The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-05-14

EiSut OF Inc Indians Iell Oy the VolIeS WnicI
the riaemen now poured upon the remainder o.
them but strange 10 say, out OF the five who
did not fall, was the Chief whom Death had
aimed at. This unusual event was owing to the
following cause the branch on which lie had
steadied his arm in firing had suddenly yielded
at tie moment he discharged bis piece, thus
rendering harmless his otherwise unerring aim,
Uttering an imprecation at his i'll luck, Death
sPraug down the bank with the rest Of his com
panions, and with one bound be reached the
side oithe IFoquos chief. They grappled and
.iell heaYiy 10 the ground and darting glances
ofsavage hatred at each other beneath their
Knitted and scowling brows.
7"KeeP off," shouted Death, as be saw one or
pwo Of his companions in the act of STOPPING
down to assist him, ''keep off! and If he masters
he let him 60"
Over they rolled, and writhing and stranlng,
bit seemingly neither obtained any advantage
b the other At last the head of the Iroquois
fnddenly came in contact with the point OF a
PisFock that projected from the bank, stunning
hlmso that be relapsed his vice grip Of Dea th' s
liroa and the latter thus released, springing
p bis feet finished his career by bringing the
Ieavy breech Of his rife, with sedge hammer
Prce down upon bis head The remaining fouR
ndiana had been likewise dispatched and the
ictorioDs riacmen none of whom had recei-
led any wound worth mentionlng,) now sent up
sch a shout Of triumph for the victory that the
of woods rang with il for minutes after.
As Col. lnnes had promised, Death was pro-
mated 10 the vacant post of Lieutenant aud
nov, dear reader, we beg 10 inform you that
cur hero and uncompromising veteran General
Morgan Of the revolutionary celebrity was the
sne and the same individual.
About a fortnight after this eventful night,
Stanhope Farm was the scene of much mirth,
during he twtatyf66 W ttf hours, aha diUos4
think it superAuous to do 50, we will add that
.he course OF this "merry making was the
marriage of the beauteous Hester Stanhope with
Lieutenant Henry Morgan.
Black VrRsloN.-The legend concerning
The color Of Adam and Ewes skin, and the cause
of the different varieties Of shade and complex
ion now observable among men, are more num-
erou, than tie varieties themselves. The fol-
lowing " hich takes il for granted that all the
inhabitants of the earth before the time Of the
drluee were black, and attributes these varie-
ties to the son Of Noah, is new TO US, and may
amuse some Of our readers, ''Noah," says the
black Maia5outS, twas entirely black. his
three sons were also quite as black as their Ia
Aher One day, when Noah knew his HE
hvouId soon end, he showed his sons Plt part
jIy filed with water, which he sad bad the
.wonleiIur PEperty of completely Transforming
Iany one that lraped into it. For moment
l,hpv all hesitated. but Jab eth suddenly rose and
klunged into It, and as suddenly reaPpeared from
she magical water under the form OF a hand
some younp Caucasion. Shem, seeing this,
Eagerly followed MS example; but 10 his aston
liShnent. the water had disappeared and only a
lf.w ripe lemons Were al the bottom. WIN
hhe iuice OF these he rubbed his skin, and issued
hrom the pit. not black, bat Of an Indian cop
her color. Ham then took courage, and with
bne bound reached the bottom OF the pit, on hI.
hands and feet Frantic at the disappearance
bl the water, he even put his lips to the grounc
10 suck up the few remaining drops OF lemon
6uice; thence il happens that The palms ol th'
ihands, the soIes of the feet and the lips OF lh'
negro race are Of the same color as the skin o
Shem.
! TAKING 1T CooL.-The Episcopal MssioI
church, at Brookiin, \. Y, was the theatre o
an exciting scene, on Sunday evening last, tn
18th inst, during the services. young ma
walked Irisurely up the middle aisle, and, aite
viewing the congregation for while, wake
; up 10 a Young lady in the choir, and, drawn
a daorar, made desperate thrust at her breas
! The lady shrieked, and the stranger was aool
: making a second thrust when the organist II
terposed between the assassin and his Ia6fnde
victim. A policeman was called In' and II
e man was conveyed TO prison.
Il Il turns cut that the name oil the assassin
Josiah Newman; that OF the lady RANGES
Bennett The fellow, according 10 MS own 81
lrv, was desperately in love with her' pu' 81
e not being disposed 10 reclnrocal'' anu nay u
r oivtn him notice that she dld not oes'le W
linuance Of his acquaintance, he grew excite
, and determined TO kill her out OF revenge; Il,
when informed that he would have 10 50 70 Il
n State Prison, he said, ''well, | love her just
: much as ever"
E The affair created great CONSERVATION
! church. Newman, il is said, hitherto has ooF
good character.
A tubful of soapsuds, farmers should rememO
is worth as much as a wheelbarrow OF go
manure. Every bucket Of soaPsuds should
thrown where il will not be lost. The garden
: good ard convenient place in which TO
nose Of il but TO the roots OF grape-vines, you