The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-25

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on nearer approach were distineBs ed
To be witch y 4 wacbp Burn
the witchP Drown Tho witch ?, She
proved II he a yery dccenly-lft s.e d.
dwarf II, defurmed female, whom lose
monsters had suddenly seized M -
and whenever sho.tcll 10 the earth. din
rlng their lossings, iend-lke wonoa
rushed upon her with hoffid sbfiel i.
tearing hor clothes to pieces, all parties
crying out, Now We have her = Now
We hove her : Wen bum or drown
her : and directing their course 10 The
river, Al length a Young gentleman
apparently about IS, after appealing II
several wcIl-dressed spectators 10 aid
Inn ~ saving the poor woman from be-
M torn TO pieces, which they, from ter
ror - the mob, declined doing, rushed
into lifSan>~ y Of these hrll-homnds. and
c"ur goo0,y bore the helpless female
under one arm, while with tho other lie
made his way through the crowd, who
then directed Their yenecsnce against
Inn; crying oui, Fbe witch, husbands
: The Wich's husband = 'phe witcb's
husband 7 pushing, pulling and tripping
hun, aud polling him WITH mud, and
whatever 1ane 10 their banus; 80 lhas
he was bedaubcd tram hc4dto foot. In
making his way down Cumbethnd-st.
an Meeklonluggh-st. he appealed 10
three OF four soldiers who were laokinp
Oh, who directly surrounded him. and
two gentlemen lhon aided hlu. one Of
them t,kin2 one hand, md her rcsruer
the o'hef at The poor sluk NJ Nv RI, aud
pull.uo ief tbrouph the lnCie4snp cf wd.
10 tll' police office III ilrDfy-st. Tor .le.
=, the new csrort came Ia for their share
oi niue and abuse. Al tho Po,i-o1IIce
u few policemen luckily cfme up, and
were compensate 10 ample Justice with
Their sticks on the ssyage crowd before
they got The poor creature iAto the po-
llcc-ol'lee. She was not abIo 10 speak
Tor some imc, from i'll usare and terror.
and then returned lively thanks To her
dellVorets she gave her name. and
- ID she resided with a relative, Mrs.
-, al No. -----, IN Clmdcn.strcet
! and observed, tbll thuugn sha hid been
/ frequently glzed at, So as 10 distress her
feelings, She lad never before mel with
Yoloucc. She was sent home the hack
! way, alt,r some time, with an escort of
+ police. The transaction can be borne
testimony To by hundreds of persons in
tho noiglhorhood aforementioned for
tie disturbance was such, THAI every
window WIS thrown up as The sayagea
approached. And this is ID the capitaI
u Ireland and III The nineteenth cen.
Jury.
The death Of Stanislaus, king Of Poe
land, was octhsioped ~ singular man.
ner. Beng much addicted 10 smoking.
Ile generally every day finished many
/ pipes. In KNOCKING out the ashes he
set iife 10 his dressing gown. As no
one was ncu him, the flames had sur.
rounded hun, when the officers on guard
hearing his cries, ran 10 his assistance.
aud cXllnelnshrd the fire. lie might
have survived, but singular circuin.
stance accompanied The accident. lie
had been duvolt during the las, year of
his LIE, and, as pdnance for his sins.
had worn elldle with points on the
inside these became heated. 4, being
pressed INTO his body while the flames
were cxtlnpmshlng, caused number of
wounds, The discharge from w,Ich, at
lls period of life, proved too much for
ms debllltaled constitution. Mirror.
Napoicon I'm 1915, Lanju,nais wac
elected President of tho Chanher of
representatives. On tins occasion he
bad an interview with Napoleon. Ma.
Polron-Sr there Is now no room for
double-dcnlinp; yon must reply to nv
questions. Lanjunais-Sire, Will an
svcr with the rapidly Of lightning [
make no compromise with my con-
science. NapoIeon--You cqnyocate:
viii yon obey me Lahjuinais--Yes,
SIRE, according 10 the tenor Of my duty,
! N4Poieon---lIut ia you bate me Lam
.jolnals--l h1yq The happiness never 10
have hated any one | have always. as
far rs possible, ldulgcd kindly dispo.
altlon, and exercise benefrence even
towards thns-. who for eighteen months
made ,ae Ha5tc IN be kiicd at sight. At
these words HE Emperor held out his
AIMS aud embraced him and from that
moment hey stood in amlcabIe relation
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