Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-09-01

ydfectirg Story--Some time ago, q
young man took up his residence in a
Scottish village, much celebrated for its
delightful situation and mineral waters.
During his stay he succeeded in gain
ing the affections OF very amlable
young girl, daughter Of the person with
whom he lodged. ,Ie told her he was
a younger branch OF a respectable ia
mIIy in the north of Scotland, and that,
owing to some domestic misfortunes he
was kind Of exile from his fathers
house. BY this representation he had
the address to draw money, to a consi-
dcrabe amount, from the flectionate
and trusting girl. Atiength, pretending
business, he solen.nly pledged to return
in a few weeks and make her his wife.
About three months after his departure,
a letter was delivered to her, dated from
a Jail in the south of Scotland. II pro
we'd 10 be- from her lover, and stated that
short time after leaving her he had,
from necessity, contracted trifllng
debt, and had been thrown into prison;
at the same time entreating her, as she
valued his regard, to relieve him from
situation so unworthy. The faithful
girl listening only to the dictates of her
love, set off Immediately with all the
money she could procure to give him
liberty. In an inclement season.
through country with which she was
unacquainted she at length reached
the place of her destination. With
slow and feeble step, she proceeded up
wards in the principal street, but found
it impossible to advance, owing to an
immense crowd of people to witness
the punishment ola criminal. She stop
ped on the stairs leading to shop and
invountarily turning her eyes upon the
poor wretch writing under the lash Of
the executioner, beheld the object OF
her tender solcitude. A large placard
was placed upon his breast, infimating
that the Punishment was for the crime
of theft. In state of inscnsibihty she
sank into tie arms of one of the by
ISLANDERS. Reason never again dawned
on her darkened mind; and, at this mo
ment, she is to be seen wandering in her
native village, AN affecting instance Of
the basest villany, tliumphing over un-
suspecting innocence. Ednbarg O6ser.
Electrical Eel.-A specimen Of the
Gymnotus Eiectricas has lately been
examined by the Perisians ssrans. The
greater number were satisfied with a
single touch, and consequent shock;
but one doctor, either urged by grea-
ter zeal for science, or governed by a
more Unsuitable curiosity, resolved to
try the utmost extent Of the animals
powers, and seized it with both his hand.
but had quickly reason to repent bis te-
merity, for he Immediately felt rapid
ly repeated series of the most violent
and successfully increasing shocks,
which forced him to leap about in the
most extraordinary manner, and to ut
ter the most piercing screams, from the
agony that he felt. He then fell into
commissions. in consequence Of whio h
his muscles became violently contrac-
ted, or from some strange property in
the fish. it became impossible to detach
the animal from his grasp. In this stu
alton he remained considerable time,
and would in all probability have ex-
pired under the agony of his sensations,
if some one of the persons present had
not suggested the plunging of the hands
in water, when the eel Immediately
dropped off. The doctor has since been
dangerously i'll.