South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-02-13
Extraordinary Youthful Depravity.

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lads, one son Of Mr.. Hiram Smith,
eyed 5 years, and the other son Of
Mr.. Abner Blodgett, aged A years.
we're snow balling together, the latter
became irri,a,ed, and told the other
that if he threw another SNOWFALL he
would cut bis head of or kill him, and
another being cent, he ran up to his
antagonist and stabbed him in the left
side with large pocket knife.
The woond was SO severe that the
boy became Immediately speeches..
in which situation he remained up to
Saturday last, the time at which we
were informed of the event, and but
faint hopes are entertained of his teco-
very. What theme for,retiecting on
the depravity Of human nature does
this act afford. A boy foar gears old
thrusting deadly weapon into the bo-
som Of his playmate Fredonia { ".
Y Censor.
Extract of letter dated New Or
leans Jan. 7, 1886. -"Business here is
quite dull, with the exception Of some
heavy cotton operations for the French
market. The crop of Sugar is less
than one third of the crop last year,
and may be quoted 81 TO 10 cents !;
the prices here las, year at this time
being S cents.
A German paper states that cara
van of 500 persons, men women and
children, have left Westphalia, ON their
way to Jamaica. They signed con-
di,ion which obliges them TO labor in
quality Of domestics, or field laborers,
tor Eve successive years, at the end Of
which time they are each to receive a
few acres of land as compensation
for years OF suffering and servitude in
tropical climate.
TExAs.--Late letters from that in
teresting country state, that Volunteers
are pouring into it, and that she was
generally considered as secure against
Santa Anna and his Mexicans. The
Convention was to assemble on the
first of March, and would issue Dec
laration of lndependence.-Maj. Gen.
Samuel Houston, native Of the Val
ley Of Virginia, was taking a mos! &C
tive part in raising and organizing
troops. The General Council passed
on the twenty fourth Of November, an
Ordinance, to establish and organize
corps Of mounted rangers. And on
the same day another ordinance was
passed TO raise a regular army, consis-
ting OF one thousand one hundred and
twenty men, TO be enlisted for two
years, or so long as the war shall last.
Officers and men TO receive the same
pay and ralions as in the army Of the
United States, and in addition thereto,
six hundred and forty acres OF land
each, after he shall have received an
honorable dlscharge.-Rieh. Enquirer
FEB. Q.
The N. Y. Sun publishes the following
fable for the benefit Of all office holders
and office seekers. We are neither
we cannot smell at present but we
like the pith Of the fable;
A Lion roaming in the forest met q
Hog, a Wolf and Fox ,trotting along
within short distance Of each other,
and obviously directing their course to
see what fragments Of his spoiis they
nigh, find in his den. aMr. Hog" said
The Lion, "doss my breath smell disa-
greeably strong at the same time
opening his mouth and pouring a fu!
| eush of his hot breath into the Hogs
snout "Smell! is it you call n says
the unwary swine-"Why it sinks
quite audibly-it slinks worse than 9
skunk !" The Lion lifted his fore
paw and struck the poor piggy blow
under the ear which closed his earthly
accounts saying, 'there, take that, fol
your whole hog policy" Then turn.
ing to the Wolf, he said, MIR. WQ&
does my breath smell Z" "Smell my
Lord ! why yes" said he with po-
lite grin, Sit does smell indeed, like .
bed Of violels-like otto Of roses
like the choice perfumes OF Arabia =
10 you lying dog" said the Lion,
stake that, for your insincerity and
falsehood !" and the Wol.'s entrails
we're laid bare in a moment. "Mr.
Fox, does my breath smell I" "Wby,
upon my word Sir" said the Fox, who
| was the most wise of the three, 81
have so very bad cold thai | canno
smell at present, SO you will excuse
me ~ The Lion roared with laugh