Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-26

duced many odd Stories for US. But on ye 1wen'
IN Fourih day of We Month, comes Peftoh apon
Ossa: Another snow came on, which almost ou-
ried We Memory of We former, with storm so
lannon's that Heaven laid an interdict on We reli-
gious Assemblies throush out We country, on this
Lords day, We like whereunto had never been
seen before. The Indians near hundred years
old affirm that their Fathers had never told them
Of any thing that equalled it. Vast numbers oi
Cattel were destroyed in this Calamity. Where
of some there were of ye Strange sort, were found
standing dead on their legs. as if they had been
alive many weeks after, when We snow melted
away. And othersba their eyes glazed over with
Ice at such rate that being not far from ye sea,
their mistake Of their way drowned them there
One gentleman, on whose Farms were now lost
above 1000 sheep, which with other catteli were
Inferred (shall saw Or I,nired, in the snow,
writes me word that there were too Sheep very
sinsularly circumstanced. For no less than elsht
and twenty days after the storm the people pull
ling out of the Ruins of above 100 sheep out OF
Snow Bank, which lay l6 foot high. driited over
them. there was two found alive, which had been
there all thus time, and kept themselves alive by
| eating the wool of their dead. companions When
they were taken out they shed their own Fleeces,
but soon gott into good Case again. Sheep were
not We only creatures that lived unaccountab!y,
| for whole weeks without their usual sustlnance,
entirely buried in snow-drif,s.
The Swine had share with ye Sherpi strange
| survivals. A man had a couple of young HOggs,
winch he gave over tor dead. But on the TWEEN
ty seventh day after their Buriel, they made
their way out Of SnoW Bank, at the bottom OF
which they had found little Tansy to feed up
on. The Poultry as unaccountably survived as
these. Hens were found alive after seven days;
| Turkeys were found alive after five and twenty
days, buried in We Snow, and at distance from
We ground; and altogether destitute of any thing
to feed them. The number of creatures, that
kept a RigiI Fast, shut up i'll Snow tor diverse
weeks together, & were found alive after all,
have yielded surprizing stories unto US.
The wild Crcatured of We Woods, We outso.
ings Of We Evening, made their Descent as well
as they could in this Time of Scarcity for them,
towards We Seaside. A vast multitude of Deer,
for We same cause, taking We same course &
We Deep Snow Spelling them of their only De-
fence, which is to run, they became such prey
to these Devourers, that it thought not one IN
twenty escaped. But here again occurred Gu
riosity. These Carnivorous Sharpers. & es-
pecially the Foxes, would made their Nocturnal
visits to the pens, where the people had their sheep
defended from them. The poor Ewes big with
Young were SO terrified with the frequent APP
proaches of We Foxes, s. the Terror had such
| Impression on them, that most of We LAMBS
brought forth in We Spring following, were OF
Monsieur Reinard's complexion, when We Dams
were either Unite or Black. 1t is remarkable
that Immediately after We Fall OF We Snow, an
infinite multitude of Sparro,cs made their APP
pearance, but then, after short continuance, all
disappeared.
| 1t is incredible how much Damage was done to
We Orchards, For the Snow freezing to Crust,
as high, AS the boughs of We trees, anon Split YIN
to pieces The cattle also, walking on We crust
ed Snow dozen foot from We ground, and fed
upon We Trees as very much to damnify them
TIE Ocean was in prodigious Ferment. and At.
ter it was over, vast heaps of little shells. wore
driven ashore, where they were never seen before.
Mighty shoals of PROPOSES also kept play day
in the disturbed waves of our Harbours. The
odd accidents Detailing many poor people, whose
Cottages were totally covered with We Snow &
not We very tops of their Chimnies to be seen.
would afford story. But there not being any
relation to Philosophy in them, | forbear them.
| And now lam Sarfis ferris Niuis. And
here is enough of my Winter Tale. If it serve
to no other purpose, yeti it will give me an 6,P,,
portunity to tell you That nine months ago did
th0usanu times WISH ibyseH "lui you Ill ufeSH-
am CoHedge, which is never so horribly snow'd
upon. But of instead of so great Satisfaction
all can attain to is the pleasure of talking with
you in this Epistolory way & subscribing myself
Syr yours
With an affection that
knows 10 Winter.
COTTON MATHER.
-ssae0GdVe
The satire contained in the following letter from
the Boston Courier is dmrable--keen-wel APP