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NORWALK, CT. ‘WEODNEISDAY,
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‘HE Stil).~t:rll)el‘ ll:-.i\’ilt,¢_v just returned {rout
r _ -‘ . .
New Xork, is now opening, attd is pre-
pared to offer on unusually inviting terms a
""3 li".‘-’‘' 71"” Well stelccted assortrntut of
DFU23. Mctlir-incs. Clre-mir-als. l’t'rfttmcry,
Brusltcs, Dye \Vootls and Dye Stuffs. The
entire slot-k ofthis establishment lias been pur-
cltnsctl at the lO\\'P5t market prices, for cash
only. and all of which are direct from the im-
pottcrs and matiufactttn-t’shands; he tltcrefitre
flutters itiuiselfthat no one can r-ouipete with
lllht. either in quality or price. Every article
,wtll nit-et with the Stri('lt’sl sxamittatiott. and no
,'arttclt: of an inferior quality will be either
‘bottght: or sold.
_Pliysiei:utt’s I’resci'iptions will re-
_C.t‘l\’€ Ilia mo.-:t careful attention at all hours of
illte tl.')\_. anti nigltt_
I To those who have formerly patronized this
establishment. the .~ubs.t-rtber renders his sitt-
cere thanks, and thittks front his late arrange-
ment he will be able to render sati.-(‘at-tiott to
pll ll'lt)EC who wish to boy good articles at low
prices. tIt)l1.'\' A. \V):‘.l-ID.
l I.-XS just receivetl an immense stock of Dry Goods, embracing some of the richest and
.raresI articles the market affortls. and the
have never been equaled (tariffor no tarifii) in cheapness and elegance. in this place or county.
\Vholes:ile and Retail! Call and see for yourselves.
Clotlls.—-French, Belgian. English attd American, ofall colors and prices.
Competition is out of the question.
Coatings.—Fiue Beaver Clotlts. Frcnclt
Flushiogs. blue, black. brown, claret. Drrtb, &c.
Cassitinercs.—Superfine Frenteh Doeskios, fancy and plain, Eng. and Amer. do. of the
newest pulternfl.
'l‘\Veeds.—Printed. Fancy and plain colors.
Satn]ctts.——Intligo blue. hlar-k.tlr:ih. brown.
Flauiiels, Coat. Linings and Cl0akings.—A complete assortment. direct from the
most ('.t‘l€l)l‘$tl(°,fl oftlte Eastern l'aclorics.
Red Padq1ings.——Bz1izes. Canvass for tailors, \Vigans, <3-cc.
1V0:-sted Cravats.—l'|airl, Spots and Stripes.
BLANKE’l‘S——Of'all sizes and qualities.
VEST'lNGS.—A large assortment of Cashmere, \Voolen, silk and satin. pl ain anti figurcd.
LlNENS.——-A large assortment of fine Irish Linens, Linen Table covers bleached attd brown
heavy sheetiugs, napkins, crash, birds eye and Russia diaper. 5-4 pillow case linen.
.ALSO.—B|eached goods. prints, and unbleached muslin, by the cast-, bale or yard; Scotch
dtapers,tieks.brown drills, umbrcllas and parasols. spool cotton, sewing silk. cord, twist. edgings,
corded skirts, linen carnbric, linen cambric hand
and cravats, gloves, hosiery. mitts, suspenders. s
lecies. brown hollands anti Tailors’ trimmings
moleskin, fustian, ditrtity. twild stripes, carttoufi
bugles. noluretl muslins. and every thing else that con be called for in our line.
Ct\RPETING—.-\ largo assortment.
Mll.l.lNl*IRY GOODS-—Of' all kinds.
b"l‘Ult‘F GOODS.-—Blue, black. and colored
Romelias, Paramettas. Iridtanas, Chushans. Lu
tuna and Englisli :\'Ierinos. Orleans Cloths. (Sic.
DRESS GOODS-—Clt8mel€’0n Lustres; Cachmcre d‘Ecosse, a new anti beautiful article
for dresses; Mousseline de Laincs; Carolitte Plaid; Gala Plaid; Bombazines;
hams; Black ‘Silk and Cotton Velvets; Printed
HO5lER.Y.—Supetfine Silk. Black. white and mode colors;
and Cotton , comprising over 150 different styles.
WHl'l‘E COODS-—-Jitctmeli. swiss and Camhric Muslin, Nausaoks, Bishop’s Lawn, Mulls,
ooks, tape check, swiss stripes. lace do. satin strin‘d, leno’s, 8,-c.
indttcctneuts which he is off'ering to the public
Castor Cloths, Heavy Pilot and iow priced
Oxford mixed, steel do. éte. ofevcrv grade.
k’s. silk and cotton ltandk’.-, gents satin scarfs
ilk and worsted binding, ginips and fringes, se-
generally: tapes, lace , combs. hangti p cord.
annals. velvets. cmwn lining. buckratus, black
Alpaccas: silk warp and cottott do; figured
nettas, figttred Alpacca Aprons, French, Ger-
Scotch Giug
(it). ,
Merino. La mbswcol, Worsted
Also Shirts and Drawers.
G. PECIi’S
N eWE stablishmenti.
AT SOUTH NOF{‘_‘,’A|_K,
A H subscriber havitig opened a Grocery
Flour and Feed Store, at the, ‘-7)’-
osaacs; l{ev.'Dr Méatl; Rev Edwin Hall; Rev
G N. Smith.'1\’orwal/c. Nehemiah f’erry,M.D.
Steamboat Lanlding, itt_{;_.,,(}s sump; [how
finlcliis‘ wlmi_‘£3<"" am] ':l.ttt,at very‘-low prices
5°’ cash‘. rtaving many advantages for sell
mg low, which few others enjoy, he is confident
that those who buy of him will be satisfied with
the price and qualit_v of his goods. lfthey are
not. they have oily to return them, and have
their money refunded. His stock consists in
part, of‘ the following articles. viz: .
New Orleans. Porto Rico. St Crotx and
Havanna Sugars, in Hhds and Bbls.
Lump. l’owdt=red and Crushed -°-u29t9-
Hevy Orleans, New Iberia 5; other Molasses.
Coffee.
Old St Dotningo
Burnt
African A
Old Java
.°.* Laguira
9.‘ Rio
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Souchong Prepared Coco H yson Skin
P9‘!-'3.l.l0Dg H,V»~'0n Gunpowder
}_7nunc_z Hysnn Chnctilale
oils, C:_1ntl_les and Soap.
M. D . l=Vz'llimamz'c. C t .
‘goods, which added to his fornter stock, makes
the journey by easy stages, in his own car-
tt-nder mercies ofan Irish post-chase, and
the unbroken garrons used for drawing these
crazy Vt'lliClt‘S.
,POETRY.
OUR COUNTR.Y‘S FLAG.
The following lines were written on licaring
that the glorious stripes and stars ofour country's
Flag ltatl been torn and trampled under foot by
a foreign mob in Philadclpliia on the 7th May.
ISM-.
Touch not this Flag a foreign hand,
The sons of Frt-critt-tt raised it,
"l‘is the proud embleni ofonr land.
And we are bound to save it.
Touch not a stripe, their children warn
Or, sadly will you rue it,
They’re sacred to each ‘native born,‘
Then tt ho so vile astlo it I
Touch not a star, they're holy all,
Each represents a State;
And jutlgtrtent on the foe will fall,
W no tampers with his fate.
Touch not our banner’.-3 spotless white,
Of purity the sign; —
\Ve come, in l"reetlotn’s power and might,
Nojust claim to resign.
Touch not the red, the crimson red,
The deep spell wrttugltt witliin it,
Shall vcugcnce bring oil the base head,
\Vlto dares to dt-sccrute it.
Touch not the blue, the etherial blue,
The image of serene-ness,
The cloud that keeps the storm from view,
is frightful iti its tiearness.
Touch not the threads which freedom spurt
\Vltile Liberty wove the Uttion,
And tnade the Thirteen all in One!
To benefit all‘ltut'ttnti.
But let it wave in F‘re,edotn's air,
_B‘_y the s'ttcr't=d wirltlsof Ffeaxteti ;~
_ H‘attdl'e it tiittnful|y——gttatd'willi care
Ttiis”gr'eat'Ulessi‘ttg to us‘ given.
MISCELLANY.
THE ttttst-t" n'i‘ot-at-\V'AY-MAN.
Dr. W the Bishop of Cash:-l, hav‘-'
ing occatsionto visit Dublin 8(‘(‘.Oltlpanlt’d' by
his wife and daughter, determined to perform
riagc, and with his own sleek and well fed
liorscs, instead of trusting his bones to the
One part of his route was through a wild
and lTl0Unl.:'tll'l()tlS di.-;trit:t; and the Bishop
being a very humane man and considerate
of his cattle made 52 point ofquitting his car-
riage at the foot of every hill and walking
to the top. On one of these occasions he
had lflll.t’l'(*‘d to look at the extensive pros-
NOVEMBER
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REED, at TWO 130111115 1391' Allllllm in Advance. Office on Hoyt’s Dock, ‘Vest Side of theiBi‘id"e'“
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VOLUME 2’7—NUMBER- 48;.
lop to turn his back upon the dcspoiler of his
worldly goods, and leaving no \\ eight to car-
ry he set off at what equestrians c..ll a hand
canter. Scarct-ly ll0\\'r.'Vt'l' had. he reached
.the middle of the precipitous road, when he
zperccivctl his perscctttor running after hitn.
Heertdcavorctl to redouble his speed. Alas,
tt hat chance had he in rt race with one._whns.-
muscles weft.‘ as strong and elastic as highly
tempered steel .7 -
‘Stop you ititttblod footed thief ofthe world-
roared the robber; ‘stop I tell you, [’t,-e a
parting word with you yet.’
The cxhauted and (I-:f€[l(.'t‘l(‘SS clergym-tn,
fitttlit'tg' it impossible to continue his flight,
suddenly came to a stand still. The fellow
ttpproacht-d and his face, instead of its lor-
mt-r ferocity, was lit. up with a whimsical
_rogui.-hness of expression as he said, ‘And is
It likely I’d let. you off tt ith a better coat on
your back than my own ,7 And will 1 be
flftller losing .-he chances of that illiganl. hat
and wig ’!- Offwith them this moment, and
then you'll be quit o'me.’
l The footpad tpiickly divested the Bishop of
his coat laid violent hands upon the‘ clerical
hit and wig, put them on his own person,
«tltd lIll"D insisted on seeing his late apparel
t ed instt-ad; and with a loud luuglt ran off
and acted as if this feat had been the most
‘€‘|‘ll.0I‘l0l1S of his life. -
l'l‘l't:mkful at having escaped with unbro-
k,l’n bout-s, his lordship was not long in over-
t- king his carrirge; the servants could not
sttpprt-ss their laughter at seeing their inas-
ttlr in sttch a strange and motley attire; but
tltere was in his face such evidences of ter-
rltr and sufft-ritig, that they speedily cht-ckcd
t «it risihle inclinzttions, particularly when
t ey learnt by a few brief words the danger
h- h d undergone.
§'My dear W l’ exclaimed his afI'ectiort-
ale wife, after listening to the account of the
p-,‘rils to which her husband had been expo-
sed, ‘for heaven's sake take .ofI' that filthy
jacket, and throw it out ofthe window; you
‘may put my wnrtrt cloak over your shoul-
der till we reach the next stage, and then
y'cu‘will be able to purchase some habit but-
tt,r suited to your statibn and calling.
"T'nat is more t=as‘il‘y said han done, my
love,’ he replied. ‘I have lost all the money
lposscssetl, not‘ a" single guinea is left to rm-
to pay our ex pt-ns‘és' to pight. My watch too
that I so dearly prized! Miserable man that
I aim l’
Never mind your watch, or any thing else
just now; only pull off that mass. of filth, I
implore you; who knows what horrid conta-
iug it?. Take it.uff dear lather,’ obscrvtd
the «laughter, ‘but don't throw it away; it
rn_:t_v lead to the detection of the robber.’
pect’, indulging in a reverie upon its sterile
appearance, and the ‘change that agt‘lCUlfu|‘e
might produce, and in so doing suffered his
family and servants to be considerably in ad-
vance; and perceiving this he/hastened to
make up for lost time, and was stepping out
with his b°stspet*d, when a fellow lt'flpl*'d
from behind a hrap of stones and, accompa-
nying the flourish ofa huge club with a de-
moniac yell. (ft-rnanded. ‘Money!’ with a le-
rocity of tone and manner pei‘ftgtg‘_',y appnl! l
mg.
The Blsltftp flnvc the robot all the silver
he had loose tll his pr-ml.-ct, hoping to satisfy
ENTAL sttvg*oi*y.--A. [-1 ill, Dental
'_ Surgeon. (fliers his Sel'\_’ices to the public
In QVW) d€lt8Fl'.‘.’}r.-.nt ofDental Surgery,
Office as heretofore. in Bt1;~m||*_e " ', 1'-
Pe/, rm I W1” - ..oui rings.
1- e C35 —" A‘ 'i Lean. L\l.D; Ira Greg
M- 3 ',’Hon. 'tV."t3. Butler; Hon.Bonj.
Ric/.c‘t_*/‘icltl. R. B. Butt sfo rd , M. D. Danburg/.
Mr.Ho»vt'-llR,odgcrs Colchcster. Wm Witter,
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HE subscriber has of late returned from
New York with a large assortmerttof new
as large an assortment of many kinds of guns
as is usually found in arty city store. The
cry ofthe day is cheap, cheap.-—we buy most
of our goods with the cash in hand. and get
, RVint.er strainedUil Mould do
\ Fall do do Bar Soap
l Summer do do Casttle do
Sperm Candles _ Fancy (l0
, Spices.
‘ t Lirouud Ginger Cinnamon Cayen-Pepper
E ,(3,|0veg Notmegs Black do
l _Nottnet_t,s Allspice Mustard
‘ Eats-Pe..t>"'tni"l . .
Ammunition. _
Frecussiou Caps lffngllsll P0WdeT
Flints *5“"‘
Sundries. .
Table Salt Dried Apples Sal Elam
'. Sack salt Vt/afers Letter paper
Rock Salt Sttgars - T053000
snnfi‘ Rice ' Starch
Sallad Oil Raisins Matches
Lamp Wick Bay Water Brooms
Blocking Qllills
Provisions. '
Butter Eggs Mess Pork
Cheese Lard Pork Hams
Beef Hams
Fish. ,
shad Mackeral Codfish ’
Herring _ _ _
~F|ou1- of v:u'1oiIs qualities.
1‘ Pilot Bread
Butter
r ()at 6L Corn do
Navv Bread Soda Biscuit Cornnelle'
' BostiCracl<ers Corntneal Flue Feed
Sh’ Stuff
B. All goods delivered free of expense
within three miles-
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A Fine assortment receive
Crockery.
d this day at
. CLARK’!!-
thetn as low as the retailers can get thcm in
cities. Ottr rents. (cc. are low, and we know
we can atIord to sell as cheap as anybody.
Watclnes.—VVe have a large assortment of
VVatcltes,just purchased—some gold and silver
Levers very low.
JeW0l|'y.—\Ve have almost eyery descrip-
tion ol'Jewe|ry. Rings and Pins from 6 cts. to
556; some elegant ladies’ from 37.}, cts to 50 c'.s.
New and beautiful ornaments for the hair.
Brushcs.—-We think we have.the best as-
sortment ol"l‘ooth and Hair Brushes in Norwalk.
Wallets and pocket books purchased at the
factory. ' -
Cutlery.—A small assortment of Knives
and Forks-——a good assortment. of pocket knives
and Scissors. The ladies will find it to their
advantage to call on us for scissors. as we have
the best article in market. Razors, boxes.
brushes. stra ps. soaps. &c.
Looking Glasse, from 12; cents to 36;
Clocks front 2 to $5; Tea Walters, some very
handsome patterns. We have a variety of
fancy goods. in a word, everything ttsnally kept
in :1 Silversmith’s Shop. C. E. DIsBROW-
Iron and Steel.
MERICAN. Swedes and English [mo of
8.ll_kinds. also" Nail Rods and Cast Steel.
constantly on hand and for sale cheap. by
him: but lie was mi;-t2tlt'en. for no sooner
had the ruffian slowed it away in a capztcious
‘Feat in his tattered garment, than with anoth-
or whirl of his blotlgeon and an awful oath.
he exclaimed, ‘and is't with the liltse o’ this
I’m nltlwt‘ letting you ofi'—a few paltry 1571-
pennies? lt’s the gould l’ll have, or I'll
spatter your brains. Arrah, don't stand
shivering and shaking there like a Qtmltet‘
in the flgllt’, but log out your purse immedi-
ately, or l’ll bate you as blue as ti wlsetstonr.
His lordship most rt-lnctnntly yielded his
well filled purse, saying in a trctuttlous ac-
cent, My good fellow, there it is; dont ill use
me; lv’c $_7i'.'t‘fl you all, pray let me depart.
‘Fair and softly if you please. as sure as I'm
not a good fellow, I haven't done with you
yet. I lltLlSl.$t’i1fCll for your note cast‘. fol"
l'|l engage you have a few bits of paper pay-
able at the bank; so hand it over or you'll
sup sorrow to night.’
It was given up: a glance at the road
showed that all hope of assistance from his
servants was unavailing. the carriage bud
tlisappeared, but the Bishop made an instinc-
tive movement as though anxious to escape
from further pillage.
‘\Vait awhile. or may be I shall get an-
gry with you. hand over yottr watch and
sales, and then you may trudge.’
Now, it happened that the Divine felt at
particular regard for his watch——not so
much for its being of considerable value, lot
because it had been presented to hint by his
first patron—and he ventured to expostulate.
‘Surely you have taken enough, leave me
my watch and and I'll forgive you all that
you have done.’
‘Who ax’d your forgiveness. you old var-
mint? VVould you trifle with my good
nature ,2 Don't force me to do anything’ l’d
be sorry for, but without any more bother.
just, give me the watch, 0? all ll'lttliS holy.
And he jcrkcdi the bludgeon from his
right hand to his lt-ft, spat in the horny palm
offthe l0l'lttPl', and l'(-'-g’l'dSDt‘(l the fO|'m.lt'l8.l7lt’
weapon as though Sf'I'l0ttSl_V bent on bringing
it into op.-ration; this action was not on-
heedcd by his victim, he drew forth the gel
den time piece, and with a heavy sigh. hatt-
ded it to his dr-spoiler, who rolling the chain
and seals round it. fotind some wider aper-
ture in his apparel, into which hecramed it.
and giving himself a shake to ascertain that
it had fouftd by its own gravity a place of
saletv. he said——
'Ahd now be off with voti and thank the
blessed saints that you leave me without a
-cratch on your skin. or the value. of yet
little finger.’ '
Norwalk, May'4, 1844. Ciititit. leases.
It neededyno persuasion to induce the Bish-
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seat, when she heard a jingling noise that ol-
trat-ted her attention, and on t-xaminatiou.
found secreted in various parts of the coat,
silver of which her father had been d€‘pl'lVt'(l
but a yellow canvass bag containing thirty
9UlfH‘=1-‘.—Titt2 surprise and joy ofall parties
may be imagined; they reached the ‘inn
where they proposed stopping for the night.
and ,-,5 the portmnnteau had escaped thv dart-
gers ofthc road, the Bishop was speedily a-
ble to attire himself canonicallv. Before
the party had retired to rest, intelligence ar-
rived that the highwayman had been taken
after a dt-spr-rate rt=sistance——the noticeolthe
police being attracted by the singular appear-
ance Ora man of his station sporting a new
black coat, and covering his shaggy carroty
locks with the well powdered and otbordox
poroke of the Right Rt-v, the Bishop of Ca-
sltel.
Plowing in Clot-m'.—Atn0ng other ques-
tions which ought to be (and may be) decided.
is that of the relative advantage of plowiug
in or pasturing clover. It seems to be ta-
ken for granted by many, that plowlnfl 10
the clover crops more beneficial to the land.
and a more profitable course, titan feeding it
olfby animals. B'tt we do not think this
point by any means established. In a late
conversation with Nit‘. NOl)lP, Massillon,
Ohio, he ob.<crved'that fro n_ his own expert-
cnce, he had been led to the conclusion that
a much greater profit could be derived from
pasturing clover with sheep than from
plowing it in. He had fotind the wheat
crap as good or better where the clover was
pretty closely fed down by sheep. 33 Wh“['9
that crop had been plowed under; the land in
both cases being similar. If this would be
the general result, the additional profits of‘
thesheep would decide the case much in favor
pasturage.
In a late number oflhe New Genesee Far-
mer, we find Mr. VVm. Garbutt (a very ju-
dicious farmer) considers pasturing clover
two years with sheep more profitable to the
farmisr, morecnriching to the soil. and more
beneficial to the wheat crop, than plowing it
under.
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The Efect of a. Loco Foco Triu-ntpfi -
We learn that purchases of land nn_d iron
ore banks have been made in Baltimore
County, and that the necessary preparations
were in it state of great forwardness to erect
ttvo extensive Iron VVorks—one on the York
Turnpike, and the other in a different direc-
tion—-which were to have been put in ope-
ration without delay. The defeat of Mr.
Clay, and the apprehension of a reduction of
the presentdoty on iron, have caused the pro-
jt-ctors to suspend operations; and we learn
that theprojccts, if notabandoued altogether,
will at least be suspended for some tune
The parties concerned in these enterprises
are entirely distinct. Each of these contem-
plated establishments would have given em-
ployment to a large number of workmen.
and food to nearly one thousand persons. and
would besides have added to the wealth of
the County and the State. _
Baltimore American.
Indians approaching.
.REMARK.~\BLE ADVE-N'f'URE-.
The following historical incident, though
possessing all the interests of rottancc, is
.t'xll‘tl('l€d front the "History of Illinois,”novv
ttt course of publication. The work is front
the pen of Henry Brown, Esq, of Chicago:
The pioneer, who dwells in the vicinity
of Indian hunting ground, forming a barrier
bctwr en savage and civilized mm, l- urns to
hate the Indian, because he ltéafs him
spoken of always as an enemy. Having
listened frotn his cradle to talt-s of savage
violence, and perused with intert-sts the na-
rative of aboriginal cunning and ferocitv.
and numbt-ring also, amortgthe victims of
some niidnight massacre. his nearest and
dearest relations. it is not to be wondered at
that he should fear and detest. the savagc.——
While the war-hoop is sounding in his cars,
the rifle is kept in readiness, and the cabin
door secured with the return of evening.
' ‘ Among those thus born and reared. one
Ihotnas !l.ggtt.s of Ixerttucky stands pre-
etttttiertt. During '.he"war of l8l2 he en-
llSl.t'(l, at the early age of nineteen in a com-
p-ny of rangers, and came to Illinois, One
Ol l.l)t:' most extraordinary events of the war
occurred near Vandalia, in which Higgins
participated.
Men talk of Marathon and 'I‘hermopyla=.-,
and Wm‘-’ll00. as if dceds of courage and
danger were exhibited only there, wlthnnf
reflecting that a single ranger of Kentucky
ha eclipsed them all.
A little foil or rather block-housie, liavirig
bt'(‘[l erected about twenty titilesfroitt Van-
dttlitt, late the capital of Illinois, and about
eight miles south of the prtscrtt village of
Greenvillc, to protect the frontier settlements
from the Indians. ' Lieut. Jollfntty and 12
men were assigned as‘ its garrison. Of the
alter, Eltggins was one. '
The surrounding‘ country was at that time
a continuous forest, and the little lllllltltl. of
Grcenville a forntier town.
()n the 30th of August, l8l4, strong indi
cations of savages being in the nighborliood
were apparent, and at night a party of Indi- .
ans‘ were prowling about the fort.
On the morning of the 3lst, before day-
light, Lit-ul. Journay, with the whole force
under his command, sallied forth in pursuit
of them. They had not proceeded far bpfore
a large party of savages-—sevt~nzy or eighty
in number -—rose from their atitbtish, and at
the first fire the Lieutenant and three of his
men were killed and another wounded. Six
t‘t'lttl'l‘.t'd in safety to the fort, and our (Thom-
Qion we may all catch if yoti persist in wear- I15 Higgins) lingered bvltind to have "Our
tnore pull at the enemy.”
The morning was sultry. The day had
not yet dawned—a heavy dew had fallen
--”-;.‘~E‘tis obnoxious garment. was removed, and during We night. and the all‘ bk‘-Eng still and
the young lady was about to place it in the
humid, the smoke from these guns‘ hung
like a cloud over the awful scene.
By the aid of this cloud the companions
of Higgins escaped to the fort. Higgins’
his liners-—he rose, however, again. Hig-
9ins,supposing him to be mortally wounded
dismounted, and was about to leave him.—-
Pt-rcciving soon af'.ct‘ that the wound was
not dangerous. he dctt=rminvd to mttke good
his Tetretit,—-but l‘(‘S0lV€(.l before doing so, to
avenge the death of some of his companions.
He sought. therefore, a tree, from behind
which he could shoot with safety. A small
elm scarcely sufficient to protect. his body,
was near. It was the only one insight, and
before he could reach it, the smoke partly
arose and discovered to him a number of
One of them was in
the act of loading his gun. Higgins liaviug
taken deliberate aim, fired at the foremost
savage. and he fell. Concealed still by the
smoke, Higgins batting taken deliberate aim
fired at the foremost savage. and he fell.-
Concealed still by the smoke. Higgins rc-
loaded, mounted his horse and turned t5 fl_v,
when a voice apparently from the gross.
hailed him with---"'l‘om, you \\ on’! leave
me, will you ?
Higgins ttirned itnrnediately around, and
set-ingha fellow soldier by the name of Bur-
gess lying on the ground, wounded and
gasping for breath, replied; "No I’ll not
leave you-—come along.”
Icntt’t come, said Burgess; my leg is all
smashed to pieces.
Having dismounted, and taking up his
friend, whose ancle had been broken, he
was about to lift him on his horse. when the
latter taking fright, started off in an instant,
and left Higgins and his wounded friend
behind.
This is too had, said Higgins; bttt don't
fear; you-can hop off on your three legs,
and I’ll stay behind l.)t‘l\V(-‘En you and the
Indians, and keep them off. Get into the
tallest grass, and crawl as near the ground
as possible. Burgess did so and escaped.
The smoke which had hitherto concealed
Higgins, now cleared away, and he resolv-
ed if possible to retreat. To follow the
track of Burgess was most expedient. It
would however endanger hisfriend. -
He determined, therefore, to secure his
own safety by the rapidity of his flight. On
leaving a small thicket, in ‘which he had
sought refuge, he discovered a tall. portly
Savage near by. and two others in a direction
between him and the fort. He paused for a
moment, and thought if he could separate.
and fight him singly, his case was not so
desperate.
He started therefore, for a little run of
water hard by, but found one of his limbs
failing him—-it having been struck by a ball
in t.h¢_:first encounter, of which till now he
was scarcely conscious.
The largest Indian pressed close upon
him, and Higgins turned round two orthree
times in order to fire. The Indian halted
and danced about to prevent his taking aim.
Higgins saw it was unsafe to fire at. random,
yaud perceiving two othersapproacbtng,knew
t
. if
he must be overpowered in a‘tno'n"t'e"iit, unless
he could dispose of the forward Indian; 1.,»
resolved, therefore, to bolt and receive 51,55
fire. The Indian raised his rifle, and Hig-
g}ns,- watching his eye-, turned suddenly as
hts finger pressed the trigger, and receives
llte ball. in his thigh, which otherwise would
have pierced. his body. .
I-liglgins fired, but rose immediately, ant‘
,run. Phe foremost Indian, certain of hi.-;
IPWY. now loaded again, and with the otht=t'
tt_v_o pressed on. They evertook him——I-lio-
gtns fell again and as he rose the whof:
three tired, and he received all of their
balls. He now fell and rose again; and l.ll(_=.‘
lntltflns l_l1fOt\'lng awa_v,tht~irguns, advanced
upon him with spears and knives. As 1-,.-_~.
presented his gun at one or the other, eat.-ft‘
fell back.-
‘At last the tallest Indian, supposing‘ Hig-
gtosgun to be empty from his fire having
been thus reserved‘, advanced boldly to-[ho
charge-. Higgins fired, and the savage'fel;?.
He had new four bullets in his bodv—a;;
empty gun in his hand—.wo Indians ur:-
lt1tl'm(‘(l' as yet, bt-fore him—and a wholt:
tribe a few yards distant. Any other mat.
than Higgins would have dc-spairedi Na-
poleon would have acltdotvfedgéd .hiIIIl$Cf.ii‘
defeated, Wellingtbn with all his obstinacv.
would have consitléredi the" case doubtful;-
and Charles of Stveedcri have regarded it as
one at great peril’: Not so wi'.h Higgins.
H‘e had no opinion ofsurrendering yet. Ht.‘
had slain the most dangerous of the three :
and having little to fear‘ from the others, hr
began to load his rifle. They raised a sav-
age whoop, and rttshed to the encounter :
but keptat a respectful distance when Hig-
gin’s riffe was’ loaded but'\\'ht*n‘ they knew it
was empty th"r.y were better’ s‘olili5=lrs‘I'__
. A bloody conflict now ensued. The In-
tll-10$ s‘abb€d him in sevtr.-tl places. Their
Spears. however, were but thin poles, hastilt.
prepared on the occasion, and bent wheneve-yr
they struck a rib or a muscle. The wound...
they made were not therefore deep, thong‘;
numerous, as his scars’ sufliciently‘ t'ésti’fied.'
At" last one ofthctn threw his toma'ha'wk.~
,It s:ru'cli him’ upon the cheeilr, passed thro’
his‘ear which it severed, laid bare his sktili
to the back of his head, and stretched him
upon the praire. The Indians again rusht.-d
on bttt Higgins, recovering his self-posses
sion, kept them off with his feet and hands :
grasping at length‘ one of their spears, the
xlodian in_atte‘mpting to pull, it‘ froth‘ him,
raised, Higgins up, who talrirfg liis rifle,
smote the nearest savage and d tshed out hi.
brains. l"u‘doiri'g so, however,his rifle bloke
the barrel only remaining iohis hand; ,
The other lndian,\vho liad hitherilio foiigiltt
with caution,‘-cante now rnanfully into battle;
his character as a warrior’ was in jeopardy.
To have fled from a man thus tvonttdedéand
disarmt-d, or'to have Sl)fIt.‘f('d his victim to
escape would have tarnished his fame forever
Utteriog therefore, a terrific yell, he rusl;-‘
not only the watch, pocketbook, purse and horse having been shot in the neck, fell upon Cd 0“ and 3l“‘""Pl9d l° Slab lb“ 9-“llaU5l‘?C“
ranger, but the latter wartled off the blow
with one hand and l)faKl(llS'l1€’(l his rifle bat~'
rel with the other. , , ,
The Indian was yet unharmed and under’
existing circumstances by far the most pow
crful man. Higgiti’s courage, howevenwas
unexhausvd and unexhaustible. The sat-
age at last began to retreat front the glare of
his untamed eye, to a spot where he had let.
his rifle. Higgins krievv that if he recover-
ed that his own case was desperate. Throw-
ing, tlterefore, his rifle barrel aside and draw-
ing his hunting knife, he rushed upon bi.-
fot-. A desperate struggle ensued; deep
gashes were infiictcd on both sides. Hig-
gins fatigued and exhausted by the loss of
blood, was no longer a match for the
stvage. The letter succeeded inithrowing his
adversary from bitn, and went immediately
in search of his rifle. Higgins at life‘ same
time rose and sought for the gun‘ of the oth-'
er Indian. Both, thereforeyblecding and out
of breath, were in search of arms to rertev.-’
the combat.
The smoke had now passed away, and r.‘
large number oflndians were -in veiw.—’—‘-'
Nothing it would seem could save the gal-
lant ranger. There was, however an eye
to pity, and an arm to save. and that arm
was a woman's!
The little garrison had witnessed the whole
combat. It consisted of but six men andone
woman; that woman was of herself a host
—a Mrs. Parsley. When she saw Hig-
gins contending single-handed with a‘ whole
tribe of savages she urged the range-.t's*to‘ at-‘
tempt his rescue. The rangers objected; ‘as
the Indians were ten to one. Mrs. Parsley
thereupon snatched a rifle from her husbands
hand, and declaring that ‘so fine a fellow as
Tom Higgins should not be lost‘ for want of
help,’ mounted a horse and sallied forth to
his rescue. The men, unwilling to be out‘-
done by a woman, folilotved at full gallop"-4'
rcachcd the spot where Higgins fainted and
fall, before the Indians catne up; and when
the savage with whom he lied been e'ng'aged
was looking for his rifle, his friends lifted-
the wounded ranger up, and throwing him
across a horse before one of their party, tea‘-
ched the fort in safety. 1 ,
_ Higgins was insensible for several days:
and his life was preserved by continual care
His friends extracted two of the balls from
his thigh, and two yet. remat'ned—bne of
which gave him it greaf deal of pain‘. Hear-
ing thata physician had settled within a
day’s ride of him. be determined to‘ go and
see the physician. The phy-s€c‘tao_ asked
him $50 for the operation. This‘ Higgins
flatly refused, saying it was‘ more than a half
year's pension. On’ reaching home he found
the exercise of riding had made the ball dis-
ernable; he requested his wife to hand him
a razor. With her assistance he deliberate-
ly opened his thigh until the rain’-o't'” touched
the bullet; then inserting his two‘ thumbs
into the gash, ‘flirted it out,’ as he used to
say, ‘without costing him a cent.’ The 0th.
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