Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-11

THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS, at Sc pei
snnum-paysble in advance. ..
4 STRANGE SToRY.-Nearly fifteen years
ago there lived on the banks Of the Ohio, but q
Jew miles from the city of Louisville, man by
consisting Of himself, wife and one child, a
daughter only little over two years of age.
One day the child escaped the vlgilant eye OF
the mother and wandered from the house.
Search was made, but no trace could be found
of their darling, until reaching The banks OF
the river her little bonnet was seen near the
margin OF the water. TheD, indeed, the little
one was incurred as dead, and only mother s
heart can tathom the agony of the bereavcd pa.
rent.
Time passed on. Other children came to
take the place of the lost one at the freside,
and the first storm OF grief at the terrible Attic
ton had given way TO quiet submission. Still
the blue, dancing waters OF the Ohio always
caused inexpressible sadness to their bereaved
hearts. Five years ago the family removed to
st. Louis, where they have resided ever since.
Last Saturday MIR. Danforsh received an
anonymous letter from the city, urging him to
come up Immediately If he wished to find his
daughter whom he supposed was drowned
thirteen years before He arrived in the city
on Monday last, and proceeding to tho place
designated in the letter, found woman whom
he had known in other days rapidly nearing
The grave, and young girl in attenda nee upon
her, She pointed to the child Immediately
upon his entrance, saying, This is your
drowned child, ~ and entered upon an cxplana-
ton which convinced him OF the truth of her
words. ,..
1t seems that he himself vas the innocent
cause of the affair. The woman had loved him
previous to his marriage, au'l when the words
we're spoken binding him to another all the
worst passions Of her nature were aroused and
she determined upon revenge, and how faith
FULLY she executed her intention the above
facts will testify. She had kept herself inform
ed of his whereabouts, and when she knew
that shortly death would claim her as his vic
tim she determined to make all the reparatiOn
in her power. Who can paint the joy Of the
father on finding the dead alive ? The woman
it seems had only been in our city some Elk
months, coming from Cincinnati, 10 which
place she had first fed with the child. She
said she had always treated her as she would
her own daughter, to which the child testified,
and begged that the woman might be taken
with them. The result WAS that yesterday
evening the three took the train on the North
Missouri Railroad for st. Louis, and ere this
The waiting mother has received the embraces
Of her long lost daughter.-hdnsdS CITY
Iimes .-... o..
Hoes AND RATTLESNAKES. The Columbus
(Ohio) News says that farmer near there, re-
Gently in walking about his place, discovered a
nest Of rattlesnakes in an old log about which
several large pieces Of rCca lay scattered. lie
had heard that hogs were death on snakes OF
all sorts, and not caring to attack the nest him
SELF he thought he would try the experiment
and see fight. lie drove several hogs In the
vicinity OF the nest, and watched the result
The hogs soon seemed to scent the snakes, aud
commenced roofing eagerly about the spot.
10 an instant half a dozen OF the serpens en-
erged from their hiding places to attack the IN
truders, who manifested Jealous disposition
to 20 10. a snake would rear himself to the
height Of the back of hog, shake his rattles,
and plunge his fangs into the animal with
lightning like CELEBRITY. and then dart away,
pursue by tie grunter, who dexterous|y re-
ceived the sting upon the feshy Part OF the
Jaw. Time and again this would be repeaied
until the hog got his fore, foot upon the snake,
when he would deliberately rip the snake in
twain, and then deyour him. This slaughter
continued until all the snakes were disposed
Of, when the hogs grunted contentedly, and
without any signs Of being disturbed, .waddied
off in search of other proVender. The eye
witness to this singular contest, which was not
without its exciting features declares hlmse!t
convinced that pig is impervl0us TO the
poisonous bite OF any kind OF serpent. Be-.
GETTING SACKED. 1.-Two gentlemen, one
Spaniard and the ether German, both no.
table for their birth and the services they had
rendered the Emperor Maximiian H., asked
the hand of the beautiful Helene Scharscdui
his natural daughter,in marriage. The Prince
after much delay, one day, said that he esteem
ID them both equally, ano, feeling much en-,
balrassed, he had resolved that their own
prowcss and address shoula decide the matter,
but not being willing to risk the loss OF either,
iy permitting them to use offensive weapons,
he had ordered large sack to be brought, land
the one who should succeed In putting bis rival
into it, should obtain bis daughter. This whlm-
steal combat between the two. gentlemen was
performed in the presence OF heimpcrlal court,
and continued for nearly an hour. At last the
Spaniald was overcome. and the German, An
drew Eberhard; Baron I>albert, having cnvel
opcd him in the sack, took him on bis back
aud laid him at the feet of the Emperor. when.
oi course, he gained his beautiful prize. " ~ -,
How TO CONQUER. The Richmond (Fa.)
journal, commencing the concllatory tone OF
the Dispatch of that city, its opponent IN poll.
ties, points out the fact that there arc two
ways to conquef-by the use OF force. when We
have the power, and by coasiog 10 oppose.
when VIC are without the power to overcome.
We disarm foes more effcctually by. refusing to-
contend, and cndeavoring to- win them by
kindness, ban even by the successful use OF
force. Try it with your wife at home, then
with your nelghbor when you meet him on tho
street, and next with your political antagonist
1t We would smile moro and scowl less, political
troubles would soon be overcome. 49,. o...
\ orrcspondent writing from Fredericks
burg, Virginia, sends the Pail Msit Gs-
zctte the following inscription from a tomb
stone which existed in the church yald oil St.
Georges parish, in that town, up to the .eecu-
ration OF the town by the Federal troops, but