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¦ Liberty and Union, now and forever, (His and inseparable. ' W?J. BREWSTER, EDH^OR & PROPRIETOR. Hl'NTTNODON. PA.. WKDXESD VY, MAY 19, 18.58. VOL. XXIIL NO. 2L TERNS OF TIIE JOURNAL. TERMS The'*IIiiNTi:fonoN JocnNAL'ia publiahoiiat the following rnlea ; ir pnid in advance flt-IO Ifpnid within aix montha afler the time of .iuh.cribing 1.7.1 If pnid before lhe expiraiion oflhe year, 2,00 And nvo dollnra and fifty cents if not puhl till after the expirntion ofthe year. No suhscrip- ^iim laken for a less period thnn six months. 1. AH subscriptions aro continued until oth¬ erwise unIcrod,snd nopaper will bediscontinii- 'od, until urrebrai/eyarc paid, except al the option «f the iiubliaboi'. ¦ix Returned Iiuinbers are r.ever received by us. All numbers sent us in that way aro lost, and never accomplish the purposo oftho sondor. 3. Persons wishing to stop their subscriptions, taaslpai/iipurrearai/es. and send a ivritten ov verbal order to iliu;»clI'ocl, lo the ollioe of piib- iicii'tiou iu Hunlingdon 4. Giving noiioc to a posimaster is neither a legal or a proper nntice. h IU for the presenl and turn to lhe npprna chiniT group, whom he seemed lo be regar- ding wilh lively interest. Of this group, composed of a middle aged man and four females, with a blick i odd to her security nnd comfort safe pnssaoe nf Miss Buiirind'lhun iiiy- sell,' repliud Euiienu. in a duf-reniinl mnu; nnd siuCM our arrival here, I hnve hfl no¬ thing undone that I ibnugiil mi'.'ht possibly female servant following some five or six paces in the rear, there was one whom the most casual eye ivould have singled out nnd resled upon with pleasure. The Indy in quoslion wus np|inrenily about Uvenly yenrs of nge, of a slender and oraceful fi¬ gure, nnd of that peculiar rasl of fe,ture which, besides being beautiful in every li- nenmenl, rarely fuils to nllect the beholder ivilh something like a charm. Her travelling costume—a fine bmivn habit, high in the neek, buttoned closely 5, Alter" one or more numliers of a noiv yonr i over the bosom and coming down loher ';^i^:^^^ur\.rsis^t;::7Zi\--^^ p-'^y f-"'. withmuimiiing eirrearaqe, urt paid. See No, I, ground—ivna bolh neat and becoinln •I'he'Courtii have decided that rofiisingtoinko j, , ridingcap and its waving ostrich »Tmvs.|iuper Irom the oOieo, or removiiignnd b i a , leaving.!« uncalled for, is i'ki.iia faciu evidenco i plume, set gaily noove her flowing curls, «l imoanonal framU u „ppi.arniice contrasted lorcibly wilh tiubb-cribeis living in distant counlies, or lu r"^' lu ,..,,, ,, -, oilier Sinits, will be required to puy invarinbly thu rough, unpolished looks of those of bur ""Jjiy."!',"'-'' , ,,, . ,,,, ., . sex beside her,-.vith Iheir linsey bud gowns C^ The abovi. term- will hp ri.ri.ll V adhpi*.,H 1 ' j -^ ixi III all cases. the 1 will be rigidly adhered \'. 8ix Ono 'l'wo One 'l'wo i CO \ n ADVFRrisrinBK'rs 11 be eburged ut the folio inos or less, $ 'i'x squnni, (III lilies,) b\: " (,-l-J •' ) 1 00 viug rati . 'i do. $ HT* 75 1 :,u ,-1 mo, 6 mn. square, $'1 OJ squares, 5 00 uiiiu, 8 00 do., 12 on do., 18 00 do., •if. 00 isiness Curds ofsix linos .li.'i no 8 uu 1-2 00 18 01) 27 00 40 00 or less, s: * .10 1 no •i uu 12 mo. IfS 00 12 00 18 00 27 00 40 1)U .10 OII if4.i)n. 'That Is true lo my personal knowledge' joiD-d in the uncle ot Blnuclie, 'nnd I thank ynu in behalf of my fnir kinswoman. Tlmre will, perhaps,' he pursued, -be no greal ounger, su long as you keep the cur¬ reni ; bul your watch must nol be neiilec ted for tt single moment, either niuhi or day ; and do nol, I mns. solemnly charge and warn you. under any circuuisiunrus- or nny pretence whatsoever, siiflurjour' selves 10 be decoyed lo the shore !* '1 hope we understand our duty belter, "Colonel,' said one of the men, respect fully, 'I doubt il not,' replied the onnimnndur of the Point; 'I bulifve yon ure nil fnithlul and true men, or you would noi have beeu suluciud by lhe ugunl of Colonel Uurlrunk fur taking down more ppucious freght than you ever curi ted liefure ; but slill the wisest and besl of men have losl ihuir lives by uiving ear lo the most ean est appeals of huiniiniiy. You understand ivhai I menu! White men. apparently ill the grentest di>lress. will hail your boat, repru.suniing I scarlet flannel pelticoms, nnd bleached li- j nen caps. I -Oh, Blanche,' said one of the mure venerable of her female companions, pur- ' suing a conversalion which hnd beon innin 2 uu mined sincn quilling th • open fori behind ihem, 'I cnunot bear lo lel you go : fur il just aeems to me as if somelhing were go . ing io happen lo you, aud when I feel that I ivny, snmolhing genernlly does hnppen,' i 'Well, niinl,' reurned Bliinchu, wuh a ! light laugh, 'I .do not doubt iu the least that some-.hing will happen, fnr 1 expeel one ol these dnys to ruach my denr falhi-r and blessi-d mother, and give thuin such an enibracu os is due from a dutiful duugh j such things have been known a ler lo ll -r parents, uml that ivill be somu- being thus used lo lure ano'.her lo h thing thai has not happenud for iwo long yrars it least." 'But [don't mean thai, Blinche,' returii- Advertising and Jo'b 'Work, We ivould r.'uiind the Advertising com¬ munity nnd nil olhe's who wish lo bring their busiiies.a exleniiyely hefore the pub lie. that the Journal has the largeat cir¬ culalion of any pnjier in the county—ihat ;il is c instantly increasing;—and thai il goes imo lhe hands of our ivealthiest citi-j ^.j ..„. „(j,^,r^ somewhil pelulunlly ;'and ^^O'- I you jusl laugh like it gay and Ihuughtless Wc would also stale that our fucilities ' gjrj. ..vhen you ought to be serious Be •for ex.-cuiing all kinde of JOB PRINT- cause ynu have come safe thus fur, through INC; are equal lo those ofnny other office ; „ partially sellled counlry, you think, per rinlhe county; nnd all Job Work cntriiE- |,ap;, yonr'own preity fnce will iv.ird off •ed to our hands will be done neatly, | j,„||,,.r in ibe more perilnus wilderness— Vro.mplly.and nl prices which will be |,„i j (vurn you that a fearful journey is be- satisfnctory, j fore you ! Scarcely n boat descends the leiturs In friends in the Eusi. Eufene bad- nnr thu ivater iivth-r; the stars ia ffittin' concenl u» from thesiivuges, even tvere h.-on thrice dis nichud—his lhirl^ cuiii'iii-" dun and it Inukias if thar waru cloud all they in tho vicinity.' round us.' -I know litlle of Indians,' returned 'I seu ! I SMH !' ruturn'd Eujunu exci- Blanche;'but I have alwnys undurstood ludlv Murciful H"«ven ! I hnpu no nc thnt they nre somewhal remnrknble for cidunt will bufall HS heru—nnd vel my ilieirucuieneis of henring; and if such is huart uliniist inisirivus me ! -for ihis, I he ihecus", there would be no necessity of lu've, 1-thf most dungi'mus pun nf nur their buing vury nenr, to be made ncqnnin- jiiirnHv—ihu vicinily when-inns' of our led wilh our locnlily judginsi from the sinn also uxluiidi'ig in the Hscnniiig nf ihu huaiilitiil huiruss. wilh her servants lo h»'r new home. This Insl c uiimisjion had buen so far exuculnd al the tiin^ chn* furthu openinjf Ilf our story as \\n htins the difluruni purlins to tbu mould of thu un-at Kniiawlin. ivLmucu ihe rifail.-r ha. oui-n ihum slowlv fluaiine off ppon the slill, ffhissy boson of •the hull" it riveri ' Thu dnv, which wns nn uu'-pfc'ou-i nnu^ paepi'd without nnvlhir(T nccii-fing wor. thv of n"ie. unlil near four o'cinck. whun b lats have heen captured b the sava. gus' Suvinu this Eiigune hnslenud below, ivh I-U hu fn.in.l the olhur hnnlmun sleup. iog so soundly as lo ruq.iire considerable Ioul voids 1 heard a few minutes ago ' 'I fuar we've be'en ralher imprudent.' snid Eugene, in a depreciling tone; 'bm in I'e I'xcituinenl '. Ills words wure cul suddenly short by without. BluuchH wus st nnding on ihu^fiire part '"''"" "n hia purl lowikelhem. .M lasl severui l.ud voices of alarm fro - ' - ""lling ihem fnir y roused, he informed (ollowed by n quick nnd heavy trampling nl the duck gazing nt the Invi-ly scene which siirruundud her. sh^ »«iv' a seem -nglv flviniv body suddenlv lenifp a limb ofn tr'fnniic tree (whose inichlv hranclu-s exlended fur over the rivur, nnd ftenr which thu bn.it wns thun swayed by Ihu ncii.in of thu currunt.) und nliuhl wilh a crush up¬ on thu duck of the bont, nnt ijiore thun eiuht fuel from her. One ffhince snfh-.'d in sln'.v her whul thu objucl wns. and lo freeze the blood in her veins. The elniv jng eyes of n huge panlher met her guzu The suddenness nf the .shock which thi' di«cnvprv guvp her ivfls overnOivuring. thnm, almost in a ivhispur. fnr he dil nol across the duck : and the nexi muinunt .Seth earn In disturb the others ihiitn heavy fog llcr|ier nnd Dick Winiur burst inlo the hud suddenly arisen, nnd bu wished their passage, tne foriner exclaiming: pn-sunce on il. ck, mniediuiely. ^ 'We've run plum inln a red nio-ger's •A foil. Cup'n I' exclaimed one, in a nest, Cap'n, and Tom Hums is nlrendy Inn.- which indicntuil tbnt he oompfhun- buicliMred nnd sculped !' dud ihu puril with the word. And even as he .«pokc, as if in confirma- •lliish !' relnrn. d Eusen..; 'there is no lion of his dreadlul inlellingunce, there neu.ssiiv for waking the olhurs, and hnv- arose a series of wild, piercing,demoniac ins u scene Up ! und follow me, wilh- al yells, lollowed by a dend and ominous He that hy Ihe plough would thrive. Himself, must either hold or drive." on: a word !' , lie Blidi'd hick 10 the duck, nnd was ohnnsi inimediulely joined by the boat- Wilh n dunfuninfr shriek she full upon hur mu" to ivhnni be briefly made known his ihi-inselves as having just escopi-d Irnm ihu 1 knuus and cluspud hur hands hufnru bur Indians, and bug of you. forth, luvo of, bruasi The panther cmuohuil for his God. in the most piteous tones, to come lo I duadly lenp bul eru he sprang thu hum. their relief; bui turn i denf ear lo thein—' ing knife of Kugene Fairfax fivlio, with to each and all of them—even shnuld vou ihu aiui-rsman, wna lhe onlv purmn nn knnw the pleaders lo he of your kin ; lor deck husidus Bluuch,') wa-hunud m ihe ill such a case your oivn broiher might de , bill in his side, infliciinir a sevuru but nnl ceive you—nol n-ill'ully nnd vuliiiiiarily. i eri.nps—but becuiise nf buinu goiidHd on by the savages, themselve- cnnceih-d Y-s frii-nd i de. slruclion : and so be cautious. vii;ilunl, brnve nnd true, and may the good Gnd keep you from all harm ' As he finished speiikin, Blanche prncue dud to taku an afluctioniite furewull of nil, fuiul (vniind. I'he inliirinlpd hun-t nt oncu lurned upon Ruirune. und n duadly siriiijgle ensiiud. But il wns n shnri nne. Ihu prdishud bludu of the knifu playd b,M k and forth like lighmini.r fl ish ni every | luiige il was buried l.i thn in the piinihur's bodv- whn soo" fill ihu duck, drngiiing thu daiinllo.ss Eng wnh hiiii Ou seeing her pr lerlnr full. « in'iuy ni'.'lit Bliinchu ulierud another shnuk u'.d nishud V lung sib- hopes and fears 1 h-v thoughl, liku thuir compnninn. that thi- bont iniild he saff.»l if made fnst In Ull ovurhangiiiir limb of the Kunnicky shnp': 1 111 frankly admittud thnt this could nn! luiiv bu douu wilhoul difficulty and ihiiigiT, and that there wns n iinasibility ol k- upinff Ihu currunt. 'Th n mnku lliut possibility a c -rtninty, nnd 11 shall be the husi nishl's work you evur purfiirmuii !' rujiiined Eugene, in a nnd qiiu-k uxrii d ton. hilt silence. So lur we hnve followed thu lovely hero ine unu her frieuds in this adventure ; inn the loregoing is all that we can publish in ourcolumns. Tbe baluine of the nnrrn live cnn only be found iu the Nuw York Ludgur, lhe greul fa nily paper, which can he nblained ut ull the (lurlodlcal slurus Breakingr Colts, In breaking n colt, we should first en¬ deavor to make him conscious of what is ruquirud of him. Fettering him with a halter for the firsl time, placing the saddle upon iis back fastening the girths, are all mntters of paramount importance, deman¬ ding the greulesl degree of palience, per¬ severance, nnd an intuitive knowledge of his idiosyncracies. Bufore pull ng n halter upon a colt, he musl be rendered familiar with it by car- issing him and permitting liim to exam¬ ine the arlicle with his nose. Then place a porlion ol it over his head, occasionally giving iln slight pull, and in a fe'v min¬ utes he will be accustomed to these liber¬ ties, and then the halter may be fasted on properly. To leach him lo lead is anolh¬ er difficully. Stand a little on one side, rub his nose and forehead, lake hold ofthe strap and pull gently,nnd al the same time touch hiin very lighlly wilh the end ofa long whip across his hind legs. This will make him start and advance a few steps. Rupunt lie operation several limes, and he will soon lenrn to follow you by simply pulling the halter. The process ofsad- where papers are sold. Kumembe.'lo nsk ,,, ,, ,,. for thu ¦•Ledger." daiud iVIiiy 'J-Jnd. uud in ¦ '"'"S ""'I bridling is similar. Tho moulh il yo.i will gel lhe cunnnuutiun uf Ihu nar- j oftbe coll should be frequently handled, ruiive from wburo it leav, s oil here. If aller which introduce a plain snaffle be-^ ih, ru are nn bo,ik-siore,# or news offices i i„.een his teeth nnd hold inhere with on^ convuiiiuiii in wliere you re lide the pub- , , ,' . • i i , .r 1 , ruil 11 1 hand nnd caress him iviih tbu other. Af- llsber of thu Luduer •*lll send you a co.y : by mail, if ynu will send hi ve cents in '. '""' " "">'' ''« «'" """^^ '•"¦' bridle to be pla- a luiler, Addre.ss, Rnberl Bonni-r, Ledger ced upon him. The saddle can now be Olfice, H Ann tiinei. .Nuw 'Vurii Ihi.s broughl in aiid rubbed against his nose. story is entitled. U u'll do'he best we can, Cap'n,' was and grows more und itiu rusponse; -hut no man cnn be snrlin o' goes on, the nirn-nl of this here crooked stream in Perils of the Border," ore inten'sling us it vino many a tenrtur uiussagu for hor lo his nid; bnl nssisinnru from stuniu fullowud—the loivly drifting diHvn ibrough his neck, and his legs; next hang the stir¬ rup strap acroa.i his back, and gradually iusinualu the saddle inlo ils place. The girth should not be fuslened unlil he becom¬ es'huroughly acquainted with the jnddle. parents from thoae whn held the and venuraliou ; and lhe boat swung oul, and begnn lo flmi dmpn the current, now fiiirlv entered upon the mnst riungirnus portion of n long nnd perilous journuv- wns at haml Thu bnaiinun round nnd tbu savag.- nionslur v nlly liackud In pi. cus with thui und hulch..is, ami |.;ug,,nu cifVu blued 'vus drunu,.,| from undur hi gallured darkness iiupuiiulniblu lo thu o snddunlv, uur you .g coinmand. siandintr nunrthi b"W. full tb. 21 Select StoriT. 6V ,_ i , Ohi.o, that does nol encounter mo'e or less was a native of Virginia, and a duscundunl ' jH'ril from ilie savages that prowl along ei- | of one of the Hugenoi refugees, who fled [her ahore ; and some nf them that gn down ! from their naiive land nfter lhe revocnlinu fruigbted with human llle, are hu'ird of i more, niul none ever relurn to lell the ml The father (if Bluncho. Colonel Philip Sniipiisinu him in bu dund or innriallv uiidud. Blanche throiv her nrms nrnund THE PERILS OF THE BOEEEE, While rending recently nn nccounl of | .^^^ vhy rojieat this lo me, dear nunt,' the frightful mn.ssncre of several while f,i-1 reiurne.l Hlanchu, wilh a mon- serious nir, inilies by the Black Fool Indians, ive were ,^^y^^,^ y„„ |.^„^y j^ |^ ,„^, ,|«„|n,.. ei,|„,v reminded ol a thrilling evunl 'vliich oc^ ; g,,„j „^" (,„.,,_,„ „„p,„p^ ,1,^ „„j.„„y , ^j. curred in the "Wild Wesl," a shon lime I p^r,,,,,, 1,,,^,, sent fur me to join them in liubsequenl lo the Uevolu'.iun, in which a ^^^.j^. „p„, ,,„,„„^ „„^ |, |^ .ny.juty ,o g„ m highly accomplished >oung ludy, 'he I (j,p„, ,,,, ,,,p p,.,|| ^y,,„, ij ,„^y_. " dnughler of a distinguished officer of lhe ¦ .y^,, „,,yj,^ jjj |(„„^^, jv(,m ,( ,vns tn American Army, played an im|)nrlnnt purl. c..,^,. p,,^.,,,,,! ^^^g y„oj lyoman, rnlher Tbe slorv being 01 a mosl llirilliiig nalur of lhe edict (if Nun z in lljO^'). Ile hud 1 officer of some iiotu dnring thu his neck and gave ivav to a passionate burst nl griuf But he wns nnt duiiil—he was nnl uvun hurt, -.vilh ihu i'XCH|Hinn ufa luw slight i-crutohus. The blond with the and exhibi'ing iu a slri'«ing miiiner the "Perils of the Birdur,'' we havecoiicluilud to givo nn extract from it as ori^'in illy pub¬ liahed, ns folloivs : The angle on the righl hank of the Cjrenl proudly. 'No,' she repented, turoing m the others, 'Blanche Bertnind never did know whul il was lo fenr, 1 b.i lieve !' 'Just like her fither!' joined in the hus¬ band oflhe iiinlrou, the broihur of Blanche's molher, the commander of the stalien, ard Revolution—n ivnriii political nnd pursiinul which be was cnvured was the pnmhur's. friend ol the nuthor of the Duel inilinn ol not his own Bm Blanche's u-jihrucu ivns Independence—and a guiiileiiiiiii who hal his—a priceless Iruusnre—nn index nf hir nlways stocd high in llie esteuiii uf his n.« hean's eninlions nnd uffuclions. It > ns socinles nnd cotem|)orarius. ; to color his whole futuru lifu. ns will be Though al one lime a mm of weallh. seen in the prouruss nf our a^ory rolonel Bertrar.d had lost much, and suf-' slowly nnd silunily, snve the occasional lered much, through British invasion ; and creak, dij), and plash of thu sieersuiiin's when, shoitly aft, r the clnse nl the war, onr. lhe boal of our vnyngurs ivus borne he hnd met with a f w more srinus rover nlong ujioii the bnsnm of lhe currunt, on ses, he bud been fain to nccepl a grunt of the third nisihl of the V'Vage. The hour land, near the fulls of the Ohio, uow Louis was waxing lalu, and Eugene, the only Kanawha; formed by its juno ion wi.h the j ^^^^ middle nged genileman mentioned as Ohio, is called Poinl Pleasant, and is a I g,^^ „|- ,|,p party; 'a true daughter of a place ol historical note. Here, on the lOih i soi,||,,r. Her father. Colonel Philip Her if Ociober, 1774, during what is known ' na L'lrd Dnnmoro's Wnr, was fuiighl one of [ tho fiercest and most despi'rnte batiles iliai i over look pirce betiveen lhe Virginians and their forest foes, Afler the bntle in question, in ivhich trand,God bless htm for a true hearl! ne¬ ver did seem lo know what il wna lofuar —and Blanche is jusl like him.' By this liine the pnrlies had renched tl one asiiruxcupi ihuwuich, wns suddenly slurili'd by n nuigli band b.-ing jihic. d up¬ on his shnuldur, ncciiiniianied by the word in the gruff voicu oftbe luiiitiiiun : 'I suy. (hip'ii. heru's Iruuhlo ! I •Whul isil, Dick!' inquino Euoene, ville, tunderud him by Vireuiiu, which then huld jufisdiclinn ovur the entire lerri¬ lory now constiluling the Stnte of Ken- lucky. Thu grant had dec'ded the CJolonel up¬ on aeeking his new possessions and buil ding up a new home in tho then Far Wesl sinning to his feul and as Ills wife had insisted upon nccom-I Doiri you see ihnr's a huuvy fog pnnyiniT him on his hrst tour, he hnd n.s. sing ihu'.'ll sunn kivur us up.so ihick that scarculy mo Rented to h r dusire, on condition thul we won't bu able to lell u whilu man fnun nlariii, there brush hia fnce. He stiriud mulion of alarm, and al thu suine thu bualmen nn the richtcalh-d nut -Quick, here, boys! we're ai^ shore as sure ns death !' Then fulhnvud a scene of hurried and nnxiniis cniifnainn. the voic "s of lhe three linniiiiun iiiiu'jling tngelher iu loud, quick, uxrilud tunes. ' 'nsh nff'lbe bow I' cr'ed one. Qnick ! altng.'iher, now! over ivilh her I' sh "iituil nnolher. 'Th.'du'il's in il I she's riinniuu a- gr.iiiud hutu un a mildly botiom!' ulmn t yullud u lliini MuaiiiiiiiM the hrJun boat wna brushing ainnu igiiins iirnj-ciing bushes in d over ri-uchiiiu liiuhs, and uvury mninenl gei- tinir moru and mor' eiilunglud whilu; the loug poles and sweejis of ihu bn.iiiu.'n, as ihuv aileiiipiud 10 |)ii<h hur oflf, weru iiftun plunged wiilmul loiiching hniinm into ivhiil nppuured to bu n siifl, cluvv uiiid, Irnin which they weruonly "Xiricai.'d bv snch an oiithiv "f strenglh ns lenile.l slill in..ruio dniiv ih-cliiiusv craft upun the ba.'ik Ihuy wisliud lo avoid. At lenulh, than n niinnle Irom the first us a kind uf settling Inguih Another State Admitted The Ilonse of Re|ireseiilativua y v(iyag'-rs a,,j. finally passed ih.- bill, whicii had previ '['i,., firm lim'o the girth is buckled it should n misty ously gone through lhe Seiiut •. forihe .id- bu dnuu so loosly us not lo attract his alien- 1 when, iiiissiiiii ol .Vlinnesoln inio the Uuion as a iio,,; vuhsequenlly il can be lightened whh. , who was State, and we thus have now n galaxy of „ui inspir.Dg him with fear, which if fas- extended Uiirty iwo slurs to emblazon upon the na ; „,||,.i| i,nmediatulv it would most cerlainly ""^ ¦'¦'-"^''' •• '¦-"¦''¦'¦>¦ Si.-iJ i<-,.n.,.. .1-1 )n| J... 7„ Ibl. mnimor Ihe wildest colt cau Ih an exchi- cniee in under lhe recent net of Congress. I i,o uireclunlly siibjiiguleil by sueh imper- ("unt ih,.re will be still aiotliur State sovereign-1 c"ptible degrees thnt he gives tucil obedi. lytouddto the lisl. .Vliniiesola hud al- „nco belore he is aware of his altered con- rendy made choice of hur Senators nnil rep- ¦ dujon. rusenlr.tives in anticipation of her udinis- '. »»•— sion, nnd thcy will iiiosi likely taku their! New Feed for Bees- seiils in Congress to dnv. Gun Shiuld,,, One nl the gieuiesl troubles in hue keep, and .Mr. Rice nrc the .''enators. The bill.! '"S "l'l"'"r,'i to be the waul ofsuimble food we bulievu, allows the Slale two Rupresen- \ '¦'¦"'V i" lhe .^|iring lo enable the swarm lutive-, tho- Miiiiie..=oia '-ad claiiued three j '° '""^'l'"" ^°' '' ""'" "'""y ^'>" '""y 8" M-ss-.* out early enough in the seaion to lay np. Signs, I mil only then own stores for Winier bul a When will signs and woiidiirs cense ?— , surplus for their owner. Jinny swarms Not till the destroyiun angel slmll clip short j ^\^,^^ !,„„„ ^„ abundance of honuy for iheir the Ihread of luue, and thu huavena nu „j^.„ y,^. ^^j ;„ gp,,re ;„ ii,e Spring, are rolled luguiber as a scroll. Not « day pas- .sus bul we see ^ood and bad signs, as the following will show : It ij H good sii:n to see a iiiun doing an act of chiiliiy lo his fulloivs. It IS u hud sign tq hear lum boasting of boat', and tbu young man nln^aoy described i Blanche should bo left nmong her friends, a niggurl' replied the bouiman-Dick ei, as i'. were, and the boat becnine fasl -Eugene Fairfax, secretary of HInnche'i the Indians were defeated with greal losi, fiuher—nl once stepped fonvurd, nnd, in a fort was her! erecied by the victo ivhich becnme a posl of great importance throughoul the sanguinary scones of strife which almosl iinmediaiely followed, and ivhich iu this section of the country were continued for many years after tbnl estab¬ lishment of jieacu ivhich acknowledged the Uniied Colonies of America a free nnd independent nation. At the linding of the fori, on the day our slory opens, was fastened a flil-boal of the kind used by the early navigators of tha Western rivers. Upon lhe deck of this boat, al the mo ment we present the scene lo the reader, ¦lood five iiidividuals, nlike engaged in walching a group of persons, mostly fe¬ males, who were slowly approaching the landing. Of these five, one was a sloul, sleek negro, in parlial livery, aod evidenl¬ ly a house or boly servoni;three were boatmen and boi derers-, as indicated by their rough, bronzed visages nnd coarse al¬ tire ; bul the fifih waa a young man, some two and Uvenly years ol age, of a fine commanding person, and a clear, open. in. telligent cou.ilenance ; and in the lofty car¬ riage of hia head—in the gleam of his largu, bright, hazel eye—there was so-ne- thing wliioh denoted one of superior mind; but as we shall have occasion in the course of our narrative to fully set forlh whu and what Gugcut Fairfax was, we will leave polite nnd deferential manner, oflered his hand lo the different females, lo assist them on board. The hand of Blanche was the lasl lo louch his—nnd then bul slighlly, as she sjirung quickly and lightly to the deck bul a close observer might have duiec- ted the slight flush which maniVd his iiu- ble, expressive features as his eye for a single instant met hers She misrhl her¬ self havu seen il—perhnps she did—but there was no corresponding gl6iv on her own brighl, preity fnce, ns she inquired in-| West, Eiig»ne Fnirfux. us we ha the calm, dignified lone of one hnving the till such lime ns a place could bu prupnrud VViniur bv name -a tall, bony, uiuscuhir, nn.l imiiinvable. which mighl in some degn-p be considered athletic specimen of his class. i The fuel wa-announcud by Dick Win a fit abode for one so careiully and tender-! Good heaven ! so theru is !'exclaimud lur. in lii» chnriiciuristic manner—who ud Iv reared. j Eiigune, looking nfl"iipnn lhe uln-ndy mis- ded. iviili nn nmh lliai il ivn.« just what he lllnnche would gladly have gone wilh ly waiers. -It must have galhered very exiiuclud. For a momenl nr livu a dead her parents; bul on this poinl her father suddenly, for all wns denr a uiinule ago. sileiitu followed, as if each coinpreliundud had heim in xorable—declaring that she What i. lo be done now I This is sonu- thai the mailur was one to be viewed ina would hnve to rumain at the East till he thing I wns nol preimred for, on such a very serious ligh'.. should see proper lo sund for her; nnd as night as this ' ! -ni gut over lhe buv, and try tn git the | he was a man of positive chnracler, and a I 'll looks troublous, Cap'n. I'll allow.' Inv of ihu hind with my leel,' said Tom' , . , , , ., i . i . i X x^ . , , , - c X 1,11- I f u 1. L u . u . i It IS o bad sign lo see luem educalud at ritrid discinliiiarian, the matter had been retiirnid Dick; but wu're in fori, that s Harris; und forlhwith he set about Ihe nol, " -^ ' i ,T . .11 u , I I , 1 . I - I evening schools, on lhe public squares, settled wilhoul argument. i sarliu, and I s pose ive II have lo make very pf asuni nnderlnking. " ,.,_. l\ hen (Colonel Bertrau I removed lo tho ' lhe besl on't.' | At thir moineni Encene heard his name | |0"A farmer was asked why he did nut 11 IS a ffond sign lo see an honest man wuurinu his ohl cloihes. It is a bud sign to see ihem filling the hues in the windows It is a good sign lo see a man wiping the I eispirutiou from his face, ll is a had sign to see huu ivipe his chojisus he comes oul of u cellar. |i is a g Uld siirn to sue a women dressed with IUS e and ni alness. It is u bud sign in see her husband sued for her finery. ll is n good sign to see a man advertise in the pnpur, ll is a dad sigr, to see the sberifl adver¬ tise for him. It is a good sign lo s-c a man sending his children 10 school. B seen.I of ngp 'But whul IS to be done ?—whut do ynu pMnuunced by a voice ihul suldnin fuilud subscribe for a newspaper '-Because,' acconipnniud him; and coming of age ' advisu ?' a^kHd Eugene, in a quick, uxci lo.-xcitp a puculiiir emotiun in his bruasi, i riirht to pin the queslion, and who ni^ight'shortly aftur. be had nccepied the liburul led tone, thul indicaled some degn-e nf an'l now aunt a strange ihrill through ev- also have been aware of the inuqiinlity in 'oflurol his nnble bunufacior. tn remain alarm, ery nerv"; nnd hnsluiiing helnw, hu found posiiion belween hersell and him she ad-i wi'h him in the capacity of private sec-| ' W hy, ef ynil wur'nl ao akeered about Blunohu, fully dressud, with a light iu bur j dressed; | retury und cnnfidentiul agenl. On lukiiig iho young lady, and it warn't so dead ugui huinl, slniidiiig jusl ooiside of her cabin, "Eugene, is everylhing prepared fnr | possession of hisfiranl, the Colonel had the urVrs from huad quarters, mv pl.in in ibn reguhir pussnge ivhich led length-j ourde|"arlu're! It will nm du for our boat ' almo.st imiiiedinluly erected a fort, anu of-| wnuld be a ol ur and ensy nm—I'd jii-t .vish ibruiigh the cuniur of ihu bout. | lo apring aluuk ngain, as 11 did cominsr down fured such induoumenls lo settlers as to run over in the Kain'uck shore, and lie ' I havn heard som-ihing Eugene,'she j the Kanawha—for it will nnt be safe lor ! speedily collect nround hiiu quite a lit'le | u;)' Uaiil-ei oigb to know thul we have mei; us lain Ulld.lo louch uiihersliore butivpen comiiiuiiily—n'which, as a mnller of; 'No, no ' said Eugene, posilively; 'thnt with lu nccidunt, but nol sufficient to ful-; the diflerenl forts nnd trading posis on our course, hu became the head and chief; will never dn! 1 would not think of such ly ciunpiemnd il.s nature.' j route, this side of our destination, the and lo sup|ily the wants nf hia own f.iiiii a IhuiL'fora inomi'ni ! We must kuep | -Uiifuriuiiuiely, about two hours ago," j said he,' 'when faiher died, he lefi me a guild many, and 1 have not read ihem thro' yei.' inactive for weeks after the Spring has bj- comeicirm enuugh for ihuin to work, bc- Ciiusu they have noihing to work upon. The first businuss is not lo gather honey, but pollen, to muku bread lor the young bees. So, nkhmigh ihe weulher ia warm enough, aud bees livuly enough, until the buds nflord pollen they have noihing to work upon to produce early swarms. This is a serious dra vback in lale seasons, and in s luaions where pollen-producing pInnts ure not plenly, Mr. E. T, Siurlevanl. of Cleveland O- hio, claims that he has discovered a reme¬ dy [nr this diflicully, and that he cnn bring forwnrd his bees some l-.vo monihs earlier nnd gel good swnrms the firsl of May. His plan is lo feed his bees wnh unboiled rye menl, strewn upon bonrds convenient Inthe hive, the bees pitching into il at once and working diligently, and lo such an earnest wny as fairly lo scramble over oncanother. Il isa hinl worthy ihentlen- tion nfall bee keepers. Falls ot the Ohio.' y and oihers, and increase hia gains 'No indeed !' rejoined her aunl, quickly I I- giumaie way, he had opened a ^lure, and 'it will be as much as our lives are wonh to filled it with gnods from '.he Eastern mun, ven'ure a foot from the main curreni oflhe which goods wure iranspoited by laiul III thuoiirrenl by all m-ans !' 'Ef ynu cnu,' rejoinud the buatii an; bin wheu ii iriis so dark us we cun't lull onu thing fnun t'other, it'll be pmvurful hurd A .VIoDEL Tena.st. — •Jimmy get some kindlin', nnd bu inakin' a fire ' 'plaze. sir, I can I—Misther O'Brien used up the bunnisier yesterduy.' •Tne bannister gone ! ihen go on lhe riiO' und try the variue of ihem shiuglea,' Exit Jimmy. In a week afterwards Mr .Vlurphy want a red.ickshin o rem—-leas why ! the roof | jj^.i^'j'" |7as"g,veii uii the "ivorn ou"i,^'"lands Manure WeU Ifyou would have a good return from a small quanlilT of land, you must leed it. The same laws thul govern lhe animal ivcrld will be fouud to operate favorably upon the soil. Well kept horses or oxen nre able lo perform the labor required,- while they that hnve been lefl lo "Inke care of themselves," will inuvilably "give oul" the moment the nose of lhe plow en¬ ter the furrow. Don't deal out the pabu¬ lum by spoonsful, bul bc jusl nnd gener¬ ous. Fur better for you if half the ground hejertilized, than ihough ihe whole recei¬ ved homeopaihic doses. Plow deep and you will plow well. M.inv a farmer has forsaken the old home- Ohio—for news reached us only the other over the mounlains lo lhe Kanawha, and lo do; and ef wu d.m'l run ngiii n bar or day, that many bonis had been allncked ihence by wa'.ur M the Fulls uf the Onio_ this spring, and several losl, with all on whence their removal lo Fort Buriraiid be bank nIore morning, in spite of thu besl o' il'll be lhe luckiest go that ever I hnd ' came au easy innlier. To purchase and | a hand in. See, Cap'n—it's thickening trust we shall »ooii be afloat again; though n'j.lied Eugunu 'wo suddenly became in- , , ,. . i , r r l i.l , . . . , . . e i leaks! and sought a fresh larryin? place inlhe viilvid mu d"nsefi.g;und inspiiuof our „^^«-_-. VVcsi, who could have muife a new and every precauiioii and cure, we have run j M^ The weekly receipts ol the Lo don ' prnfiiuble farm by lhe proper application ug on, d—11 iiiiy be nguiiist the Ohio Times Ibr udvuriiaing alone nmountj to of the ireans in his possession. Go down .,|i„r,—11 may bu rtguiiisi an island—ll is 821,000. One firm lor lhe advertising of »'"' "'''' "but the ceniuries h«vu been ac -- dark wu cun'l lull Bul be nol alar d two articles, pay two thousand dollars an- ^""'"'"'ing '» r';»'«rd the labors of the ar- ,,, , , , , ,, ,, , i ,, 1 denl seeker. "Dig deep to find gold, read - he huriiedly added; -I , nually, the old mono, and we are not aware of anir .Mis.- Blanche principle more worthy uf forming the first No one feels more concerned about the ' ship these goods, and deliver a p.-ickuge of I np fast; wc CAn'l see cyther bank at all,' in nny bvimii, iho darkness is sufficient to' Iff-A rolling mono gathers nn moss-i section nfthe Farmer s Creed.
Object Description
Title | Huntingdon Journal |
Masthead | The Huntingdon Journal |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 21 |
Subject | Huntingdon County (Pa.); Anti-Masonic; whig; Huntingdon County genealogy; Juniata River valley; early newspapers; advertising; politics; literature; morality; arts; sciences; agriculture; amusements; Standing Stone; primary sources. |
Description | The Anti-Masonic Huntingdon Journal was first published on the 25th of September, 1835. Under the direction of several owners and editors, the paper became the Huntingdon Journal and American in 1855 and then restored to the Huntingdon Journal in 1870. |
Publisher | A.W. Benedict, T.H. Cremer, J. Clark, J.S. Stewart, S.L. Glasgow, W. Brewster, S.G. Whittaker, J.A. Nash, R. McDivitt, and J.R. Durborrow |
Date | 1858-05-19 |
Location Covered | Huntingdon County (Pa.) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Source | Microfilm |
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Month | 05 |
Day | 19 |
Year | 1858 |
Description
Title | Huntingdon Journal |
Masthead | The Huntingdon Journal |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 21 |
Subject | Huntingdon County (Pa.); Anti-Masonic; whig; Huntingdon County genealogy; Juniata River valley; early newspapers; advertising; politics; literature; morality; arts; sciences; agriculture; amusements; Standing Stone; primary sources. |
Description | The Anti-Masonic Huntingdon Journal was first published on the 25th of September, 1835. Under the direction of several owners and editors, the paper became the Huntingdon Journal and American in 1855 and then restored to the Huntingdon Journal in 1870. |
Publisher | A.W. Benedict, T.H. Cremer, J. Clark, J.S. Stewart, S.L. Glasgow, W. Brewster, S.G. Whittaker, J.A. Nash, R. McDivitt, and J.R. Durborrow |
Date | 1858-05-19 |
Date Digitized | 2007-06-01 |
Location Covered | Huntingdon County (Pa.) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit grayscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 400 dpi. The original file size was 25927 kilobytes. |
Source | Microfilm |
Language | English |
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Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text |
¦ Liberty and Union, now and forever, (His and inseparable. '
W?J. BREWSTER, EDH^OR & PROPRIETOR.
Hl'NTTNODON. PA.. WKDXESD VY, MAY 19, 18.58.
VOL. XXIIL NO. 2L
TERNS OF TIIE JOURNAL.
TERMS
The'*IIiiNTi:fonoN JocnNAL'ia publiahoiiat the following rnlea ; ir pnid in advance flt-IO
Ifpnid within aix montha afler the time of
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If pnid before lhe expiraiion oflhe year, 2,00 And nvo dollnra and fifty cents if not puhl till after the expirntion ofthe year. No suhscrip- ^iim laken for a less period thnn six months. 1. AH subscriptions aro continued until oth¬ erwise unIcrod,snd nopaper will bediscontinii- 'od, until urrebrai/eyarc paid, except al the option «f the iiubliaboi'.
¦ix Returned Iiuinbers are r.ever received by us. All numbers sent us in that way aro lost, and never accomplish the purposo oftho sondor.
3. Persons wishing to stop their subscriptions, taaslpai/iipurrearai/es. and send a ivritten ov verbal order to iliu;»clI'ocl, lo the ollioe of piib- iicii'tiou iu Hunlingdon
4. Giving noiioc to a posimaster is neither a legal or a proper nntice.
h IU for the presenl and turn to lhe npprna chiniT group, whom he seemed lo be regar- ding wilh lively interest.
Of this group, composed of a middle aged man and four females, with a blick i odd to her security nnd comfort
safe pnssaoe nf Miss Buiirind'lhun iiiy- sell,' repliud Euiienu. in a duf-reniinl mnu; nnd siuCM our arrival here, I hnve hfl no¬ thing undone that I ibnugiil mi'.'ht possibly
female servant following some five or six paces in the rear, there was one whom the most casual eye ivould have singled out nnd resled upon with pleasure. The Indy in quoslion wus np|inrenily about Uvenly yenrs of nge, of a slender and oraceful fi¬ gure, nnd of that peculiar rasl of fe,ture which, besides being beautiful in every li- nenmenl, rarely fuils to nllect the beholder ivilh something like a charm.
Her travelling costume—a fine bmivn
habit, high in the neek, buttoned closely
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oilier Sinits, will be required to puy invarinbly thu rough, unpolished looks of those of bur
""Jjiy."!',"'-'' , ,,, . ,,,, ., . sex beside her,-.vith Iheir linsey bud gowns
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'That Is true lo my personal knowledge' joiD-d in the uncle ot Blnuclie, 'nnd I thank ynu in behalf of my fnir kinswoman. Tlmre will, perhaps,' he pursued, -be no greal ounger, su long as you keep the cur¬ reni ; bul your watch must nol be neiilec ted for tt single moment, either niuhi or day ; and do nol, I mns. solemnly charge and warn you. under any circuuisiunrus- or nny pretence whatsoever, siiflurjour' selves 10 be decoyed lo the shore !*
'1 hope we understand our duty belter, "Colonel,' said one of the men, respect fully,
'I doubt il not,' replied the onnimnndur of the Point; 'I bulifve yon ure nil fnithlul and true men, or you would noi have beeu suluciud by lhe ugunl of Colonel Uurlrunk fur taking down more ppucious freght than you ever curi ted liefure ; but slill the wisest and besl of men have losl ihuir lives by uiving ear lo the most ean est appeals of huiniiniiy. You understand ivhai I menu! White men. apparently ill the grentest di>lress. will hail your boat, repru.suniing
I scarlet flannel pelticoms, nnd bleached li-
j nen caps.
I -Oh, Blanche,' said one of the mure
venerable of her female companions, pur-
' suing a conversalion which hnd beon innin
2 uu mined sincn quilling th • open fori behind
ihem, 'I cnunot bear lo lel you go : fur il
just aeems to me as if somelhing were go . ing io happen lo you, aud when I feel that I ivny, snmolhing genernlly does hnppen,' i 'Well, niinl,' reurned Bliinchu, wuh a ! light laugh, 'I .do not doubt iu the least
that some-.hing will happen, fnr 1 expeel
one ol these dnys to ruach my denr falhi-r
and blessi-d mother, and give thuin such
an enibracu os is due from a dutiful duugh j such things have been known a
ler lo ll -r parents, uml that ivill be somu- being thus used lo lure ano'.her lo h
thing thai has not happenud for iwo long
yrars it least."
'But [don't mean thai, Blinche,' returii-
Advertising and Jo'b 'Work,
We ivould r.'uiind the Advertising com¬ munity nnd nil olhe's who wish lo bring their busiiies.a exleniiyely hefore the pub lie. that the Journal has the largeat cir¬ culalion of any pnjier in the county—ihat ;il is c instantly increasing;—and thai il
goes imo lhe hands of our ivealthiest citi-j ^.j ..„. „(j,^,r^ somewhil pelulunlly ;'and ^^O'- I you jusl laugh like it gay and Ihuughtless
Wc would also stale that our fucilities ' gjrj. ..vhen you ought to be serious Be •for ex.-cuiing all kinde of JOB PRINT- cause ynu have come safe thus fur, through INC; are equal lo those ofnny other office ; „ partially sellled counlry, you think, per rinlhe county; nnd all Job Work cntriiE- |,ap;, yonr'own preity fnce will iv.ird off •ed to our hands will be done neatly, | j,„||,,.r in ibe more perilnus wilderness— Vro.mplly.and nl prices which will be |,„i j (vurn you that a fearful journey is be- satisfnctory, j fore you ! Scarcely n boat descends the
leiturs In friends in the Eusi. Eufene bad- nnr thu ivater iivth-r; the stars ia ffittin' concenl u» from thesiivuges, even tvere
h.-on thrice dis nichud—his lhirl^ cuiii'iii-" dun and it Inukias if thar waru cloud all they in tho vicinity.'
round us.' -I know litlle of Indians,' returned
'I seu ! I SMH !' ruturn'd Eujunu exci- Blanche;'but I have alwnys undurstood
ludlv Murciful H"«ven ! I hnpu no nc thnt they nre somewhal remnrknble for
cidunt will bufall HS heru—nnd vel my ilieirucuieneis of henring; and if such is
huart uliniist inisirivus me ! -for ihis, I he ihecus", there would be no necessity of
lu've, 1-thf most dungi'mus pun nf nur their buing vury nenr, to be made ncqnnin-
jiiirnHv—ihu vicinily when-inns' of our led wilh our locnlily judginsi from the
sinn also uxluiidi'ig in the Hscnniiig nf ihu huaiilitiil huiruss. wilh her servants lo h»'r new home. This Insl c uiimisjion had
buen so far exuculnd al the tiin^ chn* furthu openinjf Ilf our story as \\n htins the difluruni purlins to tbu mould of thu un-at Kniiawlin. ivLmucu ihe rifail.-r ha. oui-n ihum slowlv fluaiine off ppon the slill, ffhissy boson of •the hull" it riveri ' Thu dnv, which wns nn uu'-pfc'ou-i nnu^ paepi'd without nnvlhir(T nccii-fing wor. thv of n"ie. unlil near four o'cinck. whun
b lats have heen captured b the sava. gus'
Suvinu this Eiigune hnslenud below, ivh I-U hu fn.in.l the olhur hnnlmun sleup. iog so soundly as lo ruq.iire considerable
Ioul voids 1 heard a few minutes ago ' 'I fuar we've be'en ralher imprudent.'
snid Eugene, in a depreciling tone; 'bm
in I'e I'xcituinenl '.
Ills words wure cul suddenly short by without.
BluuchH wus st nnding on ihu^fiire part '"''"" "n hia purl lowikelhem. .M lasl severui l.ud voices of alarm fro
- ' - ""lling ihem fnir y roused, he informed (ollowed by n quick nnd heavy trampling
nl the duck gazing nt the Invi-ly scene which siirruundud her. sh^ »«iv' a seem -nglv flviniv body suddenlv lenifp a limb ofn tr'fnniic tree (whose inichlv hranclu-s exlended fur over the rivur, nnd ftenr which thu bn.it wns thun swayed by Ihu ncii.in of thu currunt.) und nliuhl wilh a crush up¬ on thu duck of the bont, nnt ijiore thun eiuht fuel from her. One ffhince snfh-.'d in sln'.v her whul thu objucl wns. and lo freeze the blood in her veins. The elniv jng eyes of n huge panlher met her guzu The suddenness nf the .shock which thi' di«cnvprv guvp her ivfls overnOivuring.
thnm, almost in a ivhispur. fnr he dil nol across the duck : and the nexi muinunt .Seth
earn In disturb the others ihiitn heavy fog llcr|ier nnd Dick Winiur burst inlo the
hud suddenly arisen, nnd bu wished their passage, tne foriner exclaiming: pn-sunce on il. ck, mniediuiely. ^ 'We've run plum inln a red nio-ger's
•A foil. Cup'n I' exclaimed one, in a nest, Cap'n, and Tom Hums is nlrendy
Inn.- which indicntuil tbnt he oompfhun- buicliMred nnd sculped !' dud ihu puril with the word. And even as he .«pokc, as if in confirma-
•lliish !' relnrn. d Eusen..; 'there is no lion of his dreadlul inlellingunce, there
neu.ssiiv for waking the olhurs, and hnv- arose a series of wild, piercing,demoniac
ins u scene Up ! und follow me, wilh- al yells, lollowed by a dend and ominous
He that hy Ihe plough would thrive. Himself, must either hold or drive."
on: a word !' ,
lie Blidi'd hick 10 the duck, nnd was
ohnnsi inimediulely joined by the boat-
Wilh n dunfuninfr shriek she full upon hur mu" to ivhnni be briefly made known his
ihi-inselves as having just escopi-d Irnm ihu 1 knuus and cluspud hur hands hufnru bur Indians, and bug of you. forth, luvo of, bruasi The panther cmuohuil for his God. in the most piteous tones, to come lo I duadly lenp bul eru he sprang thu hum. their relief; bui turn i denf ear lo thein—' ing knife of Kugene Fairfax fivlio, with to each and all of them—even shnuld vou ihu aiui-rsman, wna lhe onlv purmn nn knnw the pleaders lo he of your kin ; lor deck husidus Bluuch,') wa-hunud m ihe ill such a case your oivn broiher might de , bill in his side, infliciinir a sevuru but nnl
ceive you—nol n-ill'ully nnd vuliiiiiarily. i eri.nps—but becuiise nf buinu goiidHd on by the savages, themselve- cnnceih-d Y-s frii-nd i de. slruclion : and so be cautious. vii;ilunl, brnve nnd true, and may the good Gnd keep you from all harm '
As he finished speiikin, Blanche prncue dud to taku an afluctioniite furewull of nil,
fuiul (vniind. I'he inliirinlpd hun-t nt oncu lurned upon Ruirune. und n duadly siriiijgle ensiiud. But il wns n shnri nne. Ihu prdishud bludu of the knifu playd b,M k and forth like lighmini.r fl ish ni every | luiige il was buried l.i thn in the piinihur's bodv- whn soo" fill ihu duck, drngiiing thu daiinllo.ss Eng wnh hiiii Ou seeing her pr lerlnr full. « in'iuy ni'.'lit Bliinchu ulierud another shnuk u'.d nishud V lung sib-
hopes and fears
1 h-v thoughl, liku thuir compnninn. that thi- bont iniild he saff.»l if made fnst In Ull ovurhangiiiir limb of the Kunnicky shnp': 1 111 frankly admittud thnt this could nn! luiiv bu douu wilhoul difficulty and ihiiigiT, and that there wns n iinasibility ol k- upinff Ihu currunt.
'Th n mnku lliut possibility a c -rtninty, nnd 11 shall be the husi nishl's work you evur purfiirmuii !' rujiiined Eugene, in a
nnd qiiu-k uxrii d ton.
hilt
silence.
So lur we hnve followed thu lovely hero ine unu her frieuds in this adventure ; inn the loregoing is all that we can publish in ourcolumns. Tbe baluine of the nnrrn live cnn only be found iu the Nuw York Ludgur, lhe greul fa nily paper, which can he nblained ut ull the (lurlodlcal slurus
Breakingr Colts,
In breaking n colt, we should first en¬ deavor to make him conscious of what is ruquirud of him. Fettering him with a halter for the firsl time, placing the saddle upon iis back fastening the girths, are all mntters of paramount importance, deman¬ ding the greulesl degree of palience, per¬ severance, nnd an intuitive knowledge of his idiosyncracies.
Bufore pull ng n halter upon a colt, he musl be rendered familiar with it by car- issing him and permitting liim to exam¬ ine the arlicle with his nose. Then place a porlion ol it over his head, occasionally giving iln slight pull, and in a fe'v min¬ utes he will be accustomed to these liber¬ ties, and then the halter may be fasted on properly. To leach him lo lead is anolh¬ er difficully. Stand a little on one side, rub his nose and forehead, lake hold ofthe strap and pull gently,nnd al the same time touch hiin very lighlly wilh the end ofa long whip across his hind legs. This will make him start and advance a few steps. Rupunt lie operation several limes, and he will soon lenrn to follow you by simply pulling the halter. The process ofsad-
where papers are sold. Kumembe.'lo nsk ,,, ,, ,,.
for thu ¦•Ledger." daiud iVIiiy 'J-Jnd. uud in ¦ '"'"S ""'I bridling is similar. Tho moulh il yo.i will gel lhe cunnnuutiun uf Ihu nar- j oftbe coll should be frequently handled, ruiive from wburo it leav, s oil here. If aller which introduce a plain snaffle be-^ ih, ru are nn bo,ik-siore,# or news offices i i„.een his teeth nnd hold inhere with on^ convuiiiuiii in wliere you re lide the pub- , , ,' . • i i , .r
1 , ruil 11 1 hand nnd caress him iviih tbu other. Af-
llsber of thu Luduer •*lll send you a co.y :
by mail, if ynu will send hi ve cents in '. '""' " "">'' ''« «'" """^^ '•"¦' bridle to be pla-
a luiler, Addre.ss, Rnberl Bonni-r, Ledger ced upon him. The saddle can now be Olfice, H Ann tiinei. .Nuw 'Vurii Ihi.s broughl in aiid rubbed against his nose.
story is entitled.
U u'll do'he best we can, Cap'n,' was and grows more und itiu rusponse; -hut no man cnn be snrlin o' goes on, the nirn-nl of this here crooked stream in
Perils of the Border," ore inten'sling us it
vino
many a tenrtur uiussagu for hor lo his nid; bnl nssisinnru from stuniu
fullowud—the loivly drifting diHvn ibrough
his neck, and his legs; next hang the stir¬ rup strap acroa.i his back, and gradually iusinualu the saddle inlo ils place. The girth should not be fuslened unlil he becom¬ es'huroughly acquainted with the jnddle.
parents from thoae whn held the and venuraliou ; and lhe boat swung oul, and begnn lo flmi dmpn the current, now fiiirlv entered upon the mnst riungirnus portion of n long nnd perilous journuv-
wns at haml Thu bnaiinun round nnd tbu savag.- nionslur v nlly liackud In pi. cus with thui und hulch..is, ami |.;ug,,nu cifVu blued 'vus drunu,.,| from undur hi
gallured darkness iiupuiiulniblu lo thu o snddunlv, uur you .g coinmand. siandintr nunrthi b"W. full tb.
21 Select StoriT.
6V
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, Ohi.o, that does nol encounter mo'e or less was a native of Virginia, and a duscundunl ' jH'ril from ilie savages that prowl along ei- | of one of the Hugenoi refugees, who fled
[her ahore ; and some nf them that gn down ! from their naiive land nfter lhe revocnlinu
fruigbted with human llle, are hu'ird of i
more, niul none ever relurn to lell the ml
The father (if Bluncho. Colonel Philip Sniipiisinu him in bu dund or innriallv
uiidud. Blanche throiv her nrms nrnund
THE PERILS OF THE BOEEEE,
While rending recently nn nccounl of | .^^^ vhy rojieat this lo me, dear nunt,' the frightful mn.ssncre of several while f,i-1 reiurne.l Hlanchu, wilh a mon- serious nir, inilies by the Black Fool Indians, ive were ,^^y^^,^ y„„ |.^„^y j^ |^ ,„^, ,|«„|n,.. ei,|„,v reminded ol a thrilling evunl 'vliich oc^ ; g,,„j „^" (,„.,,_,„ „„p,„p^ ,1,^ „„j.„„y , ^j. curred in the "Wild Wesl," a shon lime I p^r,,,,,, 1,,,^,, sent fur me to join them in liubsequenl lo the Uevolu'.iun, in which a ^^^.j^. „p„, ,,„,„„^ „„^ |, |^ .ny.juty ,o g„ m highly accomplished >oung ludy, 'he I (j,p„, ,,,, ,,,p p,.,|| ^y,,„, ij ,„^y_. " dnughler of a distinguished officer of lhe ¦ .y^,, „,,yj,^ jjj |(„„^^, jv(,m ,( ,vns tn American Army, played an im|)nrlnnt purl. c..,^,. p,,^.,,,,,! ^^^g y„oj lyoman, rnlher Tbe slorv being 01 a mosl llirilliiig nalur
of lhe
edict (if Nun z in lljO^'). Ile hud 1 officer of some iiotu dnring thu
his neck and gave ivav to a passionate burst nl griuf But he wns nnt duiiil—he was nnl uvun hurt, -.vilh ihu i'XCH|Hinn ufa luw slight i-crutohus. The blond with
the
and exhibi'ing iu a slri'«ing miiiner the "Perils of the Birdur,'' we havecoiicluilud to givo nn extract from it as ori^'in illy pub¬ liahed, ns folloivs :
The angle on the righl hank of the Cjrenl
proudly. 'No,' she repented, turoing m the others, 'Blanche Bertnind never did know whul il was lo fenr, 1 b.i lieve !'
'Just like her fither!' joined in the hus¬ band oflhe iiinlrou, the broihur of Blanche's molher, the commander of the stalien, ard
Revolution—n ivnriii political nnd pursiinul which be was cnvured was the pnmhur's. friend ol the nuthor of the Duel inilinn ol not his own Bm Blanche's u-jihrucu ivns Independence—and a guiiileiiiiiii who hal his—a priceless Iruusnre—nn index nf hir nlways stocd high in llie esteuiii uf his n.« hean's eninlions nnd uffuclions. It > ns socinles nnd cotem|)orarius. ; to color his whole futuru lifu. ns will be
Though al one lime a mm of weallh. seen in the prouruss nf our a^ory rolonel Bertrar.d had lost much, and suf-' slowly nnd silunily, snve the occasional lered much, through British invasion ; and creak, dij), and plash of thu sieersuiiin's when, shoitly aft, r the clnse nl the war, onr. lhe boal of our vnyngurs ivus borne he hnd met with a f w more srinus rover nlong ujioii the bnsnm of lhe currunt, on ses, he bud been fain to nccepl a grunt of the third nisihl of the V'Vage. The hour land, near the fulls of the Ohio, uow Louis was waxing lalu, and Eugene, the only
Kanawha; formed by its juno ion wi.h the j ^^^^ middle nged genileman mentioned as Ohio, is called Poinl Pleasant, and is a I g,^^ „|- ,|,p party; 'a true daughter of a place ol historical note. Here, on the lOih i soi,||,,r. Her father. Colonel Philip Her if Ociober, 1774, during what is known ' na L'lrd Dnnmoro's Wnr, was fuiighl one of [ tho fiercest and most despi'rnte batiles iliai i
over look pirce betiveen lhe Virginians and their forest foes,
Afler the bntle in question, in ivhich
trand,God bless htm for a true hearl! ne¬ ver did seem lo know what il wna lofuar —and Blanche is jusl like him.'
By this liine the pnrlies had renched tl
one asiiruxcupi ihuwuich, wns suddenly slurili'd by n nuigli band b.-ing jihic. d up¬ on his shnuldur, ncciiiniianied by the word in the gruff voicu oftbe luiiitiiiun : 'I suy. (hip'ii. heru's Iruuhlo ! I •Whul isil, Dick!' inquino Euoene,
ville, tunderud him by Vireuiiu, which then huld jufisdiclinn ovur the entire lerri¬ lory now constiluling the Stnte of Ken- lucky.
Thu grant had dec'ded the CJolonel up¬ on aeeking his new possessions and buil ding up a new home in tho then Far Wesl sinning to his feul and as Ills wife had insisted upon nccom-I Doiri you see ihnr's a huuvy fog pnnyiniT him on his hrst tour, he hnd n.s. sing ihu'.'ll sunn kivur us up.so ihick that scarculy mo Rented to h r dusire, on condition thul we won't bu able to lell u whilu man fnun nlariii, there
brush hia fnce. He stiriud mulion of alarm, and al thu suine thu bualmen nn the richtcalh-d nut
-Quick, here, boys! we're ai^ shore as sure ns death !'
Then fulhnvud a scene of hurried and nnxiniis cniifnainn. the voic "s of lhe three linniiiiun iiiiu'jling tngelher iu loud, quick, uxrilud tunes.
' 'nsh nff'lbe bow I' cr'ed one.
Qnick ! altng.'iher, now! over ivilh her I' sh "iituil nnolher.
'Th.'du'il's in il I she's riinniuu a- gr.iiiud hutu un a mildly botiom!' ulmn t yullud u lliini
MuaiiiiiiiM the hrJun boat wna brushing ainnu igiiins iirnj-ciing bushes in d over ri-uchiiiu liiuhs, and uvury mninenl gei- tinir moru and mor' eiilunglud whilu; the loug poles and sweejis of ihu bn.iiiu.'n, as ihuv aileiiipiud 10 |)ii |
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FileName | 18580519_001.tif |
Month | 05 |
Day | 19 |
Year | 1858 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
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