Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-08-12

We take the Gllowing from hlery's Muscum. a
work Of very considerable interest and value. The
memoirs ofMery abound with interesting incidents
and accurate descriptions. The character Of Bill
lieeler is a true portrait Of the enlerprising and ia.
gcnious dare devil Yankee boy. OF the euiire work
the Bistun Times says: All the articles are good.
and many arc really excellent. Nearly ths whole
Of the matter j. original, and written with care. spi
rt. and gobd taste. Tho Travels oi ThomIs Wal
ton is by n real traveller. who describes things he
has seen. and we sincerely think his account OF Ni,l
"a and Sicily. and Etna, gives more clear, vivid and
Just pictures than any thing we have ever met with
Tbs extract to which we alluded to above is as
! flllows.
"Bdt as we were slowly proceeding. Bills pierre
ing eve discovered a dark object upon the white
wood or tulip tree. that sto1d in the sandy lawn Al
some distance. lie pointed To IL and both quick-
enod our steps m that direction. As We approach
ed u we perceived a. To be an enormous nest, and
concluded Il To be that of an e,glo. As we came
nearer. the nest scemsI To he roughly composed OF
large sticks. and occupied a circumference equal to
a cart wheel. IL was at tho top Of the tree. which
rOse to the height OF 60 or 20 feet, AM at least bali
"f that elevation was a smooth trunk without a SIM
gle limb. But Bill was an excellent climber. and
4 was resolved. without a council Of war. that he
>houhl ascend ani see what was ia The nest.
Accordingly, stripping III hts coat, and clinging
To the tree as If 10y SECTION, he began TO ascend. II
was 'hiicheiy haichciy mp ! 60 BY a process DIFF
icult To descrbe-q surto f insinualiun, the propcl-
ling power and working machinery OF which were
nvisIble-he sopn cleared the smooth part Of the
he trunk. AMI taking hold Of the branches. he rose
limb hy limb, I'LL. with h~rcaihlesS interest, I saw
D him lit his head above the nest and peer into lie
recess. The best expression OF his " mder was his
, silence. I waited. but no reply. What is iT said
. l.. incapable Of enduring the suspense. Nnanswer
What Il sill, Bill. Why don't you speak, sad |, once
p more. 'Liuk' said he. holding up a feaiherless ht
5 lie monster, about the size of a harm door fowl, kick
T ing aud illpping ais wings, aud sque ding with all
? It's might. Look, theresa plir on ',m. They are
P young eagles, I'll Ice hourd. hat | never sec such
? critters aiure. The nest Is rs large as a Irundle bed
, and here's heap of snake skins, aTllenihers and fish
es-tails ia IL, and there's n lambs head here, thai
} looks in the face like an ncquainiance-and | should
no: wonder If it belonged Ia Squire Kell"g's little
cossct that he lost last wcek-lhe vlrmint.'
A. Blluitered those last words, his attention rs
well as my own was attracted by n rushing sound
above. and looking up we saw an eagle about an
huRdred yurls IN The air, Descending like n thun.
derbOlt dteCly towards Il us head. The birds
wings were close To- il body. Is tail above aud lis
head beneath, IFS hcak open, and IFS ialnns half dis.
played for the blow. Entirely forgetting nv gun,
in my agony of fear. [ exclaimed, Jump y II. for
Heavens sake, jump" But such was the sudden
ness of the proceeding. that ere | could fairly utter
the words, the formidable bird, with a fearful and
~vengeful scream, swept down upoa his mark.
shut my eyes from very horror. Il II MT 20 BIZ
3celeT ;hero was uo taking him by SIrprSe. As
lac eagle came down he battered his head beneath
he nest, exposing oIly n portion Of his person. To-
gsihcr with the seat of his lrOwscrs, The clash oi
ihe eagles beak rs he went By. though il seemed
hike the clang of a tailor's shears when f0rcIbly shut,
did M harm. but we cannot say rs much for the crea.
tu-es ialOns. One OF the claws struck The part cx-
posed aad made an inciSion in The irnwsers as well
as Ihe SKIN Of about two inches in length.
The rent, however. was too superficial 20 prove
mortal. nor did it deprive Bill Of his presence OF
mind. Taking no manner Of notice Of the damage
lone. nc cooked his eye up nj thc eagle, aud seeing
that the eagle was preparing fnr anuiLcr descen',
ne slid down between the limbs OF the tree with
lmazing dsK,erity. and approached the lowest OF
lie branches. when again we heard the rushing
sOund. ana saw the enfnrihtcd birl falling like a"
iron wedge almost pcrpenlieularly upon him. Al
'honsh he was full Eve aul lhiny feet from the
sround, such was my agoay, that again q cried out,
Jump. Bul-iOr Heavens sake iutnp.'
BILL was a fellow H. 60 on las Own hpo6-nri-
cuarly ~ q time Of lmmenenI peril, like The present
Evidently paying ~ attention to me, he sast one
glance at the eagle, and leaping from the branch
came dpwn upon the wind. Tho eagle swept over
him rs Ice fell. and striking his aiDns into his brim
Ices hat. bore ~ nway IA Giumph-iropping II how
cvcra a short distance. A. Bill struck The ground
lu h. feet. I immediately saw that he was safe. AZ
Ter sitting a moment 10 recover lIs breath, he pnt
be- hand Un hrs head and iindns that his hat was
gone, exclaimed: There, the critters got Any clam
she!-why didn't you fire.. Bubg
The hat was SION lonnd. and after n Iiuls while
Bll discovered the success of he eagle first attack
upon his person; bat although some blood was shed
the incident was not Considered serious. and We pro-
ceeded on our ramble."