The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-08

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On. u eaarb fof sons sprtts AM d aux sets
Enle When ahe servants aftiYrd one oi whom
VA. negro. e inquired for hss pesder saying
lbr was SUR hr had poHsieI IN canister.
The ,srxaia made no distinct reply, anb LEWIS III
the Heanahie ~alked oand lfo beinfe Tie door.
talking 10 himself Sometimes, shc sad, be
would Seem A. a.. walking up 10 hef-
aud he would suddenly wheel round. and walk
back a. iast rs be could supper being ready
ho 81, down lut h. had eaicn OILY a ie" mouth
lfalls. phcn hr started up speaking Ia himself IA
a violent u, amer Althese times. she sa, she
observed his face Ia blush, ~ il il hal come on
him IN fit lie lighted bis pipe aud drawing
hls chair TO the door sat down, saying TO Me.
{. Under IL a kind tone Of voice Madam this
lisa pery pleasant eyrning
lie smoked FOR somr time, but quilted his seat
aud traycrsrd thr yard as before. lie again sat
ipwn 10 his pipe. seemed again composed and
casting his eyes pistinlly towards the west, OBJ
served what sweet evening Il "as.-Mis.
Grinder was preparing a bed Tor hiin, but hc
| aid i've would sleep on the 1oof--and desired
the servant 10 biing the bear skins aud bnilaloc
! robc which por, immediately spread for hum
| inoN being duck, the women vent oil To the
| Kitchen. and ihc tHo men to the bans winch Is
abpdfts two hundred wards distant Tie Kitchen
! Is onlp = few PAGES from the room where Lewis
Us. AID tc woncn being considerably alarmed
could not sleep bat listened To him waking
backwards and forwards several hours, aud talk.
| my aloud. rs sine sad like lawyer. She then
heard The report ola pistol, and something tall
heavily on the floor and the words Oh Lord
| -lmmcdlaiclY afterwards she heard another
| pistol aud IA lew moments she heurd linn call.
| ing out - q madam give me some water, and
| lead my sssauds The logs being open and IN.
plasterrd she saw him Stage, back and fl a.
gamst stump thni stands between the kitchen
| and t1e room. he eiawled for some distance
and raised himself Wv the side Of n tree where
he sat about minute lie once more got Ia Tn
ronm--aitprwatds he came 10 the Kitchen doof
bnt did not spca--she then heard hun scrapng
the bucket with gourd for water--bW it mp
pears thai tins cooling element was denied him
As soon rs the day broke and not before Chc
terror of The women having permitted him to g.
mniu tOr two hours III The most deplorablc Stua.
ton she sent two uf her children 10 the barn,
hot husband not being NJ hone, 10 bring the SER
ranis--and on coming ia, they found him lying
on the bed. lie uncovered his side, and showed
tnrn where the bullet had cnicrcd--a piece o
us forehead was hi Rn off aud had exposed the
bfa'ns without having bcd much. He begged
they would take his tic md blow out his brains
aud he would rive them all the money he had N
his Trunk. He often said am no coward
bat am strong, 50 hard todien He begged
The eer,ant uat u be afraid OF hin.-IIe cNplr-
ed III ahouttwo hours, or Just rs the sun rose u.
boye tho irees Hc lie, buried close by the com
mon pain, with lew loose ralls thrown over his
grave. cave Grinder money 10 pat Il fence
round il 10 shelter it from the hos and wolves
aud hc gave mc his written promise he would
do II. left the place IN n very melancholy
mood. which WIS MOI much allnycd by the pros
pcct OF the gloomy and savage wilderness winch
! was just entering alone.
Grooming and Crying A French surgeon
lately published long dissertation ON ia, brne-
hclal fleets OF grooming aud crying on the ner.
Fous. lie contends that groaung and crying
are tho two grand operations by which MIXTURE
allays anguish and that he has uniformly OBJ
served that those patients who give way To tn IL
| natural feelings more rapidly recover from one.
| raiIpns aud accidents, than those who suppose
THAI II IS unworthy man TO bciray such symp-
tom OF coeardlcc rs either to groan or 10 cry.
lie IS always pleased 10y the crying and yioicnt
roaring OF the patient during the time he is I'M
dergomg severe surgical operation, because
he Is satisfied that he viii thereby Soothe his ncr
Vous system as toprrVcni fever and ensure ia.
NOrdblc termination. rom the benefit hyster,.
cal and other nervous patients derive from groa.
nmg and crying, he supposes thai by these pro-
cesscs of nature, the superintendent nervous
puwer IS exhausted, and the nervous system is
tli'feby rendered calm, aud even the circulation
o, The blood greatly diminished lie relates Il
cas- 81 man, Mn. y meaus of crying and
having, reduced his pulse from 100 10 d. IN az.
course oi two hours. That some patients often
have great satisfaction in eroanlne, aud the
4 q, -
from crying, a fIets which no person will de.
ny. Asto lesties, aypochondrlacal subjects On
those who are never happy but when they are un
der some COURSE oi medical dleuc treatment
the French surgeon assures THAI they cannot do
better than 10 groan all mg hi. and cry all day
by following this rule. aud observing an nhs,e-
mions diet person will c0ecualy escape dis.
case, and may ptolong HE 70 an Incredible eI-
tent.