New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-24

II FcttAD8 HIS HbJdths my dcPb gfSN HumD WITT
his weight and the water from his hair soaked
| through the blankets and completely chilled me-
| a thousand thoughts passed through my
4 mind while the beast lay on my feet. Some
times I thought that could remain Quiet gill
morning, when he might get up and move of,
leaving me unmolested. Then ID would come
into my mind that had heard that a bear
| would not attack man unless molested or very
hungry. That he could not be in the latter
condition, my hopes con jectured from hia recent
| performances ON my provisions; and as to sny
n1olesting him, no member Of the Peace Society
| of half centufy's standing could be less IN
elined for belligerent operations than T. Then
again, tho thought would strike me that, as
soon as the dawn of day revealed our positions,
I should be certain to make breakfast for my
| unwelcome guest.
| The night wore on. My limbs grew colder
and colder, and my hopes fewer and less en-
| couraging; still the brute slept. My bones
| ached with being kept so lorg IN one position,
and it seemed as if every moment were the last
| that could hope to hold ont without moving.
The animal at last turned over, and gave me an
4 opportunity OF assuming a new position. But
the relief was only temporary still remained
in an agony OF suspense. How longed for the
| daylight Even the knowledge that my fate
was inevitable seemed preferable to this uncer-
tainty. Once or, twice I was tempted to move
and put an end to the affair, but my fears pre-
vented me. How slowly the night passed away
\ How / envied the beast on my feet! How false
and hollow all the advantages Of civilization
and superiority in the scale Of animal existence
4 seemed in that hour Of peril s'
At last, morning came. Just as the gray
light tinged the eastern sky, a whistle ran
| through the ravine. Bounding from my feet,
the animal burst through the bushes. I rose
slowly, with difficulty, on account Of my be-
| numbed limbs, and after thanking heaven for
4 my deliverance, began to pack up my Sc traps
preparatory to moving on to the camp for pro-
visions. looked around to note the place, and
= bazedo several trees Just as / turned to
! leave, heard q man shouting, and the next
| momenta tall, black -whiskered individual ap-
4 peared. SP' sA4 9l aaG 58i ~
.sstranger,n said he, g have you seen d big.
4 black St. Bernard dog come along this way -
Il | assured the gentleman that no such animal
1 had passed me, and was turning away, being
| fearful Of his discovering that had been pros
| pecting in therayine 5s'' ~
4 stWell, that's rather curious. He had my
blankets wrapped ON him, and I had to sleep
| without ;em. Why-see here they are''
4 And so they were, in the bushes, through
| which the dog must have passed .iQA
1 a Alightbroke in upon me. The next moment
1 my surmise was confirmed by the sight of an
immense black dog, that cana bounding to-
wards US He was the largest dog ever saw;
and might well have been mistaken for bear
i in the night. t5eGas sssS@@S
/ ssRathersa useful animal that p said ]. a
sfYes,'' said he. g he's good to pack and at
night he's equal to half dozen blankets have
| taught him to lie right across my feet I missed
him good deal last night tstH
Bidding the owner of the dog good morning, I
resumed my journey, and reached the camp in
the afternoon. The dinner I then ate would
have astonished Camanche.
The next day I returned to the ravine. The
l claim uroval aJ1ifa ricf. II hod hay7ed
a week afterward myself and partners were
| working there, How successful we were may
be inferred from the fact, that have never since
gone prospecting"
AN ssIsFERsAr. MACHINE . IN WEST CHEs.
| TBa.-On Thursday morning last. small
box was found in the paint shop of Mr.. Hi1der-
man, in this borough. On first seeing it MIR.
| II observed it had sliding lid, and made an
| attempt 10 draw the Lid off The lid not moving
readily, he he.itated and feared It might be
some explosive apparatus He took the box
| home to his dwelling and exhibited it, where he
| was demonstrated against opening ii. Heheeded
their admonition and cautiously split off one of
the ends Of the box. when its destructive con-
| tents were exposed. About one-fourth of
pound of powder embedded in a quantity of
pewter sand, with matches, etc.. for igniting it,
| were found within. Three friction matches
were placed upright in the box, touching the
| lid at point where there was fastened strip
| Of sand paper close to the head Of these matches
was tube filled with powder and connecting
with the main body of powder in the centre Of
the box. 1t would have required but the small
est move of the lid to have produced the desired
explosion. After the powder was removed from
the box, the lid was drawn, instantly igniting
all three of the matches, and the narrow escape
of Mr.. Hilderman from having been made q
victim Of the Internal machine was seen at o
l Clapnp The hnT ah pix inches npfi
four inches square, Somewhat resembling small
ballot-box, ronghiy made--eTdentiy having
been constructed with pocket knife, from the
refuse ends of pannel stuff for doors. The whole
surface Of the box was covered with a coating
OF glue water, which having become dry, closely
sealed up the cracks and gave it the appearance
at first glance of coat of varnsh, and this
coating was the cause Of the lid not sliding
freely. The discovery Of the box caused consi-
, derable gossip. and alarge number of persons
, called in to see it. All agreed that had it ex-
ploded it would have done serious injury to those
, | close to it. 1t would probably have blown .
mans head off, had he been leaning over it in
the act of drawing the lid Some thought the
mechanical construction of the box indicated
t that it was the work of boy, while the in
genious arrangement of the powder to produce
, q powerful explosion, and the careful maehiper,
: fer producing ignition, appeared torbe the worl
/ of q maturer head, and was intended for som,
| base purpose. The affair remains q mystery
| 1t was fortunate it did not explode in opening
| las must have been designed by some person
/ The box must have been placed in the shol
E through a hole, during Wednesday night
5 EWestehester Pa.) Record.
A gentleman having occasion to call upon
D physician in Cincinnati the other day, stoppe
. at the door and rang the bell. The summon
4 was answered by a Dutch servant girl, of whom
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