The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-05
E,om The Zion's Herald.

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From the Zion's Herald.
MARVELLOUS ESCAPE. The iollo"shs
,fFectinp account was related 10 me Jew
years since. while travelling in the western
country of two men, who went INTO the cel,
pbrated Mammoth Cave, which IS sltua'eu
in Greene county, Kentucky, ana IS ABOUT
ten miles in length, with the mtehIion u
Tbese men. after having provided them
selves with a lantern, food, and refresh,
ments for one or two days Journey, eneleu
The cave, and commenced their snbtsrra-
neous tour. AS they walked IRON one
apartment to another, viewing, IN astonish-
ment. the wonders Of this stupendous cav
ern. they often came to large ami Almost
fathomless pits, which they passed WIN
much difficulty, by crawling on their hahaS
and knees. They proceeded nthis way
walking and crawling for about aday' anu,
in the mean time, had passed lumber OF
these pits. They had just passfd one 81
them, when, by some acclapt tiei.
light was eXtingushei. One Of thehi' ~
the agony of despair, appeaIei 70 loSe
round, exclaiming, Lord have mercS IN as,
and fell and falling, plunged headlhg IN
to the pit they had just passed. rs COM
! panion listened and heard him distinctly
strike on the bottom and groan Hec called
to him, but received no answG-he called
again, but all was silent asthe tomb. |
/ thought, said he, had but fllen with him
it must have been HAPPY circumstance,
Cor to attempt to find the moth OF the cave.
and pass the many dangepus places they
had met with in entering, pust, he concelV-
ed, be impossible. He thught, therefore,
of dying only by starvatdl. lie conclud-
ed, however, to make an atempt to get out ;
he could hut die, he thought, by sharing
the fate Of his companiol, and this would
sooner put an end tolls sufierlngs. lie
set out, crawling on lis hands and knees,
and proceeded safely in this way about a
day, when he again yitlded to his feelings,
and burst into tears. This alone, he said,
relieved his agony. He set out again, but
with little hope of ever arriving at the
mouth of the cave, and continued winding
his way in midnight darkness about a day
longer. AS they enteied the cave they OBJ
served that it branchd off in various dl-
rections, and he concluied that he had TAX
en- wrong one, and was as far or farther
from the entrance than when he set oat
lie sat down, he said, With the determines
ton Of waiting patiently, the approach o
death. The possibility again occurred t.
him of finding the way cut; and once more
he summoned his remaining strength, anc
commenced cropping his way through thu
dreary cavern-and on The morning of th'
third day, when nature was nearly exhaust
cd apl oil L - L
perceived the dawn Of light and on sud
denly turning corner, the morning sta
shone full in his face His feelings, h,
said, must be imagined, for they could no
be described
! A GOOD SHOT. 1t is now,. said Voi
ed to take one of the most daring shot OF
that ever was hazarded. NV wife was sit
ting within the house near the door. thu
children were playing about her, and [ wa,
without, busted in doing something to ;
wagon, when suddenly, though it was mid.
day, an enormous lion appeared, came up
ana lald himself quietly down in the shade
upon the very threshold of the door Nv
! Wlie, either WI h fear, or aware of the dan.
ger attending any attempt to fly, remained
Inotlonless IN her place, while the children
took refuge in her lap. The cry thew Ut
tered attracted my attention. and / bastened
towards the door; but my astonisbmen,
may well be conceived, when found the
entrance to it barred in such wav. Al.
though the animal had not seen me. nm
armed as was, escape seemed impossible
yet ! glided gestly, scarcely knowina
what meant to do, to the side of the house
up 10 the window Of my chamber, where /
hheW my loaded gun was standing. By a
most haPpy chance, had set it in the cor
ner close ny the window, so that couIl
reach 1t with my hand; for, as YOU NAV
perceive, the opening is too small 10 admit
OF my having got in; and, still more forth
nately, the door of the room was omen 50
That could see the whole danger of the
scene. The lion was beginning to move
perhaps with the intention of MAKING n
spring. There was no longer any time 10
thlnk called softly to the mother not 70
DC alarmed, and, invoking the name ofthe
Lord, fired my piece. The ball passed d.
Tectly over the hair of my hoy's head. and
loaged IN the forehead of the lion iInrnedi-
ately above his eyes, which shot forth. MS II
were sparks of fire, and stretched him ~,
the ground, so that he never stirred more
L'ehtensteia's Travels IN South .qfica.
The Moon. Some persons are very
particular IN sowing their seeds in n mar
tcular time of the moon, Let such reGord
their moonshine- may make the neoli-
gent piant their seeds in season. Pint be
that has his ground well prepared ami
plants good seed, and does it early viii
ih,nd that sunshine will affect his crop more
than moonshine. r inoie
The hogs, too, must be killed in mr.
'lcular time of the moon. in order ~ a w
The pork swell by boiling! We have onIv
= say 70 suci characters fatten your hogs
Upon Ye-hee instead of corn, and kill them
! you please N your particular time Of the
noon ana neither your pot nor pork barrel
WI pnrsS ny the swelling Of your pork.