Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-10-30


A Coon syoRr,-0np OF tue 81 euch papers tells a !
good story % saddlor. lie belonged to tho militia
company of his village, and tas COMPANY day |
sin moment Of enthusiasm resolved to get ,
band Of music The hat was parsed round ant , J
sufacieHt number Of france contributed fol n
purchase Of the needfnl instruments The iastlu /
msuts wers ordered from Paris, and u due tine at
rived, when le II was discovered that By sone |
strange overnight, nobody had thought OF the big
drum Another subscription was raised aud the
saddler was depued 70 order the drum, he profess.
ing 70 know first rate maker of that instrument-
But II occurred to him that he could make drum
himself and pocket the money; SO with great Sc |
ereoy he gathered materials in garrett Of his
house. and addressed himself TO the word carefully
keeping the door locked, and suffering no QUO 10
know " hat he was about The band was to DO pro. |
duced in public for the first tigle on the King
bith day, which was near at hand aud yet the big
drum had not arrived from PAris---that is that sad
der had not gl 1t hoshed. lie worked night and
day and AZ last the tue eveniful day, the task
was e0ml leieJ Not moment 90 s1On, for ut cirly
daylight the captain aud his lieutcnants were thun
dering at tho saidlei's door demanding tidipgs Of
the drum DIT has arrived-las. night-by the IT.
igeaes,' stammered the sailer II have 1t safe up
stairs-.a grand Paris drum by the most celebrated
maker" Up stairs rushed the military ignitnres
the sadiler leading the way. The drum was in
meas ly admired, and the order was given 10 cOu
yey 1t TO the captnns quarters; when the uniueky
discovery was made that the dram was altogether
too big to pass through the door "W reteh, shout
ed the captain, show did you get il into this
II ii came from Paris 2" III hoisted it through the
window" grasped the miserable slddler, but oh,
the prompt detection Of his fraud, the window wus
much narrower than thu door
A beautiful incident is related by L. Maria Child
to illustrate the probable consequence that would
result to city or country that would practically
/ adhere TO the doctrine Of the Prince OF Peace.
/ II have somewhere heard of regiment order cd
| 70 march into small town and take it 1 think
\ 1t was in 1yrol but wherever 1t was, II CHANGED
that the place was settled by colony who believed
ha ~ nhraaN tl.ssk
| works. A courier from tha neghboring village IL.
j formed them that the troops were advancing to-
wards the town, They quietly answered. il they
| will take il they must Soldiers soon came riding
| IN with colors, and piping their shIill defiance
They locked around ior an enemy, and saw the far
mer ut his pillow, the blacksmith his anvil and la
| woman at their churns and spinning wheels la.
bies crowed to hear the music and the boys ran
TO see the pretty trainers, with feather and hr ght
buttons. the harlequin of the 10 h century, OF
course none of these wore in proper position to be
| shot at
Where are your soldiers thoy asked
| we have none was the brief reply
'Bnt we have come to take tho town
well friends 1t lies before YOU
| 'But taero is nobody TO 6ght.'
| 'No we are all Chrstians.'
'liere was an emergency altogether unprovided
tori sort Of resistance which no bullet could hit
| a fortress perfectly bomb piout. The cotpmander
] was perplexed IF there is nobody to fight with
| Of course we can not fsht, said he 1t Is impos.
| sible TO take such town az this So he ordered
his horses heads to be turned about and they car
ried the hu man beings out Of the village Us guilt.
less as they entered, aad perchaueo somewhl t
wiser.
| SHOCKING 0ccURRENCE.-TlOO Woman Eaten bD
| Woivss.-The Dumffies (Canada) Rorormor, OF Oct
10Th, contains the following account Of shocking
| Canada:
Our pen has seldom ha d to record more l. cart
ronding circumstance than we are about to relate
Some ten days ago, in the norhery extremity of tho
inrtnn tvynf ,iaax s,t
evening In search of their COWS, and not returning
that night search was made la the morning, when
SAD 10 relate, their skeletons were Ouy TO be found
their flesh having been mpleely del CURED by thI
wolves We are yet unable TO record tho particu
larsthe sad outlines only having yet reached US
Our iniorment also states that in that localiil
has been missing for the last ten days No trace .
him can be found whatever, and fears enteriai.
cd that he met the same lamentRbe fate as the uu
II fortunate women.
The wolves never before known to be so ni
merous or so raVenous as they this in h
u section OF the couhtry. is regarded unsafe
!: be alone on the public highways after dirk. r,
II Ports are reaching US amest every week Of
70 their ravages through the country. Almost ever
ID body has been visited by them and mischief done
to greater or less extent.
&c A farmer in North Easthope had thirty sheep xii
~ ed in one single night by them, They drove tho
b. to the barn ward and killed them there A fe
i: nights previous they killed twelve belonging to ii
J" same map.
Bears are also numerous and remarkably surrey
pt Mr., Bennett, OF MOrningtOG W as attacked shu
lie time ago III his own fields, littls after dark by
to cid bear with three cubs. He fought her OFF till SON
Vn OF the neighbols came TO his relief An immeus
or one was killed in Huntington fow dass ago.
70 -. ----
of IDOLATRY IN SAN FRANCISCO 1t is Stated
n the San Francisco plpers that tho Chiucso thei
DIV have erected large and handsome house OF 40
ship, by subscription lin which they have IDOL
The following is a description Of 1t and their mo-.
OF worship, from the editor of The Pacific nGwso
, pers:
al I'm all the back Part uf the room aboat 20 by
10 feet, is an alcove containing the idUl GhiIe4
10 figure Of tawny color, with elaborate and CLOS
beard, and Of full size. The right hand Of tho i'd
10 is raised, as if for speaking. The body and nl
no are guady OrnamGnted with guilt carving and
as mtsnic Of small mirrors Tho acoye and the alta
nv or table In front, ornamented with carI ifg3
IL figures and groupes no known 10 our classics
nd either side OF tue idol and around the walls as We
IN as suspended from the ceiling, are painted boar
az and silk covered frames, containing Inscription
mi said to be taken from the VIKINGS of Courteous II
IA wor hip which we did net wtnpts is said to hn,
on consisted Of music, the burning OF incense, III
spreading out OF tho roaste pigs and dishes OF fru
"a and tea npOp the tables before the image and VI
bo rious inhctons and rites by the 'periormers, wi
AS were robbed 10 long dresses. Dishes of tea y,
al stand before the idol and roods OF stick of lfi,
M wood are kept slowly burning 10 an urn. FlGwe
and preserved or wax fruits yet remain in tho room
no The dedication of the house was part of the cer
n. moDy."
nj SHAMEFUL ArPAIR-A Boy ALMOST EATEN d
ev BY ADOG.-Nesterday afternoon, whilea boy name
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