The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-05-23


from poor bov:
'sDuring her Majesty's residence, some years
ago, at Osborne, in the Isle of Wight, her chill
dren were accustomed to ramble along the sea
shore. Now, il 50 happened on one occasion
that the young Prince of Wales met boy who
had been gathering SEA shells, The boy had
got basket full. The Young Prince, presu-
ming upon his high position, thought himself
privileged to do what he pleased with impunity.
So without any notice be upset the basket and
shells. The poor lad was very indignant, and
observed: ssYou do that again, and I'll lick
YOU" ssPut the shells into the basket" said
ih,. Prince, s'and see if DON'T The shells
were gathered up and pat 10 the basket. ''Now,
said the lad, ssouch 'em again, old fellow, if
you flare," whereupon thr prince again pitched
over the shells. And the lad ''pitched into
him." and gave him such licking as few Prin-
ces ever had. His lip was cut open, his nose
knocked considerably out Of lis perpendicular,
and his eyes of color which might have we'll
become the champion Of prize ring. His dis
figured face could not long be concealed from
his royal mother. She inquired the cause of his
Disagreement The Prince was silent, but at
last confessed the truth. The poor boy was or
drred before the Queen. He was asked to tell
us StOTN. ne ttl NJ III IL Sll ~
ner. At the conclusion, turning TO her child,
the Queen said ':You have been rightly SER
4 we'd, Sir Had you not been punished suffi-
ciently already, should have punished you
severely. When you commit like offence, /
trust YOU will always receive similar punish
ment." Turning to the other boy, she COM
manded his parents to her presence the follow
ing morning. Tkey came; and the result of
her Interview was that her Majesty told them
she had made arrangements for educating and
providing for their son, and she hoped he would
make good use of the advantages which should
be placed within his reach"
Fall of the Suspension bridge orer tie Mont
morenci FaIis-Four Eves iost
Yesterday morning the sad intelligence reach
ed town that the Suspension Bridge over the
Montmorenci had given way, and that several
lives had been lost. Little credrncc was at
FIRST given to the rumor. There had been state
ments made before to the effect that the bridge
was nes to be trusted. People crossed it wuh
! terror, it was SO shadowy. 50 light and so high.
+ Like mvr,. cohweb, it hung across the cha>nl
over the very brink of the Falls. The superin-
tending engineer had asserted that the structure
was safe, and the Road Trust had taken possess
r
ofthe Montmorenci, five 5f the seven strands Of
one of the wire cables had previously given
way, and the cable had been repaired. There
was something wrong.
Yesterday morning, while man and wo-
man were crossing in cart, about 3 or 81 IN
the morning, and a lad g years of age, was
crossing on foot the chain plates attached TO the
anchors on the south side of the Montmorenci
snapped asunder, the bridge dropped down,
throwing all upon il over and down the Falls
into the pool, 300 feet below, and which is SO
feet deep, swung itself round over the cataract,
and there it hangs now like ribbon from the
towers on the south slds. The roar, when
the bridge gave way, was terrific. Inc cIank-
ing of The IRON revprbrraled like thunder. A
Mr. Giroux, who lives mile of, distinctly
heard the noise.
The bridge is n complete loss 70 the Turnpike
Trust. Nothing stands except the towers, one
only of which is injured.
A Mr.. Cloutier was actually upon the bridge
with his horse and light cart moment befor.
the acciient happened, and only for has horse
would perhaps now have been in another world.
The horse perceived something wrong in step
ping upon the bridge, hurriedly backed off "a
gain, and was scarcely off when the whole struc-
ture fell.
The names of the sufferers are, Ignacp Cote,
farmer, OF St. Ignace, and his wife, Angellqur
Drouin, and Louis Vezina. Cote and his wife
were going to market. The boy Fezina had
been sent for bread, and was returning to Angr
Garden The bridge cost $4,000.
PRAcTxcAL JoKlNG.-MoSt of our readers
isavs the Banbury, England, "Advertiser''l
l. -,
Iecturing in this town on medicine and the va
rious sciences with which it is connected. Now,
we are innocent. in great mrasure, OF knowl-
edge of the truth or talst thood of what be says
about the various schools of medicine, and hope
that We may nrver have 10 put any Of them to
the test, ibis own included, practically but
all who havr heard him must acknowledge that,
as popular, scientific lecturer, the Doctor has
few equals. Well, some Of our medical men,
offended by what he has said, or by the popu-
laritv of an orthodox practitioner, have shown
SYMPTOMS of irritation, and couple OF embryo
Nj. DIS resolved upon testing his medical skill.
They accordingly called upon him, and one OF
them, fine, healthy young man, win ro-
guish eye complained of certain pains 10 the
chest, a cough, night sweats, &c. The doctor
heard his tale, and asked number OF questions,
and, after hong diagnosis, declared hun to he
in deep consumption. This was just what
was wanted, ard the young gents could hardly
control their mirth while DR.. Mill wrote his
prescription, sealed it up in an envelope, aud
directed it to one of our first chemists, pocketed
his fee, and bowed them out of the room. To
the chemists they rushed TO enjoy the pent-up
laugh, and handing him the note he read ''Ths
Young man is sufferirg from cerebri hernia in
the region marked 'sef-rsterm' by phrenolo-
oiSts PRAY. therefore. give him common sense,