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YPSILANTI SENTINEL VOL. 4 NO. 50. YPSILANTI: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1848. WHOLE NO. 206 From the Home Journal. Passages in the Life of a Refbgeo of the Revolution ; OR, CRUISES OF AN OLD SAILOR. LOGGED f " 1 ' '! THE RICOLLECTIOS9 OF A LA.VD3MA. CHAPTER VII. Th wary knight his present vantage felt, And knew, ere long, his wounded foe must feel The loss of blood: As the fierce Tartar dealt His thundering stroke, still plies defensive steel. Another thrust, beneath the Tartar's belt, Still deeper dy'ed, compels the warrior reel : And fainter rung his falchion as it fell, While from his wounded side the blood did well. Fll !,. t-,.r,... ",.!,, ,.r ,.f Ihp !,-iMln-M-ir!P The watchful peer still wards the well-aimed blow, And, with calm eye, his tott'ring foe survey 'a. Another warded stroke descerded low, And, all unguarded the gor'd throat display 'd : A furious back-stroke, drawn w ith mighty main, Sevr'd the Tartar's neck and cast him on the plain. Orlando Inamorato, Book I 'll "About a fortnight before Calton's regiment .. !. : .l kot' Annr, ty; and, alter the cloth nad Deen removea, the conversation took the usual turn ; hard fonght battles", in which Tom of ours, or Dick, Harry, or John, of such and such a regiment, bore conspicuous parts, were described ; and many relations of duels which had taken place, occurred among' others, one of a singular cha racter, which had happenecfflrrJew York, du ring my residence there, between Colonel Pen nington, of the guards, and the Honorable Cap tain Tollemache, of the navy, in which the lat ter was killed. This affair was mentioned at 'the time, as having been conducted with a de liberation, uh.ch accounted for its sanguinary termination. The company expressed various opinions as to the cause of a rencontre, which Fi id been attended with such peculiar ferocity : j.he major part coming to the conclusion, that some rivalry in love was at the bottom of it '"Calton, who had been silent during these remark?, turned to the last speaker, (whose o pinion had I ei ir.c conclusively given to that tfect. and who had ever, mentioned the name f a Jr.dv of high rank in England, as the object i tb ir mutual parsion 'it is quite possible, 1c said, ' tlirft there may Lave been some feud of fhnt nature existing between them : but of the IwrJiaH cause of he duel, I am able to jriv.' mm iiiostratiorfa. I was, as you all know - ihaltern under Colonel Pennington: and came M in the .-rime frigate MUl him, which was ii.v (i i not appear tc oe iBy r.nirnosity emharkeii r.or for the first ten days of the ptilgf On the morning of the eleventh, the day b ing very fine, and the sea smooth, most of the ofteftn were assemble J upon the quarter-1 deck, when the Culoncl, who wes pacing the j ftarboard side, arm in arm with the Captain,! cowmen.' sd whistling a bar of a favorite tunc. 'Avast! avast!' said ToMemsc'ne, with a smile ; 'don't you know, Pennington, that whistling in a calm is sure to bring on a gale of wind ?' 'I know," said the Colonel, 'that sailors have some such notions, but did not dream that you wore tinctured with the absurdity.' Captain Tolle nrache changed countenance, as he gravely ob served 'Absurd as you mr.y deem them, I have known them verified on many occasions!' 'In deed f sard the Colonel, 'you surely ore not so superstitious? I shall begin to trunk that you belie Ve in Davy Jones, and other nautical rig marole. However, you will permit me to finish mv air' and he accordingly rnd so, as thecap ain detached his arm, and took his station near the tatfrail, with a frown upon his face. Pen nington, finishing his tune, passed to our 6ide of the deck, and made some remark, with a 6iieer, at the superstition of the Captain. I do not think he heard it ; but I observed that his eye was fixed upon the speaker, w hose tone and manner he WMt have noticed, and which had no tendency to relax the rigor of his counte M co; and, upon being addressed by the Colo some few minutes afterwards, he answered w i a formal and studied politeness. " 'The first lieutenant of the ship whispered n my ear: I am araid of this. I hope Colonel Bennington will not renew this subject, never pleasant to a saiior: and as I know, particularly ofTensive-V our commander.' The day wore a say, and nothing farther occurred to inflame the anger of the Captain. As we were assem bled on the deck, the next morning, while the senior officers were below, the lieutenant again recurred to the event of the day before, and ob served to me : ' Much will depend upon the manner in which our respective commanders will accost each other; and I am not a little un easy at the result.' " 'At this moment, Captain Tollemache came upon deck, and saluted us with grave civility ; and in a few minutes afterwards, the Colonel made his appearance. After a careless nod to the captain, which was answered by an inclina tion of the body unusually low and reserved,coi- onel Pejnington broke forth : 'Well, Tollema-I che, any news from your friend Davy? When is he to send the gale you so much deprecated?' 4 Cest Jini,' whispered the lieutenant, as the romroander of the frigate replied, calmly: 'Col onel Pennington,you will oblige me by adjourn ing this conversation to a more fitting time and place. While on board my vessel, I must con sider you, in some sort, my guest: although yo.j u-.nar tn strain thf nrivilefires of one.' The rolon'l looked at him, and seemed for the fire "rf1"' - r o time to notice the cloud upon his countenance. His own immediately assumed a Correspondent change; yet he answered, blandly, I The time and place are at your disposal; and everything connected with this discussion,at your option,to be renewed as you shall see fit.' ' I shall not fail to remind you of it, on our arrival at New York,' responded tLe captain, with another bow, as he turned to address some casual observation to the officers on our side. " 'The harmony with which the voyage was begun, was essentially impaired: and the inter course between us and the officers of the frigate partook of the manner of our respective com manders. That of the captain of the frigate was marked by a formal politeness, and it was received by Colonel Pennington with the same j reserved courjesy. "'Notwithstanding everyone who was a witness to this scene, anticipated what was to happen on our arrival,all were rejoiced when we anchored in the Bay. The fourth day after our landing, I was standing, with another officer of our corps, who had come over in a different ves sel, in the door-way of the tavern, when Colonel Ptnnington and Captain Tollmachc the one holding the other by the arm, came down the street, followed by an orderly bearing a pair of foils. They entered the parlor, and sending for the keeper of the hotel, ordered a room in the second story to be cleared. Thi was soon done ; and ail but myself, supposed that the design was to engage in a fencing match . As each had a small sword by his side I knew the real intention of the meeting, and felt not a little anxiety for the result. As soon as the parties ascended,the door was looked,the key of the room was thrown into street, and af ter a short pause, the noise of the engagement began. '"By the watch, half an hour had elapsed- but,to my feeling6,the time seemed much long er when a sound above, like the falling of a body on the floor, was succeeded by a dead si lence; and, shortly afterwards, by the trickling oi blood through the floor into the room below, the keeper of the tavern was apprised of the character of the contest above. Satisfied that the affair was ended, I followed the landlord and his men. The door was opened, and both the combatants were lying in their blood! Captain Tollemache was dead pierced to the heart with the sword of his adversary still in his bo dy ; and Colonel Pennington, wounded in five places, had fainted. A wound which I noticed in the right eye of the captain, convinced me that he must, after it was received, have fought to great disadvantage ; and his friends did not fail to ascribe to that cause, the unfortunate issue of the battle with regard to hirn.' " ' Apropos, Calton,' said captain Kerr, one of the party, 'when shall we see your caraspo- 'sa1 You have now been married a fortnight and we have not had a glimpse of your bride since her arrival among us and our curiosity is strongly excited to behold her. A lady who can stand a volley of fire-arms, without falling into fits, must be most rarely qualified for ' a soldier's w ife." She can be none of the nerv ous or hysterical order of dames : for Talbot told us, the ether day, that she made so little fuss at being shot at, that lie did not know the danger she had run until the morning light dis covered to him the condition of her dress. I have her in my mindVeye.and am prepared to behold some Patagonian Amazon of theThalestris class " 'You will be mistaken,' answered Calton: 'You all have seen Mrs. Talbot; imagine, then a lady a little taller, bearing a strong resem blance to her, of a phcid countenance, slight, and delicate form, and generally retiring In her manner: though, upon a necessary emergency, I think she would as calmly face the fire of a platoon, in mid -day, as she did that cf the ma rauders, some three weeks since. It was this characteristic that first attracted me to her ; and, if you ail have ar.y inclination to hear my love story, I will readily indulge you.' Let us have it. by all means,' says Kerr : 'It puzzles me to think how such a straight-forward, matter-of-fact sort of a fellow, as yourself, could have prospered so well in your wooing.' 1 Per haps,' replied Calton, 'the very traits in my disposition which you ascribe to me, will ac count for my success, as you may judge, if you really wish to hear my adventure.' Every voice was given affirmatively, and Calton began : " ' All will remember the severe battle at Gowanus, when we encountered the Americans, under Lord Sterling ; and that I was taken pri soner, early in the action, slightly wounded,and sent to Putnam's entrenchments, at Brooklyn. The old fellow immediately dispatched us across the river; and, upon the advance of our forces lo the attack of New-York, I was removed to , a small town in Connecticut, and short ly afterwards paroled within certain limits. This mode of life vas tedious enough, and I was put to great straits to keep down the blue devils; but among many resorts, I did notdream, at that time, of falling in love, by way of pre ventive. " 'In my solitary walks, I used frequently to encounter an elderly gentleman,who was point ed out to me as a loyalist ; and I felt a 6trong desire to he introduced to him : the more ar dently, perhaps, from having noticed at the win dows of his house, when passing it, two very young and beautiful women. But, being sur rounded by neighbors of different principles, and under the supervision of the committee of publiv safety, the family lived much secluded from society; and 1 found no opportunity to in dulge my aspirations. It was only in church, ! therefore, and it sermon time, that I could get sight of the inmates of his household, which I found to consist of a wife, and Of two unmar ried daughters, very dissimilar in appearance : the one tall, and of a commanding figure, the other petite, but very attractive. Had I been determined to fail in love by sight alone, most probably I should have chosen the younger and more splendid beauty; but an accident happen ed, which at the same time that it paved the way for an introduction to the family, determin ed my preference of the elder and less daz zling. " One morning, as I was passing the house on "the other side, I perceived a squad of men in the middle of the street ; and, at the moment, the lady in question entered. She had scarce ly taken her station at the parlor window, when a ruffian, exclaiming, Here goes for the tory,' threw up his gun, and discharged a bullet thro' the glass, immediately above her head. I was astonished, and indignant, at this brutal act : and, forgetting prudential considerations, I re probated it in very strong terms, receiving a volley of abuse for my pains : when the lady, whose person had been so much andangered by the outrage, walked deliberately into the midst of us. The tumult instantly subsided; and the men were awed, and confunded. With a calm conntenance, she gazeJ in the face of the man who had fired, and who, writhing under her glance, was in the act of reloading his gun. The scrutiny over, she exclaimed: 'I know yon now; and this time,you shall not escape." Then turning tome, she asked: 'Did you, sir, witness the deed of which this man was guilty I bowed assent, and she continued : 'May I then beg the favor of you to accompany me a few steps? I would not ask this if I did not, in some degree, think it necessary to your safety: yon tpo, require protection from language such as I have heard addressed to you; and the mag istrate, to w hom I arn about to apply, will un doubtedly afford it. The invitation was too flattering to be declined ; and, offering my arm, w hich was unhesitatingly accepted, we walked up the street. Arriving at the house of thr chairman of the committee of public safety, we found that most important personage at home, and in his chair of state. " Iff companion was saluted with great re spect ; and I, too, probably through her inflii ence, received more notice from that dignitary than hr.d ever before fallen to mv share. 'To! what, Miss Helen,' he asked, 'am I ii iebted for the honor of this visit?' 'I am com.1, Mr. Gervase,' was the reply, ' to complain of one of the militia men. Andher ball lias been fired into our house, which entered the W indow in the glass immediately above ny head. Thi6 wan done by the same mm against whom we made a similar charge; but who upon that occasion we were unable to identify as the culprit. This time, however, I saw him in the act of firing , and the gentleman who is with me, will con firm my testimony.' 'It is Dick Harding.t.hen,' said the chairman; and issuing a warrant there for, the offender was brought up. An oath was tendered, and the lady interrogated : 'Did yon see this man discharge a bail through the win dow of your father's house?' ' I did,' she an swered. 'Step forward, if you please, Mr. a a I forget your name?" 'Calton, sir; Thomas Calton, Lieutenant and Adjutant, in his Ma jesty s regimenf.ol foot, at your service, sir. Administering the oath, the committee man con tinued: ' Well, Lieutenant Calton, you have heard w hat Miss Helen has sworn to ; is her declaration true?' 'Perfectly true,' I answered. 'Enough, Miss Despard: Harding shall be pun ished.' Miss Helen rose, and turning to the magistrate, she said: 'One thing farther, Mr. Gervase, to which I beg leave to call your at tention. As I came into the street, to be the better able to identify the man who fired, I heard him and those around him, grossly villifying Mr. Calton, and threatening him with ill usage, for what I understood to have been an interfer ence in our behalf. I should, be corry that his humanity should work him a prejudice and aggravate the discomforts' of his situation, al ready sufficiently painful, You will confer a great favor on our family, if you will see bim exempted from ill treatment, in consequence of his kindness.' The chairman bowed, promised compliance with her request, and we took our leave. Throughout this scene, I was charmed with the composure and self-possession of the young lady ; from which, and from the grave respect paid to her by the official, I conceived a very favorable opinion of her general charac ter. " 'On our arrival at her father's door, I flat tered myself that I should be invited to enter ; but my companion cut short my hopes in a mo ment. 'Mr. Calton,' she said, 'I forbear to ask you in, well knowing that the acquaintance of, a family so proscribed, may be attended w ith j injurious consequences to you. You will please j to pardon me for thus far involving you in our difficulties: and accept my thanks, and those of my parents-, for the readiness with which you yielded to my request.' I repudiated all con siderations of that kind; and hoped that she would not be so cruel as to forbid an acquain tance, which I had been long studious of form ing. She paused a moment, and resumed : ' Well then, sir, I must be frank with you ! if you disregard those personal consequences, which you will permit me to say, I more fully understand than you do, I must urge those which are most likely to accrue to us, for the distinction you meditate. Proscribed for loy alty to the king, and outraged in the manner you have witnessed, our persecution would be doubled, if we Bbould receive the honor of your visits; and I hope that you will ascribe to those causes, and to those alone, the necessity ve feel cf declining them.' From this there was no appeal; and, bowing acquiescence to the fiat, I took my leave. Thave no doiibt the man ner of it was stiff and formal, for I was mortifi ed and disappointed ; but I had hot taken ten steps before I fully justified the lady. The good sense which had dictated the remarks, should have convinced me and, for the momert, did so; but when, at night, I mused upon the words which had flowed from one of the prettiest mouths in the world, and enforced by the elo quence of dark and beaming eyes, conviction did not abide, and I as half tempted to accuse the lady of caprice. A STORY ABOUT HARVARD. Every one, or at least, every American, has heard of Banvard, and many has read his adven tures, as published in the descriptive pamphlets of his great Picture of the Mississippi. But he is the hero of an adventure which is not pub lished, and which is rather too good to be lost. It is generally known that he speculated in a variety of ways on the tieacherous Mississip pi, to get money to help him through his ob ject. One of t! e speculations consisted in fitting up a flat-boat as a museum of paintings, which he floated from tow n to town, exhibiting these paintings to the inhabitants thereof. He stop ped "for one night only,'' at the little, and al most deserted town, of Commerce, Mississippi, and which can be seen in his panorama,a short distance below Memphis, During the exhibi tion, there was one man who appeared very consequential, and wanted to know if the pro prietor had license for exhibiting his painting? tie aiso saiu as tne "SqUire ' was out of town, he would assume the responsibility and collect the license himself. Mr. Banvard observed that the exhibition was not in the town, but on the River, and that he had a State license, which gave him the privilege of exhibiting where he pleased within tho jurisdiction of tne otatr. ''I can't help that," said the self-appointed magistrate, with all the consequence of a "real genuine squire." "We calculate to have a large town here one of these days, and want money in our treasury, and as you is making a small sprinklin1 oil' the place, you might as weil leave a little on it behind; so fo:k over the li cense money.'1 Banvard found he had an ugly enstorrier tb deal with, and was so well acquainted with the people of the wild region, that he knew it was best to get off as easy as possible; for, at a word, this fellow could have the whole town at his. biclr, who would be delighted with the "spree" of "dor nicking' the boat, and the fel low appeared to be leader among them. "How much is your license?' said the ex hibitor. "I don't zackly know, but I suppose I will make it ten dollars." "Ten dollars! why, my dear sir, I have only taken about six or eight dollars." "Can't help that; I want the ten dollars, or wo good citizens will odjisticatc this boat for you." "But some other 'good citizen" may demand another ten dollars on the 6ame plea," obser ved Banvard. "I will 'sume the responsibilities of my fel low citizens, as I arn now the only responsible person in the town of Commerce." "Well, sir since you assume the responsibil ity, just sit down and view the painting, feo3 after the exhibition is over I will pay your de-macd-jny business- calls rfe at present." Mr Consequence then walked into the large room where the exhibition was going on. and Mr. Banvard turned to his hands; and giving them directions to have all the fines on board except the "bow line," and to unswing the oar with poles set ready for starting at a moments warning, suspecting the fellow would raise a row. After the exhibition was over, and the good citizens began to make track for home, the "collector" remained behind and demanded his money. "Certainly," said the proprietor; "just step back into the cabin with me, and you shall have it:" and back he walked as one of the hands was extinguishing the lights used for the pain tings. Just as he and Banvard reached the lit tle cabin, by some accident Mr. B. contrived to extinguish the only remaining light, and both were shut in utter darkness. In the mean time all the spectators had left the boat, and she swung back and forth, being held only by the one line at the bow, and the current was rushing furiously by her. It was the intention of B&nvard to cast the line loose as soon as the last spectator got on shore. But this last spectator saved bin the trouble, for seeing the situation of the boat he thought it would be a fine joke to tell that he cut her loose. This fellow, not aware that the would be magis trate was on board, out with his bowie knife, severed the line and ran off. The hands on the bow perceiving the boat dropping astern sus pecting what was done, and taking hold of the line found it cut. They immediately drew what remained ol it on board, poled the boat off noise lessly into the current, and all on board were rapidly floating off on 'he dark bosom of the Mi-sissippi, at the rate of six miles an hour. "Come, make haste,'' said Consequence, af ter Mr. B. had at last succeeded in re-lighting the lamp, "I want them are ten dollars in a hurry." "Certainly, sir, as soon as I find the key of my trunk. You see, sir, my receipts are only eight dollars tc-night, and I must get from my trunk the balance of the money. Can you chancre a twenty dollar-bill?" Well, I can, boss. I got to go to court to morrow, and I just put that sum into my pock et hand over your bill." "Yes, sir, as soon as I find the key to my trunk." "Hang it, have I got to wait here till morn ing for the money?" said Consequence, who began to smell a little of the rat. "Certainly, unless I find my key before that time." "Never mind the key; just hand me over the eight dollars you have, and let the ballance go, w e w ill not quarrel about prides. Do you hear ? or I will have the town about your ears." "Yes, I hear," said Banvard, as ho reached over the head of his berth,and coolly took down a nair of revolving pistols. The fellow seeing this retreated toward the dcor, shouting out, "Hullo, ashore there!" "You'll have to call a little louder than that to be heard at town," responded one of Mr. B's men, on the bow of the boat, "for, as I take it, we are now about one and a half miles be low." "Why did'nt you let me know vou were go ing?" said Consequencp, his arW a little cool ed, when he found the boat afloat, and himself trapped. 'Why did'nt we let you know? why, for a very good reason we didn't know ourselves. One of your good citizens, as you call them, cut our line loose before we knew it," replied the men. "What line?" inquired 'Banvard "the new one I bought in Memphis last week V "Yes, sir," replied several of the hands at once. "Put me ashore," shouted the would-be dig nitary. "Not until you pay me damages for my line, which some of your good citizens cut for me," answered Banvard. " You said you would be responsible for their acts, and yon were the on ly responsible person in town. My line cost me fifteen dollars; you say I owe you ten; now pay me five, and we will be even; and then 1 will have you put ashore." "But, sir," rejoined the man, "do not take me eff ! I have a suit pending, and I will lose it if I am not there to see to it. Put me ashore, and I'll say nothing about the license." "Not until you jjay me five dollars damages, for having my lifte cut; and if you do no"t, I will take you to Vicksburg, and have you com mitted to prison, for endeavoring to rob a man under false pretences." "Well, sir, stfcp towards the light, and get the five dollars;" and taking out his pocket book, Consequence stepped to the light, and gave the five dollars; when B. gave orders to have him set ashore. The hands then told him they would not risk themselves in a small boat at night, among the snags, without being well paid for it: and Mr. Consequence was forced to give them each a dollar, for which they set him ashore in a thick canebreak,on the opposite side of the river, about three miles belowr the town. How he gat home that, night is best known to himself. We venture to say that he never med died with business that did not concern him after passing that night among the musquitoes and aligators. Boston Bee. Bravery or ut Indian woman. One of the Creeks, whom we saw at Gull Lake, had been tracked into the valley, along with his wife and family, by five youths of a hostile tribe. On perceiving the odds that were against him. the man gave himself up for lost, observing to the woman that, as they .could die but once, they had better make up their minds to submit, to their present fate without resistance. The w ifr, however replied, that as they hsd but one life to loce, they were the more decidedly bound to defend it to the last, even under the most des perate circumstances ; adding, that as they were young, and by no means pitiful, they had an additional motive for preventing their hearts from becoming small . Then,suiting the action to the word, the heroinp brought the foremost warrior to 'the earth with a bullet, while her husband, animated by a mixture of shame and hope, disposed of two more of the enemy with his arrows. The fourth, who had by this time come to pretty close quarters, was ready to take vengeance on the courageous woman with the uplifted tomahawk, when he stumbled and fell, and the dagger of his intended victim was buri ed in his heart. Dismayed by the death of his companions, the sole survivor of the assailing party saved himself by flight, after wounding his mail opponent by a ball in the arm. Sir G. Simpson's Jirrative. A HINT TO AMUSEMENT DENOUNCERS, -There are people who would say, "Labor is not all: we do not object to the cessation of labor a mere provision for bodily ends: but we fear the lightness and vanity of what you call recrea tion." Do these people take, heed of the swift ness of thought of the impctience of thought? What will the great mass of men be thinking of, if they are taught to shun amusements and the thoughts of amusement. If any sensuality is left open to them, they will think of that; if not sensuality, then avarice or ferocity. People who have nothing else to amuse them, have been very apt to indulge themselves in the excitement of persecuting their fellow crea tures. Our nation, the northern part ol it es pecially, is given to believe the sovereign effi cacy of dullness. To be surejdullness and solid vice are apt to go hand in hand; but then, ac cording to our notions, dullness is in itself a good thing. Now, if ever a people require to be amused, it is we sad-hearted Anglo Saxons. Heavy eaters, hard thjnkers, often given up to peculiar melancholy of our own, with a climate that, for months together, would frown aw&y mirth if it could many of us with very gioomy thoughts about our hereafter if ever there were a people who should avoid increasing their dullness by all work and no play, we are that people. " They tock their pleasures sadly," says Froissart, "after their fashion." VVe need not ask of what nationFroissart was speak king. Friends in Council. The piety the wori,d bates. It is not true that the world hate3 piety. The modest and unobtrusive piety which fills the heart with all human charities, and makes a man gentle to others and severe to himself, is an object of universal love and veneration. But mankind hate the lust of pewer, when it is veiled under the garb of piety; they hate canting and hy pocrisy; they hate advertisers and quacks in piety: they do not chose to be insulted; they love to tear folly and impudence from the altar, which should only be a sanctry for the wretch ed and the good. Sidney Smith. Love and debt. There is very little. differ ence between the man in love and the man in debt. Both the debtor and the lover commence operations by promisory notes: the forme? giv ing bills to his creditor, and the latter sending billets doux to his fair one. The lover bv prom ising to cherish, is honored ith a place in the lady's good books; and tVie debtor, by promis ing to pay, wtnneth admission to the creditor's ledger. Love keepeth its captive awake all night; so doth debt. Love is unealculating, and d bt holdeth on reckoning. The man who oweth money is in need of brass, and so is the swain that poppeth the question. Marrjaoe Certificate not EvnExcE. -In the Supreme court of Bjston, on Monday last exceptions were sustained in the case of the Commonwealth vs. Saml. Morris, for Adultery on the ground thajt it was incompetent to prove the marriage of Morris by the marriage cirtifi catc. This is a decision of some importance. A Q.uaker observing the burning of the brig Colon, threw up his hands ani cried, "Poor Colon! Alas thou art coming to a Period. Adventure fu the Creek ' ation. BY " OLD SOL SMITH. Encouraged by Mirabeau B. Lamar, and otb r eminent citizens of Georgia, (1H V2) a trav elling company was formed fr that State our first destination being Columbus, o.: theChat ahoochie river. The company trav. lieu in ba rouches, and the baggage was sen' n a large Pennsylvania road wagon. We pa - d through through the Creek nation about tivf vesrs pre vious to the commencement of the d s.'urbances which ended in sending the Indians -o Arkansas One afternoon we halted for refn -hint-nts at the residence of a chief, wheieaboi . one hund red Indians were assembled, drink: tg and ca rousing. One of our number, bv i;rr;e John C who had undertaken to pert rm the du ties of general caterer for the parti . purchased a gaiion of nli'ik, and the usual que.itnni of su gar and rum, of which ingredients, virii the ad dition or a little grated nutmeg, he was busiiy engaged in forming that delicious mixture well known by Fouthren travellers, under the title of milk punch. Now it happened Hint John had been dreading this journey for sc-ne months, having taken up the idea that we tVrttW most assuredly be attacked and robbed if not mur deredV. hite travelling through this cmc Creek nation. My brother and myself formed a plan to have some sport out of his fears r rid rroceed ed to exec ite it thus: I went to the chief and offered to give a dollar to four J :dians who would run a mile, and "keep up " v ith the Jer sey wagon which I pointed out t him. at the same tims showing him the man ho was to drive. The chief immediatelv s. reed to the proposal, and called four young men fiom their sports to give them their'instructii ne. While this was going on, my brother calie; John mvs- teriously aside, and asked him what ne had been saying or doing to the Indians. "I have not said a word to tbem," said John innocently, "except to ask them lor these mat rials which they furnished .me willingly, andchaged a pret ty good price for, too : there, la?-e that, and see if you do n't approve it you won't t'et such a bowl of punch as that again in a 'lortj i can tell you." At tint juncture I camr i an . a- k ed our worthy caterer the same qu s'l.m pro pounded by tny brother, and added " be Indi ans seem to have taken offence at soffM one cf our party." This caused John to orteVi bi f j em a little, and his looks became somew 'im tjrii ed. "I can't imagine who has be i xving or doing anything to offend them." -t I eith er," said John, "unless the tarnal f oi have ta ken offonce at my saying thatnine' Tee a quart was a devilish high price for milk ' " That's it," said T, "to a certainty ; these very renacious of their charade;, bb 1 ctnnet bear to be charged with extortion." He e Job i cast some anxious glances towards a group of Indians, who seemed observing u? n'ttntiveh, and talking aside, every now and t" en pointing towards John, and then looking v rh' Jerstr wagon which belonged to him am hjs family. " What do they mean by that, I v mder ? they seem to direct their attention entir v fM "lJjjBI old Copp," that was the name o the horse "I don't know what to make of it, I'm sure." thus spoke John, while big drops A sweet be gan to be apparrent on his brow, ly begin to think they have some h I do reai- stiledesign upon you, said I, "and now I thii. of it, I re collect an expression of one of th m, just as I passed those fellows with the het nets, which confirms me in the opinion that tin y mean sorn thing." What expression? what did tne bloody-minded rascalssay ?"' dem?icd John in a tremor of apprehension, not a lit 'e ;coasf 1 bj certain flourishes of the hatche! bv t he per ages, and a low murmur that met rf.r, which his fears interpreted into a jlea'tt or. "I don't understand the Creek language pHrfecth, was my rej iy, "but from what I fould rather I am disposed to think theV are h:lr& itoeed- ed at something end that ail fellov p- rveti to the others, that ekrec-mlakuhooci khovrlthitk. which translated into English me n. 'it' people don't like the pHfcy of rr.ifk, they L d yitter not 4rwC it : to which that fellow wi.o is buehrM this way replied : ch::cklednmnaiToti'iiiltind- downUimblviimchooA .' which as iear a I .-an make it out means they'll follow i m ike riv er Chatdhaochey but they'll have r v.- ..' By this time John s fears got the betU r ui .. leva for punch, and he began to look roiiitd for his bat and gloves. Pi very movement wa v k bed by the four savages who had their it. -tnu tiom to chase the wagon for a mile. "IT er . ' a bit I think', for fear of accidents, ha . ue;ier be offif you'll take care of the la li-v. ,.rid rav for the punch, 1 11 quietly take old Cop M pet. We agreed with him that for fear. of an-ider.: it was best, perhaps, thet hetdmuid efferX his escape, as he appeared to be the o; ly one of the party the savages had any designs against. So without even tasting the excellent punch he had brewed, he slipped round the tarn and put the bridle on Capt. Copp. The four Inoi ans kept him in view all the time, br iit fu r't ti vc appeared not to notice them. W hen be ..ad fairly got the reins in his hands, at"! mounted the Jersey, he cast one last look ;o ttrtfe us b the bowl of punch, another of qu Ae differ' nt. kind towards the four hostile sav:- Tf' p,, ! osve the whip to old Copp. The crack tho v hir was followed by a 6bort whoop f nv t hf- !Hi ans, off started the Jersey, with ,!obn rmn'ng up and lashing old Copp at ewrv off started the four Indians in purr i race hs seldom been seen in the Cr Having drunk, and settled for t ht pursued our journey at leisnte, fori conjectures how far our frightened -would travej, that night. About half; the starting place we found Jul n' cap, and began to fearsome ; liave befallen its owner. Three a-i i .i BnrJi l;""V. n-h, pn y vttoe ifkoeruV i Ipie t"ui i ve'!:ng rn mil -t mile further, we found the four In lia - ..a in the road, and tossing up iutheaii .; iei T)7 which resembled a humnn fc-j,!p u Hqi and earth," 1 exclaimed, " jit possih th' r w foolsh joke has ended in the destruction of , ir poor tnenu f Un approaching tin- Jn i on our fears were removed bv one of tfVm tht :W- ing us the scalp, which turned Ottttfi c sera tch, that valuable article hav ng been I t in- in tuerace : ve oaia Indians ' t ed dollar, and in return they gave n- a r r iu yell through their lingers, which na i thfl ! "e forest ring again. About eight miles further on, wr r n.f -, -friend sitting on a leg by the road-si I". t'i p -sp'ration bursting from his bald he u .i pa as large as bullets ('apt. Copp wa :i a r plete foam. "Thank God !" sie3ua. thf poor fellow, as we approached, "yo-i . oaped tho bloody savages. IfGo. c t don't take this matter up he's not ijwe I take him for that's all." Having roor T- fn his wig, and Trnove his fetrs of Miiiafte danger, by telling him we ha! met tH ind.ans