The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-07-23

my horse toiled over the ridges, sinking up
to the very girths in the deep battling sub
stance.
continued Cor some hours to persevere.
struggling against the fury, of the gale,
when my alarm increased by observing
that my horse, which hitherto had stood out
with admirable perseverance, even when
his progress was the most painfully impeded
by the deep sand, ROW became terrified and
FESTIVE. He snorted, reared, and appeared
unable, as well as unwilling, to face the
sharp drifting of the still increasing storm.
In vain soothed him, or urged him on with
heels and hand the animal, which hitherto
had oheyed my voice almost like an intelli-
gent being, now paid no attention either to
caresses or to blows. In the several squalls
that drove past at intervals, he fairly turned
his back to them and would not move and
| even when the wind lulled for a little, he
could hardly he forced to advance a step.
l scorned to yield my life without a
struggle, yet saw not the means of preserve
ing it. To abandon my horse would have
been, in fact, to give up hope; for could
not have proceeded single mile on foot,
yet to remain stationary, as was forced to
do by the terror of the animal, involved
manifest destruction. Every thing that Of
fered resistance to the torrent of sand,
which sometimes poured along the earth
like rapid stream Of water, was over
whelmed by it in an incredibly short time :;
even while my horse stood still for few
moments, the drift mounted higher than his
knees; and, as if sensible of the danger, he
made furious efforts to extricate himself.
Quite certain that my only hope of safe
fx1l NJ in 81 al
OF gaining the leeward side of some hillock
or mass OF rocks that might afford shelter
till the storm should blow over, gave up
my true course, turned my back 20 the wind,
and made all possible efforts to press for
ward and at last, just when both man and
horse were exhausted, during partial lull,
| observed something like a rock or mound
Of earth looming through the dusky atmos-
phere. On approaching it, discovered
that it was the bank Of an inconsiderable
hollow, which was now nearly filed with
sand, and on the opposite side of which,
being exposed to the wind, had by the
same means become merely an inclined
plane; beneath this bank | fortunately re-
tired, resolved to trust to its protection,
rather than run the risk of further pro-
gress with the imminent peril of perishing in
the drifting sand, where vision could not
extend for space of many yards.
FFaser's Travels IN hhoraSca.
THE LION. The Lion, which in many
points of his character resembles the dog,
differs from him in this, that ms hearing Is
not go acute, and he Is not, for tllatreason so
easily awakened. Wnen d itun is asleep,
particularly after he has gorged himself
with his prey you may walk round about
him without disturbing him ana he has
this property, that if he is awakened by any
thing striking or falling upon him, he loses
all presence OF mind, ana instantly Ties oil,
if he is not confined, IN the direction, in
which he happens to be lying at the times
The wolf and the tiger generally retire to
the caverns and the ravInes OF the noun
tains; but the lion is most usually touna in
the open plain, and IN the nelghborhood OF,
the focks of antelopes, winch invariably
seek the open country, and which manifest
q kind of instructive aversion to places IN
when their powerful adversary may spring
upon them suddenly and Unexpectedly. 1t
has been remarked of the hon. by the Bush
men, that he generally kills anu devours his
prey In the morning at sunrise, or at sun
kill lions, they generally notice where the
spring bucks are grazing at the rising OF
the sun; and by observing, at the same
time, if they appear frightened and run of,
they conclude they nave been attacked by
the lion. Marking accurately the spot
where the alaim took place, about eleven
O'clock in the day, when the sun Is power
full, and the enemy theyseek Is supposed to
be fast asleep, they carefully examine the
ground, anu finding him IN state OF un-
guarded security, they lodge poisoned
arrow N his breast. The moment the hon
is thus struck he springs from his lar, and
bounds off as helpless as the stricken deer.
The work is done ; the arrow OF death has
pierced his heart, without even breaking
the slumbers OF the honess which may have
been lying beside him; anu the Bushman
knows where, in the course of few hours,
or even less time, he will find him dead, or
in the agonles OF death"
Phitiips's ResearcheSFn South .4tricG.
*One of the keepers at Exeter Change (Lon-
DOM was lately killed by lion, from his igno-
rance of this peculiarly. On going into the
cage OF. lion and awakening him, the animal,
not seeing any way of escape, instantly KILLED
the man, whom, probably, under other circum-
stances, he would have caressed.
A PEEP INTO THE SERAGLIo. Euro
pean curiosity has long looked anxlousiy to-
wards the mysterious Seraglio, where IN
trusion is punished with death. Neverthe-
less men have been found to risk the dan
ger for the qualification Of their inqulsitiVe-
ness. Several years ago, the Secretary of
the Swedish Mission contrived to secrete
himself in the gardeners lodge, where ne
had view of the four principal Sulranas.
He describes them as exquislteiy beautiful,
and apparalled in surpasstng spIendor-
their flowing hair full OF radient gems, and
their heads crowned with shining dladems.
| The celebrated traveller, Clark, also