South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-10-29
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eiG in the life Of every Young man
vi which TO pass safely, requires the
7ost skilfol navigator. To double
Id point is more dangerous to the
Doral character, than for a navigator
double Cape Horn. The whirlpool
pride, and the quicksands OF self
Snceit yawn upon them, and are to
unng men what scylIa and Charyb-
were to the ancients. The period
tfom sixteen to twenty one years OF
lei; and daring this time a young
sn is subject to what is commonly
Ailed eighteen years. fever /; though
gxlrg TO the precoeity of some they
attacked as early as sixteen. The
hset OF this disease is altogether diff
fept from those morbid complaints to
hith the human system is subj i'm
Esad Of wasting away, it produces a
neral imitation Of the intellect, if l
@ so express il, which renders the
.ct more like bladder filled With
Ipd, than a rational being.
~ young man under the influence
this disease, is perfect wiseacre, he
too knowing to learn from the ex-
|srience Of age be knows best what
his own interest /; his parents, all
Tho have gone before him are, in his
plnlon, fools he imagisss himself to
the FIRST Of very wise generation,
nd therefore construes every friendly
dmonitioo into an attempt to coeree
lm or to abridge his privileges.
A Female Missionary visit to Can
ibdis.-The memoirs Of Mrs. Hodg-
on, comprising an account Of the COM
nencement Of the Wesleyan Mission
nacng the Grequa tribes Of Southern
kffica, contains the following incident
n The lives Of that lady g. her husband,
he Rev. J. Hodgson !:
aRose early, and pursuing our Jour-
hey. we soon reached the spot where
Ne bad designed TO sleep. On. APP
PrQachiog the wood, ! was surprised
n behold fire, at which two female
rahyes we're occupied 10 cooking,
Fhile man was laid apparently asleep,
pear them.-The two women attempt.
fd TO conceal themselves under bush
IMPOSING, | presume. we should pass
mufl unobserved. Upon going near
NOfe, however, we found them EN-.
Ppyed IN cooking the leg OF a human
Pelng! We were now satisfied Of this
Ming part Of the retreating enemy, g
agision Of whom had evidently rested
this place, probably on the preceding
wy. Horror struck at the scene be.
loFe me, was truly thankful that my
oear wife was not present to behold il /;
ID | gratefully acknowledged the Kind
Pfovldence OF the Almighty, in suffering
y TO miss our path the preceding even
ne ,as thereby We escaped the misery Of
Matching the disgusting proceedings o.
|hsssspeop'e. in the shades ofthe nigh
Ia fY7ehsnsive as we'shouId then have
bsen Of the danger of being attack cd
by those who would have lejoicsd in
Pur death, as furnishing them, by eat.
ug our fesh, with The means of con.
lnued existence. ] hastened back to
b wagons, to consider how TO act; and
paving determined on leaving the place
soon as possible, the necessary ar.
Engagements we're made without delay.
bpt before on. departure, returned IL
ne wretched beings near the wood ,anc
Wv observed the skeleton Of fol
fown person, and par. OF the body O
another-a leg and an arm having beer
W off: the head was opened, and tn,
oo"els having been drawn out, ,hs in,
'einsl part Of the body was exposed t.
view One O. the women was roast.