Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-03-05

sfh that Of the Potomac to
fof{2 1spont'' with the Chesapeake
bay.
During the whole Of this passage the
wooded heights from whose clay substratum
springs it's source, like the hills of Bythinia
and Thrace; Saint Georges Island at the
confluence of the Saint Mary's; St. Georges
and Potomac rivers, slumbering like the isle
| of Marmora upon the bosom of the water;
and the dam closed like outlines of the Eir-
ginia land like the distant mountains of Asia
Minor may all be seen at one and the same
| time aa
Bitter. therefore, must have been the Sec
tartan strife-ferce the political struggle to
have broken the columns of a capitoleon-
secrated by the hallowed memories of a he
role past-graced by the natural beauties of
God'sown handy work, and enhanced BY
the prospective greatness Of a commerce
which would have poured the treasures Of
every cline at its feet. @
Therefore, kind forbearing and patient
reader, for kind, forbearing and patient you
will be, if you follow as through these an
nails, seat yourself, free from envy, care and
strife in the quaint old fashioned porch of
the s'Crown and Mitre," in the second year
of the reign of our sovereign Lord and Lady
William and Mary Of England, and in the
first year of the administration of Sir Lyone1
Copley, whom our lord and lady sent to reign
over the province Of Mary land in their stead,
and bear with us while We, guided by the
imperfect fragments Of history, the obscure
legends of tradition, and by the fixed and
unalterable laws of human passion, the same
in all ages and all climes, endeavor to review
the things that were done in the goodly city
of Saint Mary's during the few remaining
years of its metropolitan existence.
A DESPERATE Conflict BETEEN A LION
AND AN ANTELopE.-Dr. Livingstone gives
a very interesting description Of fight he
witnessed in Africa between lion and an
Itelope. The DR.. and his guides had just
rocky hills, where they heard an angry
growl, which they knew to be that of the
monarch Of the forest" At the distance
of not more than forty yards in advance of
them, a gemsbok stood at>bay, while huge
tawny lion was crouched on rocky plat
form, above the level Of the plain, evident.
ly meditating an attack on the antelope;
only space Of about twenty feet separated
the two animals. The lion appeared to be
animated with the greatest fury the gems
box was apparently calm and resolute,-
presenting his well fortified head to the en-.
envy. The lion cautiously changed his po-
sition, descended to the plain, and made a
circuit, obviously for the purpose of attack
ing the gemsbok in the rear, but the latter
was on the alert and still turned his head
towards his antagonist. This man@uyering
lasted for half an hour, when it appeared to
the observers that the gemsbok used stra-
tagem to induce the lion to make his assault
The flank of the antelope was for moment
presented to his fierce assailliant
AS quick as lightning, the lion made
spring, but while he was yet in the air, the
gemsbok turned his head, bending his neck
so as to present one ofhis horns at the lions
breast A terrible liberation was the con-,
sequence; the lion fell back on his haunch-
es, and showed CHASTITY wound in the low
er part of his neck. He uttered howl of
rage and anguish, and backed off to the dis
lance of fifty yards, seeming half disposed
to give up the contest, but hunger, fury, or
revenge once more impelled him forward.
His second assault was more furious and
headlong; he rushed at the gemsbok, and
attempted to leap over the formidable horns
in order to alight on his back. The gems
box, still standing on the defensive, elevat-
ed his head, speared the lion in the side,
and inflicted what the spectators believed to
be mortal wound, as the horns penetrated
to the depth ofsix or eight inches. Again.
the lion retreated groaning and imping in
manner which showed that he had been
severely hurt, but he soon collected all his
energies for another attack. At the in
slant of collision, the gemsbok presented a
horn so as to strike the lion Immediately be-
tween his two forelegs, and so forceful was
the stroke that the whole length of the horn
was buried in the lions body. For near
ly a minute, the two beasts stood motion
less; then the gemsbok, slowly backing
his horn, and the lion tottered and
fell on his side, his limbs euivering in the
agonies Of death. The victor made tri-
flourish of his heels, and trotted off
without having received the least
injury in the conflict.
Women are never satisfied If a man is
jealous they cry out against his tyranny if
he is not jealous they complain of his indif-
ference.