The Litchfield County post., 1828-08-28

poor citizen. A good farmer may be poor
but poor farmer cannot act his part well
| in other words, cCannot be good DIS a man,
or as a christian.
! Fromtt Mobile Register, July23.
A circumstance Of great anxiety occurred
few days ago at Spring Hill, in this city,
A man named Long had been employed to
repair very deep well at the Hill, and at ii
bout 8 o'clock A. NJ. of Friday, he was let
down in the well bucket to the bottom, when
he discovered that there was great danger y.
the well caving in. He Immediately gave OF
! ders to be hoisted up, but having come about
twenty feeL to point at which there appear
ed to be no risk, he commenced his examlna-
ton of the curb, and the sides of the well in
stantly cayed in upon llim, leaving his whole
body from four to six feet under ground. But
an instant elapsed before he gave indications
that he was not sulfucated, land with astonsh-
ing GOODNESS and precision described his stu
alton to be in a small cavity formed by the
falling of some pieces of boards, winch had
been used for curbing, diagonally across the
well, Immediately above his head-upon those
it seemed the dirt with which he was covered
had rested. He complained that the confined
air which he was breathing would soon sutfO-
cate him, and reed tube punched at
the Joints was inserted, which he f0rtu-
J natey got his mouth to, and which relleN ed
him very much SO extraVagant were ms eX-
presslons OF pleasure al breathing the fresh
air, that he appeared to have forgot the peru
OF his situation.
I Thepeople ofthe neighborhood assembled,
and measures were soon adopted to remove
the dirt; thousand difficulties however pre-
sented themselves: the man was forty or fiji
ty feet below the surface, covered up in d
narrow we which had at first been but bad
! ~ curbed, and which now seemed at every
point to be about to cave in. Two men We're
induced alternately to descend, and remain
ing in the bucket, by slow degrees and great
exertions the dirt was removed from The cen
tire of the pile until his head was freed, and
the same process was continued until his arms
were extrcated. Efforts were now made 10
| lasten sheet under ms arms, by which his
body might be forced out, but the acute con-
I ic hole which it was necessary to make lest
the sides OF the well'mignt again cave III,
made 1t impossible that el.ner vi the two who
had alternately descended could assist him, Il
| his own arms were necessarily thrown up, SO
that he could make no useful effort hlussll.
|
ertlous were continued, aud assurances held
out to him that he should not perish II he
could BIZ saved, he became the victim OF the
most rapid transitions OF nope and despaIr-
now holding forth the most confident eApres-
siOns that he would be free III d few minutes,
and in an instant making his peace with God
asking forgiveness OF his neIghbors, and I'm
plorlng that his wife aud little children (tne.
! 4 1.h h..t
ken cafe Ut.
The people remained with him all night
but at O'Clock A. Nj. of Saturday morning
having made an experiment oI every possIDI,
suggestion, sheet was fastened under hi,
arms, and with blocks aud tackles an e1or
was made to pull h,m Out-he was ralsct
eight or nine inches, with great pain,anu SUD
denly complained that his feet were iast be
tween two ends vi confined scantiIng. Enur
after effort was made 10 force nun up, VA
he could not again be moved. Like her.
he bore the PAIN with tortItude, aud over all,
over again he repeated his Willingness IA
leave his lower eXtremities behind, but Wa
opposed to having his back broke. All effort
| pro, mg unsuccessful. it was now determine,
10 alarm the city. aud have trench dug IA
such an angle DIS would be safe. Letters wer
accordingly WTtteh duu uesP"'CHeu de I'D
light, aud 10 tine honor of humanity hundred
vi people came crowdlns out, provided via
such implements as they Thought necessary
ready To embark IN amy service ior ms safely
| AT ABOUT sunrise, however, a curb was mau
aud seni doWn, over winch quantity vi dT
} was thrown, ana about Clock 4. h. u
Saturday, heavy force was put 10 the Que h
} et-lt started and came up about "a iOol-iI!
} feel We're in the buckel--tne bucket rOp
/ bFske--he hdiiueu Am free, IAN lice, dm
r ID moment MAS drawn up without INJURY
declaring that he could ruu an hundred yar1
4 faster thasAAnS iaan present aud aIler O,In
thus eOnined lWen1S eight hours, was co4
! ducied Ia hts anAIONs ian,iS.
A Ii is stated that a Mrs. Galusha, OF Mon
. mouth, Name, now 80 years OF age, has haC