Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1838-11-21


comprising his Museum, in case of his visit
to England. 1t is hope' that his valuable
collection ofIndiana portraits and curiorics
vii! never leave this country, but b'come
The property of ihc National Government.
THEASsEs OF TTlEALPs.
" LET THINE EYES LOOK RIGHT ON. AND LET
THINE EYE LIDS LOOK STRAIGHT BEFORE
THEE
The manner in which asses descend the
Drecio;ccs of the Alps or the Andes is truly
extraordinary. In TIC passes o.! these
mountains there are often, On tic one SIDE.
ioEy cmincnccs, and the o'hcr, frtghIiu!
abysscs and as these generally follow lhc
direction of he mountain, The road. instead
Of living on level, forms, at every tile dis:
;ancr. steep Lccliy!jjcs Of several hundred
yards. Thcse can only be descended by
asses; aud tie animals themselves seem
srrs;hie Of their danger by the caution
Which they US. Whcn they come
20 tllccdge Of olc Ct the desccnls,
they stop of themselves. without he
mo checked by The Ildcr; and if he mad
vcren.ly attempts 20 spur lhcm' on ihcy,
continue immovcab:r. Icy seem all this
time rumna,ing on tic peril that lies before
,hcm. and preparing themselves Tor The
encounter. They net only a"cnlIvrly
view the road, but rcmbIc and snor, Al the
danger. Having prepared for their tcs-
cent. they Place their forc.fect IN a pos.
turc as if they were stopping themselves
,hcy then also put their hinder feet together,
but a little forward, is ifthcy were abou:
10 lie down. In this attitude, having taken
4 survey o tue road, they slide down with
the swifress OF Il meteor. In the mean
,imc a,l that the rider has 10 30 IS, 10 keep
himself fast in the saddle, without checking
the rein :; for the least motion is sufficient
TO disorder The equilibrium Of tho ass, IN
which case boh must unavo:datlly perish.
Bu, their address in this rapid descent Is
,ruly wonderful ; ior in their swiCcst motion,
when they seem to have lost al! government
of themselves, they follow exactly the d'ti
ercnt windings Of tho road, as If they had
previously selllcd in their minds the route
thew were 10 follow and taken every pre-.
caution for their safety. 10 this Journey
The natives, who arc placed along the sides
Of the mountains, and hold themselves by
the roots of the trees, animate tho beasts
with shous, and encourage them 20 persc-
yerancc.
An OLD. Fashioned Eclipse. The edi.
tor the Cincinnati Post, Whose memory is
a complete store house of old time occur.
rcnccs, } gives the following Interesting ac-
count of Eclipse which occurred IN 1903.
The editor should indulge his readers with
more Of the past.
81, was our happiness 10 be nj Providence
r, Island, when The total Eclipse of June.
1906, took place the day was iertccily
brich,-the phenomenon commenced be.
tween IL and IL clock. aad after the sun
became totally obscuret: ii remained so for
moro than an half an hour. lis operation
upon au;ina.cd uausc was truly and aw-
fuTv sublime. The birds flew about in cv-
crv direction, in evident distress aad terror
! the domestic fowls ran about in all directions
cackliug as in a fright, Horses galIoped
round their pastures ncighing; while the
horned cattle, which seemed more afErlghtcd
Than tho rest, tore up the Garth with their
horns and feet in madnrsS-hII :his III rla'
was followed by the silence Oh midnight
when hc eclipse was complete; the birds
;relired 10 their resting places; the fowls 10
; heir roosts, the horses to their stalls, ana
Inc cattle to their hangers, while lhc s'a'S
sl.ouc forth in :hcir beauty, and all was
! still.
: When the sun began to re~appeer,
large number Of musicians, students o
Rrovn University, assembled upon the
.cr,oce of the College, and struck up Md
TONS LYNN to LlsIn. The effect wasai'o
oc,,cr sublime aud beautiful. Nothing
that ever met our eye or car OS'o!c o'
since was equal toii.
4ueedote.--. Every body ought TO know
by This time that morus muiticaults mean
food for silk worms but Il country genie
man a lew days ago caused no little .n'err, RI
!, n,cpt in a COURT gard, by taking up GIL
} crent notion. Seeing a man putting Up I
hand bill, ti,at ANNOUNCED that Nr. 0o-'''o,
. SO had some thousands Of the morus "'HS
'icariis pants for sale, he stepped %
..o.n i've cr,,rG :c\-ca1 :. n':' WY =