Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-09-05
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SAD. CASUALTY,

I l> -, SAD CASUALTY .s.,,..t,.s.ss -
We alluded briefly, on Monday mottpsMaggyY
to the occurrence By which Mr:: George
West, of Bailey & Cos. Circus, lost his lie.
We have since learned some additional RaIs.
ticulars with regard to- the masters7 s.xs.sz
On Saturday morning. when aboatsfs&
miles from Camden, the elephant belongiagS
to the Company became vicious;; and killed.
horse which happened TO- Be- ssnear hiaEss
Fearing that he might reach the, other hors2ss,
and the cages containing, 1hes sanimals ldgs
first care Of the attendants was tosdestIaYs
he bridge, 80 as cut off:his approach thenas
Mr.. West, whosit SENS, ,.wasy yaceustopne
the management and disposition of fatke'saeS
pbant; did not fear him in the leasks Ind
judging by his action. that he was already
subdued; designed Furnishing him, and tbogghEs
it unnecessary, to secure him for taak.plt,s
pose; but upon, his approaehi the elephant.
struck him with:his tusks, killing him instantA
ly, and then shook chin violently swifh his
trunk. This was witnessed:by most OF 1thss
members of the company, but they were or
course unable to. render the least assistaasess !,
MI. Bailey, one Of the proprietofs, kaaRi.
ing that it would be dangerous TO. keep an,
animal so ,unruly, and fearing -iheH Hoonsen
'quence to eitherthe company OF to,sisitosySi
of the exhibition, determined TO, destroy
The DeKaib- Rife Corps Of Camdehy c6fh-s
manded by Captain Yillepigues With q ndsass
Der of citizens, came to ethe gro6nd anG
opened brisk fire upon him, soon; putting.
out his eyes. BY, evening i: is auPposeg
some hundred and fifty balls had been4p pak
into him; but with scarcely any aefactheA
yond binding him, On. Monday moFnings.
tie fire was: renewed, land shertigY witthsSaass
terrible roar, his life was extinct; Vyer'
three hundred bullets had penetate differ.
ent parts Of his body. His careass is B9ge
living in a pond near the scene Of theseeeg.ss
renee, into which he had, retreatedI 4EIas
animal was valued at; about tenesthoasailas
dollars. - =; .-s,s r-aSs r-SStt=s &t.
Mr.. West, who thus met. with fsoneaarss.
choly fate, was, we. LEARN, native 6ss
Geneva, New York, and was highly estesa:.
ed by both proprietors and members Of tho
company. He was buried il Camden, ,'yiitr;
the general sympathy andregset Of bRassosr
ciates.. -. - ,t.,:-t ':-av5;. - * = sy5es. y5;s
Messrs. ;BaiIy & Co.: deserve. credit for
thus sacrificing their property what. they
co6ksived to be'safety Of their BatfopgS Aads,
the circumstance may serYe:b awaken phs
.lic regsrd:fors sthei, esiab!ishnent. e csrollas
Times ss.ss.
P1DpTss 1Dsa EsSs ITfsftoss:zRaf ia
Carly was "broth of;a boy, and. .altogeth..,
er as" dacent man and as handy with. a,
spade as any of the whole FIVE hundred who.
we at work upon, the railroad; then andt
now in process of building in the northern
part Of Ohio. He was great favofite with
the overseer, on account of his faitGfulness
and integrity of character-but he badfoae.
fault that sorely grieved his employer.
Though as sober as sexton for six days in
the week, Pat could never resist the tempta-,
tions of payday" and, when Saturday
came round never failed to get as ';drunk
as lord" Having tried ever. other refor-:
n1atory expedient in vain, the overseer' at
length be6ought Of the priest, who pre- allied.
on Pat to take the Pledge, and sent him on.
his way rejoicing. But alas the nextpay,>.
day was "too many" for poor Pat, who, stags-
gering through the village at noon. met2no.
less parsonage than the priest who had'
attempted to reform him. -
"Ye're lost, Pat-entirely lost,". said his
reverence, with a sigh Of genuine sorro9:s...
Pat was bewildered for a moment but.
having stared about till he had fairly. ascer::,
,tained his local whereabouts; he erofaimeds
tri mphanAy-"L Lost s-is it lost, Il am.a
-zlest, in broad daylight, halfway l'etwaan:
Jimmy Stacy's and the courthouse !-totle,
devil wild yer nonsense J" -:
Rrcn SCENE" What brought 'youRere r.
said long woman, who was quite" austta.
ted," the other morning, By an. early CALI.
from bachelor neighbor who lived dopPo.s
site, and whom she regarded with: peculiar
favor, though she never dared to tell her love-:
but let concealment, like a wormin the bud,
hide in the furrows, of her unwfinkled face,
and change her skin to parchment;
came to borrow matches. ".MatchesH
that's likely story! Why don't you. make,
match yourself? know what you. come
for" cried the exasperated old virgin, sassshsr
backed the bachelor into oorner: s'faa.
come here to kiss me almost to death Bat,
you shan't without you're the. strongest, ald
the Lord knows you are,!G:,, -, S,:e
ASA1ApAmA JUDeE.-The sheriff fof opes
of the wire grass counties had. arrived iDs
the city Of Montgomery, with a, a,two.horse*
wagon, conveying a convict tosthe RenitanS
tiary at Wetumpka. : Severalpersons group
ed around the vehicle, and one, more i,fqliss
tive than the rest, asked the unfortunate in.
han9:clffs- - s..,, =. -,
"What brought you to, this fix2ss >. -.
"See;'' was the reply, "see lhesss- Tior':
ed me. of stealin' horse. andtthe: jndge.as
tried the case had bought aScouple OF
blooded sheep, and there sant no. way 70,
git 'em up to his part of the country. onlg
to send me to the penitehtiary. So they.
convicted me, aud put us all in, the, wagon
together, and the sheliH Fotched us up" ss. 5:
He had an idea Of law and Justice. ..ssi.
UpRreHr. MEN.-We love upright mesg
Pull tbem this way and the othes uditey
only bend. but, never breaA, Trip. Gen
down, and ina trice they: ara pn's stbeir feet
again, Bury them in the mud, and iu.an.
hour, they would be- oas and bright, You.
cannotAeep them sdown--you.. osnnot dee
troy them. They are the salt of. HE esgK
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