The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-26

children. on the Thursday preceding, from
the homes of their parents at the north
western part of the town. The eldest,
son of Mr.. Croker Backus, was little more
than four years of age the other, a son of
Capt Daniel Russell, had scarcely attain
ed his fourth year. From incorrect infor-
nation given by thoughtless boy, the in
habitants, who very generally turned out
on the occasion, were greatly misled in
their search on the following day. On Sat
urday, however, the pursuit was renewed
with increased diligence and in the after
noon they were found, asleep, side by side,
in an unfrequented valley nearly three
miles southeast from the town. When dis
covered, the eldest was entirely senseless,
and but barely alive-death had set his
seal upon the little wanderer! The young
est, possessing more robust constitution,
though much benumbed, was in short time
able to speak. They wa-n immediately
brought into town, and carried to the house
of Capt. R., where, in defiance of the kind
est treatment, and most skillful medical as
sistance, the eldest boy expired in the
course of eight hours. The youngest is on
the recovery. These boys had been absent
cording to the imperfect accounts gathered
tute of food, save few berries and pass
ed two nights in the open air, without any
shelter against the bleak rigor of strong
easterly wind.
In an event of this nature there is some
thing peculiarly awful and affecting. 1t is
a case of rare occurrence, that children of
so tender an age, almost within view Of
hundreds of human dwellings, encompass
ed by open plains entirely clear of forests
or other Instructions, should thus become
bewildered-fated to endure the torments
of inanition, and sink, unseen, under the
slow agonies of dissolution by hunger!
1t is thought the deceased, while absent,
was attacked by commissions, and that the
younger boy would not desert HMM the
simple language of the latter che could
not come home, Willidm acted So" A very
| few hours more and neither OF these little
sufferers could have been saVeu their al
reduy UNCONSCIOUS spirits must have passed
hence, without the ministrations of paren-
tai love or Of human sympathy; and their
exhausted frames soon mingled, in silence
and IN solitude with the cIods of the val
ley."-.Ndntucket Inquirer
PRovIDENTIAL ESCAPE. While John
b. Smith, an old and respectable inhabitant
OF New York, was on an excursion to Nj
agara Falls, he with some other gentlemen,
was endeavoring to get near the sheet of
water, on the British side, that forms that
immense cataract, when Mr.. Smiths foot
The being foremost) slipt and he was pre-
clpltated forty feet over the rocks on fiat
and projecting ledge of the precipice. In
this condition he was without any possible
means of getting back again, as no one
could afford him the least assistance by
rope or otherwise from above, such being
the formation of the place from whence he
fell. At last he made a desperate effort to
climb up by means of projecting rocks, but
he had no sooner put his weight on one of
OF them than it gave way, and he was pre-
cipltated fifty feet further down the cata-
ract. His head was cut in several places
aHecdteredaEis fsaAt6cttorffe fouiNIHAz lllflnshf
again on the top of the rock from which he
had first fallen. How he got up on the
| flight of stairs in his weak and bleeding
condition no one can tell, not even himself.
His friends received him with wonder and
astonishment, and took him to Mr. ForsytE's
tavern, where this unfeeling publican refus-
ed INN help or succour, Notwithstanding
the urgent solicitations Of Mr.. Smiths
friends, and himself almost in an expiring
| condltlon. Mr.. Forsytf's plea for not adj
hitting him was that " he looked so bad"
neither money nor entreaties could induce
him to afford Mr.. Smith any assistance
Covered with blood and still bleeding ran
idly, at eight o'clock in the evening, in this
helpless condition, he was turned from the
doors, and obliged to cross the river to the
American side, where he was received and
Hospitality treated by Mr.. Whitney, who
did every thing in his power to prove him
self the "good Samaritan" For several
days after this accident Mr.. Smith dis
charged large quantities of extravasated
blood from the top of his stomach but no
other i'll consequences ensued.
N. Y. Eoening Post.
TAKE a NEWSPAPER. A gentleman
came into our Office few days since, and
subscribed for our paper, saying that he
had not been in the habit of taking news
paper, but had accidentally few DAYS
previous, taken up one, and on looking
over the list of letters advertised in il,
found one for himself. He had taken il
from the Office, and found the contents re-
lating to certain farm of his, some dis
lance from here, which, in consequence of
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