man could plant a bavunot seemed ta threaten ihgteHng fesuri fo an arm j our asrHici we-eatMe thundenng round them' was ulficient j tie euomr , Hod, and we brought 6ft our companions unhurt. " r have been iu many a battle, many an one that made my hair afterwards stand -when I dreamed of it but never in one where carnnse was eneniy bad - - ! ii'i. uicin, iiui i-n we rode upon them again and again, discharsm; our pistols in their race. ""7" - - AgncuUwraV. r . . . . , , From Ihe Button Cultivator, j . L THE HOUSE. : ' ' ' Though we have-now machinery that surpasw, this animal in speed, we aronol yet ready to alian don him and set him adrift. Other people may prefor the camel or the mule, but New England tanners know of 110 servant tube compared with the horsC. 7 -J ' For the. heavy draught, or for the race, for a ride of . pleaKe, r -A tmir iotolie"rKgh inte1 nor of our country, the horse is our best compun. jonand .helpcr.....VVe could. hardly i estimate hia -worth but by his loss, ' This animal is often abused through wantonness . or .carelessness ,' but still more often injured for want of due consideration of the proper mode of -using him "-"-'.. .i .. if i . : " Within a few years" it has been customary for. drivers of stages in our neighborhood to give their -horses ineaTTtiffieir water, wfien they oiTIyTloppein fur a short time in the middle of tho day. It was not uncommon for horses when driven no faster than at present to fall suddenly doad in' the bar nessT Oaopeuing the animal tha meal" would bo found undigested and formed into: a hard eake rn . thd stomach. :. ',T, 4 We believe this practice is how wholly abandon. ed. 1 here is a very prevalent idea, that it is in jurious to give gmir.'to the animal when be is warm. Now v have never known any injury to arise from this practice. There is no more dan gcr of injury to the borse than to ourselves by eating a hearty meat when warm. And who ever (heard of a man killing himself with a hearty dm- nor because he eat it when bo wa fatigued or 1 Mantle,-1 . " : .'i-.Wa heated? " ' a ',' v . It UJiard driving riolent exercise after tat-' ing hearty food that cause pain, and often death. Let a man but reflect on what ha proved injju rious to himself, and he will rationally conclude what treatment it most likely to injure his beast. Let him eat a harty meal, then run or use any very ' violent exercise immediately after, and he will bd i. i -h 'i - : ' - -- .- J". , ' I I , ft ,1 III 4,1 t' "t I 1 T" 1 7-- r..r A. 41 -A Ml ' ii it 1 'f 'J? ! '-. - - - . 'I ". 1 -f I
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Aug. 9, 1839, edition 1
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