Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-04-14

Bsa" There being no longer any security
for life and property in the city Of Bait
-Frederick (hd) Union, AprH tn.
The above is part of a sentence from an
editorial in theabove-namcd paper, appended
to call for State Convention of the de-
mocracy, and designates Frederick as the
proper place in which to hold it,
When we read it we were forcibly remind
ed of an anecdote related TO us by an old
friend. In certain neghborhood there was
a gentleman fond of palming off onthe cred
ulous most marvellous tales. Having jour
MED to an adjoining State with friend, and
stopping at hotel, he found considerable cx-
citementc created in consequence f the drown
ing of one of the prominent citizens OF the
place Intelligence had just reached the ho-
tel that his body had been recovered, but that
his valuable life was lost to the community,
for he had been in the water for nearly "a
hours. what" remarked the narrator Of
marvellous tales, "only twenty-four hours!
1t can't be that he is dead then, gentlemen
and | am sure if proper remedies are en-
ployed, he can easily be rcsucitated. OF this
| am satisfied for my own personal expert
cnce teaches me that man may be much
longer in the water than that, and still be re-
stored to life. Some eight or nine years since
| went to the river for the purpose of fishing,
a sport Of which am remarkably fond; 10y
some mismanagemcnt, fell into the stream,
and sunk to the bottom; this was in the
early part of the day; not returning home at
night, my family became uneasy, but not
surprising that anything had occurred to
harm me, las had often stayed from home
all night with my friends, when went on
fishing excursion), no alarm was given but
not returning to breakfast, and my scat being
vacant at dinner. the uneasiness OF my iaml-
ly gave place to alarm; inquiry was started
in every direction but could not be found.
My wife became frantic, my children Wcpt
and wrung their hands, but the day passed
without any knowledge having been obtained
of nv whereabouts All night the streets
we're crowded, and until about shutdown next
day, when my hat was discovered, lodged
against the branch of tree that oyerhung |
the stream. Immediate steps were taken to
recover my body, which, about nine o'clock
1t night, was successful, When brought to
shore, on examination it was found that the
ish had begun to feast on my mortal carcass,
md by nearly ali / was given up for dead.
some however, insisted OH an effort being
made to restore inc to life, ana others ri'i-
,uled the idea that man could remain at
no bottom of river for more than forty
light hours and not be dead. All this !
leard, but could not speak OF help myself in
my way. The most hopeful OF thoSe who
we're around me determined that they would
10 all they could to restore Inc to my family,
Which, after four or five hours hard work,
nd the use of all the remedies applicable to
UGH case, was brought to life; and here
m, gentlemen, as hearty and vigorous as the
,cst of you" To this marvellous tale the
rowd in the bar-room listened with breath
css attention. After we had retired, in
uired of my companion, why it was he re-
ated such q marvellous aud improbable tale,
Why" said he, ''you don't believe that any
nan of common sense will credit for mo-
nent thing so palpably untrue-so abso-
ltely falsc2"