The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-08-10

sooh as ne was admitted he locked the door and
put the Fey IN his pocket, and took out Ioaded
Pistoi. Inc professor, alarmed, asked him if
he meant to rob or murder him. The natient
however. said he merely wished him to l;ste,,
, 10 his case, which he had better submit to. or
ne would keep him prisoner till he chose to
relent The patient and the surgeon after
wards became most friendly towards each 9TH
er, although great many 9atEs passed before
, peace was established between them.
London Metropolitan.
From tho Portsmouth az H) State Herald.
THE SEA Tiger
ne sealing schooner Pacific, which arrived
at 'hls port few weeks since, brought home
the skull and hide of sea tvger. taken near the
> uth Georgia Islands. The brave tenant of
the deep measured seven feet in length and
girted three and half feet when killed. The
general shape of the head is like thai of The
common seal, with the exception that it is more
elongated, and the sockets of the eyes deeper
ana broader 1t measures ISL inches from the
extremity OF the nose to the great hole of tho
! occi2ital bone The length of the lower Jaw
rom the chin to the point of articulation wifi
the upper jaw bone is III inches. A straipht
me drawn from one calculating process TO the
othef, measures inches. The number Of
teeth Is thlrty-two-four of which are tusksy
ne largest tusk is an inch and quarter Ions
and one inch in circumference at its base. In
each Jaw thsre are ten grinders, which imme-
oatefy after emerging from their sockets, are
! divided into three distinct conical portions, the
central division being no more than half ana
men long, and two lateral ones the fourth of an
lnch-all terminating with sharp smooth points.
! ne skln Is covered with fine, thick, short hair.
! OF grey color on the back and spotted with
black and white on the abdomen. 1t has short
strong hlppers. The sea Tiger moves with
surprising velocity In the water, and all its mo-
IONS IN that clement are indicative of great
strength.
| Its principal food consists of peneuins and
when flock ofthese beautiful birds is discover
efeo at distance, he gets upon the windward
sac i'es upon his back and in this attitude suffers
! himseif to ride upon the pillows with his head
slightly elevated above his body-keepinp his
large, DARK, vigiant eye, steadily fixed upon the
lH-tated object of his pursuit; and as soon US
ne has Heated sufficiently near tn secure it, he
turns upon his belly, cleaves the bilow with
astonishing swiftness, and the next moment he
Is seen piunging into the water with penguin
wIlch weiGhs forty or sixty mounds, in his ca
courage and shrcwdnoss ~es-~--
! he crew OF the Pacific were fequently chas-
ed by sea tigers while they were cruising in
their boats. On one occasion, when two ofthe
men were al considerable distance from the
shore and from the schooner, Tiger nearly
discovered their situation and Immediately pur-
sued the boat with all possible speed. When
ne got within ten or twelve feet ne eaped for
Inc boat at the same time exposing his teeth
with great rage; but failing to get into the boat
he made furious attempt to upset it. At this
moment one of the party lodged musket ball
INTO his body but this only served to augment,
the animals fury, and he again attempted to
spring into the boat and had it not been that
he received a severe blow from a lance, would
have succeeded He still kept up battle with
undated courage and violence repeated his
efforts and seemed resolved chat neither the
power nor the weapons OF man should prevail
against him: and it was not till the second and
the third ball were lodged within him that he
was overcome. AT another time some of the
crew were three miles from the schooner in their
boat, when they saw a large Tiger following in
their wake. He kept at distance from the
boat and betrayed no disposition to annoy the
party, which circumstance induced them, at
that time unacquainted with the habits of the
sea Tiger, to pursue him but they soon found
( that their ignorance of the cha racter of their
enemy had betrayed them into imminent dam
ger, and that they were likely TO pay dear for
their temeriiy /; for the Tiger prepared hlmsslt
! for battle and gave chase to the crew who i'm
mediateIy pulled for the vessel and it was
with extreme difficulty tkat they succeeded in
keeping him out of the boat or from upseiting
| it. Some of the sailors tasted the milk Of sea
lyger which they killed, and found IT excellent
I 1t has been supposed that the Tiger and
/ the walrus are the same but they differ in sew
eral particulars, such as the number size, shape
and relative position of the teeth and in the
| form of the head, which latter in the walrus
bears a strong resemblance to that of the hui
man species.
| The following short and and beautiful ono
tation is from the pages of the clegent, the be
| nevoent, the inspired MKenze author of the
" Man Of failing Speaking Of thoss who
profess disbelief in Religion, he expresses
himself in the following heart-touching man
ner
Z" He who would undermine those founda-
tons upon which the fabric of our future hopes
is reared, seeks to beat down that column which
supports the feebieness of humanity let him
but think n moment, and his heart will arrest
the cruelty Of his purpose. Would he pluck its
! little treasure from the bosom of poverty
Would he wrest its crutch from the hand of age
; and remove from the eye of affection the only
soace Of its woe? The way we tread is rug
ged at best we tread it, however, lighter 5y
| the prospect of that better country, to which
o we trust, il will lead Tell us not it will end
in the gulph of eternal dissolution, or break of
in some wild which fancy may fill mp as she
+ peases, hut reason is unable to delneate
!, ouench not Mat beam, which amidst the night
l. Of this evil world, has cheered the despondea cy
D. of illrequted worth, and illuminatod the dary'
c ness Of suffering virtue"
We cannot but believe that this will make
= its way to the callous heart Of Frances Wright
herself unless il is surrounded by an iccie, and
i fas, frozen M beyond the reach Of all humati
1t sensbilitics. L. Eusning Post.
d A rIaHr CAKE TO BAKE IN cups. One and
II half pounds of sugar half pound OF butter
i rubbed with two pounds of -four, one glass o
9 wine, one Of rose water, eight eggs and half'
8 nutmeg