Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-07-19

And for your cordial welcome too.
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Su6erings ola lille African Girl The
following thrilling account, we extrad from
Stedman's Wanderings and Adventures in the
interior of Southern Africa:-
The first shall mention is that of Dapa's
grandson, about ten years Of age. The wolf
had previously seized a younger brother, and
torn away part Of his face. AnotheI night
he came into the house and took a second,
carrying him completely of-nothing more
than small fragment being found. On his
third visit, he seized the lad first mentioned by
the left shoulder. The little fellow, awakened
by this gasp, struck him with his hand; the
wolf let go his hold, and seizing him o. the
opposite side, broke his collar bone. Thepoor
boy still fought with his left hand; and his
antagonist letting go his hold second time,
grasped him by the aeshy part of the thigh,
and ran off with his prey nor was il until he
had carried him quarter OF mile, that he
could be made to drop him, when biting away
the precious mouthful, he left the little suiier-
er with his thigh half severed ; but fortunately
the bone was not broken. In this state he was
brought TO us for help, and by daily attention
he is perfectly restored.
The second instance is Of little girl, about
eight years Of age, who was reclining on the
ground in the cool Of the day, when four Of
these monsters rushed upon the place One of
them seized the little creature by The head, a
second by the shoulder, and the other two by
the thighs. The people of the kraal flew to
nep Ma'h her b"t loo late Tbev
lried their medicines for few days. but finding
all hope fail, and as ilom the heat and iies she
choice either to be ou, to death BY the youths of
the place, or go to the woods to die or be further
devoured, as might happen The little girl
chose the woods, determining In this icrlorn
conoi'ioh 10 cast herseii on inc mercy Oh this
,as.I'uson, snI a''ny ,;s ~" Enc nav D.ed
heard ,ha, could 81" she ,eacT The nlace sae
sbouId receive the pro,ection and helm which
he who claimed the endearing name of father
had long refused to give, and which she had
no right any where else to expect among her
own nation. Mun ms resolution sne se, Gu,.
throuqh deem olens succeeded in reaching The
station. an awful picture of deformity and suf-
fering, all but in a state of nudity, covered
with large wounds to the number OF fourteen,
among the most CHASTITY of which was tina, OF
the head and face the wolf having endeavor-
ed 10 grasp The whole heau, nag lorn .he NOUN !.
open 10 me ear, ana Stripped ,he neau Vi tue
uppea pr az e ~ nches rhronah tho marcy
Of Cod She 2 ou;te recovered and scarcely q,
all deformed-tut she refuses ever to return to
those who forced her into the woods to die.
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nEWe have been requested to COW the
o,,lor;a ,ha pos,on T;uos ,l;
~ - "Pp"'
'aoie 10 our o"" Si'i"se'
Mr. EDIroR,-There is one nuisance to
which some people are subjected, which [
do not recollect TO have seen alluded to in
the public papers but which beg 10 bring
10 your notice. Ii is that of loungers, oilers
or interlopers, who make practice of yisi.
ting the shops of working mechanics dur.
ing the regular working hours, and enter
ing into conversation with their iourneymep
and apprentices, TO the great disadyantap e
Iol their emplovers. II IS true there NAV
be some who have business. and do not
come exactly under the cognomen given
Iaboye but il matters not much 10 The EN-.
ployer, whether The visitor has business Of
any importance, or not, SO long as il is not
with himself; the effect is nearly the same,
whether the visitor is a descent man, or a
is unable or unwilling to work himself, or