Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-27
A SCENE FROM "cLEMENr " HALcoNER.'' D

Mir. Crabbe entered his office late enW evening, after having passed from the grave to the gay, in his usual manner at the table of friend, and throwing himself into kis own chair, |" Clem," said be, Jay aside that book, and let us talk. .'' And the vob- tune being deposited on the table, he con- tinued [" have turned out of my office, a number of very clever, and few very dis- tinguished men. and whether you age to go in advance of your predecessors, or to fall behind themy must depend, in some mea- sure, upon nature, to be sure, but mainly upon yourself was sitting in this place ono morning in the fall of the year, when in stepped long, lank, Timber young Yam kee. His cane was thrown over his shouE- der, from which depended down his back a bandana handkerchief, containing all the worldly goods and clothes le possessed be- sides those he had on. He wore sloueh- ed beaver, a thread-bare coat, linen paa- taloons, and coarse shoes, and had travelled afoot from the mountains of New Hamp- shire, on his way to the West. But it had occurred 10 him that morning, as he said, that before he arrived in the new States, he would like to study the law. and requested permission to begin his studies forthwith, in my office, desiring me to state, at the same time, what was tho customary stu-
 den,'s fee in these parts. Somewhat star-
 .led a, the appari,ion, I had thought at fsse
 of not receiving him; but there was son,e-
 thing in the quiet determination of his eye,
 aud confident business air with which he
 threw down his bundle, and opened the subject of his wishes, and still more in the hardy enterprise and firmness of purpose implied in the whole conduct of the young man, that pleased me exceedingly, and told him that he was welcome to the use of my books, and to such aid as could af- ford him in the prosecution of his studies. That my charge for these young gentlemen who were able to pay conveniently, was one hundred dollars per annum but ibpso who could not afford this expenditure, I willingly received without charge. He re- piled that he had no money, and could only say, that after he sA"nld be qualified to practice, and had got into business, which he hoped he would not be long in doing,
 he would remit my fee from the West.-@
 He set in accordingly, paying his board, and providing himself with clothing. by taking a class of young men, to whom he gave instruction at nights, in Latin and Greek, and was never absent from the Of- flee one day for three years, at which tino he was admitted to the bar. He now again took up his cane and bundle, eOntin- ued bis tramp over the mountains, and sat himself down in the then territory of Indi- ana, whence he remi,led me, in small sums, from time to time, the whole amount of my fee. wrote to him, declaring that was
 unwilling to receive his money, and hoped that he would consider me satisfied but
 be insisted upon paying me every Iarthing.
 And now that man is a senator in Congress
 from ,he West. building up a well-earned
 fame among the Amphyc,yoas ofthe Uu-
 iUn." -aa ...
 APPALLING INCIDENT. The following is extracted from a private journal kept on board of tl.e Vincennes, one of the vessels attached to fhe Exploiting Expedition, and published tn the Bunkerhill Auror@:---
 " Just before noon, while taking in the main top gallant sail. one of the crew who was on the yard, by the slatting of the sail, had tho huntline thrown over bis head, and before he could free himself, was jerk. ed of and forward of the yard, where he hung dangling by the neck at the height of eighty feet. He struggled for moment only, trying with both hands to reach tho rope over his head, and then they fell pow- erless by his side. He was first observed by the boatswain, who looked Up, on seeing hat fall overheard. I was by his side, and never shall ! forge. the face of horror, nor the unearthly and fearful shriek that broke from him after pointing aloft for 2 few seconds, incapable of u.tering seund. 1t was like that sometimes heard from per- sons suffering under the nightmare. Itwas indeed most awful sight, to behold fel- low creature thus qnivering in the air, his arms dangling to and fro, and his whole bo- dy swaying backwards and forwards with every roll of the ship, fifteen and twenty feet, and every little. while striking with fearful violence against the mast. In . few seconds dozen men were alofi to his assis- tance, but it seemed as many hours. And here a new danger presented itself; one of them. thinking only of freeing the sufferers neck, caught him with one hand, leaning over the topsail yard. as he swung in, cad began cutting ,he rope with the other.- Providen,ially the attempt vas seen and arrested by the 1st Lieutenant. Had he cut the rope, the jerk must have thrown them off together. He was now soop lib- erated, but declared % be dead. On beisg lowered on deck ip a hammock sent up for ,hs purpose, the means used for tho roesv- cry of persons whose animation is suspen- ded, were successfully used, and he is now doing well. Another minute and all would have been over with him. Or examination of the manner in which he was suspended, his preservation is little short of miraeu- lnnS There spas only sinala fnrn rnund