The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-01-11
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i laying bare Lis Skill. She ,Icl;
seized him ly tho other side Of b;s
face, emitting q deep cash in 4 tho
upper lip nnd tearing the flesh ifionl
the right conner Gf the mouth ,,iy
near the large artery in the neck, tlien
| by ,h" fore arm, laying bear tho
tcnd"ns brcnkins sulnc OF .tlpl,,.
al'! biting his right hand through and
through. She then left The ,nplper part
of the body, and made an effort sccn,-
! ihgly to teHr open his Lt.wels, ms she
left some fifteen severe iw6uiids. ,,I,
his body, but none Of tllrml so deep. rs
to enter he cavity, and finished lrr
horrible work. ly taking pl.t ;,l.,aic
Two pounds Uf flesh ton, lis ii.iis
thigh. @i5,f
By his time parkhrd was 50 fei.,r.
Ily exhausted iha, tic lay as ifdea,., All
the bear left him. Snnne Of Tie cos
pany7 were within twenty stcps3st ,,t,:s
wounded man, but Were unabla 81
render him any assistance. IiGv
saw the hear brcnl, down. tie t,,c,
heard his cries for help, but; ,site, h.
struck the ground, tl,et could sec nri;i,-
or bear nor man, SO thick Was IL.
chapparnl around them. n,
Mr.. Packard VAS esrricd to tls9c
house and notwithstanding lie is TO
terribly mn,latcd, is in d fair way to
recover. lie said this lnoriing that
lie thought lie would be up in d
few weeks. ID. Slaughter, Of Pleas
ant Valley, dressed bis wounds. This
bear is said 10 be one Of The largest
kind, and in consequence OF. being
wounded, had become iyrocious. She
has not been captured
BeSJAMIS FRAxKLiS's LETTER TO A.
loUSo WnMAs.- The Boston Rost
pub!isllcs i've. copies Of unpublished
letters ir"n Dr. Franklin, which have
recently been found iii that city. The
following one seems TO lavet been adj
dressed t".a lady with Whom, he was Vas on
'ntinl;!tc terms previous TO his mar
rIaggc, aud whn was still single at that
! tliiir:--
.l1iladslphio, Oct. l6, 1855.
Dear katy,--Your favor OF the
ls!h ,'nnc game 10 hal,d, lut on the
2srd September, Just three months.
alter it was written. lad two weeks
before written YOU y long cl,at. and
sent it to the care OF yo,ir brother
Ward. hear YOU are now in Boston,
/ gay and lovely as usual Let me give,
you some f,thcrly advice. Kill no
more pigeons than sou can eat; be o
good girl, and don't forget your cate
chi>m; go constantly to meeting or to.
church Till You get u good husband;l
niid then stay at home and nurse the
children, and live like Christi.ttFrf;..------
Spend your spare hours i'll soberwl,ist,
prayers, or learning 70 cipher. 1nl
must practice addition 10 your lp.s-
bands estate l'y industry and frugai,,i
--S"bstaction Of all unnccessar. TX
rciscs. NHitpiicohon-hc he will s,a,
make YOU master Of AS to diir;,si.ea..
say with brother Paul, Let there !,s -
no division among .se,' but as your,
good sister Hubbard (my love to herl
is we'll acquainted with the rule ot,1f,uo,
hope yon will become as expert in
the r"!e Of three, that when, i hfsyi,S
again the pleasure OF seeing you, like
my grape vine, surrounded With clus-
tiers, plump, juicy, blushing, pretty lit
tie roguc&: just like their nninna.
Adicu, the bell rings, aud must 90
| among I'll grave oncs, and talk poli-
ties. "B. f."
EAroRrASr Decision OF THE Su-
rREME CouRT.+--lsicuARD EELLs, Of Fl,
lin"is, WAS some months ago convict6d
under statute Of that State, Which
declares hat any person hafbpuring or
sccreting fugitive slave, or in any.
wise hindcriug the lawful owner iii re-
taking such fugitive, shall be subject
to fine not exceeding $500, and an
imprisonment OF not more than six
months. Subsequently the case was
taken TO HE L. S. Supreme Court, on
the ground that the statute Of Illinois
confiicted with the law Of Congress,
and tile Constitution on the same s,b-
Ijdct, mud made the delinquent liable
to double punishment. The opiiiion
Of the Court (Judee McLEAx dissent.
ing) was given n few days ago, pro.
nonncing the statute Of Illinois consti-
tutInnai, Oh the ground that the object
OF The State Was to prevent the immi-'
! grafton OF slaves, aud not to mid OF iiln-
| pedc their owners in their recapt,lre
The fine imposed goes, not 20. tho
claimant, lat to. the State. On the
Other hand, tho l.w Of Congress is III
tended to aid the master, aud conteIn.
plates recaptTe and reclamation. .'.-l
! ->---~---~>~-.- son. -----~>~-e>- ssfi e3Ef.s
What ntter loneliness to be alono
in a crowd TO see ten thousand
| pnrsnns oil Enli of lifa nyI tat,;n,af.np