Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1849-03-17


bamboo into and charged him sharp, when
he put the blazing straw in his face, upon
which he bolted out of the den. We track
ed the brute by the blood for very long
distance, and his last effort was to climb a
tree some eighteen or twenty feet high, and
from that on to a small ledge Of rock.
got up the tree and found him dead within
foot Of me. On examining him, we found
that Culian Sings report was true, for his
face had evidently been touched up by the fire
The LAWYER AND THE DEVIL OR A
SuIT IN CAANcERy.--The following most
laughable anecdotn points to very grave
fac; with an emphasis US forcible as il is
amusing:
1t seems that "once upon time" per-
sou who was not satisfied with his lot Ia life,
sought an interview with the devil, for the
purpose of ascertaning whether he could
not make an arrangement which would inn
prove his circumstances. His Satanic Maj
esty was everything that was obliging,"
and soon the following bargain was struck:
The devil agreed for the term of ten years,
to allow his client the :" fun swing" of this
world. He was TO do precisely as he pleas
ed, 90 where he pleased, and have what he
pleased, upon condition that at the end of
the term he was 10 surrender himself as the
absolute property of the devil, to be dealt
with as the devil might please. Well, time
passed on, the person employed himself 10
{" the top of his bent" " wearing purple and
fine linen" &c., until the sands of the tenth
year had well nigh run out. Then he be-
came uneasy, and went To his friend the
devil to ascertain if he could not get re-
lease of his bargain, or AT least effect COM
promise. Much to his dis;nay he found his
friend utterly impractIcable. Sbyiock-1ike,
he claimed the peaalty of +" the bond,n and
turned deaf ear to his clients entreaties.
In despair the person sought lawyer and
stated his case--aiter which, he with his le-
gal friend, repaired to the quarters of the
devil and made sundry propositions to him,
all of which were rejected. Al last the
lawyer, in epassion, shook his fist in the
devils face and said TO him, " club-footed,
horn-headed, long-taiIed imp Of darkness,
I've got you now il you don't accept the
last proposition made to you, PH put you
IN chancery, ,ir--yes, sir, PH put you an
chaneery, aud then we'll see when you'll
get out" The devil turned MS white as a
shcet--his tail became as Timber MS rag
and in a trembling voice he said, 'rather
than go into any Chancery, sir, I'll give the
man up--take him, my good sir, and do
what you please with him"
RoMAYcE IN REAL LiFE.-The New Ha-
ven papers Of Saturday have full details of
a romantic incnent occurring in Milford,
CT. The Deputy Sheriff, while in pursuit
Of burglar who had committed certain
depredations in the town Of Birmingham,
observed in the vicinity of the Railroad
bridge over the Housatonic, n young NAM
Of rather singular mien and upon esalni-
nation, said young man proved to be ayoung
girl III masculine attire. On the iDvestiga-
ton, she represented herelf rs native of
Providence, r.. I.--stated that she was en-
ticed from her home when only years Of
age, by young man OF IS, and entered on
board Of ship with him for whaling
voyage, she acting rs cabin boy. Previous
10 the arrival Of the vessel at the Sandwich
Islands, the young man died, and she was
taken sick, aud on reaching that port was
left ia charge Of the American Consul
Thence, she claims she reached this coun-
try by the way of southern port. Accor-
ding 10 her story il is five years since she
left home, most Of the time having been
spent on shipboard as a seaman. When
arrested she says she was on her way to N.
York in search of occupation ms a seaman.
She is apparently in the neighborhood of
II years old. Her name she says is Lynda
I NJ. Rawson, alias Charles Crandall.
I Er1- An Irish,nau IN bts arrival nj Bos,on