Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-02-17

plainly as if he had been glass lar; and as
lie moved icisureiy about [ noticed that he
was catching and devouring tho little "swal
lows" without mercy. His interior, which
seemed to be huge cavity moro
was literally filled will. them, somo still alive
and swimming about in their strange prison.
The entire mass held within his gigantic
stomach kept up a rapid whirling round and
round in one direction, from which Inferred
that he had no regular digestive organs, but
simply ,oorc out his food; that is, reduced it
by friction to proper condition for his susie
nance.
Scarcely had I got fairly interested in this
extraordinary animal when along came some
thug which loosed, with its slim, arching
nook. very much like swan It's course
was so directed that ere long it was brought
into contact with the "musk melon" aud
light was tho consequence. 1t was a short
| tight, however, for neither Of the parties seem
ed to relish the business, SO thoy separated
and struck of in opposite directions A little
distance, and the "swan" met another of it's
cooing like two mated doves but their plea
sures were destined to be of short duration,
for just at that instant large and hidious
looking creature, with great horns and glar.
ing eyes, pounced upon them from covert
| hard by, sezing them both A terrible struc.
gle ensued, in the course Of which one of the
'swans" made its escape, but tho monster
gripped the other fcrcely by its slender neck
until it ceased to struggle, after which he set
tied down with it to the bottom of the lake,
and very quietly began converting it into n
meal.
About this time noticed second monster
equally as frightful in appearance as tho one
just referred to, though evidently of differ
ent species. lle was moving along Oh tho
bottom of the lake, and, unless his course
were changed, would pass very near the other
1''.e Grnt "'o"etor'e treatment nf the ssswnn"
had made NE his enemy, so was we'll pleased
! with the turn affairs showed prospect of
taking; desired that his banquctipg should
be disturbed. And it was The new conner
found him, and went in for share of the
prey. A battle, the most frightful that I
had ever before witnessed between two living
creatures, Immediately commenced They
seized each other and rolled over aud over in
real death struggle, for several minutes in
tie course of which they actually tore each
other limb from limb. Finally, one of them
yielded up and died. after which tho other,
with but two legs left out of six, Dragged
itself slowly away. And another instamcnt
of animals, some like gigantic lccches, and
others like Oriental turhans, and all cffectine
inco'notion by stretching and pulling them
selves into every conceivable shape, settled
down and fell to regaling themselves upon the
oarcassos. They weres doubtless, the vul.
lures of this remarkable body Of water.
Half day or more was spent by mo in
watching the inhabitants of this Florida won.
der. In the course of that time [ saw very
many strange siGhts-more than could HIT
at in short article like this Beside, a
written description could convey but faint
idea Of tho reality one must see for himself
before ho can appreciate. Every reader of
this Journal who has not already examined
the remarkable body of water under copsid.
Grafton should do so without fail before he
dies, far it will give him new ideas attainablo
from no other source. If lie cannot make it
convenient to come all the way to Florida for
that purpose, let him arrange to sec the lake
at home. good microscope with drop
OF impure or stagnant water upon the stage
will enable him to have tho same kind of Lake
at any locality ho may select american
Journalcf Microscopy, by Prof. j. L, Stelie.
HORRIBLE MURDER OF THREE PERSONS
AT JAcKsoNvILL, FLA.-.We learn from our
Savannah exchanges. Of Tuesday, of most
horrible murder which occurred near Jack
sonvilIe last Saturday night, between tho
hours Of 3 or 10 O'Clock. It scoms that Mr..
Fagin, who is the engineer of Farchid's
mill, together with his wife had been on
visit to Jacksonville, on business. when no
returned he found his two little girls, Katie
and Fannie, aged respectively six and four
years, and his wife's sistor, Miss Rosana Car.
lin, aged twenty-five years, weltering in their
blood. The fearful CRIME had been commit.
ted with an ak, and tho weapon was found
sticking In tho bead of litt'o Fannie, as she
lay dead upon tho floor Plumber seems to
have heen Tho in,noll;n NJ. o.,,o .c A.