Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-01-03

Don Pedro De Yelasques Of the magniti
cent promises the singer and anist of
YaIladolitl and the master of the chapel
of the cathedral of Seville, had made him.
How dare you, rascal replied Don.
Pedro de YeIaseues, regarding him with.
infIamed features, how dare you attrf-
butte to yourself the advantages which j
have acquired by my knowledge and ge-
Mus !? You deserve to suffer the AUTO da
fs for being devoted TO magic and the ocr
cult sciences. But am generous be-
gone I'll Danish you IL within three
day you do not quit the Kingdom of
Spain, you shall be burned to death for
your iinsolence
Without Grange of countenapce Mem
idozus heard himse banishee
.Jacinta said Mendozns The magician
sqake tie Two partridges from The spit.
Pedro Velasques, the tenor singer of the
cathedral, does not dine here to-day. 2
Atthesewords Pedro V.elasques awoke,
rubbed his ewes with alright, saw himself
far from his magnificent palace, il. the
humble dwelling Of the magician. twas
there, in the old arm chair, he had had
the fnest'dream of his life; he had become
by turns. organist, master OF lhe chapel,
and first minister and Sfayoliie OF the King.
He fell at once from his exalted sphere,
and asoke the simple tenor singer of the
cathedral of Yalladolid.
Nendozus smiledgrimly. The tiny de-
mons in Jheir cages titteredsaud clapped
their hands gleesomely.
Pedro Velasques took no leave of Men
dozus, but precipitately mounted his mule
aud rode home mournfully. ARTrsTJo
GRATITUDEl
Excitilg Field sports in Texas Lion
Hunting.
s. a correspondent of The Austin State
Gazette furnishes the following account
of lion hunt near BelKnap. Frontier
service, it appears, has It's exciting plea
sure as well as It's hardships:
tsA Texas lion or Puma was lately cap
tured neas Fort Belknap, in this State, By
Lieut.. Giyens, of that post, measuring six
feet six inches. The animal, in appear
ance and conformation, resembles The AT
rican lioness, without possessing the points
Indicating the same strength, though it is
said 10 be equally ferocions, and has been
Known 10 carry of fullsgrown hogs and
yealIings. TBey are found more fire.
quently on the Rio Gfande and New Mex
leo. but seldom SO far north as in the pre-
ntinslance. While in motion they have
ferocious appearance, crouch at the ap.
proach of an enemy, and then bound of
with great sMittness. They make an. .ex-
Iecellent and exciting chase, and can be
hunted, as this one was, by fox hounds.
When the dogs first opened on his trail,
Lheir excitement and animation showed
that they were in pursuit of no ordinary
animal, and after hot run of about a
mile, bayed at the foot of post oak, in
the crotch ofswhich the lion was perched,
looking almost as large as mule, with
lgEaring eyes, and displaying a formidable
set of teeth. While in this position be
was shot twice through the body. He
then made q long leap aud escaped in d
thicket, from which he was routed by the
dogs, andafter a short run, took anotAei
tree, where he was shot through the LEFT
shoulder u ltich prevented himf from climb.
fling again, and gave the dogs an opportu-
utly OF worrying him. The whole pacl
now closed in upon him, followed closely
by the horsemen, and after an lnlensels
exciting rnnning fight for about half i
mile, he was shot in the right eye, which
ended his run. The younger puppie.
then came In for their share of the spor
by seizing hold with great apparent cour
age.
I'm the battle some of the younger ant
less prudent puppies were considerably in,
inred; one htd his skull broken in by {
stroke of the claw, and another had hi.
leg torn open for some distance.
"Lieut. Givens has endeavored to pro
duce breed Of hounds dsfcombining the
asrong scent peculiar to the fox hound.
with greater speed than they usually pos
sess. He has succeeded in this by retain
ing only the swiflest and heallhiest in tils
pack. aud crossing the swift ones will
those having ine nose, but keeping the
blood pure. His pack fight well from at
ways running with bull terrier, whose
example teaches them courage; they have
also been trained TO chase wolves, which
also deyelopes that quality. The pack he
now hunts with is considered unusually
fast for fox hounds, besides havinga good
nose The blue hound IS the swiilest, the
yellow largest and strongest, the black
the most courageous"
woMAs.s LAueHA woman has nd
natural grace more bewitching than a
sweet laugh. Its like the sound of flutes
on the water. Ii leaps from her heart irl
a clear sparkling fill, and the heart that