New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-04-19
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bar with the heat and fury of maniac and drawn him back
into the ROOM that she turned upon him again look
IF horror and sinking down chair covered her face
and shuddered as though the hand death were her
SINGULAR AND AFFECTING INCIDENT At SE,-Tbrouqk
the kindness Of OF friends az Scarborough we are
enabled 10 communicate TO readers singular and at.
ectng incident On Sunday afternoon the 18th inst
three little boys, OF the OF Davis 5 Carlisle Q4)
and Fostil, Q3,)-he two forme. shermens sons-were
amusing themselves with the sea- at Scar
borough, small boat about thirteen feet long, having
with them only and small sail. The little fellows
scued themselves out TO distance Of few miles from
land, when, thinking they perceived other boys
ing out In boat fetch them back again. they hoisted
their small sail, and the wind blowing from the
Shore The boat unfortunately carried further dis
To :heir nexprsssbe grief tho land length
entirely disappeared and alter making several iteSs at
epts regain the shore darkness put stop all further
endeavors and strong gale OF wind forced them 10 still
greater distance into the When the morning
turned peck OF land could be dlscerned and sail
hove sight The situation OF the three boys became
dreadfully distressing not one of them knowing how
make land and sins moulhul of provisions on board
their ra bark To add their Distress the Oldest boy,
Davis fell sick and continued that state the whole OF the
day The again set leaving them no prospect OF res
cue from watery grave. The feelings of their poor pa
rents and friends Shore all this time were hearending,
while all endeavors discover them proved futile Tues
day morning dawn1d and after strainng their eyes the
whole OF the day seach OF SAIL land and wearylng
themselves with uitless toll night again and the
poor little fellows with fatigue, hungry and be-
numbed with cold laid themselves down the bottom OF
the boat and left themselves TO the mercy OF the wind and
waves. On awakins the morning, they were horror
struck to find their companion Davis dead The little dis
tressed mariners described this the worst OF all Foru
natey the all this time toeraby cam but the third
day passed with still less hope of deverance Wednes
day night approached but friendly hand was stretched
the youthful mariners, who, with the
hfeess corpse of their companion continued float upon
the bosom of the during the fourth night In the
afternoon of Thursday they deserted sail ~ the distance,
and with eyes filled with they behed ship bearing
toward them. She proved be Dutch vessel bound Tor
Amsterdam The captain Immediately took the two boys
or board his vessel They in dreadful state OF
suffering having tasted food from Sunday afternoon
While the poor little fellows being received in the
Dutch vessel they perceived OF the sailors about to
throw the body of their companion overheard With al
ecting they besough their deGverers TO let them
have the dead body of Davis take back with them to
Scarborough his friends; but their enreaes were fol-
lowed BY heavy splash the water, and the body OF the
poor unfortunate shermans boy lost from their sight
The captain of the vessel and the whole crew. behaved
with the greatest kindness the boys and upon the yes
sci reaching Amsterdam they forwarded their charge to
for Hull and the nexpressbe Joy Of their distressed and
agonzed parents they arrived in Scarborough Wednes
day evening last.-[ Halifax Guardian.
A RACE A HUsBAND.-A curious scene occurred
on Friday morning week, in Robert street, Chelsea illus
rating the old adage, There's many slip tw xt the cup
looking young couple galy attred, and accompanied by
several male and female friends were seen vending their
way along the in question in the direction OF Che-
New Church. for the purpose, as 1t was supposed OF
being Joined together for better for For some
time before they reached the church, the future Benedict
was observed TO keep looking behind HIM in strange
manner and appeared to regret that ne had proceeded so
far the matrimonial road and evidently desrous OF
beating retreat Just before the party arrived at the
church gates the fant-heaed young gentleman took the
opportunity to unlnk the OF his intended from his
own and then ran back down Robert street into Kings
road fast his legs would carry him, and took refuge
in a. public house. The establishment OF the wedding
party at this extraordinary conduct be better imagined
than described.
The grief and disappointment of the damsel, who was
about 10 exchange her state of single besedness for mar
monal felicity knew bounds When she first saw her
fathless swain bounding off with the feeness OF grey
hound she burst into and mpored some one to fetch
him back, but her wishes not complied with, she
scampeed after him herself and followed by the rest
of the party and they found him the public house above
audedt Upon being asked account for his strange be-
havor the ysung said he changed his mind on his
way to church, and determined to wait little longer
before he got married The party endeavored persuade
him to proceed to the church then he csoAtey refused
do This strange proceeding excited good deal OF
laughter amongst those who it, The parties whose
did not ;ransplre appeared to be respecabe-lEn
gish paper.
IRISH MUslc.-Two Irishmen, travelling through wood
by chance found gun, which loaded, when one adj
dressed the cher with,
% Larry, what's that"
Wsha the divil whit do know what it is but it's
for all the world ike Tam Suliyan's kay bugle." -.
'Arrah then, II have small bit o tune, if you IL
blow in the muzzc and II play with the key!
50 Faith will So and that nately, too.
And he put his mouth the uzze of the gun while the
other pulled the trigger The gun of, and he fell,
when the other, letting the gun fall, exclaimed
Arrah Larry my honey-give over your skan,n -''f
faith has NJ the music enchanted you
BgrRorHED u.s. MorHgR.-A singular and painful iltiga-
ton has recently been in progress Boston, one WHICH OF
all kindly heart. regret although none can a 70
wa. ~ repeyn-brougt BY mother obtain possession of
watch and portrait formerly belonging to her dead SON.
The defenJa,t was young lady whom the son was be-