The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-03
ANrlDOTL OF A. II,.puANT.

ANEfDOTE III A. ELEPHANT.
} Almost all our readers afr familiar will
! The story of the Elephant at Delhi, whn
, passing alins ia. slfc,is. PM his trunk IA
|" h tailor's ship, where several persons
/ were III work. Une of them prcked thr
end ol his lrunl. with Il needle lie beast
passed ON bat ut The next dirty puddle
filed his trunk with water, returned 10 the
shop, and squirting u among those VIM
had offended him, SPOILED their work. A
similar aneedote of one, who has passed
through Bedford county in this state, has
reached os Al one of the places of public
exhibition, a man offended III. elephant BY
spittius at hiIu. Violently indignant at
the a0ront, nothing Would quiet him buf
tie withdrawal ol the whole company. A
lew days after, ut another place, the same
man joined the crowd moi surprising thar
the elephant would rccollest him; but the
hali-rca.oning animal" reeollccted his face
as soon as h. appeared, and seized the first
opportunity when the man came within the
range OF his proboseis, To strike him ,io-
lent blow, which drove him several yards
from hun. Rich. Compiler.
Sea Serpent, SEQ Deeii, or some other
Monster, seen by the ship Douglass, caplgn
Brown, from Nvw York, bound 10 Curra-
Goa. Sailed from New York on the cd of
April. On the 9th, AZ =. NJ, discovered,
as was supposed, vessel bottom upwards,
three points an the weather how, braced
shMp, and came up within 10 feet OF the
serpent, being in the form of n turtle,
height above the water 10 or | . feet, lcngih
- to 80 feet, breadth ~, with oars or flip
pers on each side one third of the way for.
ward from The tails, length of them | } To 9
feet, one Oh eacl, side near his tail Or 0
feel IN length, tail - 10 ~ feet, with a large
lion face o,ei his tail, Tor as ] should say
the after party with large eyes. Thu shell
or body ofthe serpent, looked like n cinker
built vessel at 30 IONS, bottom TAP, with the
seams or laps newly payed--some large
pharmacies about the holly. IL then was
steering s. h. his velocity through the
water, Ia knots per hour. A vessel 10 run
foul Of this monstur would receive injury.
BY the course he was then steering, he
Wo.,d fetch Bermuda.
=. S.-Any gentleman having doubts of
the description this monster, are referred
10 Mr.. john lIeuson, passenger, or the oili-
Gers and crew of thu ship.
Join BROWN.
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HIGHLAND MARY .h the west
chnrclyard of Grernovk, without stone
10 mark the place, slunbrr the ashes Of
Bnrns Highland Mary. On late visit to
that town, curiosity, and hope Of eliciing
some particulars respecting the objec of
ttle poets love, induced us 10 pay visit 10
the nAothrr of Mary Campbell, now resi-
dug thpr1,. We found hen tidy, hale old
woman, OF fourscourc, seated beside her
"wcc bitinglc," and busily employed at
her spinning wheel, with the product of
which, and little assistance from the par
isls she manages TO exc out sort of liTe.
lihood.-iler daughter Mary soon became
the subject of conversation, and we found
her extremity communicative. She sta
ted that when her daughter came from
Ayrshire, she spoke often of the cores
pondence she had there maintained with
Burns, and said that lac repeatedly offered
her his hand, and told her he would come
To any part OF the Highlands and marcy
her. ilc likewise mcniipncd that il was
then his intention t. go to the West Indies,
but he said in the event 0f this taking
place, he would settle n yearly sum npun
h'o iilbhidHu Fhhl hhih Nv IaiHUths--~
Burns gallantry by this time formed "a
theme for goSsips, aud Mary almost dread
ed union with one whom i.sr friends CON
den,ned rs rake. Had abe survived,
those objects would have been suriuount-
ed, but alas theft last farewell was spoken
ere they were long separated the rcbi5t.
less arm Of death numbered Mary among
his victims, aud she Was mingled with the
clods of the valley, while the Baud, I'M
conscious of his loss, WAS reyrlling in Wis.
ienary prospects Of domestic bliss. lmpa-
tent at the delay and oilcnec of his bclro
thed, Burns wrote repeatedly 10 the High
lands, but could obtain no information 10
quiet his soul. At lcugti he addressed
let.ir of inquiry TO her uncle At Grecno,It,
and by him the melancholy truth waG III
folded. 10 one whose bosom WAS 80 ten
dcrly alive 10 all the finer feelings aud pas
slons, this proved an oyerw lnlining blow
his mental anguish was affected IN the ex.
trcm,, and his sorrows were vented in The
well-kDown impassioncd address "To Ma
ny in Heaven" After Mary's death, 81.
,eral letters flom Burns, breathing all The
ardcur aud enthusiasm which charactcr-
sed his illusions, were discovered IN her
chest. These, with letter addressed to
Mrs. Campbell, by her Intended son-n-
law, were committed 10 the flames by the
ruthless hand of one OF Mary's brotlcrs.-
The last parting scene between the youth
ful lovers, ~ described by the poet, was
extremely impressive-altcr spending n