The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-06-10

MoBiLE, ArRrL IIth.--Lore .AGdi, =
About three weeks ago, on a bright Sab.
bath day morning, there were seen enter.
ing our city, sporting an elegant baroucho
and n pair of fine horses two strangers, n
gentleman and lady. They stopped in
two or three instances, apparently TO in.
qure as to some local point in the city,
probably for resting place; and then pro.
ceodcd till they found their intended quar-
ters, and put up for the day. The age of
the gentleman might be about forty years,
the lady's the same--&, If one might Judge
from uppeorances,t they were both enjoying,
at the present, one ofthosc gildel moments
OF hic that makes us oblivous Of the past,
and paints the future in the roses tiuts.
But alas! how decctiul hope as. This
TdS an interval rs brief as il was bright
it was indeed, rs the sequel will show, but
one Of those sunny strenks that SHINE out
for an instant through ;hc storms and tears
OF this neither world, and then, "leave the
world TO darkness and 10 me.n Three days
before the arrival Of this interesting pair,
the Eastern Mail brought in n paper from
Augusta, (Ga) advertising Painter g.
Glnzier of that place as having runaway
with harouche a. horses, 81 another mans
w'te-ior the recovery Of the former of
which articles, a reward was offered Of ht
ty dollars; ana. our travellers were mme-
diatcly identified with this advertisement.
The pleasures otlovc, 1t appears, agreed
better with the palate Of the painter, than
the pallet Of his profession and attracted by
the glowing, but evanescent tinges Of Gu
pid, he forsoos tho more substantial colors
OF his paint pot. The lady, il seems, warm
cd with a reciprocal sentiment, regarded
the "precious Jewel of her soul, as little as
did the gaZier his diamond, and it seized
their tancies 10 take fight.--Ths flight
of fancy, on account mostly Of its accom-.
panimcnts,thc barouche and horscs, was ar
rested by sturdy agent in subunary af.
fairs yclept police officer; and, tho catas.
tropho is to bo completed by the inflction of
thirty-nine stripes on the back the amour.
Cux. Thus, furnishing another melancholy
illustration ofthe truth of Shskspeare's re-
mark, that
'The course oftrus lovo never did run smooth.
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A singular instance Of lightning, which
lately occurred in Columbia county, Geo.
is thus described in tho Augusta Courier:
As Miss Smith was riding on horseback,
with small negro behind her, and in com
pany with another female on horseback,
they were ovcrtakon by storm, in which
the lightning struck her on the forehead,
above the temple, cutting q terrible cash
completely TO he bone. The fluid then
passed on to her shoulder ard down her
side, 70 The horse which she rode, viii IA
was killed instantancously. She was
struck down. together with the negro who
rode behind her, and so were the other fc.
male and horse. All, excepting Miss Smith
mud her horse, soon rose, perfectly rocov.
cred; hut she continued in n state Of in
sensbillty for two or three DAYS. and it
was considered doubtful that she would re.
cover, or retain her senses ifshc did The
instance Of lightning cutting the flesh is
quite novel, AMI it IL not little remarka.
bic. that she, who was struck first. should
have survived at all, while the horse to
which The fluid afterwards passed was
killed instantly. Much of her bon.M and
clothes were torn up into the very n.si
kind Of lint. Baltimore American.