South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-29
''Oh who would blame me :"

| nv WOTlu ttie unCnarlIaDle WOrlQ.
/ He would have said more but the
form that during his brief dialogue, had
sunk INTO his arms, was lying lifeless
on his bosom. He kissed her cold
lips. and passionately repeated her
name but she heard him not; her
pure spirit had gently disengaged itself,
and was flown forever. Her heart was
broken. She had watched and wept,
and prayed in hopeless grief, until the
physical energies of delicate frame
were exhausted and the excitement
ofthe last scene had snapped the atten-
aated thread oflife.
Hamilton did not survive her long.
His health was already shattered by
long confinement, and the chatting Of
proud spirit. Almira had died for
him; and his own mother, oh how eau
tiously did they whisper the sad truth,
when he asked why she who had low
ed him better than her own life, had
torsaken him in the hour Of affection
she, too, had sunk under the dreadful
blow. His father lived a withered,
melancholy man, crushed in spirit; s.
a. his sister hung like a guardian angel
over his death-bed, and he gazed on
her pale, emaciated, sorrow-stricken
countenance, he saw that she, too,
would soon be numbered among the
victims of this melancholy persecution.
When with his last breath he suggested
that they would soon meet, she replied:
trust that God will spare me to see
your innocence established, and then
will die contented. And her conf
dence was rewarded-for God does not
disappoint those who put their trust in
hnn.-About year afterwards, a
wretch who was executed at Natchez;
who was one Of the three persons men,
toned in the commencement of this
narrative, confessed that be had muir
dered Saunders, with pistol which he
found at the place where the two friends
had slept. II knew it would be so"-
was the only reply of the fast declining
sister-and soon after was buried by
the side Of Dudley and Almyra. Rea-
der. this is no fiction-nor are the de-
cisions of God unjust, but his ways ore
above our comprehension.
EMlLLioH.
Hoo TO sacee q Shoe The follow
E;ng story respecting the Rev. Row.
land Hill was told to us the other day
by gentleman from London, who was
present at the time. Observing that
cobblers were VIGOROUSLY backward in
attending meeting, Mr.. Hill on one oc-
casion gave out notice to his congrega-
ton that he would On the next Sabbath
show them the quickest way to make
a shoe. As was anticipated, when
Sunday came, all the pews and aisles
ofthe church were crowded with shoe
makers from every part Of London. who
had come to meeting (many for the
first time in their Eves) to learn thing
Of so much importance to the craft.
Having attained his end by addressing
TO them a most heart-stirring sermon,
Mr.. Hill, taking boot by the top and
leaning over tho pulpit, cut the leg
from the foot, and holding the shoe up
to the congregation, pronounced his
Observation-Disclosures Courier.
Steam Engme.-A miniature steam
engine has been constructed in Phila-
delphia weighing only 4pounds of one
rat power. In five minutes the steam
was raised SO that it was going at the
rate of 1000 revolutions the minute.
The boiler will sustain pressure of l60
pounds to the square inch.
We expect shortly, to see tho boys
coaStng about the streets with engines
from one to two dog power. Blessed
be the day, says Slam Bang, when the
MISCELLANEOUS and hand-carts can 20
alone.
OxR SroRY rs oooD TILL ANoTHER rs
roLD.-A gentleman of Constantinople, with
magnifying powers, was relating in company
how military friend of his having his left
cheeK shced OIL by Sabre-cut at the battle OF
Waterloo, had coolly picked it up, replaced,
and bandaged with his handkerchief the stray
piece, which, after few days, was reconcil-
ed to its parent face, that is to say, the cheek
was cured by incubation, as it is termed
After this ''good thing" had passed current,
| with the addition, of course, of few obvious
comments from the ways of the company, as
the right cheek having been off moment, the
| left one &c an old gentleman nuietlu tooly
! kable occurrence had happened to a friend OF
his, cavalry officer, at the same battle, and
who, failing to parry cut aimed at his face,
had his nose clean shaved of.-ssThcreupon, -
continued the elderly narrator, "my friend
stopped and repossessed himself of the def
cient feature, which he clapped on his face,
bound it with his handkerchief, and then went
pugnaciously on, as if nothing had happened
In the sequel he found the nose firmly unit
| ed to his face, with the irregularity however.