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VOLUME III.
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MEETING AND PARTING.,
Ab I MISS a nese, .4 bummer ben,
We seta happy girl sad boy;
We reviled •inset the garden flewere,
The drawasg-room echoed with mar jay.
Then was se pleasure is the rids
What did petite.* us .Il aloe.
With leom miss closer side by bide,
To talk "til half eke day was go...
Ere beg • time 4other theeehi,
'Teta mach to hear (bee only speak;
I leara'd by heart (it came soseaght)
i ach measieg of thy Vol cheek.
O ! deeper grew all nature's song,
And richer geared the ennui' dyes.
Aad my boy's bean grew lull and strong,
Is sewer ts those esestinug eyes.
Aad tin, lees srtbe sad years apart,
Wla,altir'd, yet were still the same;
Tbea tsarist, each the ether's bort
We struck, till rarest music came:
We .truck whet, chugs yore as you will,
Not yea aur i eta write again,
That deep bean -chord whieh, broke', still
Keep. m.rmerieg Meme 'S. breis.
Aad thea. oat ether parting more -
I felt it was a doom'd nee, de.r
I (.It an ice wied tingle o'er
Our youth', green leaves, and r
aero.
And white I eroee'd the Mea. I heard
The low waves viscum all night thrwgh,
Of some one sick with hope defend.
Of some net eaed•eng me from yoke
Onae mare we met a weary way,
1 redo acmes the temente* .now,
All eotd et heart that Wisvr's day;
Bur. sh ! head• the rood 6'e'. clew
Thee. wee s roLlr• thine the. wow,
A bitterer the. the Winter wind.
To .ee rho.• .yes averted se.
Te feel char thea o.sld'st more 'skied !
O.er mare we rest. November's wind
Blew amply down the nermw street,
The 'heists. re r seemed emi'tea blind....
Fit fight for .,e ..od me t. mut.
Te• amid sot me. that I was leek- •
At.
ek-
A,. t• the heen that yne hod tem.
Tear few, esld wet 'ri r•ne light and goick:
Bet each •'• ra{,!ti' .a like •'boy..,
Alt !Tam ehan_.dwith that,'..p chirp
Which peers ei the heart of yosth.
When, after thermal,: Tied nee strange,
It fines the 'memo eyes of vote.
Faint ahadews of the hone above
Here east • bfeesed dirtier hen:
I would sot ehtterr +bee, lower love,
For lorieg vision., once too dear.
Aad yet this ! , th.nrtet eminent meets, ,
Cannot'sweiet from it the past:
Comes then bet one sathneeht 4 •exurb,
So, ray bean'• dead roe mimed fall fist.
Dead bears, with all she r oma•glnw paled;
Dead hopes, with 6x'd nnm.aninn eye;
Dead vows, whew music all hes fait'd,
Save one low note of memory.
AGRICULTURE.
Iihnnass tetegseao sir tee RA .s a :tt:w--
Sessti tin,'..: * . erg Petr --1st. f; f rme- <r . sir
is re as -rod. It In believed that the Mer•« of fes_
wrestle tearer,: supplier of Yr iron th• .n'1 is
favorable I Its fertility. This descent of air the
rata ,remoter- Wises it falls neon the veil, it
makes its may lots the pons sir fee's, v, tizpell-
isg. of comae, ,be air which prev.ousie filled
them. When the •.in eea.e., the water rent
off by the drains, and se it Items the pnrea of
the eel empty above It, the air follows ens' file
with • renewed ,opply the Gumtree. cavities
from which the descent pf the rain led driven
it. Wiwi.. lead remains full of water, no such
mewl of air ems take place.
tad. h worts asunder soil. -As the tett
fells through tkp air, it requites the tempent,nr.
.( the atmsepbere; irthis be higher than of the
waw soil, dee tatter is warmed by it, Med nibs
mien be copious sad sick curtly into the subsoil,
they will carry this warmth with them to Ilse
depth of the Braise. Thus the under roil in well
drained hied is set only warmer, h.c,o•e the
evaporation le kw, but because the riling in the
simmer *mien actually bring down warmth from
Me Heavens to add to their natoral hent.
3rd. N 'reuses t►• forweaWra of tie soil
d -rine tls rearms of e-rnrJi.-The son bests
upon the surface of the soil, and gredealty warms
it; bat even in 'emitter, leis direct hest descends
only • few tsetse. beneath the surface. But
white flee r.ia fells upon the warm surface and
baa se easy decent, ee in epee -mite. it beenmes
i.eelf warme• sad rani., its heat down to the
ander end. Then rhe row. 4 the piano are
warmer, and earnest g.nwi1 i' rimal.ted.
It lee been prn.e4 hr •io•rimrots with the
, that the nmt.. r welts, th. upper
soil iv warmer is d:.%oed than In *admitted land,
and the above are serer of the wary by which
beet seems aeredty to be added re drained land.
4t11. L: carries down sel-e6G s .h lentos to the
reete.-Whet rain fells. *pee heavy esdrened
Wed, et sees say Wold tate which it deet not
wsl'rly riot, it rises over the sorbet, dissolves'
any menble saner it nay mete with. sed carries
1 is. dm nearest Celli or brook. Rein thus
robe sad imerev.rhk.s seek had: est emit Sisk
wbste it bits, cad if it dissolves ••yrhisg. it will
a•rry It dowswurds to the rests, will dwwibete
ttaWfn.ly the saber napna mei* have a oma -
tel fwdwar ea rim te the serfiN j aMat win ewe
pstetrs rem* bs"T
y belaying " everyw►,n
witbis tb. rtseb of plasm,- Jelmets•S ,gruel.
brei Claw` -try.
blas. /•aweis-I. River tem ..4 ti„...
i de set thlak bei lest whit* i. sweet he ewe..
sleet Or
ties sews time mime ,Me
always be is the habit d beteg empMyed
Mew ere this least la tretb, ea Never sey en
in *tag of a pw•ea whom the wets say a geed
tbieg of him: e.t wily speak 1Mw1Nlr. Let bel
sot 4. Reuss bit irritable ear *skied sot a ehledr.
S. Dover Weetg. dormer is lotteries that tee set
ansry. t Ds aft *lege .t* 0111.L011d01,
Leri twbsb by pth se ear tight is meat ill'sA,
illmahlisse M t* them shwa wbletn le dila
tt THE GRgATIST POBSIDLI GOOD TO TSB GREATEST POSSIBLE NUIIJIR,"
GODERICH, COUNTY OF HURON, (0. W.) THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1850,
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1 TWELVE AND eir. P) I
., sr TSB Sib Of TIPS MA.
NUMBER V.
t• ,rut thee, and exert the own pewees se tar lib* Maas s S..S*tam& f Jim biro.
r tory go.-Nsa..w of FJiedseh lir. A. we said More he was bumming a
At eke pest Smithfield Club Cattle Show teas, as he tamed into the court. Passing
held is C t. (.•sloe, it ie rd flet op, b• coastal sad his thoughts, if the♦ had
'bat the reek exhibited were geterdly •wperi.r bees tittered, wield be something lila the
to those of soy previous Show. Although the following:-
cattle were sot es ezctrie•hy 1.t .. at former `Some forty or fifty mors, i shooed have
Shows. "Ivey were considered better relented G.. raid; Bron wit• a h.r,l n -•-nos of tbe
the G..J of rose, sod worth • higher price for b•hnye deeldelly-demme if he won't the
the woe wetehie This war as n siwuld be.- very personification of his Doo Juan; be
The Beath Down sheep appear to have twee Om went on tbe principle of go it with a veo-
favearitee. Oe. let war sold at the Christina. geance.'
Marker et £5 Se sterling each. We More men Dunng these cogitations be reached, as
reports, that eves the working men employed is he .opt his boarding house. Ascend
Collieri.r of the North of Engletd, who her•to- ug .tops, be seat his hands on an axpforing
(ore, were acc.atemed to bey the fetter motion expeditiep in hi. pockets, and extraeteJ an
of the Leicester sheep, rej-et this extremely t.1
msttom new, and bey in prekre•es, mint th.t isetrumeat resembling a portable poker,
is of modems. fitoer. Moet, mosey hu bees with • jointed handle. Inserting this in- -
wa.ted is frte•ise mole and sheep to neer.- .trument into a round hole in the door 1e -
We do not soy emelt, by farmers, bot by th• effected an entrance.
public. Eo'reme fat is soirmis, mep have cost On entering he was somewhat surprised
at hese( one shilling the pound weight, when it at the disappearance of the bat Use, and a
nor ms.1e use of es foe& it w, • noly worth about table in its place,
the Ib. fir making sip• i■ the ' WhereAthe mischief is the hat tree gone
',,akar, we hue• both beef, mutton, to now, 1 should like to know,' he mentally
a „roe/teirer farness, end rorty ton exclaimed, throwing down his hat. ' Haw
w,l! slwan be trey for us. infernal quiet it is just now,' he continued,
prevforndsolih•a ■t rhe ww,hosole rkof•t. tberr .se articcotso; hal
le. sea- -
proceeding towards the sitting room.
poari
there to eom•tamlS a goad s•ppir of good meat Fineeig it in total darlinese, he was stilt
to be had is Mnureal, sod sirhoeeh some par• more surprised.
tie fed fault with oar he.(and menus as net he. ' By Juno, is every body dead I wonder.
tog as well }Isveer.d as that of 16 British idea, I'It have some light on Ibe subject;' and
we beg to d, Ter with them. Osr beef, mutton, with that determination he cro.sed the
iamb„ said .eat. when seffciestly fat, a r. sed- room to the mantel -piece to search for a
i•gly well &moored. sad sold•m Mr 'hat throes match. He placed big hand oe something
seek IM,.r. -hie! these article. .(feed partake that made him utter an exclamation of sur-
erse fregoeetry :n the British Isles tom very i prise.
f.ediag. Cat,k sr sheep, •cell fed prior- t By every thitlg that's blue, it's s lady's
pity upon roe id. oars er b'rIe , will always shoe; eatroard nnry e,ente have transpired
produce with P. voered mrd sweet neat -but of
verse :'•e farmer who niers root• elope will alto du: tog my tido boon absence -a sofa here
heal theta to ! a mock. sed emery farmer chould ntriiirg egair-t one placed under the man
nem some. Mired rood will be the bust Mad tel-eleee. They have bee*' pitching the
meet p-sI•>M-. yid t.eep.the stork in better earsonel estate .,boot at a dance of it rate,'
he hh then if fed on rev usher load of tool.- Ah! a' "bee. shoe ! 0 mien Gott, u the
!^r.. • ref Jo. re:(. DOtrh r . r ys.'
Ata h:e lumen, of the RnyulEaglieh Agri Charlaa is that you 1 whispersitteeft
voice at that morcnt and a wens bond
clat'ted hie.
' Whew ! wb:t the deuce is to pay now,
he aim Ft rgtculatcd in .erprise: but ree^v
ring ',tracer .be *cur- whisper,
' ye- &areFt, it io ^las « r thi ISA, he
mohJ to himself.
' i Sec hac it is I'm in the wren hotter?,
and this darned thirkc Pm Charles; no mat-
ter Pro in for it now, nod might :s -ell pit
it thtongh! So thinking, he seated him-
rolf be her vide on the sofa, with one hand
etarped in heri and the other round her
waist.
eeneerned, and to the iei•eased meow* .f ;fee ' Charles,' c! -e reed,' -'bat made you en
coattre." 1 late; i bare been waiting for you this half
Poch Ts he nnin;oa of 'he benefits predoeed boor! •
•o Ea,f..tr eericetle a he the actino of :hat great 'The dielena 'yen have,' th• ought be.-.
S°°447. Mad w* e. thew vex ht'y jn t bed in rindeed. I amvery aro
their eonele oea. Tbe-eerect',meon
twee twee erect', Wm- ' ' ripe but positively 1
f!ev.en'e predt'e.d :+ 11114:!01 arycrYalto're. lJ net son -tie :Money,' bit rid.
e -d •1) that is eonneeted with it. eisee the rots- 'Thr enter, base Ill gonC'awt, this eeev.
n ' titles of or. ree;ere, s peen' of lain tete era ire. and we'll reahe the most of our time:,
years, thin for re t-evioer.eemn,y. fin ('sada, said she hefteee'reh hie heed.
calterat 8er'ety, the Report of theCoeocil see-
etsdrd i,.n t'•• fe''ewiig termer-
" The Coereil e.e r.telate the Society os ''te
•r' imenterte raeeereivoiy ssatte each year is
1st cerioee dreertrwete of e opent•oes, sed oe
rc,t•,rt teem•*';'oa of :N vales of he iells-
.mx.isasemetiogend -es,A:n,ag the cease of
raciest f inti. and they e. "cot rite-ta n e
doubt teat. by the veiled mete 'ea - of eel pertiei
eo0eeette "wi'h a-= cele. r+, .0th a -proq erive
improvement will be made is the alteration of
the eel and the mamma. of British husbandry,
es u ill promote the greatest predeetioa at she
least ever, sod rhos be (seed esattibeti•g is the
mutest interest of the per'iss mon emtnedtately
•
Aeroeiatione an b,m.d for the adveaeenvnt of
imerivenen:• ice sz :totem, •^d for other bee.-
emel obj-et., bat we finest-rt,y see them soon
lone the:, interest with the pub' e, aid th.'r ob.
jet's reidom ern'ed oat wi.h rhes r►er-re of el.--
ge •eeeswry to a:rate tl•e;r svr.rs, The seem
oeeesei'r hat existed at the fit ;ormseee of
these s,w'e•itiisaer a ed which isde ed their or-
aae'41;ter, centime. re exist is1.11 fere., when
• me Were 1iai''esc., asvenh.4ec. appee•-.d
to 1,6orneo the members. cid Sheet theirasefei
Mems. This hes bees the mere of frle.e w:.h
Many a Sor'.'y owed i• Canada for • beneecisl
object. Ue.'r- :he members Gel continue- in•
'ervred, there is net much Loud to be .upectetl,
however import-nt the ohj.ct of thea brat organ
a1111000.-Ageo.lt. rat Jet reef.
GETTING INTO THE WRONG
HOUSE.
" For me 1 adore
Rome twenty or more,
Asd love them mow amity."
Such was the light lir hummed be a
Toting man one evening in the month of
September, between the hours of seven and
eight, an he turned into a collet leading out
of Wa.hington street, where was his board-
'ng-hecee.
Thr character of the air -suited well with
the appearance, of the aforesaid young blade,
for as he turned into the court, the light
of Are lamp ' illuminated' hem; he was toll
and Somewhat slender, hut ,'i sly formed;
hie pale and handsome features, large bright
eyes, with dark eirelee arouse them, told of
late boars sad 1,
His exterior, frock seat, botte.Nd at the
top by • single betties, pants of • seetf
enloredhus, white vest, and chain fastened
at eta lower button -bole, attached to the
• 'w. what in ►N rest posh**, (we
.e. eay that 1. the nem* of a
nmely yneng gents of said
,u;e to sport that woeful article.
t»' e• A rheewadew mercy with the
ele•hs, *whew
w
reset1, • ewes -
Whet dollar, ate as Miriam* 1. kers. of •
W%-ps•Sy sail beteg put to that ss•,)
boats. hat, wed &bey, of the latest Ashisa,
lead garfish esus. s•rmsested with • dyi-
Mtsfy nerved lidy', In hs ivory, e.mptet.d
•
'Yes, by Jove we wifl,• wife his reply, as
he embraced her. and imprinted several
ki -nes on her lips. '1 wonder who I am
ki_•;ng in the dark,' thought he, during the
operation.
' Wbe,Charles, l -!"n old think you uvula
he Mohamed of you -e. 1f,' removing his hand
from bar bosom,' yea never did so before.,
'Charles must be a very bashful youth;
thosght our hero, as he still took farther
Iii erties. . ,
' Charlet, you me nit do so,' she exclaim-
ed,' what do you mean r
'I'm making the moat of my time,' was
ha inn )cent reply.
' You remember the last time i saw you,
yor said you would tell me to -night when I
w- chould be married,' said he.
A wistle clearly escaped from the lips of;
Garr, (such was too aLbreviated sponsorial
of our hero.) '1 chould Fay immediately,
he though, ' but she might mistrust and
`twould be no ;;o.' The time, dearest,'
he replied,wiil be when it is most tom- 1
nlent for you.'
'0 how glad i am r she exclaimed, fling -
1
ino her arm. around hen and caressing hien,
which he retort ed i, et vignrou. 1y.
' What • pickle i chould be in ,1 the folk.
should pop in a1l of a sudden,' was hie
thoughts at that moment; and if he had •
t, as the thought passed hie
mind a latch key was beard fambline at the
doer; •t that ominous sound she mean to
her feet greatly frightened -
'0 dear !' was her ' what
shell I do t Here melee the folks.'
' What the plague shall 1 do,' was the
question of Gus, as he leaped to bis feet.
'011 dear ! ob dear r .b. bitterly exclaim-
ed, ' where shall i Jude you 1 Thew'* no
closet. and you •asset get out of tits room
before the folks will see you. Ol merey !
i shall lose my plum. Then the door is
o e.ed.-quick--•quieb-hide neder'tbe soh,
it* a high orris.'
He did sot atop to think ebony • better
plass, but popped dews el the leer and
commeseed erawlieg oredernesth. Hie pro -
grew wee greatly aeeelerated by bet feet
wbieb fib apliad gaffe heavily to his side.
'Thayer, wbat a *stetter de !tweet.,
theeght Gus, tie it came in contact with his
ribs.
He found the spice under the sofa quite
narrow, so much so that be was obliged to
lay fist on his face.
' Whew, 4' thought be as bis sate cant. in
close proximity with the carpel 'they keep
a eat in the houae. 111110, bore they come
-owe two, tbres-three daughters, the old
man and woman, and two gent. -friends of
the young ladies, I suppose. Here they
are down on the sofa: how I •hnu'd like to
'tarp one of thnse little delicate feet. -
Thunder, she would think the deuee had
her. I wooder how long I have got to stay
here t 1 hope the conversation will be
edifying.
le this manner his thoughts run on for
the space of an hour. By that time be found
his situation any thing but pleasant, not be-
ing able to move an inch. There was no
signs of their departrre, judging from their
enncersation, which was as at first, and not
knowing how long he should be compelled
to star in such close and odious gnarter.,
caused him to anathemrtize them most
vigorously, and he got wound up to such a
pitch that he let an oath accidentally slap
, t .
' ser• ii'8 that t' exclauhed one:
bot tee o+:.rr, heard nr'hing.
'Gracious. thought Gue, ' what a nar-
row escape. if aoy of lbs others h -d heard
it I should have been 'discovered; then a
pretty plight f *tinted be in. 1 should have
been taken for a "ureter
albite thee eoreratulatine himself on his
escape, a shawl hrlonging to' ene of the
ladies Anne over the back oethe pofa, ,hipp-
ed behind. It was soon colored, and o
search con;menu'..
'It must have fallen behind the sofa,' sur-
mised the owner.
'1'n aaceetain,' said one of the young
men, using -rinse the sofa.
$elsfns eneesd, be whirled it nearly into .
the middle of the floor. - .
Thunder, what a scream! The young
lades nearly fainted away at the sight of
Cuss tying on hie f --e.
'Burgle!. ! thief ! robber !' replcd the twn
baa4s of. the house, retreating toe:aris the ,
door. -
' Complimentary, damme,' said Gus, look
ing up. -
The two Toting men seized hem and raise 1
ed him to hi. feet.
'Give an accent', cf yourrelf; l:ow came
pro here? war the gneetione put to him.
'Thieves ! robbers ! watch " screamed'
the ladies,
'.Stop your infernal noise,' etiolated the
old gentleman, u Gua commenced as
apology.
' Ltdies and gentlemen; said Gu•, 'you ,l
hire found me concealed under the sofa in '
• hurglurioas manner, but 'pen my soul it
nab, for very different purpose.' Ire then I
went on and gave a very lurid explazat.on.
and in such a manner that it act the old
;!entleman into a roar of langi tcr.
The girl was then called to be questioned
abont the matter.
'1 rhall row, at any rate, see wha 1 gave
b. -en sky --1 irking with,' thought Gue, se her
rtep was hcard on the stales. A. moment
mere and .t daughter of. Ham, black as the
ace of rpakee, strode into tbe room.
Bleb an apparition of darkness *truck
out h-ro dumb. For a moment be W35 a 1
m- lel of amazement: but • roar cf laughter
from all in the room restored his scattered
sectors, and he thee became fully aware of
his ridiculous position. -
' Weere's my hat T be faintly artfcettated,
as he rushed from the room,
-lcep eln.ee lee eves did that roar
of la igbter ring in his ears, and when sound
asleep, a vision of t ' oiggeress' flitted be-
fore him.
wards is the wind. It ran with the •peed
of • deer, and was root out of sight. Th.
dogs persued it, and came so close upon it
at $.mall creak, bat it was o'mpelled to
drop eta stick which was take* by its pur-
erera.
Ties stick is about six feet lone, straight
and smooth as if po'i•hel with nlare.-
Heretsl other persons have repeatedly free -r,
'he creature, and they all concur tO repre-
senting it as a human being, but so rover.
ed wirer shaggy hair as to resemble an
ourang outang. It has frequently ap-
proached the houses of th6'teettlers in that
neighborhood during the night, and stole
various articles -among other things it
carried off quantity of towels, one or two
book•, and ham also taken several pigs. -
One of its nests was found in the forest, in
which were several napkins, folded up just
•a they were taken from the house, sad •
Bible, marked J. J. Wright. A bill for
washing was also enclosed in the Bible. -
The foot marks of this strange being have
often been traced in the bottom of the
Navvidad, but it has eluded all attempts to
rapture it. The old settlers in that section
say that these fool -mark• have been noticed
for ten or twelve years, and that .eversl
♦ears ago there were other footmarks,
iodinating that three of these creatures
were in company. Within the last year
the foot•marke of only one have been
noticed, Mr. Gleeeock intends son enlleet a
park of hounds and resume the pursuit, and
he is confident he will succeed in capturing
it. He has incurred considerable erpense,
and has expnned hornmefto great hardshipe
and danzer to errors it, tilos evineiee hie
full belief in the indentite of the, mvsteri-
nu' being. it is rot improbable that &t-
rine the war of the Revolution when the
people of that section were driven fro n
their home, by the victorinoe army of -res,
some children might i:ave been •e-rs-
ted in the wools o'. left there, and their}
relation! never rcturnins, hive become)
like_wildtenste, clot,rd with hair, - and
feeding upon herbs and anc'.t email snimeto I
RA they can capture fir pilfer. from the set-
tiers.- Texas
ettiers.--Teras Telegraph
lJtnw-rerem fir TWE.. Erten/AM-In
the Tinter season the Eegnimaux live in!
hats built of snow ; and we may imeg ne
•whet meet nave been the necessity and dis-
trese that coda first have suggested to a
human bon r tho idea of acing such a
material as a means of protecting himself
from cold. Be that as it may, i snow
helve afferdt t.o: only security from the
inciemeney of the weather, Fit -c
comfort than either stone or wa:_.i ooi1J.I
logs without fire. The operation requires
ceneiderahle tact and experience, end is
always petformed by th' men, two being
regeiredifor it, one outside and the other
inside. Flocks of snow ase first cot out
with tom,: sharp ioairumeot from the .int
that is i,rtendeJ to form the floor of the
dwelting, and raised on edge, inclining a
little inward around the cavity. These
'.',eke are generally about two feet in ,
!envie two fret in breadth, and right inches
thick, and aro joined close together. Ie
this manner the edifige is erected, centric -
tine at each aucceaeire tier, until there
only remains a smell aperture et the tripe!
whfrb is filled by a slab of clear ice, that
tweet. both as a keg,tone to the arch and
a window to light the dwelling. An em-
bankment of snow is raised around the
wall, and covered with skins, which an-
swer, the double purpose of beds and seats.
The ,nude of the 1 t press ♦ the figure of
an arch or dome : th- edhal &menotone are
ten or twelve feet in diameter, and about
eight fret in le`.oht in the centre. Some.
time two or three families congregate
under the same roof, having separate apart.
mer.ts communicating with the main build-,
ing, that are used as bedrooms. The en-
trance of the iglne is effected through a!
winding covered pilotage, which stand&'
open by day, hilt is eloped up at night by
placing elnhe of ice at the angle of each
bend, mrd thus tho inmates are- perfectly
..enred against the severest cold.-
.lfcLeae's Hwdson's Ray Territory.
TILE WILD WOMAN OF THE NAVI>-
DAD.
About a year since, an account was pub-
lished in the Vctoria Advocate respecting
a renege creature, whose tracks had beets
discovered ..n the banks of the Nevi,?ad,
near Texe et. The fontmarks of this crea-
tore twin' led those of a woman, and a re-
port waa circulated to the effect that a
wild women had made her retreat in the
forests of the Ni,'dad. Within a few weeks
several attempts had been made to capture
this smgnlar beteg. Mr. Glascock purse-
ed it for ieseral days with Cogs, and at one
'tore approached so near it as to cast a luso
upon its *boulders. it however, with great
Uranium's *luded the snare, sod fled to a
&see tkiek.t, where it could not be traced.
Mr. Glcaeoek .tate that he was "seer a
small prairie seeloesd by the border forests
of the river, when the creature emerged
from the woods, and nn across the praise
in full view. 1t was .boot Qre high, re-
sesablisg • beams Ming, but covered with
beer of - efish brows color. la its band
it held a stiel .. •ix feet long, which it
l seuebod ..en, aide to side, as if to regulate
its mother% sad aid it wheat resting at
fell speed. It. bead and ..ah are severer,
with Ivry WI W►, •157.15 etrs•sed beet•
PAs.AoR Or TOR PRACR Rivsa.-The
Rocky Monnterne came in view on the 8th
October, and we reached the portage bear-
ing their name on the lnth; the crossing of
which took eight dare, being thirteen miles
is length, excessively bad road, leading
sometimes through swamps and mongers,
then aaeendrog and descending steep bet's,
and for al least one third of the distance so
obstructed by fallen trees as to render it
all hut impassable. i consider the passage
of this portage the most laborious duty
the Company's servants have to perform in
any part of the territory; and, as the voya-
geurs may, 'Ile that pewee it with les
share of • canoe's eargo may Ball bf.ssll •
man.' • • •
After passing the portage, the Rooky
Moostaiss ( their slew -clad summits
all argued se, prwati.g a Besse of gloomy
grunion that had sotieg cheering is it -
One scats, however, struck ere u truly
oubhme. As we proceeded onward, the
monntatos profited dosser on the river,
end at one place approached go attar that
the rap seemed to bays Wee made be the
aver feeing a passage through times, We-
pursed
.passed in our tweets et tee bees *7 erect -
met., that ruse almost perpen ricuiarity
•bore us on tither ride to the height tJ
30041Por 4000 feet ! After pas sing through
ase mrgn Acent pnrtal., the mountains
nee..' to a ron•idrrab'e dist.nce; the speew
intervening between then and the river
being a flu', yielding timber of • larger
growth than I expected t fiad is such a
situation.-16id.
JAwAICA A10THE t,oTT., P1. 'T. -That
the cotton plant may be recces -full♦ cul-
tivated in thus ",land. and is eanahle of
affording an important and ealushte article
of export, are facts which have heeneata
hazed beyond all quest' n. The rulti'a-
tion of the plant ie aimnl" an.. inexpensive,
whilst the collection of the cotton, and its
conversion into an exoortabl0 artiele, re-
quire but very moderate outlay for labor or
machinery. Oa the other hood samples of
the wool, sent from different parte of the
'eland, have been prono•tnced equal to the
best Sea lelapd cotton, and of equ..7 tam's
in the market. The soil and climate of tho
south side of Jamaica are peeultarty adapted
to the growth and anccess(ul ctltieatioo of
the plant, in consequence of their being
sheltered from the heavy north winds,
which have been found to render the north
ride ler favorable to it. growth: sod Ise -
cause the pod is less- liable to injury when
at maturity, from heavy rains. The ex-
tensive plaice' of I,iquanea, St. Dorothy,
St. Catherine, awl ,'ere which aro subject
to severe droughts, destructive of cane cul-
tivation, might be advantageously teroed to
account, and not only giro employment to
the laboring ponulat,on. but supply a valua-
ble addition to the productive wealth of the
country,--Colo:rra! Standard.
COLoniL I'Rn,cR f):4 I
We publish in another column the ''mani-
festo' o' the Colonel. Ewen in thistle days
f''manifeetoe' arid with his character for
'changeableness' it is decidedly unique, and
wegiv. Wt simply as a curiosity.' it is a
pity thsColonel had not entertained s!:ni-
1er. *Were of what Ile Myles " the baneful
domination' before the 'shot -accordingly'
affair took place, or before the nneacc,•naful
petitioning to set aside the Rebellion Loss-
es Bi!!.
The Col. ha* been nneucceseful in his
specufatiuoe; he invested a large amount
when fie arrived ; for the last ten years ho
has not received a return of tit) per annum ;
and he inveigle bitterly againet the govern-
ment, the ministry, Sae. There are per-
haps io the Province more men than he eon
reckon up who have acquired during the
same time quite as much ss he brought with
him, and who commenced with tittle or
nothing. The Colonel is one more astray
ie the present tostaot.e : hie lamentatino (u
.6 would be more properly mtyfed) is en
groat compliment to himself, for people will
be apt to trace the cause of his want of
success to its real source. -Fere Press.
Gaow-n or Lo'DOR.—Two boodred
mile:, of *'rests be • keen added during the
last Preen year. Mager which • few
years since were ten or twelve moles die -
teat are now part 61 the metropolis.
B%RR or F..aetalgn.-in the Bank of En-
gland no fewer than sixty folio volumes or
ledgers are daily filled with writing in keep.
ing theetecoonts ! To produce these sixty
♦*homes, the paper hawing been man•tfaetu-
red elsewhere, eight men, tl see 'tease -
presses, and two hand presses, ., r continu-
ally kept going within the ha-'- ! In the
copperplate printing department 78,0)"
bank
SI y ; and So
accurately is the number indicated by ma-
chinery, that to purloin a single note, with-
out detection, is an otter impossibility --
English Paper.
MURDER AT ST. ReGIS. -We Iearn that
an Indian lost his life at St. Regis, about
ten days ago under the following circum-
stances :-it appears that an Indian, a
a resident at St. Regis, ha f been preparing
timber in the woods, and heel on one or
two nccarions, missed some of his logs.-
ile determined to lay in wait for the thief,
and on doing ro, discovered an other Indian
in the art of taking the timber away. An
altereatiun and a fight ensued, in which the
thief w -n killed nn the spot. The Indian,
we learn, to 0055 CO; fined in the Hogans-
burg Jail, awaiting his trial.-Cornw•ut!
f'rrrkordrr'.
From the illustrated Loudon rem..
T:1h: NEF.DLEWOMF.N OF LONDON.
AN T 11 RE1IEDY :OR THEIIt
D(STRe, eS.
Publ c attention hat, fir Remo, weekt poet.
been directed with painful ir.teneoy to the
deptorable coaditlon of the labor. iig poor
of the metropolis. The ,4' -.mime ( '-oeiele,
with a clear perceptive "f • to fact that m-
etal writs are net only the: List penlous and
the MOS" 55idely *pread, but the least order -
pined of ell 1h• d'* which sftliet largecam-
munitse, has de*probed its Commissioner
en Myer testa end`. report upon "the conei-
tionu of the people." The statement, pit
(orb by the penthiman upon whom has de-
vnitred the lark of making the world se-
q^unled with the privettnwe, thestrogglee,
tea all bort hopeless eee•ry albs poor of
the metropolis, haren of a nater. to
startle the n.o.t *pat arc. end torifnund
a'
the wirdom of bo -e rmed amongst us.
The rhnrd of Debbie try -Heathy hes been
touched, sed men have toted teem►el,..,
not 'Pimply whether it wee job or Christian -
like. rot whether it will •Ape, to sorrel the
co, tetanre of each misery withoei some
attempt to relieve or to remove 11 .1 A great
writer once caul that lire nowt drbedhil of
all epeeteelse th.t the worn could offer,
was that of a strong and heng'y man will-