The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-07-02


+ q suspect, Colonel said the General, who
had been some time, with quiet meaning smile
observing the lady curious and puzzled survey
Of bis features-s'lbat Mrs. Carroll thinks she
reco snizes In me an old acquaintance. And
he smiled with mysterious air, as he gazed
upon both alternately.
The Colonel started, and faint memory Of
the past seemed to be revived as he gazed,
while the lady rose impulsively from her chair
and brnding eagerly forward over the tea-urn,
with eiaspeG hands, and an eye Of intense, eager
inquiry, fixed iull upon him, stood for moment
With her iips parted, as ifshe would speak.
pardon me, my dear madam, pardon me-
Colonel, alnst put an end TO this scene
have become, by dint Of campiare and hard
usage, TOO Fnwieldly 10 leap again twenty-five
feet and onf inch, even for 50 fair bride as
one | wol Of
The recognition, with the surprise, delight
and happiness that followed are left to The
imaglualioa Of the reader.
General Washington was indeed the handsome
young ''Icapcr,n whose mysterious appearance
and disappearance in the native village OF the
lovers, isstill traditonary claim to
Substantial bonafde lesh and blood was stoutly
contested by the village story tellers, until the
happy denoucenent which took place at the
hosp|able mansion Of Colonel Carroll
Davidson College North Carolina, con-
tributes good story Of a man with very bad
habit. sit is all about lying, the reader will
believe 1t or not as he likes.
"ln the old North State lives a certain John
Long, who draws a long bow whenever he has
any thing 70 tell, and his character for truth
and veraclty has been below zero for many
years. Captain johnson bad been so taken in
by one Of John's outrageous stories, that he said
TO him, 10 pet
'1I YOU make me believe one Of your lies a
gain in month"; III give you fifty dollars Z"
"John pretended 10 be quite hurt 5y the offer
and went Off A few days atterward he was
riding by the Captains post-haste, on horseback,
when the Captain called out 10 him:
Il say hello, Johnny stop and tell Us ale
or two this morning -
John rode on, but cried out most doJefuIfy
No time ior lylng now; brother Jimmy has Just
been kittss On be went.
s>Caplan Johnson ordered his horse, and rode
over 10 see the dead man and offer his services,
but found him alive and well, ginning cotton
and in no DAGGER Of the machine. Just then
John rode up and demanded the fifty dollars
The Captain declared it was a rascaIly trick,
but be woa!d have had TO pay the money il
Thn haJ not let HIM oil -
STRANGE AND RrvoLrIxG Cu-Tou.-A recent
communication to the Indian Office, from the
Superintendent Of Indian Affairs at San Fran
cisco, rePortsa strange but shocking custom
that prevails among almost all the indians OF
California This is that Of burying alive.
when a widow dies aud leaves young children,
rather than trouble themselves with their sup
port. The tribe 10 which she belonged will bury
The orphans alive. The Superintendent states
that BE- will use all his eliorjs to put an end TO
this cruel practice, but il has been impossible
10 prevent it entirely as yet, even on the
Government reservations.
Trr United States sloop-ocwar, Saratoga,
which was ordered TO The Gulf, went into COM
mission at Norfolk, on Saturday, and viii sail
this week. Her officers and men number 900
souls, and she carries battery Of 20 guns.
The Dag B9ob say she has on board 800 loaded
shells, II 900 lbs. Of powder, together with
5000 muSket cartridges, 1000 carbIne cart
ridges. and 1000 pistol cartridges. She has
also the usual quantity Of small arms allowed
to vessel Of her class, with 10 Colts revolvers
for her officers. The marine guards hae the
new regulation Mime rifles.
80. r..,,,, ,ri,l -, WISCONSIN the sinh