Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-05-08
From the Philadelphia Chronicle.
"THE BABES IN THE WOODS"
Harrisburg, Pa. .4p,I IL.


Harrisburg, Pa. .ap,1ll II.
A touching incident occurred among
the mountains in the upper end of this
county, last week, while the fire was
raging in that vicinity. A Mrs. Lup-
old has been somewhat deranged occa-
sionally, for some time past, but was
not considered much out of the way
until, one day last week, in the absence
Of her husband, she left her infant in
, the cradle, and taking with hertwo 9TH
er children, one about FIVE years of
age, the other only three, fled to the
mountains, and nothing could be dis
covered of them until Saturday last,
when she was found almost famished
| and nearly naked; but the children were
missing. The neighborhood soon tur-
ned out to scour the mountains in.
search Of them, but in vain until Mon
day last, when some men providential-
ly happened to come upon them in one
of the widest regions ofthat wild coun-
try, where no one would have dream
ed of looking for them. They had
been out four days and four nights
cold nights, too, barefooted and half
naked otherwise, their clothes being
nearly torn off them by the under brush,
and their little legs blackened by the
ashes of the conAagration through
which they had wandered, and their
flesh a good deal lacerated. They had
cried themselves sick, and one of them
had taken off its dress to make a bed
of; and they lay, at the root of tree,
locked in each others arms, unable to
speak, having eaten nothing, it is sup
posed, since they lert home. The poor
little sufferers were taken to he nearest
house and comfortably provided for, !
and are said TO be doing well. They
were found ten miles distant from the
place at which their mother was dis
covered, that they did not perish is al
together providential, and almost mira
culous.
A Doctor and his Lizards.-Mr. |
Thurlow Weeds last letter from Santa
Cruz to the Albany Evening Journal
relates the following marvellous Incl
dents in notice Of visit to the estate
ofDr. Stephens:
'While enjoying our segars under a
broacspreading Tamarind tree the liz
ards came down as usual, to keep the
mosquitoes away from their Protector.
The Doctors kindness for animals has
developed instincts and awakened af- !
fections that would not discredit a race
Intellectually endowed. His beautiful
fantailed pigeons, when he returns
from town, come with their greetings
TO his carriage, and perch upon his
shoulders. His lizards jump from the
reesintohis hands. Agar ortwo since,
when several Of the officers ofthe Uni
ted States ship Potomac, with two gen
tlemen residing here, were at breakfast
with the Doctor, a huge lizard that had
the misfortune to lose its tail by some
casualty, marched into the room, and
up to the Doctor, with the dismember-
ed limb in his mouth! This looks l !
confess like Remarkable Snake Sto- |
ry;;' but it is nevertheless, we'll au-
thenticated fact. The MANNED reptile
under the influence of instinct highly
excited, sought relief from the hand by
which it had been fed and cherished.
The Doctor himselfregards the circum-
stance as tribute to his skill in sur
gerry.
The unreasoning species are not a.
lone, however, in their appreciation Of
Doct. Stephens's medical Services
He performed at an early day, with en-
tire success, some of the most difficult
surgical operations. His writing upon
yellow fever, scuryey, &c, won for