South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-01-16


ing that he could not succeed, he a
length drew himself TO the bank, seiz
ed the root of shrub which was par.
| tally barred, and bending forward, sue
ceeded in turning the mouth of one o
the jars toward the stream, and filling
| il. This only served to IengtIlen thu
dreadful process of death FOR The 9th
er jar, which was empty, preventea
him from sinking, whilst that which
was full, drew him sufficiently under
water 10 obstruct his breathing. La his
| struggle, however, he continually rose,
and partially recovered, only again to
bs half suffocated. Although this con-
tinued for several minutes, the wretch
cd man never once attempted TO get
out Of the river on the contrary, his
determination 10 die was evident to
| the last moment. Seeing that his
struggles were likely to continue, ]
called oct to the Brahmins to break
the empty jar but those naughty
| functionaries did not condescend 10 no.
tice my representations. Al length one
of the bystanders, mora merciful than
the priests, dashed stone upon the
empty vessel, and the wretched victim
| sank few bubbles rose to the sur
face, and the water flowed over him,
without leaving visible memorial Of
that supsEstitious tragedy. This man
was of the weaver cast and | heard it
said, that his wife expressed an anx-
ious desire TO die suttee but as the
husbands body had been probably ia
ken by alligators, and she, therefore,
could not 60 through the ceremony ac-
cording to prescribed form, she was
spared the necessity Of dying death,
distinguished, indeed, in her eyes, but
nevertheless, truly horrible The O.
rental Annual.
Observation-Disclosures is the badge
of gentry, the bauc Of body and mind,
the nurse ofmighliness, the step moth
er OF discipline, and the chief author Of
all mischief--one of the seven deadly
sins, the cushion upon which the devil
chiefly reposes, and great cause not
only of melancholy, but Of many other
diseases for the mind is natur ally &C.
tive, and if it be not occupied about
some honest business, it rushes into
mischief or sinks into melancholy"
Burton.
To-morrow. What is the meaning
Of the term Tomorrow : tits a peri
Cd which is always approaching, but
which never arrives il is that portion
Of time which would seem to be be-
yond eternity, if such a thing were
conceivable it is mere name,
phantom, word which represents
nothing real, thing upon which no
dependence should be placed. In fact,
there is no such thing as to morrow
for all which is done in the world is
the work of to-day. Ye who have a.
ny business TO attend to, any duty to
fulfil, any obligation to acknowledge,
any unfortunate TO relieve, any sick to
console, bear it in mind, forget not
that we should never defer Pill to-mor-
row what may be done to-day.
sTo- morrow for Business said Ar
chias to a courier, who delivered to
him very important letter, at the mo-
ment he was about to sit at table. To.
morrow never dawned on him. He
was slain that very night Burgards
Translator.
LAST MOMENTS OF Mr.. KANE.
An affecting account Of the last mo-
ments Of MIR. Senator Kane, is given in
| the Globe. Gle was most strongly
characterized by his tilial attachment
-and he knew no selfish feeling, but
that which existed in solicilude, and
| tenderness for his wife, and the off
spring she gave him. Almost in his
| last moments he fancied himself in the
midst of his dear domestic circle
spoke to his children as if fondlipg
them, and invited them to play on the
grass plot, and under the shade OF his
own trees, at homeland rose in his
bed, and seemed TO pluck the cool YER
dure to which his Imagination and af-
fections had wandered in search of re
lief. Alas his wife and children were
far from him, and he forever lost to
them but he sunk to rest upon the
bosoms of those who mourn his fate as
deeply, although they may not feel SO
keenly or SO long the sad deprivation"
How strongly does this impress upon