Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-31

rev weekssago, has prompted US to make them.
ne told US that the attachment which seemed #to
MIN SO pure and innocent, made him miserable
ana begged us to tell him how to escape from
that misery or what course to pursue. The
ohlY advice we can give that will be of anv
avail, is to look to the Lord and his Word. and
Sllun as sln4agGinst the Lord every adulterous
tendency tendency or thought If he answers that the
attachment referred to has no adulterous tendcn.
cy, out is innocent, pure and orderly, we can
only assure him that he is putting evil for good,
ana darkness light. Sorrow and death, world
" RUN and disgrace are waiting in the path he is
gong, and the only hope for hin aud the poor
that path as quickly as possible.
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ANEcDoTE OF CAsslus a. CLAY.-Notwith.
standing the strong enmites which the slavery
question ever engenders in the South. G NJ
S'i'y social qualities have made him always a
win tne magnanimous portion OF the
SiaSehoiders. On the Kentucky river. the
9ase oi one of those immense lodges ofperpen.
dlcnlar limestone, which give that stream the
must Suouine and picturesque scenery where
fayette county joins Madison, (Mr Clay'snntiye
So'illtyD !lo%S one OF the coolest and purest
streams OF water i'll all the land.
nere ior many years parties OF gentlemen
from both counties have been in. the Hbahit.Eoe
meeting in the most social and unreserved ,non
her, ana teaStlng upon what is called a .'bureout',
"a sort OF camp soup made of fish. turnins
red pepper, &c.-as much relished in the NVest
as chowder in New England d-with interludes of
cigars, old Bourbon and anecdotes such
occasions all come nninvited, high and low. rich
and poor, and general jollitication' ensues.
lew Years since, on one Of these occasions.
the Vice President (John G. BreckinridgcA the
Oudleys, BruceS, Hunters and other good fell
lows being present, it was proposed 10 20 in
ostnlng, and for many hundred yards the river
was splashing with good and bad swimmers
playing on each other all sorts oftricks In tI1e
midst OF all the fun came the terrible cry "a
man Is drowning! This was Mr. Willis, of
Madison county, whose family had been the
most bitter enemies of c. NJ. Clay. The four
or i've men who were nearest him fed to the
shore IN great terror, and Immediately from a
score or more persons rose the cry, "Clay-
Clay-Clay!" aIr. Clay was about fifty or six
" yards above, but immediately swain down the
swift stream TO where Willis had Sunk-neyer
to rise again of his own effort-und scizing him
by the hair at arm'S length, swan towards the
shore, Keeping the fnce of the nearly insensible
man under water
lie was called to on all sides to raise Willis
head above water; but knowing that the life Of
both depended upon keeping the drowning man
from seiZinG hold Of the swimmer, he proceeded
calmly without answer till he placed his charge
safely on land; then turning to his ocinus advis.
eTs who had fed from the danger which they
lett to others, he Said-ssnext time, if you want
his head raised above water, raise it vonrspIrIt'
ihe universal call for Clay in this emergency.
showed the great and unqucstioned confidence
which all who know him place in his Quiet conr.
age, and magnanmity OF soul; and the end
proved that 1t was not misplaced. Willis and
ms family became theuceforth his life frinds-
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