Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-07-11
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HbHRlBIE ADVENTURE
Ettfatt ~ htry T,om h1hte. psa, ,,aepah
JtW GM, 1eHG @Ths wt,,rt having brpn gu
shooting lay dtwn 80 test pnlSt . lten when suI
Jebly 10 "as at"psth ~ the furious ba3irg =
he dogs, On turning tosrd I tehtiJ - enata Il
The eoh's On tepyila specifies. directing IL. tevts.
10 n point That w"ttlJ approximate very hesr IN,
positions 10 ~ instant ! ems ~ NY fret. III.
tfptile lsears awats Of py t,es4nts. In Aau
Teal plitiseology. il leijy brought I r.~ir, etit,o
~ ttHed. Eyes sparkling aid netk beautifully afeh.
20. tho heaa f1issd nestly tye feet fun t,s
ground and 6sti'ls'ing ftn side /, side In n ,r4p.
he' plainly indicative ri . ~fpkhoiftt for. .ejys,
| ihe uHdtsst wtap1n . si,ot, tsmtoo. lnt Iy p,.
"ffho bfatf's. and hurled u n NY at,vnsnl's
head vas ]f,tttnHtr eoosisb ~ hi il iens.tt
lhs. eye. Tie tsttile irtnpt distrly Tell soJ nv
" apparently lifelesr. Without a moments rdset,.p
seized IL . Iillie beIotz' Tho head l,anled !, Lspss,i,
The shelter If the ties ind ve,Y eodlls "a,
down 10 etamibs Tbs nnGti, f., the fa,.onh,l
hhes If which nsiuts1Ist. speak 20 mitch
While IN The ar' II forcing Tho o,cai', npp, viii
. stella J FELT The head Gliding through my band
sod 10 my et,et establishment %ltrntne nqste tbat
| now had h f"ntend against Tho most 'aaJ,y NJ
reptiles h ia fplI strength md ,isru,. fnlset |
was N u moment consumed Off. ~, 20 ! t,pj,tanr!
my bold VI the throat is body isrnmr vvtss,hyJ
1 f6uhD my neck sad am. IT The irsIpt j. swn,e
or The ~bhiRstsnl dread in ptiri, The fplta 10 "a
pflls 10 tali Throughout in,1,n. and The alpo., IN.
slant death which invn'ihly follows ir= bite, i,e
viii ~ s1'nr dsp'fr b" alb" 4" imagins .hsi tai
fsiitfs s"tH 81 ''ir ,norent, flint ktht ri die.
Htsiiba sickness r.tvsd i my whale ft,tne. sz /
felt The 'lao'ry fpida II he reptile tipttspine
t""t1 my nrrk. sill hTli 10 ihr throat, t,u, h.
h"'l it much longer wr'li hc Impossible In.
n~tIiait'y beneath my g'asp there Was sn in~stI
~~nth'og and creeping 81 IT." sk,r. vhlrt seemed
- he s-s's'sd by The very ftmorsa with vliet, I
hsU IL ny bard was el'veh, finl,og. in def
anse Of my tfr's, fiat nt haol was each ~ins,.,,
| forced t,dse' ~ tr t,rr. br iloa s,tseL mr. ,bs,
w'te II in ny romes 10 tfprsf, he moth
With s"tne th''r 'ns''nrift'. u 2"u'h r event The
reptile fnn nsring bis fsbEs sAouij Il, tscapa nv
bod, Ny gun lay nj my fer, he ,sr,od st.
psatsi tbs thing required. which eitt Sums a,fi
Guilty ] succeeded !" At'"irG ori. having on1y
one hana dtSeng,t"i Wy tieI., arm aa- no,7
trembling from n1r ttr',i,n. dnd my hold ht-
coming Iess G'n. when | ~l4rrtt1 s,ered.I IL
passing the rod through Tie innr, ,,ay nn tn is
e"t'Fr. II ~nt tiot without nsi iefahle hesi,s.
ton That ] 'r' Ga my li,tJ Of ,i,r throat. md seiz
ri tis rod IN both bands II, Tho enmr t,mo. hv
Bringing them over my had wiih # srd,cr ,ftk,
J disehgaEed he fold around my nr,k. whir', bad
's'',erly herono a'mo.t ,iei, rnrngh, 70 r,otnre
stfsrEn'n'inn. There vas then I,'r G,frcrIty IN
heciDa my right n,G,. bni ultimately l., throw
The rerti'" ff,tn me 10 The ratt,, wt.rtc IL rot,,n
uc1 10 twist nGi Hinb tsslf inin y 'heyanud con
to'Iions "f ts,r a,d as,ny. 10 ron TO rejgh
boring s,reatn. 10 lave my neck, han.la. ard fses
10 ~ cooling v"fr'. wa my frat ac, nf", dis.
patching my fo'mifahi" em my. THIS c~,nctn!es
a tine ,hbasi, plainly told tale. IA 8 mn,ai. !,
may rtose-ths. uhcn Il MAJ posses4cd II DC.
tstmins:iap. rnolnemand energy. comsinrJ with
reason. he viii g~Bsraijy come IF t,iDn .hant,
it6nali b. may hasr 10 circurnstnt Inc ~tgttftt1
Of tho snake. or eombot rir f~esocity efshe .igc, I
C~Jjs TiirfolInwing ,- q beautiful patt-gc from
lord Bfoughamts Sketches of Ire Ti,ars 81
George III. II relates 10 Narolrcn's Inflated
Russian campaign. and tie dtsast,ous fcnea. Of
bis icgi"Gs: |
sBU the saulting anliiidg nf,ihe a,esl con.
1ucrct IT last oversize: itseif. tfu III. mos, M.
sluDhs and pefhaps most Triumphant campaign,
tIhdeftsken WITH q p~fofosion Of military resource.
dndx sd,ptrd l., The aanais Of war, tie ancient !
cupial Of tho f!rssian empire was in hi. hands;
ysf, from thu refusal ofthe enemy To make peace,
md fi,r sfpsi',t. f,f Ito ya.t ,r.,tf,s .x, (
the contest was hoo.less to his pnrpo.~. He had
e0llsc'ed tie mighfiest army The world ever ,e-
from oil pars of the continent he had gathered
bisfafss. every diversity Of blood, and com
pltxifr. and tongue. ard earh. and weapon .llone
i!ong hisfine The rcsources Of whole provinces
moved through the kingdoms which his arms
held Id ave: the artillery Of y hole cit ira
yGtsed the fields: the cattle OH . thousand bills
1efe fssde The f,oh nfrhe nyfisis shom he
rpassJ into ,He. plains Of Eastern Europe, where
n,wed in tiyery, ard the earth was mhi.pu-
"a With mems bones. Bot Ibis gigantic enter
prise. uniformly spccessful, wn. fund to have no
Object wh"p 4 had no l,nger an enemy 10 oyer-
come. and The .ictof ia vain sutd l., the van
fsf leaec. The conaasrstion Of Mo,co~
~ WV ~ . AIo biaEo HItttIc, NtIbCI Lue
ffasf Of another leotnpsr,ed. Upon The poe,p
md cifcrrstsnce u unnumberad wsryiofs, ths;r
csva!ry, itsir gum. their magazines. their eaGip-
sse-iesesndsd slosfy. aake By a,sr. the snow
Of a northern night. The hope. Of Napoleon
were b'ishsed; tho reirtat Of bis armament.
sas cnt Of sod III loom seS.ed far more ire
vrr.sbiv than il the conquersr Of an hundred
fehit ssj bssn s1sdr esptive with bali Bis force.
~! hissutsequea, efSsts % regain lie power be
ssiiest. never snccetded in eopntSrvsiiing the
Effects Of that Russian hi.htss u his
genius burned if possible, brishtts tan ever. Ia
cenrpsisns his effor.s we're more .hsn hnn,sn,
hls rs'oa-:s= ~-- .== thac before. ri.
ralor more verify the Fii,e be played fnr. Eu.
all Vas vain. His weapon vas no ion9sr IN his
hspJ bis arra vas gone; aud his saee,sariss.
30 more Husilios under the feeling OF his superior
store, lad discovered bin to 10 vireihic, Ike
themselves, AID grew bold 10 ,hci: ,arn,"