Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-14
A Live Adder Sent in Letter to n Faith
less Nifo-

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day afternoon by series of the most viror.
Gus and agonizng screams, proceeding from
one OF the Railways Of the building.
Upon investigation, the source of the ont.
cry was found to be colored woman. who
was wringing her hands, and apparently in
state bordering upon insanity. The by
ISLANDERS questioned her as to her troubles,
TO which she made no response, but pointed
to lively little green adder, which was
rapidly wrigging over the floor towards
the open air
general stampede ensued, but after
long effort the "varmint7 was properly Sc
cured and taken to the City Marshars Office
1t appears that the colored lady, Mrs
Pierce, has husband down in Georgia.
lhelr marital life has not been one of the
most pleasant or poetic, and several letters Of
domestic otjurgations have passed between
them esterday, Mrs. Pierce went to the
Post Office and took out a little paste board
box containing letter. AS she was removing
It, she was slightly surprised at hearing a
mss IN the box, and, almost instantly, the
green head, glittering eyes and barbed tongue
OF the aforesaid adder shot up before her be-
wildered vision. She dropped the box like a
hot coal, and hence the screams
The following is a copy of the letter,
which fully discloses the motives OF the hus-
band and the part the snake was TO play:
"MARioN, Oct. l7th, 1860
DEAR WIFE: II must tell you that | do
love you with all my heart, and no other but
you. How do you think can live without
you, dear loving wife How does nv verv
heart ache for you. Now, dear wife, do be-
lieve me- what | tell you, for Gods sake for
never loved any other but you. Here is
one of your dear loving pets and take it and
kiss 1t for me, now, dear, affeetionate wife.
Why don't you come, if you can, and take
your dear little Simon in your arms and
press him to your bosom, as you had so much
love for me- Margaret, must say that this
will be the last that ever write to YOU, and
another thing: if you would live with me,
| would never live with you, for am afraid
OF you. After me writing to you and telling
you that | would live with you if you would
promise me that you would do right by me.
We'll, by Cd, If | can't get along without
you, will kill myself for | will never both
er you any more. am going to get n bin
from You now, sure, but did want to live
with you, but don't now, and never will so
long as live, but | must say that love you,
but that don't amount to anything now, and
l don't want it to amount 10 anything. but
you shall have Simon's picture sure. / you
don't get it this winter you will never see
him, for am going to take him " ith me and
would like to have society | am going so
far that you will never see him. Simon is
sick now.
~ ours truly for goner,
"PHILANDER PIERCE.
"Hiss this dear little pet for me, and take It
and steep wih IL for Gods sake.
hP 'Ibav saw thot bl,a - tr,,, lo4
this bite you and you will find out this is a
good little bedfellow."
That the diabolical Philander supposed his
wife was going to play Cleopatra with the
charming present he sent her is not for mo-
ment TO be entertained, but rather, that he
concocted this uniqe style of making way
with her. is probable. At any rate, his de-
signs have failed miseraby, and bis snake
ship. peacefully coiled up in bottle of alco-
hol, will decorate the walls of the Audubon
Club Chicago Press and Tribune
The BIsHoP OF BRIrIsn CoLUMBtA.-No
little commotion has been caused in Victoria
by the receipt there of a pamphlet published
in England, containing series of letters
written by George Hills, the Bishop of Brit
ish Columbia, residing in Victoria. The
pamphlet contains the following paragraph
"When | arrived lin Victoria it was cleo
ton time. The borough and county election
produced vast excitement The Americans
tried TO obtain a majority in the local Par
lament, to vote for annexing this colony to
the States! They were however, quite check
ed; the finishing stroke was given by the i'm
migration of colored (Afiican) families, who
are very respectable, and faithfully loyal to
Great Britain"
OF course such a statement notoriously in
correct, caused much dissatisfaction, and
some explanatory correspondence followed
AT the election referred to, there was a ques
tion whether Vancouver Island should not
be annexed to British Columbia, and the
two colonies be placed under one admins
tratlon. 1t might reasonably be supposed
that the newly arrived Bishop mistook the
meaning of the word annexation, as used in
that canvass, and supposed it to mean an
nexation to the United States. But in his
explanatory letter he asserts that the para
graph quoted was a mere "pleasantry"-a
bit of joke Whether the persons who
read the pamphlet in England will under
stand the joke is not explained:
The following is another extract from the
where he speaks of Astoria. This
is supposed to be earnest:
"At the mouth of the river is Astoria
known to fame by Washington Irving's book;
about four hundred people live there There
is no minister of any sort; Methodist re-
sided for about a year and then left no one
has come since. There is only one man
communicant of any denomination, and fire
'come't, out of the four hundred The muss
are open inidels! This is a specimen, l be-
lieve, of many rural places in America-how
different from our parocAal system We
see, too, the evil of an i'll educated class of
ministers; especially when they stand alone,
the shrewdheaded despise religion, scohers
abound. IS f. alta.
j. G. ADAMS, THE CALIFORNIA BEAR HUNTER.
The Boston Traveller gives the following
account of the recent accident to j. G. Adams,
( ,uall l-nowu in San Eranoisoo nc tI,o Loanor