The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-04-04
and looked with the apathy of despair to his

and looked with the apathy of despair to his
own end.
A large ferocious looking bear, covered all
over with blood, now approached him. he threw
himself on the ground, silently commended his
soul to heaven, and in breathless anxiety,
awaited his fate. The satated animal slowly
passed without noticing him. Morgan raised
his head and was about to offer his thanks for
his unexpected preservation, when the cry of a
pack of wolves opened upon him and awakened
him to sense of danger. He placed his
hands over his eyes, fell on his face and in silent
agony awaited his fate. He now heard a rust
ling in thesbushes, steps approached, cold
chill ran over him. Imagination creative, busy
imagination, was actively employed-death,
the most horrible, awaited him, his limbs would
in all probability, be torn from him and he de-
voured alive. He felt a touch, the vital spark
was almost extinguished Another touch more
violent than the frst-and he was turned over.
The cold sweat ran down in torrents-his
hands were violently forced from his face. The
moon passed from under cloud-a faint ray
beamed upon him, his eyes involuntarilv opened
and he beheld his wife, who in ascarcely audi
Bile voice exclaimed, my husband nv hus-
band!" and fell upon his bosom.
Morgan now learned from his wife, that after
the Indians entered the house they found some
spirits, of which they drank freely. An alter
action soon took place, one of them received q
mortal stab and fell, and the blood ran through
the floor on her. Believing it to be the blood
of her husband, she shrieked aloud and thus
betrayed the place of her concealment
She was instantly taken and bound. The
party, after setting fire to the house, proceeded
to Bryant's station. On the day of the battle
of the Blue Licks, horse with saddle and
bride rushed by her, which she knew to be her
husbands.
During the action the prisoners were left un-
guarded-made their escape and lay concealed
beneath some bushes near the bank of the
river. After the Indians had returned from
the pursuit, and left the battle ground, she with
some other persons, who escaped with her de-
termined to make search for their friends, and
if on the field, and living, to save them if posi-
bic from the beasts of prey. After searching
for some time, and almost despairing of success
she fortunately discovered him.
The party of col. Logan found Morgan and
his wife, and restored them to their friends,
their infant and their home.
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Alcohol is that combustble fluid which rises;
by the disillation of the juices of sweet fruits,
from the infusion of matted barley or other
substances that are capable of being converted
into sugar after they have undergone that spon-
taneous change which is commonly known as
fermentation-the vnous fermentation. The
word alcohol is of Arabic or Hebrew origin,
and ignifes subtle or attenuated; but altho'
it has for many ages been used to designate
the material in question, it does not appear to
have become very popular; spirits of wine,' or
Spirits, being the general Interpretation of al
cohol. As alcohol is we'll known to be de-
rived from sugar, malt and grapes, it is gen
orally, though enormously believed that these
substances contain it, By the hand of Power
Greek slave can be produced from a solid
mass of marble, chained to a pedestal. No
one will believe that the beautiful form pre-
existed in the marble and Power merely re-
moved the stone veil that enclosed it! In like
manner, when the chemist manipulates sugar,
barley or grapes for the purpose of making
alcohol, he does not separate it as material
preexlstlng in the substances operated on, but
merely uses the ingredients contained therein
to create alcohol. 1t is an ascertained fact that
alcohol can only be made from sugar, aItho'
at first sight it appears to be made from varie-
ty of things, such as potatoes, treacles, &c.
When7t Is known that any material that con-
talns starch can be converted into sugar, the
mystery of making alcohol from potatoes be-
comes solved Moreover, when starch is mani
pulated in another way, the chemist can pro-
duce from it vinegar, sugar, alcohol, water,
carbonic acid, oxalic acid, carbonc oxide gas,
latte acid, and many other substances; but it
must not be supposed that these materials have
any preexistence in starch-no, they have been
but not from that substance itself. The starch
is broken up, and its elements are re- arranged
into new forms. When alcohol is made from
barley we merely complete a change which
nature had begun. Barley contains starch.
When barley is matted the starch becomes su-
gar; this we extract by the use of water, and
call it wort. Fermentation is now set up, and
the sugar is changed into spirit How quick
]y this can be turned into acetic acid-that is,
vinegar-is well known to all beef drinkers.
An interesting ceremony took place, while
two deaf mutes--Mr. Henry Mills, of Warren
vile, and lady of Jefferson. No words were
said-no audible responses given, but the elo-
QuenCe OF eyes ndu IL all ltS own way. n 10fm
of marriage ceremony was placed in the hands
of the pair, they read it together, and bowed
response, and the twain were one. Measura-
bly, isolated from the world, they will be all the
world to each other. No voice of alteration
will ever arise around their hearth, but thought
and memory and hope will fill the silence like
aspeech. Dwelling in silent world, the beat
ing of hearts will be audible-unable to utter
their sentiments with the voice, eyes will be-
come more eloquent, smiles more expressive,
the clasp of hands more cordial and intelligi-
BILE. Chicago Journal.
'G1NGERBREAD CLUBs.'-Association with
this title are just now quite the rage in Virgin
la. The object of them is to introduce by ex-
ample, the plain fashion of the good old times
The members bind themselves to wear plain
apparel, to use simple viands, and meet and
depart at early hours of the night &c.. thus
returning to the good old times, when ladies
and gentlemen met together to enjoy each
others society in rational, agreeable conversa-
ton and amusements The examples is in all
racnactc q Iaudahle ono and mioht be followed