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i . v :wr.. iJfl i r- ."".. v - 2 . , - .y. V.- , s . .. v , . . Six : -. t a - Hi' . 4 A' "A, -'r TS rUDf"lS:iKt KVKHT TVKSnCt, , 36sv GixXfcs & Son,- -fftttfcighi ftorfh-Crtrdfina. 4111:1 T)ttt.jLKapecrtum;qne l.ulf in advance Thoe who do noteilherat tile time of su'v scribinff.OEibseqrtently, fjtve notice oftlieii wiilito'uitetliePapertlrscontiiHiecl atthe ex piration of Iheir ysar,wiU be presumed as dt siriiig its continUatcfe uixtilotintermaiidc. A D Yr E IvTi' I S E M EXT S , t exceeding txliein hues, will be inserted Mi ce times fort J)rslTi twenty live cents tor .each subsequent publication: those of greateyleijgth, ill the same proportion. It the nutnber of insertions be noi murkeil on them they will be continued until oruerco oat, and charged accordingly. he annexed articl j? :ifFords curious uifor-mation resjiectTiigj-Ke pectiliav habits of t!e Wild I'i, geon of tin country. It is Utken from "Silliman's Joifrnafibp Api-il Just, for diich jjcriodical it vasfuushedby S. 10 Ilildreth: "Yili Pigeon's.- The most retnarka- Lle charactenaic ol those biuls is -their iiS(iciating.;together,-both in their mtjfa- inn and also Iunng the penoii ol mquh.t ;m, in sdclv prodigious number.-, as al- ost to surpass, be I tit ; anil wluclij-nas no among any other of the leathered ibes.'oh the face of tiie earth, with which itutuUsts are acquainted.. pt ' -: i i liiese enugrauons appear to oe unuer ken rather in quest of loud, thau mere- to avouKm$ cold of the climate ; stnea e fiqulhcutiingering in the r.intherti ions:karouiijd Hudson's llay, i3 late as kefeffluer J-and ssnce their appearance is o casual and if regular, sometimes, not isiiing Certain dtiicts froseveral years a any considerable h umbers, while at ther t iihes' they are innumerable. I have itnessed 4hse inigratiotis in t!ie Genes- iee country - often in Pennsylvania, and ? -A' . , i- -l- JSO IU vai lOtlStparis oi irgirna, wimi a azement, but all tnat'J had seen of them ere mere strangling parties, when com pared with the 'cqngregaied millions which bave since beheld in our western forests. i the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and the ndiana territory, lhese let tile and ex- Alviisiive reglgas abound with the nutritious leach nut, bich constitutes the cr.iei yy.)d of the wild pigeon. In seasons when :ese nuts are abundant, coi responding pititudtts of pigeons ?uay be confidently pected. It sometimes Happens lliatiiii- ! injr collSUmeu me wnuie uiwiuce oi ani; each tree's irt un extensive district, they scover another at ihe distance perhaps! i sixty, of eighty iniles, to which (ncy re- Hilarly repair every morning, and return is regularly in the course of the d;iy, or n the evening, to their place of reudcz- . 'if '. ... ... II . II t .1.- obs, or as ii 19 usuany caiieu me iuosi- g place The roosting places are always n the wtnods, and sometimes occupy a large jrx tent vf forest. Vhen they have requented one ol these places tor some ime, the appearanceit exhibits is surpri- rij. IheJ tender grass and underwood ire destroyed, th6 surface is screwed with are limbs of-trees broken down by the birds clustering one above! another ; and he trees themsclvef for thousands ot cres, killed as completely as, if girdled ivith an axe. Vl'he AxtUi k s ol this desola- iofs remain for many years on ther'spot; iad numerous places could be pointed bn "wffere ! fotseveral vears after, scarce single vegetable ni ad e it appearance. When these foosts are first discovered be inhabitants rum a considerable di dncevisit theHi iiithe night, with guns. luiW, porU'orsa 1 phii r , afid various other ngmes or . ue&ijri.iction. In a lew hours hey fiU.lin&uacks, and load their horses vith thetav;lBySthe Indians, a pigeon Ult,5; uteeAiiug,- piace, is,cuusiuei eu an Hporta0t;-.8u'.ce ol national pront ana pendahce lor the season ; and all their etive injrenuiry is exercised n the occa- ioa. 'liie breeding place 'differs from the inner in jts greatest extent. In thel estern 'ci-uirt tries a hi we meiitioned, these re generally in beach woods, and olten iteiideliiie)ijly a stiright line across m country for a geat wav. Not tar from I'.iel by vill e. ainthe Sta te of Kentucky a- uut liveyears agiV-tneie was one of these lecdihg pUic4iw1iich stretchedthrough woods in " Heart v a north and south di- fclioojHVayeraiUestt. breadth, and as said ti beupwaftls,;0lorty iuiles tin xtent. In this ffnctialmost everr tree 'as furnishedyvh 'iiets,j wherever the tanches w o u I d a c o m m o 1 1 a t e. ! h e m . The igeuns niaJe iiu'iriiirpear about ie tenth, of April, ?atid; left it together l lltl ' ll 1M i' k.i. . I...;'...,. I.gunii 4l"il V VI J VU li" UllUIC lllVi lHlll J.-Ullll As soon as the-young were full y'grown d before ihey left iheir neifsy numerous iriies of the irdinliliaiits-'Viiiatarts 1 the atliacent count rv, came vvjth waz- axes, Led and'eookiug tiferisitslitia ..i ! "sse in thctt oodswas' so great its to'ter- !y tiir hnfse, aiidiUs UifficiiU-ftjr person -to hear ahothiir njfc'ak witheut if ill itiam ti.i'n..i.....ii i .1 l . . r. . ; -"MViwp. thev let them u.o iMiain. hw, -1aWh to eat ?v,fUrV:rilr dutins which eiai oiaiiem-- wiof cjue,. thafetlicLhaVHiiS wiiriit, c..vaii rn,r- bawlingin his ear. The ground was strew ed with broken limbs of trees, eggs and squab pigeons,' which had been precipita ted from above, and on which herds of hogs were fattened. awks, . buy.zards, and eagles were i - - about in great numbers, ami seizing the squabs from their neU at plea sure ; while from twenty feet upwards to the tops of the ses, the view through thv t woods '-presented a -perpetual tumuti oi crowding anil fluttering pigeons, their u'jrigs roaring like thunder ; mingled with the frequent?i:rahbv of falling timber ; for now ther,vaxemefi were at work cutting down those trees that seemed most crowd ed with nests, and connived to fell .them in such a manner, that in their descent they mirht brii)2 down several other's ; bv which tneans the falling of one largeatree sometimes produced two hundred stjuabs, little inferior in size to the old ones, and almost one mass of fat. On some single trees upw ards of one hundred n'Ss were found, each contain inj; one you Ug one on-1 ly, a circumstance in the history or this bird not generally k:uwn to naturalists. It wa d.insrcrous to walk under tliee tlv ing and fluttering millions from the fre quent fall of large branches broken down by the i w e ght of the multitudes above, at:d which in their descent often destroy ed numbers of the birds. I had left the public road to visit the re mains of the breeding place near Sln-I-byville, and was traversing the woods wWi. u ixn it.v- x-. v t.. i 1 n i-f'.n f uu when about due o'clock the nljreons which I had observed flying the greater part of the morning northerly, began to return .n such immense numbers, as I never be fore had witnessed. Coming to an open ing bv the side of a dreek called the Ken'- O mt son, where I had a more uninterrupted view, I wasastonished at their appearance. They were flying with great steadiness and rapidity, at a height beyond gun-shot in several strata deep, and so close to gether that could shot have reached 'hem, one discharge could not have failed of brinirinir dow u several individuals. From right to left far as the eve could reach, the breadih of this vast procession extended, seeming every where equally crowded. Curious to determine how long this ap pearance would continue, I took out my watch to note the time and sat down to observe them. It was then hall past one. I sat for more than an hour, but insiead of a diminution of this prodigious pro cession, it seemed rather to increase both in numbers and rapidity ; and, anxious to reach Frankfort before night, I .rose and went oh. About four n'cl ick i if "the afternoon, I-crossed the Kentucky river at the town of Eranklort, at whiclitime the living torrent above ny head seemed as numerous and exteu-ive as ever.'' CHINESE MODS OF FISHING. The Chinese are inaste s in i lie mutter - of lishine." The fivtis, lkts, uud seas, abound w'uh scaly tribes ; nn besdes the lines, nets. and ordinary insiruoents tor tnkniij them, they nave iwo vvs ot fishni, which ar thus (Uscubtd by l.e Comp'- , an q ioted in the Chinese llepositoiy lor November, veiy . singular and odd .' The first is practised in the night, when it i moonshine ; they have two very large straight boats, upon the sides of which they nail, from one end to the other, a boaid about two feet broad, upon which ihey have rubbed white varnish, very smooth and shining ; this plank is inclin ed outward, 'and almost touching the sur face of the water. That it may. servetheir turn, it is necessary to turn it towards the inoonshine, to the end that the reflection of the moon may increase its brightness, the fish playing and spentmg, and mistak ing the color of the platik for that of the water,' jerk out that way, and tumble be fore they are ; aware, either upon the plank or into the boat, . so that the fisherman, almost without taking any pains, hath in a littler time his small baique quite full. ,gThe second manner ot fishing is yet more pleasant. They lireed, in divers provinces, cormorants, which tl ey order and manage as we do dogs, or even as we do hawks for game j jne fisheruian can very easily look after one hundred $ he keeps them perched upon the sides of his boat, quiet, and waiting patiently for or- ders, till they are come at the pltce de- signed for fishing : then, at the very first; signal thai is given them, each takes its flight, and ilies towards the way assigned it. - lis a vevy pleasant thing to beliold, how thev divide among them the whole breadth of the nyeiy or of the lake J 'jthey seek Up and dowh.they dive, dnd'come and go, upon the Water a hundred miles, till they have spied llneir prey theji do they seize 'It 'with their beak, and imme diately bipgrt to theii itijiter. When 'her fish istnifeblo-, Ihey holctineiatiother in '.terchleaqflj onethke's ttJby the ta;l anotlr1iy.he head, arid go after tliat mannfeto ihe boat ; the men hold out loiig oar to them, upon which they perch them selves with their fish, and then sufler the . ' . . . . . . lfis,hermeir, ti take their pre V from them; jhat thf V may gn an t seek for a'oother. rest till time for ey should sivaJow Jhe little1 ftsh, and jf&hen they havc filled their bellies reiuse to w ork longer' - .1 feariFK From (lie NVw-Yoik American. Till'. PKjKSOXA L NAHHATIVE Of J AS. 0. P ATTI E j p.lited by T.: Flint - Cincinti, E. II. ITinl New-York, !'eer Ihil. To those who delight in tales full of in cident, ol those among savage horde, and encounters with' ferocious beasts of wan dering in interminable forests, and expo sure upon and sands ; or to; those who look deeper .than the mere interest in th scene of Ihe moment, take pleasure in studying its effect upon the characters brought beuealh their, observation, this remarkable narrative will prove highly interesting. The author whose vera-city is endorsed by Mr. Flint, to which we have Mr, K express word for stating, that he is indebted only for a few verbal aftera tions and topographical iliustrations -is a thorough backwoodsman--" a plain, blunf man,'' who delivers his rtuivd u-nvarnUhed tale with an appearance oi truthand sim plicity that- niuit at once o:tain ium ore. dit, even while it makes h'is readers smile. His fa'lher, who it appeal s distinguisli ed himself as a subaltern in the last war, was induced by a reverse of rvrtune and domestic calamity to leave St. Louis ear ly in 1824 upon uiie of those. hunting and trading expeditions which Ire occasional ly starting from that piac'o 10 Mexico. Young Fatue, then abj'.a twenty, made one of the. party ; which, from -consisting ol but a few in the iiist instance, gradu- i V nicreascu a number, until u amoun- d ; tea to one r.uuurea ami sixteen wen arm ed and well mounted adventurers,-skilled in the use of weapons and fainilear with the dangers and resource- oi Irotitier li!e. CD It may give some idea of the sutferiugs, hardships and dangers which this parly encountered, to mention, that from ex posure and accident, famine, fever, and deadly conflict with the Indians, there were but sixteen of its number surviving at the end of five years ; and the majority of these either captives in New-Mexico, or w'arHleringrt&tripped of every possessi nu, even to their arms, over a counti v where the face of every inan was turned away from them asMnhdel dog-," who lad been justly punished tor tiymg to spy out the nakedness'ol toe land. For the general course ot the nauative, we reler e9 those desirous of becoming acquainted with the most striking peculiarities oflile in the wild regit lis traversed by Messrs. Patties, to ti.e book itself; but we have marked a number of passages, which, for the bold situations they exhibit, and the thrilling interest they excue, are hardly excelled even in the moat highly wrought works of fiction. , What, for instance, can be more ani mated than the following - account ol a midnight attack from a bear, w ith thejqe lancholy consequences ol Wis lerocity : We came to water, & encamped ear ly. 1 was one of the guard tor the night, which, was rather cloudy. About the mid dle of my guard, our horses beca'.ne'un easy. and in a few moments moie, a bear had gotten in among' them, and sprung upon oit of them. The othei s were so j much alarmed, that they burst their fast-1 enings, and darted oft' iff at-full spi ed. Our camp was soon aroused, and in arms lot defence although much confused, lrom not knowing what the enemy was, nor from what direction to expect the attack. I still stood at my post, in no little alarm, as I did not know villi the rest, if the Indians were around us or not. All a round was again stillness, the noise ol those in pursuit of ihe horses being lost in the distance- Suddenly my attention was arrested, c. I gazed in the direction from which the alarm came by a noise like that I ot a struggle at no great distance lrom me. 1 espied a bulk, at which 1 imme diately tired. It was the bear devouring a hfii-xe. slil! :ifivr. Mv shot -woundeil him. The re nor t of mvun. toir-elher wiini the noise made by the enraged bear, bro I oui Tnen from ihe camp, where they await ed a second attack froui'the unknown en emy in perfect stillness. Determined to avenge themselves, they now sallied forth' although it was so dark, that uobj.eci ten steps in advance could not be ieen. The growls ot the bear, as he tore, up the ground around him with his claws,- attract- ed all in that direction. Some ot the men came so near, that the animal saw them, t ! anil made towards them. They all fired fat him, but did not touch him. All now .. fletl from the ferocious animal, as hes.eenv- ed intent ot.. destroying them, in this general flight' one of the men was caught. As he screamed out in his agony, I, hap pening to have;eloaded my gun, ran up to relieve him. lieachiug tne sjmt in an instant, I placed the muzzle of toy gun against the bear, aud discharging, kdl e (l.h tin. 0r companion was literally torn in pieces, ofl', leaving The Hesli on his hip was torn eiiiews baie, by the teeth of the bear. His side was so wounded in three places, that his breath came -thro' the openings.; his Ij.ead was dreadful I v bfuked' andfhis jaw broktn.- His breath came out from both sides of bis wuidjiipe, the animairi his fury having placed his teeth and claws m every part ol his body. No one could have supposed that there was the slightest possibility "of his recove ry,' threwgh aiy Jiuman ineans. V"e re niainediTi ourericainp'.iient three tlai, Ivltctiding uo6n? llim. without sJeeing. any chartg!.fjr th jr,jMir5C' or better, in U si luatjon. .He-!4l desired usfroAii-fie first to letve him', ; he 'considered his case as hopeless .C;urselves dhl. We then conHiided tilyefrom our encampment. ' i". , . - - T . " . , 'F .. r-. iEj i- i crtni iw o yivseri , with t.iin, . -tifeach ol whom we gaveone dollar a day, for re maining to; tM;er.care of him, until he sbould die,'atjthen bury him decently."" I'he (eelhiy r-of his companiorts recur so stron:ly.t:4 jhe deserted suilerer, that they" return Lim j aod alter carrying him a day's jtuUney' further upon a litter the painful ciVmotiy of leave-taking a gain ensues, 1 . he is left to perish in this U!ilrieiHle".li-r-"-'ion. . 'Ay cavalry i;htrge(if In-lians, like the one here desc;ibed,Vtnust be a goodly sigiit to loak i pon : I do not tf j'rik. an eve closed in our camp. that uig.)y but the morning found ui" ICLpir ii(i we see anv. In dians before thfiiin was at the point spoken of. When it hsd reached it, an armv of between G amOO mounted Indians, with tlu-ir faces pitejj as black as though they had comffyiiuthe infernal regions, armed with fu je'sand spears and shields, appeared belv4 u. . Every thing h nj been Jone (by tte Indians to render (his show as u!tin ijlating as possible. We discharged a.Oupitr "ofsriinsat them to show that'we rjwere not aHaM, anii were ready to receive-them. A nart adv.mr.ed - i .i i towards us : t Ji One alone, approaching at lull speed. i irVw down his bow and eeil,.;-:i 'Vw mow, ; ai.ni vising in among us. saving in brokeu K. irlish. k Com-i-unclies iu good, me Iotin; good man" He gavt us to underst id. that the lotan nation was close at.hVTttd," and would not let the Com Roches .'i:jt us, and then started back. Tiie Coj,Vnin a riches fired some shots at us, but fnAM? such a distance that we did not returnriem. In less than half an hour we hcarfi a noiseTike distant thun il'er. it becaif);tnore and .more distinct, until a band ofjrmelTndians, whom we conjectured, .ibe Iotans, became visible in the distanci'.I When they had drawn near, they re'Ehd up their horses for a moment, and llien rushed in between us and'the Cirmnjaticiies, who charged upon the Iotans. Ti'eslatter sustained the charge; with firmness; The discharge of their fire-arms and;ie clashing of their differ ent weapons, tgi'ther with their war-yell ad the shrieljs;of the wounded .and dying were tit accompaniments to savage actors and scene, jjdo not pretend tu describe the deadly s',-Mnbat between the two In dian nations ;.rtut ats far as 1 eould judge, the contest-la "ted fifteen minutes. I was too deeply interested in watching the event, to noteit-rpaticular!'. We wished to assist the fetalis, but could not distin gish thorn fro Ui the mass, so closely were ihe parties, engaged. We Withheld our fire through f':jir of injuring the Iotans, whom we cottfridei ed our friend. It was long before wt saw to our great satisfaction the CotiiniaiiQcs dismounted, which was the signal of ' leir entire defeat. ' One might' cIpcIi more agreeable visi ters than ilvoj- whose unceremonious call 1 is mentioned teloa : The IoIIom iig morning my companion and mystjlf .'parated, agreeing to meet after four'dajjfat tbjs spring. We were each to asceil a foi-k of-the river. Tiie banks of that" V hie U fell to mv lot-, were very brushy ,'..,ud frequented by numbers of beasts, ofSvilibm I felt fearful. z I had never b'RYire travelled alone in the woods. I WfedUm with caution until night, and damped nvar a pile of diilt wood which I .fcet on fji e, thinking thus to frighten a' animals that' might ap proach 'during Ihe" night. I placed a spit with a turkeypijiad killed upon it, before the fire to rov.sf. Alter I had eaten my -.upper I laid Mown by tiie lire ol a log with my gun my siil t I did not fa.Il asleep tor soiae tijne. I was aroused from slumber by a .Wuse theMeaye-and rai sing my hcathsiw a panther stretched on i lie log by w li'pb I was lying, within six feet of me ; TrAised my gun gentry to my face ;Hid shot; tin thtfhead." Then spring ing to my feair, t ran about ten sieps, and stopped toreffijiny gun, not knovvingif I hail .killeil thcg panther .or not. Before I had InisjiedM jailing iny gun, I heard the discharge of oe on the other fork, as I concluded, thwo running pai allel-witii each other, sVj?rated only by a narrow ridge. A sce.a'tfd itischarge quickly fol -lowedHhe firs i'which led ihe to sup'iase that uiy cOnvraJfj vvas attacked by Indians. I iinmediat -If s-'t mt and reached th hot spnrlg by, r .iy break, where I foifnd my associate lo. The. report of my gun ha'd awakenec jiim, when he saw a bear standing ujm i! his. hind feet within a few yards t fhim growling. He tired It 's gun, theifhis pistol,' and retreated, thinking, 'wiu?!regani to me, as I had f It's' - " Sv y with regard tf Him, that I was attacked by Indians.' fj AniQi olef descriplions of animals, we find cne4va singular breed of sheep : IJion theusji saw tmiltitndes of iwran taiu sheep. ' hese animals are not found on level groti; if, being there slow ot foot, baton these i fiffs ami rock tliey are so nimble and e, jiert in jumping frouipoint ft point, that ; dug or wolf can over take them. One- of them that we killed had (lie largeJ4; liorns thatll ever saw on animals of aiff: i description. Oie of mem would kuld a g4llUn ot water. Therr meat i.iics iiftuuuniuiron. -it i . -i i r- i-e a ticer s Tiiougu nue. ..11 t u . 1 1. " is short van wren; uie zrros cornes. troi Frcnrhimc. of their liorns, which lur'l .an ears, like our domestic sheen. inimals deer. are aboat. the si.e; .. ... all And another, of a race of hogs equal h remarkable: t . r ' In these bottoms were great numbers of wild hogsof a species entirely different i nun our domestic swine. Tney are fox colored, with their itaval on their back, towards the back part tt their bodies. I'he hoof of their hind feet has bdChe dew-claw, and they yield an mlwr niitless offensive than our polecat Their figure and head are not unlike bur swine!, except that their tail resembles that of a bear We measured one of their tusks, ofa size so enonaous, that I am 'afraid to commit mv credulity, byt giving the di-uensions. They remain undisturbed by man and ci ther animals, whether through tea is or on account of thei roffensive od r, lam una ble to say. They have no fear of man, and .that they are exceedimrfv ferocious. I can bear testimony myself. I Jiave ma- oy umes ueen ouiiged to climb trees tr1 escape their tusks. Wc killed -a great many but could never briug ourselves to eat O.c.ik" An Indian's idea of baptism: Mocho asked us how we baptised our people ? 1 answered that wu? had two ways ol performing it ; btit that one way was to plunge the baptised person under wa- iter. He replied promptly now there is some sense in that adding that when a great quantity of rain fell from the clouds, it made the grass grow j buf that" it seem ed to him that sprinkling a Tew drohs of water amounted to nothing. A good shot: 1 We had scarcely-made our arrangements for the night when li)0 of these Indians followed us. The Chief' was a dark and .sulky looking savage, and he made signs' that he wanted us to give him a hocse. We made as prompt signs of refusal. la replied to'bis by pointing first to the river, aud then at the furs we had taken, .intimating, that the river with all it con tained, belonged to him ; and that we 'ught to pay him for what we had. taken, by giving him a horse. When he was a guiu refused, he raised himself erect, with a stern and fierce air, and. discharged his arrow into the tree, at the same time rais ing his gun and shooting the arrow as it still stuck in the tree, in two. The : chief seemed bewildered with this mark of close marksmanship, and started off with his men. W'e had no small apprehensions of a night attack from these Indians. These bows and arrows, however, tho' no match for the western rifle, are rtot to be despised as efficient weapons ; and any one who is skilled enough in the noble sport of archery to drive the head of an . i row through an iticii board at a reasona ble distance, can readily believe that what is staled below'can be accomplished' by more practised hands with the same weap on: We had the merriest sport imaginable, in chasing the buffaloes over these per fectly level plains, aud shooting them with the arrows we had taken from the Indians we had killed. I have killed mvself, and seen others kill a buff-do,- with a single shot of an arrow. The bows are made with the ribs of buffalo's, and drive the arrows with prodigious force. . pM uigious io,ce. five lines is a complete picture. 1 - Here, in ofa whole race of Indians; Here we met a baud of the Grasshopper Indians, who derive their name from gath ering grasshoppers, drying them, and pul veii.ing them; with the meal of which they make mush and bread: and th.'a is their chief article of food. They are so little improved, as not even to hive fur nished themselves with the means of kill ing bnffiloes.1 At sight of us these pom-two-legged animal.-, dodged into the high grass like so many patridges. It is amusing to observe the indifference with which the writer, as he proceeds in his narrative, "speaks of his hostile en counters with the Indians, which seen? to excite not half the concern of a bear fight; Yet wliile he talks of dropping Indians i mm trees witnms fine, auu neanng tireir t-'III U w s. O VOI J I Iii V) UIIM VU.IA V bodies rattle" ihroughjrtjje- branches wild turkeys falling to the grounr, l.ke his heart melts at the sufferings of Ji is thg ; ; and when he comes to kilt his horse, he j is completely unmanned. L5ut the stout ! backwoodsman must Speak iu hisuwn s : . - Almost tin the outset of oar expedition we begin to surfer greitty for wantf of provisions. W'e were fiHt cnipelled to kill, our dogs, and thejvix oC our horses. Tlii1 to me was the moist cruel titslruf all. To think of wuiiig fur (he nigjyjjioj kyi, and eat the poi horse '.hatinrd lrte. us over deserts anl moiintiins as hungry as ourselves, and strongly and faithful' attached to us, "was no e;vtask tthe hcartwf a Kentifcky hunted O.ieeveutng, after a hard day's travel, ny saddiCihorse was selected by lot to A ;kiid;:'.ffFhf poor ankifatstoml sattdlei'jl and-btidleil bek tlice ns, and it fell to intitotjo kill if. 1 lovea tins norse, ana e? reeraeavnT nye an etjual attachment for me.&lle ras re,3 uiarKam ahd spir ibly kind to travcU aufieasy tffjideV pinted tml ) Whi htootlt in theVQitjlfIfiaiie any wherel t.(,.n 1. 'I? x ouVsizi of a . Hri tie si. near him, he would fail' to nptginhg tor. AVhen 1 held up the Dnuie low-au him, I could see consent and good wi1" his eye. As 1 raisd my gd'n tomyBce,1 these recollections, rushed u.mv . loughT.s. My puses tnroiLJaeu, aim- my . throbbed, aim''. is irrcw -uJin. :.. a : ... The ahtiflf il was gizing with a look of steady kindness,, ;. "vise felLNi'' winrieu i . i i .i xter a uviMiie n t .I,- . i :vrr skin to any onewho wo Ihi jvn. Q'v was. soon found at .F . m v ir4l rlti It SO hiT-' pened hat tvr s kil led. ; Well X'" u,c 7i " Vl these surplus hoi wise, we should ha hm it been other- U perished with hunger, W'i. hva afill sages marked for "-""...Vr '"""J Verta n ng extractVi -u here quoted, liavirig alread I1V.1I are nnt than ouVusu iI room to thU'ftiR.. i . iven more .... - - . ' V . voiunie I he most ainusidg of these," peH;4s,L i one in which' the band of- huntersArst t.iMie lo ime warer, ai wnien tney we as iiiucn Hsiuuisui'ii as ine loiiow ers ol Alexander. Ihey encamp ! ujwn the sand-bir of a Mexican river and being. Hooded by the tide coining fn i;oii. thei; sea i if tlie night; whichthey litrstake for a freshet paddle their carioes to theVjpre, where, upon composing themselves tu leep, they are equally surprised to ' find themelves left high and 'drj-bj the re. trea.ing watersin the mornirig. We-takft leave of this volume. w ith the persuasion i,l,;,t Flint has done a service fothe' reading public in preparing it for;the pressi f f.V . The following anecdote niay, we think, be read. t.:th adtTt;3 by jtfie of our dyspeptics, who actually drink and cat themselves into dys- pepsia; , , A wealthy manufacturer from th west of Scotland, while at Ediub-urgli on busi ness, called upon Dr. Gregory Idr jiis ad vice. He was1 a man df middle stature. alher corpulent, with a rosy complexion. and whose exterior altoirether besndke the comlortable liver; After seatim! himsell, the tollowing dialogue eft$Uedi4 wmieinau t eu jji . uregorj, l jnr come up to. Kdinbro' iu the vvay o bu ness, and I just thought I voizldti your advice about my health: - : Doctor Vrour health, sir,? what ii matter of v ou ? ; - ' Gent. I'm no just sae weel V the si - i. u i 1:1. .. . . i?, macii as i u iiKCAojoe. JJr. JL he stom I suppose you ar a'" drunkard o a glutton then, sir Gent. Nai ha, Dr. Gregoryi ye can ha-' say mai ye cauua say mat j ye niauti Ken tnat i am a sooer man, and a tern perate man, and a deacon of thu kirk as my father waif afore me. Dr. Well, let us see ; what do you eat and drink ? what do vou take, for break- f i:r ? - - - " " " V' . ..: 1, was diizy, a-id my gUiyV onient for recovery, I of kin toanv onewho vivT.M: v r r V Y V Gent. I take coffee or 'tea wi' toast,- and a fresh egg, or a bit Vsafmon, thougli' 'r I have no much appetite for breakfast. 1 .; ? P?. Yes, and then you take symetfiingV by way of lunch be i ween , break fali r alid dinner? '" - "" A. Gent. I canna say I care ovvei much about the lunch; but can take a bit o' , bread aud cheese aud a glass.To ale, if If; r be there, but I canna Say 1' care orer much about it. iv JJr. .Well, what do you eat for din .. 3 - ' ' ' 'f tier Gent. O l I'm no very particular ihonx maun feay I ,iite my. Jiliue,.. . , f Bn t ., , . & . a m - Jr' t suppose you lake soup first r Gent, es, I can say I like, iny soup, .f - Dr. And a glass of, porter or brandy f and ivalflr with it ? ' . ' I V Genl.. Yes, Flike a'glass.of Something? w, my soup. en Dr. And then you have fish or beef and5 1' malton, with vegetables Gent. Yes. r Dr. Aud. a glass of . ale orportec with -,5 them ? ' ' C Gent. Yes, I take a glass r lie novri and thenar u i' niy meat. . ' . 1 ' Dr. And ..Chen' you have boiled -fowl and bacon, or something of that sort; I , suppose ? ' ''v'-'i Gent. I maun say I like a bft fcf fdwl and bacon, liow and then, i Dr. And a glass of something jcithjtheni?: Gent- Yes. - m tif''' Dr. Aud after the fowlfVoti hatcpitfe- diinf r T . kiy Gmt. I'm nae firid o' the puddiug'fllut I can flke a bitiftt. be thercv Dr. And you must drink WinO with your pudding? ; , T ! Gent. 1 canna tkepwerif mtlch ' th wine, but if t ha' a Ilieid wi' iiie, I taW a glass or so. . . . ; Dr-X And then you1 have cheese or riuts? Gent. YfiSi the ffudaiwite ir6wer fund ttbeiiy bMl cauua say I care about inemi- 'tr . rvi. Dr. Bit you take, a glass of wine or' two with vufar nuit?5 Gent. Yes, a glass" or twof.- s yWell, you do iiofTinfsh Jour dirf-; l uithout winskey-punchf - ' Gent. T fiiid.mv dimier sits better on. myouiach th'a little punch,so 1 take . ttlasfvr s -v- yr.And you have tea, suppose f Genu xes, 1 mauii take my tea wi7 the ude, v?ife. : r.lAudia hit of something with it ? QQtfti. ?1Tcs, I can take a bit cf some- hniif ifrbe ther. - ! S-f- t 4 M. 9 T.9 X' 4--W - ;r J V? ' V' 3 - 7. I - - 5 - v -. " -1? -i r
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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June 11, 1833, edition 1
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