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MARY ROCK.
BY PERCY B. ST. JollN.
[he Rock family had r migrated to
the yerge of wild Indian life. when the
recent war between the United States
and Mexico hut out, an event which
while awakeniing prospects of Bierce
struggles between the rival republics;'
arouserd also the hopies and passiotis of
the swarthy inli.n tribes that people
the frontiers of the conatending powers.
Certain predatory andI weatelering hab.
its already allueldta to (in previous story)
as chameteristic of this foinily, haud
driven -Qptatuin Rock from the easy
'ghh1 }nod of )iekunson's Bayou,
Tr ill others, one after anothe.r,
untdilttst li founde himself fur nearer
han was dh ily considered safe to
Pi t' s d its troutrstnte tfribes
of- tf
Phut time the old man, his wife, son
4 anad yspghter-the other having re.
mna l ' with her husband-haud to
build a house, instead of taking pos.
session of one ahanoned by former
proprietors. They chose the nnuth of
a deep gully, andt he verge of at dense
forest. Their hut was as usual, blocks
of wood rudely put togethier ; and their
energies had at this time gone .o far as
to induce the cultivaetion of at small field
ofmaarize. 'his excepted, their whole ex
ist ence alepemhed otn hunting and fishing.
Marv, who, it seems, hade become more
sli m than when I knew her, was the
more indefatigable in her pursuit of the
game aftlrdeld by the fertle andt heppv
plains of' Upper Texas. Sie and her
brother were ceaseless in their endeav.
ors to track dheer, wild turkey, ndl par
tridel s ; :anI suppredr l their fiantil v af
tirely. The ola cooph;ae die absolh::elyt
nothitg but eat. dtrink, I'' y ani melode,
utterly t (rgetfu Il oftheir faramer posi:an
itn society.
A little wtiile l-fore the ou:bre'ak ;.f"
the late war, ti laocks beca'aew aware
of the presence of a netighbor. A tall
young, Ke'ntuielian, pan zionately (nn'! of*
a wild life*, sultenly located himself'
within a mile of their ah otit' with a stmir.
ly assistant trati his ownhi la-l, fah' ir.
gIr slaves. a dl. :, horses, a head of,
cattle, atael iia wagoni. lie erec.tedta so ~l.
idt famae hiouise, eted*a his placee Snow-t'
vi ~-his nae ein give o. ut tas Cp
( Snmv. Witahlpeace'andh tranqutility',
tis fiaum wtouhe preobablly scoon heave
baeen thle cenitre. oh ia neighhbor'hoodt and
ultioattety the site of a towna. that ta
great piestihence, maore dlesutructive ttia
chioler a or* pl agie, was comainag :Texas
wams the clause of a ternblae war.
As soona ats Ca pta Sato w hiadt setth-ad
htimuself , butilt his, hious~e. atnd stt his
fields goineg, he t hougttt it butt right to
pay a visit to the lnocks, tdesplite the pii.
rut icial chiaracte'r whIichd h lad haard
of them rouaand taboau tGialvastoin. The1
chtiefihingu, however, which struck hitm
onat the occasiont of Itis v isit wee 't te
wret tcdness of t hiir taho I', thte will tful
diotsge oft te ya retnts, the id last ry of't the
- hlldrena anad the atuureal beau aty of' Ala.
ry. Qf a franatk anad social d tispiosit ion. lhe
mande friendls withI younlag Iock; & vea y
soon bectamre the inivariabale comaniuon
of thae tbrothaer anda siste'r ini their huantt
intgs and' watdit ngsit~~ . fThe cont~sequaeaice
wvas i ntatra. ] adt shte notd ent thaeaon.
lv ei-mlale wvithiaa a hundatredl mailes, Ala.
r'y woubt hiavae wVon theP teart of tany
yotuth lnt iatreadv aehaitned hby ttar
simpalityt, trtht, and sincerity. Catp
taita Snowt~', in at mottha, was oiver heatd
coitedaI tover tof alatiss Itoc k. It as,
tatreedt on tall sides. thiat iaaanedaiataely
fre'igh t a heaiit with I heir va riotus good s,
and goainag doawnt to tthe settlemtenats, be
TUho intte rvtal wt'as ch aitefly spentt iin
when ti ttt ig vriaous pta rt it'RverOnee(rnted
we ,nt hgatgede itt n'cessatry av~o~a -
titolt. Captaint 8anow thearad with a
tetintg hteart aif thae war, butt hais attai.
.te:..m S r nejo it tti wee o wthotltv alellI.
ed by the sight of Mary, whom he lov
ed with all the ardor of a single-minded,
honest and frank backwoodsman. Still,
he could not divest himself of regret at
not partaking of the dangers oftho ex pe.
dition, and to divert his mind, proposed
to the brother and sister aweek's hunt.
ing in the bufibo regions higher tip the
country. Both frankly acquiesced, and
one morning at dawn of day they start
ed.
This time all the hunters rode horses,
the very best which Snow could pick
from his lot. Each had a rifle, a pow
der horn, a bundle of corn cakes, a
flask of native whiskey, and a hunting.
knife. Mary, on this occasion, was
dressed almost in as masculine a cos.
tume as her companions, and never was
happier, more sprightly, or filled with
more of the enthusiam of prairie-life.
Their journey was uip deep gullies,
along heaving plains. by cool streams,
and beneath the shadow of thick woods.
They rode along in the morning until
they found a place fit for sport, and then
halting, lit a fire, shackled their horses,
and started on foot in search of game,
sometities together, sometimes sepa.
rate. When success crowned their ef
forts, or when night approached; they
returned to their camp and supned. Af.
ter this operation, which in the prairies
is it very serious one, they made a so
her at tack on their whiskey gourds and
tobacco pouches, and afler a little gos.
sip, were glad to find rest. Mary had
a little hut aways formed of boughs
and their cloaks, the brother and tl.e af
fisneed husband keeping guard on cach
side.
Thus they wandered for more than
at week, anl none thought of turning
back. W het the wild passions of rafp
ine, and slaughter, and murder, almost
inseparable from savage life-which
,has generally all the fault of civilized
life, with scarcely any of its virtues
are kept in the hack ground, a wandler.
ing e-xisterer ' a. ibhe '.arf a woods and
fields of A oeri:a ha! an izt.-.pres;*Jj
charm. The tali i! t. To eisnp at
night beneath trees, hundreds of niles
from houses and maen, is a thing ut hichi
excites romantic feelings in the rudest,
anad none of the trio belonged qua:itt to
the rough cast. Capt. Srnow hatd re
eeived soane education, and Mary Rock
had learned to read before 1 lelt tle:
country. They had thus som'e co.
mein topic of conversation, uind their ex.
cursion gained redoubled charms.
'-Whip hatdsotmely!' suddenly ex.
claimed Snow; "the varmints are on
us?'
At the same monent the war-cry of
the Indians was heard in all its horrors
from a hundred screeching throats, and
the long i.miicas of the Cotnaamaehees were
seen wavitg in the istance. The u.
gii es ntow gave whip and saur, and the
horses bounded along at a rapid pace.
and for a short ttame thev succeeidedl
it le aa'ing thae (om:taanchiet-s, but th- ir
Ihtg lbanses teare never out of :ight.
For four hars thev rode ha-rad over the
pl.tian, uantii they were t ata ore than
two miles distant from the crackling,
smonkinig, hbhzing. h'g;h ".rass, wvhh-b bore"
down Iown-a .lthem bike a luierv avalan
n he. To th let a f: hc. a streatmala a f'wa
ter, to thair right. a lvel sward, whieb
had bees, burnt soma moniths back.:'l
was now e-avered with short turfy graa-..
Near at edge graz.ad at ntumba ea r of wilt!
hort~', wuhaich prasetly raisedl thaeir
headas as they- atpproat-heda; thr this mtth.a
of ' espa the'y had) preaferared toa aryog
for a tord.
"lThe repftile-s!' suddenlay exctltaid
:Snowv, reitaing in hi-a hee. "I vona'a
seae themit horasa's? Well, t*'erv ''ae ofi
tthema hat atn nian~a devitl htanging by~
hais sitde, radt, v toa cattch us!i I hI now
thatr tuiek a mtile oaf.'
The Mexian Itndiiansa, Iby, manis of! a
thong roaunda thea saddltie, atal a pacutliar
stirrupa~, wili huntig for hourats besilde a
hiorsa-, wvhich wuill thaus appear. to be~ gal.
lopinig of its own ttaccoral o)ver theo J pains-.
Th'le traic-k is usalhly ada opted whaena lyv
ng Ibefabre- sup~t ear fo rc-es, to gaaty
their bodies from arrows iatnd bullets.
C2aprtain Snocw lookaed anxious-ly
iaouad haiam. Tlhea paursua-rs weret abotat
a maile btehiund thema thet ambuaasheda In.
diiants aboutt a hatlf a amila tao their r-ight,
wvhile a at abIouat tat eqjual distantce belbre
them wats thea lire.
"WeY have hattle chioiceo,' stail hae
cualmitly. "M.aly frienads we taoast doa a
dlreadfual hol thaingt! The horase-s will
Ibe a little skeary like, butt a quick eye
ad a cot! head wall dlo it. Wo miust
shtoat the prairie.f(ire.'
''Te R~ock s hadt hard n such-l a tg,
lbut theay stood) aaazedl at tht vertv
tought. liut Snuowa. left thaema nao tiamie
totr re-flectioni. The conmcealed! lidian,
finalinag thIemstelves d!iscovecreal, lea pat!
inito theira siadleis, anda btort dowan upotn
I ttmt - Bua they reatitnead uunnoticed.
'Te threte fugitivyes weret butsi ly en.
ggated Th''ley hiadt ptl aed thir i powdler.
lsks out 6f reach of thea fire; t hity hiad
wvrappt~ed dteir rifles in stripe of the tort
tap cloaaks; anad then, halving carefully'
antd t ightlIy btountd thaei r ownt clathesic,
thaey tiedi htatdages. over than eyes randa
nost rils of the horses. Tfheni they
amounatedtt again, thIo Intlions beinag c-lose
tiotn them, ari min for thn rnmnne-t of
smoke and flame that lay between them ni
nd lif(. 0
The line of fire was about three miles
ong. The prairie, composed of reeds d
Ind gras,, damp with recent rains, did h
tot burn with that lightning-like rapid. ti
ty which leaves no chance of escape. i
[t burned quickly, but steadily, and H
Snow remarked that in some places 1'
smoke predominated over flame. Just C
before them a lofty clump of hushes (
burnt high and brightly, but to the left
)f this a thick black smoke seemed to ti
indicate a swampy expanse where the it
ire had less purchase. They were ri
moving rapidly, the Indians not two i
hundred yarns behind them, along the
a
line of the flame, and the Comannchees t
were yelling with delight. They gain.
-d ground every Ininuto on the fugitives,
and saw no chance of escape for theim. a
"Cloco your eyes and follow," sud. 'I
lenly cried Captain Snow, seizing the c
bridle of Mary's horse, and plunging P
headlong into the thick smoke of the f'
I'
snmouldering; swamTrp. T'he atmnosphere, it
which for a long time had been oppres. t.
sive, now became absolutely sull'oca. a
Ling. The noiso was infernal. Crack. it
ling reeds. hissing damp bust es, flaming it
grass, a black vapor that choked and e
blackened, was all that they could dis.- a
tinguish, withi a sense of intense her.t,
then a black plain covered with charred .
wood, with smouldering heaps of char- it
coal, lay befiore them. They had p is a
sed with the least possible amount of in. u
jury. A few burns, a scorching sense t|
rif thirst, faces us black as negroes, were
all tint had ensued from their desperate
and daring act. Snow pressed the
hand of Mary in silence, and then ex.
umined the horse-'. They were irre
parably lost. 'Their legs had sufii're-d a
burns which woubl redrer nich firther il
journeying impossible; but they we e. i
compelled, despite their frightfid state t
lo ureic then on again at their fillest r
Speed. dr
A howl, thaLSnow !..ie wv !ar, will, n
w.rarm';y hii or 7t reoe da.nnger. The .
.avaige' wolves of the iut iniTis %v-re, e
pon them ill vast droves. 'T'hese ani
iails folIotw prairie tir's in search of iihie
arcasscs of deer, turkeys, rahhhits, t
iiures, &c., that perish in the flents; a
:ful colleuted in such force, become for.
mihale. The wretched horses instinc.
avely ulated away. and the fug itive
bau made for a wodI about five miles c
)i', which had been spared by thie tire,
thes crass near the trees be'ing t'odamp a
mil too short to hrn. As they rit.
Ihiey loosenied rifles arl pistii s, and t(o.,k
Ihieir huge powder horns fli r fmi thin.i l T
swathes which had protectel them. ;,
Se'veral times they halted anid fired at
lie furious beasts. which t) the nrher it
,f alout four htudred came ~in ht limnd
Ihem. Their shots told, u nd a genera!l
halt showetd that the caieloa were en. ml
taed in ievouriig their unlucky coim
'amions. At length the wtiold was 1e
ri.chee; aial while bv a gen,-rt I
laiirg., they fior ten ini'ta t helke--i 'i- r
:lvanc' of It, tung ry brutes, , r7:"
: hgiiIed a tree, t,-h nl hte ;urim n I
tsien , :ued ether trais , l t".... ! t I
d1:t'e I, e - teenrv nn-n . T1;." mar.
pv a rey to the ..va g e' v.hite w..lvees. h
It require : 1 hour ,tf - l ..'I t e r," e"
I en l ie the flugiti to tik i over thil r
)tttttlin. -r ilt" itli'ith t '.11 it 1 I~
)t ti- in.-T hey tra thn ,. n ld a ku
h d in s .i' for athi!r .mn hor e,
inuit iifm' th,- tr--, wiliib twa ~ttv on t
hmii i, rd sita .h~ia.rminedh hi~t aj,
Abandiin vthep y It he bie . t..d
'ernl~il was ith . l o imo theis r i.jiii hos.s
Tinth there nitw pr~ieroturi from te a
Ihi. , wi iN be dievt.a lhen tii ihiiiv
perished rinfte yhanls, and tu heia wotbk j
IiThey and oke son..:h e r in iiI a t > t ,Ie at
ket th hrwange Is' th wne-, bct limi
I toeleab-lit~, andiCa an .n11'wth and
,fthe fireanjce Thy hsh uended oa
maoln dthry oa trtd raihdm -l 'te.
speti thi they rotg, hani toges, hd
mhimils woudhavrterrifed anyb.
'men iirdt dangeflr sxtoe haurdh ip,.
i<ver ta ~lae pint of startesdriven(1 toe
wthune wshio Olu!d anli~o il (hlbrngu
unbers on x:ire < casions, hall dipersrd
rer the 'black dhd sinoulderinig plain.
i'eary nn-tl tire.4ine was the journey
rough the:forestithrough swarnps, along
cary and, ir.tcrftinablo plains. with a
.avy rifle en tireshoulders.- They rarely
red a shoZ,'ontirj sparingly, and at long
,tervals, fotrthe ernek of fire-arms had
)w heconte dat erous. Ten days they
amped aliqg, ait on the ,norning of the
evenith they w e within a tnll oif the
veilling of Cap in Snow. Two or three
nart report of uns :nar'e then prick ipl
cir ears, gitic y followed as they were by
ic duller .1 rt of. Indian fusils.' The
io pilunge ini the thiwket, loosed their
fles, and a aned. 'f'en iinutes brought
ent to the kir of the wood. The build
gt of SnoWvil 'were a little more than a
indred yarllsh listant. The Indians lay
:out filly yAp to their left, behind the
a:ion and' ioui-stack frame. Quick na
ioiht Sn WAnd his conijiitions .firod,
il then, wgbla loud yill rushed neros..
aken mi ilahtthe savages sought the
ier of the wood, and made no effort to
recenPt the 1I' tion of the whites. Siim
tnd that hit bouit[e had been blockaded
vo days by ithe ndians, but that his assi
ant and thlefnegro slaves had made a
pry spirited onQczce. Mary was alarmed
otit her pa4'4s; but during the day any
movernent W6 mpossible. They accorri
gly rested ui 1 night, miking meanwhile
Lery prepa n for further resistance;
id darknesst j- set in, Snowville was
landoned tett negro slaves. Snow had
Iways been k to his blacks, anl they
e-ted accordi , The party of six crept
i hands and. ees through a maize: field
nil thus gaiti !trail that led to the htuse
f the Rocks. 'huge bhze soon infirmijed
toue that thei co was hurniig. Mary
rat sick at ha ;and darted forward. She
ai only resti ned w . :I the hunua, of
rudenco by tijexec .iims of her lover.
'hey soon stoat ,athe :imith of the gulley,
id the scene, muia;; J by the blazimg hut,
's revealedI it gravity. Old ock
ndl his wife " red down by two poist.:
ue Indians we r:. rw the torture;
ley were at.e z t her. I:t.
te whites ie uick vtIley
rvented thei ent on they
fulhed. Dut meo half the
istance tha me hafthem.
iths Indiaq A ruthsg.
:'> cA' '- l~ tatnhah
I savages r;a!,ibet, ith l':lo(eface t ctntan.
rd the entraw t!d L- t.( -uolley, and retire:t
.I in 2pod order. The i at-e repa :in: coof
te Western r.lh kept tie Catiiuinclhees at
resi:eet'ul distaince.
Two days nitre wrr they with.n Iteir
e't, but then thec lid tins gave up the
-ige. On th- fifth d: , the wihoe party
is limitnn'; i. . w ,.n, drawni, by 'ixe.t,
inr iduitth,' .-, ran'i on the top
Ni Rick c. ' ,. Th rest .rserved as
al ecort. Tf' t - (t '! 1n wa1s a ,renoy
to h.:'nlre~t .' . . -- , " .rr Caiptain
n wi ws 1t \-;r':. 'lt'y
're* mtarrietd; :.ml-t - '. ; - t.i tur en'.
!rpra:in:g i tiase , ith, "' I backw.s !N -111i
:rn or' ered the w er e-, and return.
I to their oil restlh ei . .\ village was
.rmed, ant ( .tan uti. ntw was a. once
qen as sheritt. i'he itrunitt: yal was
1:11, hut ilri 'f p'r.--e er:tn. e; an.i t)hongh
icy hiv. stitlbr.l a I.tle tr.itn lad.a:1 at
-ks, courage ttad i t'':'rv Si n re'iaired
wf damtag.' amst Isirs. Snow rrn il fair
",y of pret;s. oi'ver , enh-!'ra!.hl- t'ownt
no v :, dn~t Itr 1 I't h- - itum
r,".,:o tht , trr-m -.:r. h.:.- '' en o th,.- no
r i ti .\M ary itoi k.
t.ht .vi , l t i a l tl 1r"u1t, h '-v
t. 1 1 . ,- 1!h:- I t: he i t lt i s i l:..
a . -h .:ntiI .ti hit, n t ui 1!.lo ,. t1..v
i It ''It il1 I1: '1,1..I ~ It ifi'
a.! r; i pr. iti I . t i i : n . itr. . t . ' h
.! iii h i tit il l' ' lt' "!! -i v i.!
dd:' Ip : h' :.."- ih -te uhl t t;rf
noti totli u.! fryii tnt -,it.r. ah
i'tyti hi l:-u..e . itun'rn + rev
nI ih 2 statd yo'ny ! cii n, 'vh
'obr. ini t. I t'o " , r ih tn-i
hour to reach a little hillock, behind P
which lay the camp. Snow now scarce
ly breathed. 't'ho spot he occupied
was rough, and filled by thotny bushes.
It wis about twenty *,ards hiorn the
dangerous vicinity of the fire. Slowly
and gravely be raised his head, and ,
then his eyes 'i"ll upon a party of near
ly a hundred Indians in their hideous
war.pnint. Some were sleeping, sone' c
smoking. while two or three were on
the watch. One of these stood within
three yards of him lenningr against a
tree. His sidle was towards the Ken
tuckian, and his eyes were fixed on va
cancy. Once he turned quickly in the
direction of Snow; but the darkness
andl the scout's mnotion ess position
made him see nothing, and the white
mint continued his survey in peace.
The ling lances of the Indians leaning
against the trees showed that the war.
riors were cavalry, and this circum
stance made his heart beat. lie had
hoped that the horses of his party
would have given him a certain superi.
only over the Indian-. which he now
saw did not exist. With this conviction
he was about to retire, when a young
Indian moved aside the trees near the
fire, and advanced into the cent re of the
opening, tntil le stood before the chief,
who was smoking his red clay pipe with
becoming gravity.
. "l'ale faces!" said the young man, after
the usual pause.
"UJh!"' replied the chief.
. "Three," continued the young man, "one
squaw-t wo warriordc. Squaw dressed like
warriort her voice soft and sweet like a
pRTe face girl.
"Tghit said the chief.
Another pause ensued, after which the
yoting rnan, having explained that .he
white party was tired and weary, and could
not go far, the chief of the war-party order.
el hin to take a dozen' %arrioers about dawn
-". attack themn. The llowlng-Wind
rutelfreet-ply, and sat down.
Captta St(w was now amply satisfied
s tothe natup f ~the Indiani tribe. They
were Comarte ,'they Arabe of the: ai
Jii'he'oi 6 uctt'
ning to Mexico, Uuing all h eaution,
hse crept away from his iangerous post, nor
departed fron his nmisaless walk until half
a (vi!e distant. lie then made boldly for
tel uup, w% here le had advised his
riends to retire. lie found them cramped
in its very centre, well concealed,- their
hirz'es grazing with shackled feet, and a
sin:ll lire.
"I leap on more wood bog," said Captain
Snow as-hIe came up; "the warmints havt
seen us, and the siglet of our canp imav
keep them in gaul-hnmeor. I conclude
thirir s.couts are spy.:1" out us this very
mutnilte". Anid he expla.ned all he hail
heard.
A hasty meal, btit an ample one, was tak.
enl at once, and then some portion of rest
was smnatched. Indeed the Rocks, with all
the careless seenrity of their Irish blhd,
s ept soutndily unti two hours before day
Ibght, when Snow roused, then up. The
horses were s:oldled In silence, a nouthflti
of corn.cake eaten. Snow then doled out
to each a sinalI paneikin fll of brandy.
lIt! ci wt ihl tl r 1---ie , wi'e witl t '
oi!"r h ji nxed wi h w;ater. they waslhed
ih, lolnt o(f It hmir hori-en; their minth:s. ;,td
eur.- Thn thy ple iled a {rrat qun:t!ity
r w" d t nt ilh. tr, ani :neo ntin' th ecir
i a wi:.1 wa... then, white Snw,
-h . b e-., the i re icn
h . r. ' .re- \ un the r s enicth for iisudte n
.1. i( . ' y :n" ; Woere d :, heat.
I,- n e - .' c'' . u i ho 'he- ti e- r.w:
" :ii 't I (' ' , t the ': 't',' rv h il.1' ,Ie
:{ ' : d:: ,tn. T : I ,ht h-otl heent da r:.,
w.: ee tiore,., 'l;~ a i wh,-n ihl tl-av
.nr* i'ro e l t hey : no ej cth the ir'
n't Ii I: hI e ei~l a' he o e ~ry h-id te.
c i- ' U-0 their in;, ew. wt-re ii eti thef
.w y .m * h o.e Th-'-, re.rac di thf..f
-p Ig d i . , ci h sovas of the r.
I r e in- w e th-- m vt-eti l- fty ein:
i'~~ ofihe the..od ir w;s isejd ai tir. hey
S ihe huee i-l ron. Iteewas of th rli.
n:.: i ch ieart- ;~ eie~ter e i ieth l tct hir
r o, atijii. 'fo.r,-nded ic hut o uleht. A
b--. ' ;s. te a t h m~a~ h~ i n iutii ove er
teI ?ere oif her hoiz aon, :h ed et haet in
t~he i e e te poc.rairwis lon tre. niw
whwh' ro lnised I~i to e t thce asti* co:nh
riiamntwichi was, hie n.g frinzcedto enir
A iith~ liv uai ci the r.-Th workhcodte l'es.
reciounts the~b te!iwnIi l ot ofa~ tod irtun
wh Iebclei has k to'tei L ie ui ha young lo
, id *oe ~en~ year I f :ele, i h e, wasatlionen~L
ni h nmhes:l an yono.i;I' 1-: n n hlie allu into
the iver whnci. i~.hot ti the uiy ci. lai.
rendanii jume andv wset lorunat ny
clothes by irge o the lraion wr 1f the. rs.
r e. they witd ib ~oth han loigst tei hte
wciithe a, bat ee, - c Thcer t o oheri of this
yeicg lt.ntli thank \iiited hh baoy an mat'li
b n, wh preent,:ly rh-o)paid the. xparke
h*ottrel in terinithomihehd
ei vmi. lg r mth batb k. I -
th t odr If the piernes to h5 thear.ting
ulbl, w tow Ielhid sved, anl'igshient t
mhn liene tio hu~n nundd to hiesat. lon
w 'inityn adiit his lxinedtiC th ~ad
andh-manhtold lanriide ao that'the young
ldwhshehehdaedwiedt
ay the expenses of his jouarney to I.ond o
'he fortunate young tatan imnt ditely
tade his preparation and started.-Galig -
is s Messenger.
Another Grace Darlitig,
On the 1st of the pres-nt month ti.
vife and family of Mr. Samuriel Chener
csiding at Kent's Island' Grand Ala
inn, were alarmed by cries of dl.<tress
n the water, the catse of which they
vere unable to perceive from the den
erness of the fog. The mule portion
f the fauily now heing away with the*
>onts, there was nothing available but at
mall bout of eight feet in length; the.
:rie still continuing' irs . C. and
laughter a (young girl) holdly coot nit -
ed themselves to this frail hark on
heir errand of mercy, and guided by
he cries, proceeded from one to two
niles from the shore, when they discov.
rcd two mn on a raft scarcely cupta.
ano of sustaining them; and with no
mali danger from the size of their boot.
nicceeded in rescuing them, from death.
They proved to be the mate and a sea.
man of the schooner Atias, from (arre's
13rcnkwater, N. S.. anti, lad been
wrecked on the Mlur Ledge. Capt. Gates
and two senmen remained on the rocks,
the raft being unfit to support them;
and by their cries attracted the utten'.
Lion of AI r. lrpnhart, who rescuel then
from their perilous situation. Insta tace.s
of this kind, at all tines prnioeworthy.
Cniniend themsrl v-es to our admiration.
when perforied by women unider such
cirenmstances of danger, wit- deserve
its their best reward the publicity of
the act. It will be rciwm ieredl by
most ofour renders, that at fatw years
since the worla resontel with the
name of (race Darling, who, with hter
father, (a fisherani t.) haid tie intrepidi.
ty to push oft' in a boat andt rescue s .v
oral of the crew of a vessel that had
been cast away en the Goodwin Sands:,
England,-for this act ofdaring the no.
bility of the aind vied to do tl~t maiden
niono,' 1lt paers throughout the,; "
hth n ,eVar. nfiit, a, sfy i intint
was erected to her mimory. Hae '
have an net, performed in this Province',
equally intrepid; atnt we hope to see it
noticed in n more ibstiittiil way than
:i newspaper is capable of doim.
[St. John (N. B.) Ncews.
Ascent of Mont Blanc.
The following is a detailed ace: tnt, from
(alignati's Messeanger, of the recent aa.
cent of Moent Bliane :---"Ve have received
the following froma a correspondent at
Chaamounix, dated the a.:h ult: 'Great ex.
citenent was caused in the tivn of
Chamounix on the morning of Wteinesday,
the '2 th, in consequence of the departure
of Mr. Gretton, late 5t F'usileer-., and Mr.
Richartids, of the county of Vex~ord, Ire
land, w ith a party of the brave mouwntain.
eers of Clhaniounix, for the purpose of as
eenmdtg to the summiitt of Moat IBamc.
Crowd,: atssctnb!ed to witness the , st.:tr, as
tit h:iirltons nuat *re ..i i, : a:hv-a s :-- w1
welj knon,:. 'ho iun-l"ds hn~l ng :Cftis - r~''
wtti;iho and hat'!e vahluab!es bna'i. ta.y *i.t
two get'ltfleea made thei1r w',l l t n I e
pared for the worst. (ireat ..atx.(ty v. is
exjpre-st-'d it 1nany:a1 a face . th' I x 1...-!,
he aldl by our twd counatrvaten, d.a;a-.r
'-! in tit's tharest at Ilh-- toMaL ' l1 t ahteo eit .it..
The, a:.--er s :tirwis a-:copan::J w '
.rc.t pars, .is ". ;' have : ..,4 ut t g t.
i.loping tt.ik. tr :re, ' ,{ ar. -
h raii s liet ' , he . :r'"
S alt'm t a ereav.ae o. abi .u'tf,.
tiutm wvh.ch tao haumaaun tr,
A\ nighat 4i:s tat be p~a eOad a th coi. tra1 i
:ai apous :a ave to he p med'~ wheare~ .t. wN rt
c allb spolateft lest. that)--tis aof at-.
z'nitw stin-i 'l e e t ain 'no~ti'an. ami hurt
part n to t'terniityv, as w:'a Il ethcse - .e
yearst h;::ek when a somz:.ar ..tteant -.. as
'nde At :1 o'clocik thle repoart a). canti. it
t 'h:anoaatianx aiiiah annun ehat tunr aalvo
tant? cotuntrymuena hid g-unted the f Iraand' .'.
lets, lhe roc k oan nh i':hI they were to t .
tp thtear <purtenrs'. tor thet ht~a. The' i*.
at tv altl w~;ts OecIteleat; ntllinga (. e...t . -
:higla~tt te ini the town,. 'I in i-;egae
the ait we't recvrded withl atn coas .a
aerversi. .\bt i I o'clickI, tha- to.r e. a-.
mgi ;away froni te sttainut at the hFathl a
thle AIlpi', thle tattle bhunl were seeni to -ae
stlowly apaprowinag the top, andt, a tew ni a.
tates aften, the repaart of tannaonti mi Chta':n
aaiux :ttiananeed the ntadeurtakirt 'smt e.g.
tiemt ~'~t t:- im onr vew, aid w! 5:.''; tn.'th Ii '
ataret tof titemiti t .hou~t t alf-pta ' a.e\' n a
Ma , whlent, parecededta tay the hos.t a
Ch~tami aa'a iltae, an acttarra. I eta t''
lhacks oti som te enithun -it-e Frena-ie'he It -a
weare r'ceivedt at the IIota-l de l.a adre., w ani
bond c-haeers, liingi~ ot c'antnon, a al psrtes
htionts tot dhghlt att their safae retrin. 'The
gtiader, gave great ptratiae to bthtl gendtumen
liar the cetamneaes and e~u c .age theay dwaphtay
A Tia 'ar. I tatN.- correspondlitent oaf the
Ne Yoerka * erabai, wr-ting fromt Paw,
sauys:-Th'IIere, is in 'a ris fai thbe hast iv
waeeks, a IFrenchli lea'r, r'eo t y retfrunet
tromt Africa, wh'o haut. jli(atempaion ta
the streets, a. anniligeninnm, who~ follow.s
hianlake a doag. Thneanai. of thte ani~na I
En ir, andl never hav'e 1 seea moire spltena.
didl spechneitn of the king o af the iorest.
T'hnnghi I did nout Ihe miteh toi be no ih1is
vi-td mirj~ajety, I ventturedt he othelir iaight to
ipproach him, anid, haorresco referenst ha'
Ti-kedl eff hand as a dog would dto. 'IThe~
F'renuch prouverbi stays .that "iwe aua nio:
palay w ithI fire,"' and I tedt' one ofthens~ d tys
the lion will tinid htiswikdi unture, andi lajke
omne horuvi deed,
Fulton's first Steam Voyage.
w'ncty vrnrs since, nore'or less--for i A
:arnot fi the dlate with rrii-e certainty--f
ormed a tr!vfelling arqIaiititltee, tiphn a
'team Laot n .on the lttidnn rivejet, 'itth . .
zentlemuan who, on that otccasion,', *elatdd
A' me anime incidentH of the first voyage of *
Fulton to Albanv, in ls steam bo ~the
termont, w hirh I have never mc titit
lsewhcre. The rentlemnan's natne I tvd.
ost; but I urged him at the tine'to pubJ h
wvhat he related; which, however, so far an
I khaw, ie has never dune. I have several
timies repeated the fscts as they old
to me, and have benn often re eil se.
eure thetu from obliviou by tang 't etm to
the press.
I chanced, said my natratnt, tn-be it Al,
hatty sit business, when Fulton arrived
there, in h'; unheard craft of, which every
body felt sr tnch interest in seeing. BeA
ing ready to leave, and hearing that thin
craft Was to return to New-York, I repair.
ed on board, and inquired for Mr. Fulton. I
was referted to the cabin, and I t here found
a plain, gentlemuanly man, vholly alone,
and etangcd in writ i.
Mr. Fulton, I presume.
Yes, sir.
Do you return to New-York *ith this
boat
We s!hall try to get back, sir.
Can I have a passage dota-n I
You can inko your. chanre with nos, sir,
I inquired the amount to be paid. and af
ter a moment',, hesitation a sum, I think
six dollars, was oned. The amount in
coin, I laid in his openI hand, and with hid
eye fixed upon it, ie remained so ir.rmo.
tin!err that I supposed there might he a
miscount, and said to him, is tharright, sirl
This roused hit ns from:a kind of reverieg
and as he looked tip =itmIne, the big tear
Was hr nirng in his eve, anti his t'oice
falti'rerl as he said, excuse . .sir: haitt
meimory was huy as I contnp tizedl thigs
the first pecuniary reward I harke ever re.
ceivel for all tmy exertion4 in asiapting
teainm to uvigaton. I. wnu'd duly cogn
mtemt:orato.the occasion over, a - bottle of
wine with vo but I am too poor, even for
t hat, just now ;.yet I trust . .we may most
again when this will not. besO.
The voy'ae to New-York wai ta esa.
SIknow, arnd, 6.tn
making Mr. Ftiitan'sflee
larly plying be'tween1e i ,
eny, I took pnrage upon nittb tot' for
the latter ciy. The cabin, hi that day,
was below;- and as I walked its^ length, io
an-! frn, I saw I was very elsely observel
by one 1 supposed a stranger. - oon, how
ever, I recal'ed the features of Mr. Fulton,
but, without disclosing anyself, I continued
tny walk rind awaited the result. At latigth,
in passing his seat, our eyes met. when he e
sprang to h s feet, and eagerly seizing mV
hand, exclaimed, I knew it must be you,
for your features have never escaped ne
and although I fam still far from rich, yet I
may venture that bottle, innt Itwas or
dered, and during its. discusdion, Air. Fut.
ton rant: r:.hly'.but vividly eveihis expe.
rience of the world's coolness, and-sneers,
:.td of 'he hopes, fears, disappointments,
and ditIll'lties that were scattered through
his whole career of discavery, up to the
v, ry p'-nit of his tit.a, crowning triumph,
at wit.. he so Study fet he had atftst ar
rived.
In rev;ewing all these. lie said. I have
a*;itn and anhii: r'-cal:ed the occasion and
!uie inrid: a of ot; first interview, at Alha.
nr : and i -.ver Im-a I done so withaut itMt
reo'ewigt in my unod,. the vivid einrtion it
*i.:lly " in..e. Thit seened, and ?till
n:".es seem,.. the turtng pont of my detiny
--he d.i:g lor '.e: w.en light and dlark-.
nces, in ;ay Career upon earth; for it was
mity Iirst reconionr of my. usefula
m8 the events eoupled whhI
the . steam niavguiti-a
dkwn as to be reenIouted, by tma
niy--anid such ats Fultona there related1 tvere
the~ early appireciations, by the wirhd. of a-*
dlise:>very which ht-is invaded all water,
cautsinj a revo.uto: in) natvigahtiOhi whicih
his alitost laerahy brought the ~'ry ends
oil the ea th in centact.-Thufal Commer
ciil.tducr/iser.
ttit .--A re..pr rntmakmg~ the hair spring
uplot ther des-ert c,'es of 'he intellectual
glot, o nmeihe rotund of the papers.
Gheerl Twigg', wn&'se headl is aiid lb un
l;vinz nonumien. i~ ts etlicac'y, is. the re
ported inventor of hie artitle. IerVe.thie
receipt:
'()te draihim lia sutphnr, hialf drachn
sntear or Icau, foir ownnns rose water* well
ixod and appb,-d twice a dy.
i t his o cisi sa ii is. initlbble, ,~ mar. .
voi? thaut Generatl Twigga should hiavb be. I
comn9tid in .loxico, or6 he lhved itt an at.
mosn me ts!phw r an d lreipteatly esposod
h mieelf to showe s. o. key'. .'lfo bo sulre hd
was inot titch a~ictedl to rose water: that
bein~ r n articlegnet included in the 'outfits
of our htero's. ;It mt be the idrn cratet'
t hat does it; (or we arOqguitemure that leadl
and. sufp~hi' never nmakte a bravo nian' haitr
standt ott the entd.--S/ar.
Jlrvcrtn von rTwo tuoe4nf 'nAS...
Il'rd Lodsaly, it lis traveJ, t~es, tat
IL'ypht, he srumrihe- ot, a mlwt mej~oed,
hy its hietoglyphicest v
thoundr years f a the
twummy,)' after it weiah t n
Sone of its closed1f
I e'waitt interes~ted it tI
fare' thak~ ihait ihra , tt.ldJi
niy's baid, plat it'VanS sunnasi1tIi~
edl the rait a '* '% no eni i d
Snits aii tin ti - uge 'fa
ha etonshment and jo . the rt i~
forth aM * m: