The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-03-07
SPORTING ANECDOTE.


MORGAN COUNTY, (Geo) Jan. II.
On Tuesday evening, Sd inst, between SUM-
set and dark, was informed by a negro man,
who had been splitting rails, that he had found
a very large fox, in brushheap, within a few
PAGES of where he was at work, and requested
me to take my rife and kill it. Having good
fox dogs, declined taking my gun, and pro-
ceeded 10 the spot for the chase, which vas
withln'th three or four hundred yards of my house.
The boy pointed out the bush where the ami
NAL was secreted; Iadvanced up, and gave the
brush kick, and to my establishment and sur
prize, out came the largest Panther have ever
seem | raised the war whoop, and put my dogs
after him, and in running two hundred yards,
the dogs put him up large red oak tree When
! approached the tree, the animal walking
up perfectly erect upon his feet. By this time
1t became nearly dark, and proceeded to build
fires in different directions around the tree, for
the purpose of keeping him at a respectful dis
lance, until could procure my rife and shot
gun; together with my negroes and balance OF
dogs After being reinforced with arms, d.
rected my Negroes each to light good torch,
and take large stick to defend themselves ]
then proceeded to shoot with my rife by the
animals shining eyes, and after the third FIRE,
the Panther came down the tree apparently for
battle, but when he came within twenty feet of
the ground, directed the negroes to rush with
their torches at the tree, and the Panther leap
ed off at least l8 or 90 feet, Immediately over
the negroes and myself. | directed the negroes
to keep up their torches and push with the dogs,
and running about one mile, we again compel-
ed him to take a second tree, a very large pine,
and then charged my shot gun with rifle balls,
and wounded him severely in the shoulder He
then leaped from the pine and commenced his
attack, first upon the dogs, and occasionally
would advance towards the company. then
directed the negroes 10 keep up good torches,
presented until loaded the second time with
rife balls, and then dispatched him without the
loss of life or dogs. The animal measured in
length upwards of seven feet, and weighed one
hundred and thirty seven pounds.
BURKIEe We find, in late number of the
London Morning Herald, thai the habi,ual and
immoderate use of ardent spirits, has been the
main spring and lnducenient to the commission
of unparalleled and horrid crimes, which under
the distinctive appellation of Burking, have
excited such CONSERVATION in England. Bish-
op, who was recently executed, after having
confessed the murder of three victims, said he
had procured from FIVE hundred to one thou.
sand bodies for the medical dssecting rooms,-
for which he had received nearly ten thousand
pounds sterling-and yet he was stepped to the
dregs in poverty, and his family were without
even a bed TO lie on. Drink drink drink
says the Herald, seems to have been the one
sole object of all his and his associates pursuits
while the cup Of their victims is drugged with
the very same Ingredients which are the source
of their own qualification II is added, that no
crime of any Importance, had transpired in Lon
don, which could not be traced, remotely OF
nearly, 10 that fruitful source Of evil-of suffer
ing-ofcrme-lSTEmPE Conn. Mirror. !
QUALITY or Haas. When Mr.. Yates was
Governor of New York, a gentleman was dis
eussing with Dutehman the comparative mer-
its of De Witt Clinton and the reigning Gov
ernor The Dutchman was in favor of Yates,
while his antagonist supported Clinton. In the
course of the debate, the advocate OF Clinton,
in speaking of his superior talents, said he bad
avery long head. "AlI da. may be ferry drue,"
replied tho Dutchman-" put I'm zhure if Cuff.
iernor Clinton has got longer head as Gutter !
nor Yates, lis not near so tick
New York Constellation.
TALENTS IN A NAPKIN. A gentleman once
introduced his son to Rowland Hill, by letter, |
as youth OF great promise, and as likely TO do |
honor to the University of which he was q
member; "bui he is shy" added the father, |
land idle, and fear buries his talents IN |
napkin sbon time afterwards the parent,
anxious Tor his opinion, inquired what he
thought of his son " have shaken the nap.
kin" said Rowland Hill, Sat all the corners,
and there is nothing in it"-Diamond Mag.
CLASSICAL HoRsE DEALER. A horse
dealer IN the Athenian city Of Oxford, who is
lamlilarly designated Squeaker Bill, lately made
az ADDITION to his stud Of two fine horses, to
winch he assigned the classical eognomnia of
AeIAes and AItaxerxes. A gentleman com.
Honer having demanded Of him his " exquisite
reason for so doing, he replied, Why You
sec as now when | drives tandem, | make
AeIAes my leader, and puts the other in the
sna''S' ana 80 ! calls him arter-Xerxes."
DUELLINc. BY the Mexican l,w, 70 4, man
kills another in duel he becomes sn.werabla
for all his debts We know not more ore saluts.
~ rogui ~, OF one which would tend more
spurs Of the South St IVY ''''