Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-12-26

of all VINO were aSSemDIeu Ou tue ochcu. tor
by this time considerable crowd had collect
cd, the body Of a huge shark was seen for a
few moments above ths whitening spray,
which it completely crimsOned, and then dis
! appeared an instant after, the man rose above
the surf and made fUr the shore. He seemed
nearly exhausted. hut not a single mark upon
| his body, which bore no evidence whatever of
the perilOus conflict in which he had been SD
recently engaged. He had scarcely landed,
when an immense STARK was cast upon the
beach by the hillows. Il was quite dead;
and was immediately dragged by the assem-
hled natives beyond the reach OF the surge
II prescated u aOst frtghtful spectacle, exhib-
itng fatal proofs of the terrific struggles which
had ensued between this ravcnous tyrant Of
| the deep and the hereaved father. He had
indeed taken a most signal revenge. On the
body 0fthe huge creature were several deep
gashes, from one of which the intestincs pro-
trmded. The knife had been evidently plung-
ed into the belly, and drawn downward With
unerring precision, presenting an immense
wound nearly yard long. There were also
several deep incisiOns about.thc gills, and be-
low the fns; in short. it is impossible To de-
scribe the fearful evidences which the monster
exhibited Of the prowess and dexterity Of its
determined aggressor. VI no had SD boldly per-
lied his life to revenge the death, as it was af-
| forwards ascertained. of his only child. AS
soon as the shark was drawn to place Of Sc
curity, it was opened, when the head and
limbs Ofthe hoy were taken from its stom-
ach. The body was completely dismemher-
ed, and the head severed from it; the dlfer-
emit parts, however, were scarcely at altmuii-
lated. It would seem that. after separation,
4 they had been Immediately swallowed. with
out being submitted to the previous process OF
. VTNho Unnn f}lA father ia
the truncated remains Of the little object Of his
affection, the habitnat GOODNESS Of the Hindo0
merged in the tenderness ofthe parent, and be
] for moment gave way to the agonies OF his
, heart. He threw himself upon the sand, and
/ mourned his bereavement @ fEh
I'll With sad unhepful tears; a1
hut soon recovering his constitutional serenity
he unrolled his dripping turban, and having
! placed the several remains Of his child in the
: ragged depository, bore them TO his fragile
tenement Of bamboo and palm leaves, in or
i. der to prepare them for immediate cremation
. Upon being asked 10 relate the particulars o
. his encounter with the shark he stated, as soOr
: as he had plunged into the wafer, which b,
> did few moments after his child had beer
h dragged under by his powerful enemy, he saw
!. the monster in the act ofswallowing its victim
. He instantly made towards it, and struck i
4 with his knife upon the gills. By this time i
: had completely gorged its prey. and did NOT
at all seem disposed to enter upon the en-
q counter to which it had been SO roughly chal-
~ lenged. Having received a second stroke il
!. ihe gills, II rose towards the surface. followed
2 by its assailaDt, who kept plugging the knife
into various parts of the body. The monster
! turned several times to seize its adversary
, who dexterously evading the Intended vista
ton by diving under il, renewed his attack with
the knife. The sharks voracity had been so
completely appeased by the meal which it had
just made. that il showed little disposition ia
continue the conflict, until repeated trenchipg
, from the formidable knife Of its determined
foe, reused it 10 desperate resistance, when il
turned again uponlits back, though with less
. activity than these creatures are wont to do
when crossing food; but the man dived rap
, idly under it. and watching his opportunity,
as soon as the shark regained its natural posi-
ton plunged the keen blade into its belly, and
drew the weapon downwards with all his
, strength, thus inAicting that mortal wound
which the creature exhibited upon the strand
) After this it made tremendous splashing for
a few moments. then sunk apparently lifeless
TO the bottom. Seeing that tho strife was
at 40 end. the man made for the shore, as al
ready stated, and shortly after the huge car
cass was cast upon the beach.-OrientdL An
nual. $1,000
Major Noah of the New-York Star, is
queer fellow. In reply to an attack made on
him by a contemporary, he says s,Hh i
I'VE alluded IN pleasant way to the for
mer reputable occupation of the editor Of the
4 Standard, as illustrative of the difficulty Of
passing rapidly and successfully from one pur-
suit to another and he 10 reply threatens to
point out our early occupations. The story
is soon told I've were poor boy, Of a de-
cent parentage and some education-a ME.
chanic aud working mao then a student
at law an editor; a foreign Consul then
holding several Offices Of honor and profit; an
old bachelor; then married man a faithful
husband, free from all kinds Ofyice. We fight
no cocks; ron no horses; play no cards !;
what we have, We have earned by industry /;
we had no father to lavish thousands upon us
mo rich relation 10 advance our fortunes
This is our history, and we are not ashamed
oft. We have advanced ourselves from the
. ranks, the same as Henry Clay and Martin
j Van Buren, have done; we like shining ex.
amples. What 10 being born to fortune Had
the editor Of the Standard heen born drum
= mer. he would have been u drummer still"
Req. E. X. Arery was present at the meet
d ing held ON account of the Indian mission
i He preached at Saugls the same day, and
rumOur had gained circulation in this town
that he was to be present at said meeting
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