Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 15, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 22 February 1834 — Page 1

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IT IE IB To "praie where praise is due," and blame where Maine, In spite 1 fashion, pride or other naoaie. TO3M ISA 5 il

THE RISING SUIT Printed and puhlished every Saturday By Isaac Steven, Jt Co. TilllMS. Two Dollar per iMinmn, if paid in advance, Two Dollars and Fifty Ci:ts if paid in six months, or Three Dh.l.vhs at the end of Ihe year. A failure to notify a discontinuance at the end of the timu s-jh-rribcd for w ill he con'-i(!rod a new engagement. ' OCT Arrearage rr.u't be paid previous discontinuance. Advertisement not exceeoing one tquire.oae tloll tr for three w -fc, each ".i!scq'i ?nt insertion twenty-five rent, larger on?' in prnporii on. Letter addrev-d to the editor, must he post-paid to receive attention. an fricans"ret:ngk. The following thrilling talc is translated from a passage in Eugene Sue's French novel of A tar Gil. The scene is laid in (iuadalonpe. U ia merely necessary (o premise lh.t Atar Gul is a favorite fine, w!iom Colored "Willis brought from Africa sevrnl years before the event described is supposed to have taken place. Atar Gul always appeared faithful to hi master, and grate Ail for hi hindoe- to him but in secret, lie brooded over the loss of his libs rlv, and resolved to be deeplv

revenged, nance, hat Smiles shone on his cotinte-!-:k1!v hatred rankled in hi heart. When Ai;;r Gul had neailv re the unnmit of tl.r u; unlain, the sun had already risen, ami liie lofty heights f 1. 1 Sonfhieio threw their shades to a great di-l liii'r acros- the valleys belaw. A In was abo.it cii'eri; g a sort of del!, lot nied of huge blocks cf granite which seemed to have been fantastically heaped np around, lie heard a fearful Found, and Mopped short it was the sharp hiss of a serpent! He soon after heard the flapping of wings over his head, and o: looking up, he saw one of those large birds, .fi Secretaries, or Alan of War JiircJ", common in tropical climate?, which having already descried the serpent was making wide circles in the air, but approaching neater his destined pre every moment. The ferptit seens-d aware of the ihferh,ri:y of his forte and was rapidly gliding toward . do:1, when the bird apparently aware of his intention, d cnded with the rapidity of lightning and alighted in his path, and with his luge wings, which terminated with a b ay protuberance, and which served him both as a w ar club and a shield, he eifettudly prevented the retreat of the venomous reptile. The serpent now became enraged, and the. beautiful and variegated colors of his skin sparkled in the sun like rings of gold and azure. His head was frightfully snolhm with rage and venom he darted out hi forked tongue, aad filled the air wi.'h hisses. The huge bird extended one of its wings, and with a longing eye on the serpent, advanced to the conflict, but hie wary antagonist watched his movements, and with quick motions of his bodv to the right and left, evaded his attacks, until finding that his mode of warfare would not long avail him, he at length darted at the bird, and vainly attempted to fix his poisonous fangs in his body, and crush him m his folds But the secretary caught him in one of his claws, and with a furious blow of his beak, fractured his scull. The scr pent struggled violently for a few mo merits but resistance was useless and lie was soon stretched lifeless before his victorious enemy. But ere the bird had lime to enjoy the fruits of his victory, the report of a mukct was heard, and the secretary in his turn, lay dead by the side of hi venomous antagonist. Atar Gul turn ed hif head, and saw Theodore standing on a rock above him with a fowling piece in his hand. ii r.tai, riuu iimj jwuii man, sliding down from the summit of the rock 'was not that well done?" II wa a good shot, master out 1 am soi rv you have killed the bird for those Secretaries wage war with the venom ous Ferpent with which our mountains are infested.'" And the black pointed to the dead reptile which was seven or eight feet long and four or five inch es in diameter. 'Ah!' exclaimed Theodore M regret it now for I detest these hideous ser pents I would give half my fortune to he able to exterminate the monsters.' You arc right master,' said Atar f;,)h Thev are a great nuisance, and ib-ir bite alwj prove Ntal.

'It is not only that,' said the young man, 'but you know that my betrothed Maguerite, whom if heaven wills, I am to wed to-morrow, has a most unaccountable antipathy to the sight of one of these animals. Less so now than formerly I confess for once (he name of snake would almost deprive her of sensation. But her father, ht-r mother, and myself have at various times tried to conquer her silly hut dep-roo:ed fears of these reptiles. We have tried to accustom her to the sight of them, and hav often thrown them in her way, after they had If en killed and then laugh at her screams of tenor.' 'Thai is the only w ay to conquer her foolish antipathy, master,' said the wily African, 'la my country we thus habituate our women and children to sights of terror. But a thought strikes me. A means presents itself of curing her of these foolish fears, if you can only be prevailed upon to adopt it.' And his eyes were for an instant lighted up with a gleam of ferocious delight. 'We will t !.; the snake home with us. Bat

i!r?i i"! lis cut on ins nead. e canno' u-e too much precaution.' 1 fellow ! said Theodore, as he ted A bar Gul to separate the head ot tin- serpent from the bodv. ' is a ftmnlej whispered Ahar Gul to himself, "and the male cannot be far oil." They proceeded towards (.'oh Willis habitation the blackdraging after him ine bu,'-tl:ntr carcass of the serpent The lion'- in which the Col. resided like mo't of tne liou-es in that climate nsistf d of but one sfory , with wine:. la one of the want's was the bed-cham-ix'r of Maigueriie. A piazza in front of the window, and a jalousie, screened the room from the devouring heat of a tropical sun. Tiieodore approached the window on tiptoe cautiously opened the jalousie and lookced in Marguerite was not there. He then took the serpent from the hands of Alar Gul who as it seem ed through an excess of precaution first bruised the neck of the reptile on the window frame. Tiieodore hid the serpent, whose brilliant hues had already become tarnished by death, beneath the dressing table. lie then retired, and closed the jalouise. As he turned away he met Col. V ilhs, who laughed heartily at the tiick which Theodore was playing Marguerite. Ihe room which was appropriated was truly tne asylum ot innocence. The hand of a mother had been there. It was seen in all the elegant furniture which had decked the apartment. That little bed, curtained w ith white gauze those stuccoed walls, polished and shi ning as brilliant as I ai tan marble that harp arul table covered with music books that little dressing glass those silken robes that cross of mother of pearl those jewelled ornaments in a word all those trifling things, which arc so precious to a young girl, whispered a tale of innocence, love and happiness. Ihe door opened, and Marguerite entered. She seated herself before the dressing table but she saw not the reptile beneath it. While she arranged her hair, and essayed her ribbon, which 'Theodore had praised, she sang the song w hich she had been taught by her lover. 'To-day,' soliloquized the lovely girl, 'I must try to appear as lovely as possible. To-morrow I shall belong to another. O, Theodore! With what devotion he loves me. Nothing on earth can add fo my happiness. She approached so near the glass to judge the effect of the ribbon, that her breath tarnished the brilliant surface of the mirror then with her finger, she playfully and smilingly traced upon the glass the name of Theodore. A slight noise near the window, awakened her from the delicious reverie. She turned towards it, blushing let her secret had been discovered. But the paienes of death instantly came over her features. She convulsive ly threw her hands before tier and tried to raise but she could not. Her trembling limb refused to sustain her, and she fell back into her chair. The unhappy girl saw peer ing through the jafnusie the head of an enormous serpent! In a moment it was lost among the flowers which were tastily arranged be fore the window. His disappearance gave new strength to Marguerite, who rushed towards the door wnicn opened into the gallery, screaming 'Help '.moth er, help! Here is a monstrous serpent !' But her parents and ncr lover held (he door outside and laughed at what they conceived to be her immaginary fear-. 'Well done, my girl,' paid Col.

Willis, 'cannot y ou scream a little lou

der? the snake will not eat von. I'll engage poor little thing! how frightened she appears to be!' 'Marguerite I'm ashamed of vou,' id her mother 'the set pent w ill not hurt vou. It is dead.' But her cries continued. ,Mv dear Marguerite,' said Theo dore. 'don't be alarmed. I nut it there myself and ou shall give me a kiss for my pains, sweet girl.' Meanwhile the hideous monster left the dowers, and glided info the. room. Marguerite, finding her cries for assistance of no avail, uttered a loud shriek and fell senseless on the floor. The serpent raised its head, and br a mo ment seemed to be reconnoitering the apartment. But when it saw its companion dead on the floor, its eyes absolutely sparkled with rage. It sent forth a loud hiss and advanced towards the unfortunate girl. With a rapidity almost inconceivable, the hideous reptile twined himself around the graceful limbs and sylphlike foim of Marsu tite. 1 1 is cold and sli my neck rtsted against the snowy bo som of Iv.s victim, and tnere he fastened his venomous fuirs. The hapless girl, restored to con ciousness by the agonizing pain of the wound, opened her eyes but the first o'qect wmcii met her view, was the horrid head of the reptile, sw olen with rage Ins eyes fTishing fire ai d li open mouth displaying the crooked and He;:, v Linca. Mother' Mother! O dear Mother! faintlv st reamed the dvingirl.' Bat a half suppressed laugh was the only response to the convulsive try The jaloHfir was slowly opened, and Atar Gul looked in at the window; his eyes glaring with malignancy and tri umph! Elizabeth! Elizabeth!" said Mrs. Willis. 'She answers not; perhaps she has fainted with terror. siiiy girl:, said colonel.' liut we will open the door, and see what is the matter. Some heavy object lay against the door. Ha gave a violent push and entered the chamber, follow?-1 bv Mrs. Willis and Theodore. But who can paint the agony of the parents and the lover; when they found thev stumbled ever the dead body of tho unfortunate Marguerite. As they entered the apartment, the Serpent was seen fo glide out at the window. Fro)n ihe .At re England .Magazine. my ijog. tiit; nest friend l ever had was a quadruped; he was a shame to mankind, (his master among the mass) so grateful was he for favors and my confidence in him had no limit. He would have faced a lion to defend ine; but he was superstitious and had some supernatural terrors. Any thing out of the usual order of nature would daunt him, ae it has daunted heroes. I had a mask, such as they put upon the ac tor who enacts bottom; and when I ap peared to Limpet in this guise, all the hairs of his hack would rise in terror I remembered that once, when I bathed in the red-faced miller's pond, the poor brute whined piteously when l had stripped to the shirt. When I doffed that he uttered one long howl, and scampered like a march hare over the hill. He had no idea of me in the ab stract, his conception of me was made up of coat and pataloons. Every man is a hero to his dog if not to his valet, and the feeling is recipro cai; every man s is ine Dest. a man is more willing to admit the good quali ties of his dog, though he may not praise his neighbor; tow ir s the brute Ins tongue is tied neither by jealousy nor envy. A patriot will sooner fight for fu dog than for his country. Perhap he is the more prompt to battle a t lie object is less worthy, as the mo worthless child has ever the greatcs i r . .. i . iv . . mi, nc oi piiieiuai anecuon. man that will take the law of the bully that strikes him, will do instant battle with the miscreant who kicks his dog. once saw a peddling son of Connecticut pounded, as I would not pound hemp for a cur that I would not put in the tread-mill . " Love me, love my dog," is a pro verb deeply founded in canine and hu man nature. When I would make favorable impression upon a man that dislikes me, I praise his dog if, to my misfortune he keeps none, I have to buy candy for his children. I was once riding in a coach with five other percon a German, a French

man, an Englishman, a lady and her dog, whom she had probably selected for better qualities than beauty, for a more ugly hound I never saw. The

'renchman won the lady's favor by patting the dog; that the Englishman atfered neither his lady nor his dog, it is needless to state. I maintained neutrality, though I abhored the cur. Snap was ins name, and to snap was us nature; without a mailed glove I would not have patted his head. In disposition and nature, he was, anions ogs like Diogenes among men; but when 1 looked in the lady's face I more than once caught imsclf thinking that it was rather a pretty dog. My description is unlike its subject; it has neither head nor tail. I ramble, indeed, like my dog. He adapts himelf more to his master's present humors than can be expected from any oilier domestic. He watches inv face: ahd when he sees it stern, sinks under the able; but when he beholds it placid, be conies to my chair, and edges his cold nose under inv hand. If I pat him ic has no more to wish; it confers upon um as much happiness as his nature ermifs him to enjoy. His morals are as good as his under standing; he knows better than other men's dogs, and perhaps as well as other men, the distinctions of victim and tuum. I have known him stick to his nrinci-)k-s in the face cf great temptation. He never worries sheep, barks at beg gars, domineers with a siill tail over smaller dogs, or runs after shadows like lis master. To me he owes his moral nibits, and to my son his tiicks. These ire fo bring my slippers when 1 yawn in the evening, to roll over three times, to walk upon his hinder legs, to carry a basket like little Red Ridinghood, and to hold a piece of meat upon his nose till the donor counts ten. Dog has as much individuality of character as man; there are fa-r greater distinction, among Ihem than these: "Mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree." A dog has more character than a rab bit. Read Cowpei s account of the different dispositions of Ins two leverets, and believe, that it exists in a much greater degree in the canine race. All dogs scive hard masters; tliey were given to man for friends, and he has made them slaves. Their food is crusts, bones and the crumbs that fall from the table; their reward is often blows, and no gratitude or mercy that saves them from the halter when their teeth fail longer to serve ungrateful masters. History is full of the great ictions of dogs; this justice only they obtain, to be praised when they are neglected. 1 hey are ever ready in works of daring and mercy, from which man shrinks, with all his intellect and all his philanthropy. In every distant and dissimilar region, the dog adapts himself to service. He draws the Equimaux over the plains of ice: lie mangles his fellow, to amuse the Englishman; he bides the pitiless storm of the lps, and guides the lost to the hospice of St. Bernard, and he rescues the drow ning fisherman of New-foundland. From the Commonwealth.' KENTUCKY SIXTY YEARS AGO. A gentleman in Woodford county, has permitted us to examine an original letter from Col. Floyd to Col. Preston of Virginia, and to take a copy of it for publication. This letter is peculiarly interesting, as giving the details of the recapture of daughter of Daniel Boon and the two Miss Callowavs, which ad venture is universally acknowledged (o be the most romantic occurrence in oui history. The letter is of value upon another account. We here see what were the dangers and difficulties attend ing the settlement of our State, and how nearly at one time, the attempt was on the eve of being abandoned. 1 he gal lantrv of Col. Floyd at this trying period is above all praise. To him and his bold associates Kentucky is indebted lor ner peculiar cnaraciensiics. urave men alone, could have conquered such a country, and their descendents have proved themselves worthy of their sires Col. Floyd did not live to see the bright days of our Slates. He fell by the hands of the Indians. Had Providence spar ed his life, he would have beheld a wilderness made to blossom as the rose, and the father's heart would have been made glad in seeing his son elevated to the station of Governor of the Common wealth of Virginia: Boonsboroueh, July 21, 1776 My Dear Sin The situation of our country t much altered since I wrote

you last. The Indians seem determined to break up our settlement, and 1 really doubt, unless it was possible fo give us some assurance, that the greater part of the people must fall a prey to them. They have, I am satisfied, killed several which, at this time, I know not how to mention. Many are missing, who, at some time ago, went out about their business, w ho we can hear nothing of. Fresh sign of Indians is seen almost every day.

I think I mentioned to you before of some damage they had done at Leesburgh. The 7th of this month they killed one Cooper, on Licking Creek. The same day they took out of a canoe, within sight of this place, Miss Betsy Calloway, her sister Frances and a daughter of Daniel Boone's; the two last are about 13 or 1 4 years old, and the other grown. The affair happened late in the afternoon; they left the canoe on the opposite side of "the river from us, which prevented our getting over for some time to pursue them. We could not, that night, follow more than live or six miles" before dark. Next morning by day-light we were on the tracks, but found they had totally prevented our following fhem by walking some distance aparUhrough the thickest cane they could find. We observed their course, and on which side w e had left their signs and travelled upwards cf thirty miles. We then imagined they would be less cautious in travelling, and made a lurn in order to cross thentrace and had gone but a few miles till we found their tracks in a buffalo path, pursued and overtook them in going about two miles, just as they were kindling a fire to cook. Our study had been more to recover the prisoners without giving the Indians time to murder ihem after they discovered us, than fo kill them. We discovered each other nearly at the same time. Four of us fired and all rushed on them, which prevented their carrying any thing away except one shot gun without any ammunition. Mr. boon and myself had each a pretty fair shot just as they began to move off. 1 am well convinced 1 shot one through, and the one he shot dropped his sun. mine had none. The place was very thick with cane, and being so much elat ed on recovering the three poor little heart-broken girls, prevented our mak ing any further search; we sent fhem off almost naked, some without their moccasins, and not one of them so much as a knife or tomahawk. Afier the girls came to themselves enough to speak, they told us theie were only five Indians, four Shawnecs and one Cherokee, could all speak good English. They said they should lake them to the Shawnee towns. And the war club we got was like those I have seen from that nation. Several words of their language which they retained was known to be Shawnee. They also told them the Cherokees had killed and drove all the people from Watago and thereabout, and that fourteen Cherokees were, on the Kentucky waiting to do mischiefs. If the war becomes general which there is now the greatest appear ance of, our situation is truly alarming. e are about finishing a large fort and intend to try to keep possession of this place as long as possible. They are, I understand doing the same at Harrodsburg, and also on Elkhorn at the Royal Spring. A settlement known by the name of Hinkslon is broke up; nineteen of w Inch are now here on their way in, himself among the rest, who all seem deaf to any thing we can say to dissuade them. Ten at least of our people, I understand, are going to join them which w ill leave us with less than thirtv men at this fort. I think that more than three hundred men have left the country since I came out and not one has arrived except a few cabbiners down the Ohio. I want as much to return as anv person can do, hut if I leave the country now, there is scarcely one single man hereabout, but will follow my example. When I think of the deplorable condition a few helpless families are likely to be in, I conclude to sell my life as dear as 1 can, in their defence rather than fo make an ignominious escape. I am afraid it is vain to sue for any relief from Virginia, yet the convention encouraged the settlement of f his country; and why should not the extreme parts of Fincastle be as justly entitled to protection as any other part of the colony. An expedition being carried on against f base nations who are at open war with the people in general, nvght in a good measure relieve uh by draw-