Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-09-27
WMOIE 10. 15ls

-sSSt0OU OASkA sN6sI1 NIeSst 4tetSA~ ~
peaceful 6resides
A pistol report rang thsoa ~ the hali.
and a solder who was on the point OF
trans6zing Stanley. fell dead. as 4 pros
trated hy bolt from heaven Anotner
shot was fred, and another Brlton tell
.weltering ia gore Blanche looked the
'Py Pythoness inspired. e Like the heroine
of the legend, an extract from whtsn,We
have placed at the head Of our tale. her
large and glorious eyes were all light.
aud her whole frame was dilated with en-
lthusiasm. Rushing down the stairs, after
she had discharged her weapons. she
seized a sword. and with a vehemence
that resembled inspiration, beat back her
foes. But three Of the halt dozen fe-
lnaincd. Two OF them had fallen before
her deadly aim, and the other had yield
ed his life to the 'impetuous Stanley
yield yield Heaven lends meis istreng-
til, aud assures me that you are mime
Dismayed and terrified at her vehe-
mence, the soldiers threw down their arms
and fed into the road with the utrnostpra-
cipitancy.
AS soon rs the enemy had vanished.
Blanche devoted herself to the restoration
of her senseless parent and TO the exani-
nation Of Stanley's wounds. Her mothet
was soon recovered, but her lover l,at
been wounded seriously by deep Hcsh
wound in The shoulder. Edmund Stanley
did not return to the field that day. but
Law in darkened room. hot and ieverish,
whilst the distant booming OF the cannon
and the sharp rattle Of the musketry told
what his comrades wore achieving for the
freedom OF his country, upon the hot plninS
Of Monmouth.
Blanche, burn to be in the-6eld. Tbs
sound Of those guns is maddening !
BE quiet. Stanley, you only increasO
your fever. We have dispatches from
the field every half hour. Washingtonit
conqueringH
Are you sure of il. Blanche, exclaimed
the invalid, rising from his couch. '0lll
what heavenly music is that laundering
ordnance Do you hear any news from
Wayne's cavalry 2
'They were charging furiously and vic.
toriousy at the last despatoh.'
Would that were there BlGnche,I I
believe would even renounce you. to be
at my post this minutel'
'You will lose me without the renunets
alton, or rather. | shall lose you, LafoRF.
Stanley took her soft hand within his
own. and laying quietly upon I,isPillows
soon sunk into disturbed slumber, while
the din Of battle was still resounding IN
his ears. Blanche watched over him du.
ring the whole day, and once in awhile he
broke forth into exclanIations oftchargal
let the bugle sound T showing the pers
turbed state of his mind. Her soft hand
applied cold beverages to his lips, and
cooled his heated brow. Whenhe awoke,
his fever was gone, the glorious victory Of
Monmouth had been cousummated, and
Blanche hisrcscuer. his nurse, his betroths
ed, stood gazing affectionately upon him!
CuRE roa GIANDERs.-I haYS lately
discovered remedy to cure Tie glanders
in horse and as it may bs useful to
others, l send it for pubicatio9. Some
time in May last. a man drove up and
fastened his horses by mine. and came 10.
to the store afterwards both Of us came
out, and saw that one Of his horses were
sick. He told me that his horse had tho
CHAMBERS. and that be thought that II
would have died the day before, II Was
SO sick. Some days afterwards. the mat.
ter having been forgotten, was passing
near my horse; he appeared TO be sick;
turned and went up to him and found HE
throat swelled 10 terrible degree. SO
that he could hardly raise or lower his
head more than an inch or two. coh-
c!uded something must be done, speedi.
iy. tried one thing and another 10 no
purpose. Now for study. What ere
the glanders Nothing but diseased
glands /; the little vessels that bring the
SILVA to the mouth and throat are dis-
eased-they are stopped up and must DO
opened. What will doit? Tobacco will
vomit. and may open them. | took half
a pound of fine cut tobacco and poured
two quarts Of warm water on it. then lei
IL soak for short time. and baLhed his
throat up to his ears, and then down big
4 throat to his legs and between his fore
legs. The application made him very sick,
and would have VomiEed him IL igYeFe
possible for horse 70 yomit. He was
bathed again in three hours aud then
again the next morning The dual efss
feet was, that my horse could put his
head to the ground after having been bs-
thed the second time, and alieT the third
bathing he could feed as we'll ~ ever, and
has done well ever since.
WA. W. snEppAsD.
JAPAxzsE DCELs.-'rheir mode Of set.
ting affairs of honor is very singalar
and worthy the attention Of gentlemen who
have occasion 70 adjust such mater. If
one gentleman insults another % the de.
| gree that the affrnnt should be settIsd by
death, the insulIed plrty disemboReIs