Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-28

-ws>eh tbe epemy. Bot two young
swans 'wes6 entirely destroyed, and
aside from lie terribl 6slaughtev OF bees,
no elher Injury .was lDnc. Neither par
~ wss vietorioSs, and they only ceased
on the approach Of night from utter
prostration. The occasion of this stss ugs
warning among the bees is not easily .sc-
counted tor, and those most couveSssut
with their management never before Wit
messed or heard of such . spectacle -
here narrated.-Loeaeaut Ohio) Repor.
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Thsillisg AAssaasss 10 W esae.s vtsssnia
From the Cleveland Herald
The present war already hss given
birth to incidents OF deadly peril and
extraordinary personal bravery that
have rarely been equalled in the history
Of any previous campaign. One Of the
most thrilling adventures that We have
yet heard was narrated yesterday in the
Office Of the Michigan Central Railroad
Line, by . Michigandsr Who had been
serving With an Ohio regiment in Wes-
tern Virginis, and who was now on bic
way home to Jackson. We will en-.
deavor to reproduce the story as nearly
as possible in his own words. Said he
~ had been scouting for about twelve
hours and had lost all trace of nv com.
rades and Of the road. Night came on
and laid down in piece of woods to
sleep. Some time during the night l
was awakened by a singing feeling in
my left ear, and ! jumped to my feet.
Crack went rifle at short distance,
and a bullet whizzed by my other ear.
1t was bri ght moonlight, and directly
in front Of me l saw cnssed Secesher
sitting on a rock, loading up to take
another plug at me. You'd better be.
lieve grasped my rife putty quick and
put behind tree. SO did Secesh.
We staid behind our trees putty nigh
quarter of an hour before either moved.
Patty soon be pecked out, and sent
ball through the tip of his nose. That
paid for the piece Of my ear that the
skunk shot OF when l vas asleep. Then
both blazed away whenever we got a
chance, and for nigh onto an hour we
peppered at each other knocking off the
bark Of our trees, but not hurting one
another much.
"By this time it was nigh morning,
and the moonlight little dull, 60 that
VIC couldn't see each other so well.
Putty soon l see the fellow making for
another tree, SO up and popped at him,
but the darned thing missed fire.
Jehosephat. but wasn't mad, and 1
hadn't got another cap about me.
"Secesh got to another tree higher
to me, and popped away four or FIVE
times without hitting. Then l guess his
ammunition gave out, for he didn't FIRE
again, and We staid peeking at each
other for considerable time. At last
be broke and made tor me, with bis
gun dubbed, and followed his example.
We met on bit Of open ground and
went at it, hammer and tongs, until both
our guns broke. Then he threw away
his gun, drew a mighty ugly great
bowie, and made at me with a veil. l
jumped for his throat, but stubbed my
toe and went down, with Secesh tumbl-
ing over me. ! thought praying time
bad come then, if ever it was to come.
81 tell you gentlemen, it was scary
time tor q man about them DAYS. l
rolled over and caught the Teller by his
wrist and throat, and We had a regular
Tough ard tumble for the knife. He
cut me four or five times, but at last I
got the knife, and jumped to my tee,
with a yell for the old Wolverine State.
! was the bappiest an in all Virginia
that moment. Secesb, he gives one
spring at me, and l threw back to give
him the fall length oftbe bowie, when"
Here he stopped, and appeared over
come by his recollections. His hearers
eagerly pressed him for the result OF the
fight. b t be shook bis head solemnly.
"GentIemen," said be, that was Que
Of the Most singular things ever met
with, and l don't yet understand it. If
| had heard anybody else tell of it, l
shouldn't have believed it,"
Everyone was at once anxious to knoH
what had happened.
What, when opened my mouth TO
shout 'HIrrah for the Wolverine State !!
hang me il the fellow didn't jump clean
down my swallow! turned double
h'p.fop down my own throat after him,
caught him inst as he went round the
:orner into my stomach, turned him in
Idle out so suddenly that he said it hurt
him, and then engaged him at twenty
dollars a week to exhibit a. the Eighth
Wonder OF the Would. The man with
"ut Skin!"
There was sudden stiffness among
his lis eners. Capt Pearce was Observes
70 silently " pc away tear with one
hand, whilst with the other he held out
free pass to Detroit.
EM1eRATIos.-O Only e2,7ea emigrants
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