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Z ~ « ont and crouched down beneath the cover , at a Arabs went ana orou there about a diSta t er o ° f a ^ hour ^ goat ' meanwhile bleating : with all ? * « Sht when a covey of partridges got up behind me , 1 ApS « thdr usual cry when surprised I looked about Ut every direction , but could see nothing . Meanwhile Te coat h ad ceased crying , and its eyes were intently firttne She made an attempt to break away irom fhe fastening , and then began to tremble in all her limbs . At hese symptoms of fright I again turned round , « nd perceived behind me , about fifteen paces off , the Hon Sretched out at the foot of a juniper-tree through the branches of which he was surveying us and making rv faces In the position I was in it was impossible ffme to fire Without facing about . I tried to fire from the left shoulder but felt awkward . I turned gently Id without rising . I was in a favourable position . stood
and inst as I was levelling my piece the lion up ana wan to show me all his teeth , at the same time shaking his head , as much as to say ' What the devil are you doin" there ? ' I did not hesitate a moment , and tired at his mouth . The animal fell on the spot as if struck by lizhtnine . My men ran up at the shot ; and as they were eaaer to lay hands on the lion , I fired a second time between the eyes , in order to secure his lying perfectly still . The first bullet had taken the course of the spine throughout its entire length , passing through the marrow , and had come out at the tail . I had never before fired a shot that penetrated so deeply , and yet I had only loaded with sixty grains . It is true the rifle was one of Devisme s and the bullets steel-pointed . The lion , a black one and among the oldest I have ever shot , supplied the kettles of four companies of infantry who were stationed at Klenchela . Receive , my dear Leon , the assurance of my
devot . d affection . - u ^^ GjJBAM ) „ The exploit alluded to as having occurred in 1850 was the chasing of two lions , one of which he killed ; the other , supposed to be the one now shot , running away from him and escaping after a vigorous chase of many miles .
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AN INCIDENT AT SEA . During the late gales , a little yacht , the Owen Glendowr , which had been cruizing round the southern coast of Ireland , was nearly wrecked off the coast of Gal way . She had on board the owner , Mr . Moore , his young wife , two friends , and the crew . When , on September 24 , the breeze sprang up and threatened to be a gale , the captain wished to run up the mouth of the Shannon , but Mr . Moore insisted on going on to Galvvay , Mrs . Moore has written an account of the event to the Cork Constitution , which we gladly print , as it does her honour . The narrative commences after dinner on
the 24 th : — 11 The breeze now became a gale , and at nine o ' clock we retired without tea , and lay in our berth ? trembling with fear . The storm raged in all its fury , and at eleven o ' clock a tremendous crash came , accompanied with groans from the men . We were informed that the mastrsails , &c , had been swept away , and to put on our dresses immediately , for she would go down in ten minutes . In our night dresses we reached the deck . Oh , what a scene met our distracted gaze ! Imagination could with difficulty conceive , much less language
describe it . The only hope was the boats—but , alas once glance at the billows rising mountains high , showed us that hope was vain , as they could not live for one moment in such a sea . The -wreck was filling fast , lo ] add to our misery , five hands were disabled by the falling of the mast—the jib-boom was thumping against the stern , threatening to knock her to pieces ; the sea rushing in 6 O fearfully through two leaks which were there , thTat we thought every instant she would fill and sink into the yawning waves . In addition to this there were three tons of sails in her stern , a serious obstacle to reaching the leak , and the few hands left us had sufficient to employ them in bailing out the water from the ladies' cabin , which was rushing in from above , the skylight having been knocked out by the fall of the mast . A new entrance had to be made through the wainscot of the ladies' cabin to get to the sails—no instrument could be found suitable to make the
breachall was darkness and confusion . They cried out for a tomahawk—I went into the ammunition-room , and groped about in vain amongst swords , muskets , and pistols—the breach was at length made , a large mirror shivered to atoms , by which an aperture was formed large enough to admit two men , who lay on their hands and knees holding up against the leak the beds and blankets which were given to them for that purpose . " How we longed for the morning !—hope buoyed us up with the prospect of deliverance , and that succour might be afforded from the Arran Lighthouse , which was eight miles north-cast of us . We commended ourselves in prayer to Almighty God , and ardently wished for the light of the coming day . In the mean time we were not idle ; and as the pump could nowhere be found , we had with the bucke ts unceasingly to bale out the waterwhich was now and then , in spite of
, all our efforts , gaining upon us . Daylight at last dawned , revealing the realities of our perilous po-ition , and confirming our worst apprehensions . To get the jib-boom cut off and overhauled was our first consideration , in the performance of which the " strength of the crew was comp letely exhausted . The labour of those who had been uninjured was so arduous , and with no hope of being saved , it is not astonishing , under these circumstances , that they sat down dejected and totally dispirited . I feel thankful to the God of all mercies that he uavc me . strength and nerve , hour after hour , to diet r and exhort thc-in . Mr . Moore ' s presence and encouraging words produced some confidence in their hearts , and by working ourselves we excited them to further exertions . The pump , too , wan found of more avail than the bucket in keeping her dry , although it was extremely dangerous to work it , the bulwarks having been carried away .
" The morning had passed away , and to our eyes straining across the foaming tide no object of help presented itself ; but now , at eleven o ' clock , to our great joy , the man at » he pump espied a vessel in the distance , coining , as we thought , to our especial aid , from the Arran Jvght-house , but alas , lig ht-houses are not provided with any reuicdyrxccpt caution—and this beacon proved to us to be the John of Odessa , taking emigrants out to Aineiica , commanded by Captain Hein , a Prussian , lie Haw us through a telescope fifteen miles off , when resuming hia voyage from the Galway roads to New York , lie having put back the night before ( the 24 th ) fearing to encounter the gale which wrecked us , and also endangered his ship .
"The wind having changed from N . W . to N . K ., it blew , as the sailors say , " great guns "; the force of the waves had increased , and swept over the wreck with fearful violence . The John of Odessa was bearing down on us under easy sail ; but when endeavouring to near us she crowded all canvas , thereby endangering her safety and the lives of the passengers and crew , two hundred in number . Twelve times she sailed round our wreck , striving in vain to near u . s ; we fearing each time would be the last , from the great distance ( six miles ) she had to tuck before she could rctui n to our yacht . Now hopenow fear arising in our minds — the means of succour wna in view , but not availabley-whut agonising , what , anxious momenta wore , these ! Ah the noble baique approached , all was hope-as she receded from our sight , there arose all the horrors of our situation . Thin wan the moment of
prayer ; for then it was we prayed in earnest . No earthly iiope was ours—our only hope was centered in the Clod of comfort and of all consolation—the pallid hue of death was visible on each countenance—we importuned Heaven that the violence ; of the waves might be abated , and the result showed that God heard our payers . Once more we resumed our exertions below at the pumps , also clearing out a quantity of her iron ballast . We again , and as it were for tho lapt time , tried to cheer and encourage the
Thomas Larkins , on this perilous . Nothing could be more praiseworthy than their noble efforts to save the lives of their fellow-creatures . With mucli difficulty they came alongside of us , and took Mrs . Massy , Miss Lewellyn , Mr . Moore , and myself , and put us safely on board the John of Odessa . Three times did this noble crew return to the wreck to rescue our fifteen souls , and it was not until ten o'clock at night that their arduous , perilous , and humane task was completed , when , thanks be to God , we were all safe and secure within this noble ship , which was our deliverer from a watery grave after having been exposed to such toil and labour , both of mind and body , for above twenty-four hours . The cabin passengers , Mrs . Tibeaudo , her daughter , and nephew , of York-street , Dublin , bestowed every care , kindness , and attention our situation requiredfor which they have our heartfelt thanks . To
occasion men by working ourselves , and entreating them to take , for our sakes , some claret and cider , which was all we had remaining ; a drop of chilly water was all I had to quench my dying thirst . Meanwhile the John of Odessa lay to , and the sea became comparatively smooth , which Captain Hein observing , nobly lowered his boat and volunteered to come to our rescue . This the mate , Thomas Larkins ( Irishman ) , opposed , saying the captain ' s life was too valuable to the passengers to be hazarded , and that he would go in his stead . The cook was the next to volunteer , Thomas Jones ( a Welshman ) , and three others , William Hamilton Gibson , an American ; Benjamin Archer , Irishman ; Carl Sparkowlsty , a liussian ; and George Vintze , a Russian , accompanied the first mate ,
, reward the captain and crew was our next consideration , and not having been prepared for such an emergency , we could but offer them a very inadequate return , -which they at first refused , but ultimately Mr . Moore prevailed on the captain and mate to accept . On the evening of September 26 we Janded safely at Kilrusb , where we experienced every kindness and attention our unfortunate circumstances required from the hospitable Lady Grace Vandeleur and the neighbouring gentry , for which we feel deeply grateful . We reached our home ( Moorehill ) on the 1 st of October , after having encountered all the dangers of the sea . Deeply did our people sympathise with us , and loud were their expressions of delight . Bonfires blazed from the hills , and the hearty shouts of joy greeted our ears , as they with ropes attached to our carriage conducted us to our dwelling , where hundreds had assembled to unite with us in returning thanks to
God for so wonderfully and miraculously restoring U 3 again to our tenantry and friends . The sounds of musio floated on the midnight breeze : all seemed to speak ^ of home , and to say we were welcome . " J . M . " The harvest-home dinner was given at Moore-hill on Friday week , and the annual feast was made a day of rejoicing for the above escape .
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PUBLIC OPINION . The newHeform Bill occupies the provincial press . In the Liverpool Albion we find a stirring article . We are all kept in the dark ; nothing is known of the bill ; nobody will speak having authority : —¦ "In the mean time , the country is beginning to rouse itself and to express an interest in the subject . The people of Manchaster and Uolton have met and spoken out . Leicester , always in the van of any liberal movement , is likewise in the field . And , in a short time , as the period for Parliament reassembling approaches , the agitation will spread fiom one extremity of the empire to the other . There will be no mistake about the wisiies of the people . "
" We are on the eve of a most important crisis" (!) exclaims the Lincolnshire C / ironule . Lord John is going to bring in a licform liill , ostensibl y to extend and improve the constituency of the country : — " Its real objects will be to prolong tlio Whig tenure of ollice , to conciliate ; Lord . Jotm Russell's liberal supporters in Parliament , and to perpetuate ( he mock free-trade system . The means of effcetinp ; these ends will be an extension of the ri ght of suffrage in the boroughs , and the popularizing of the county constituencies . The inevitable result of such a scheme , if sanctioned by the British Parliament , will be the destruction of the due influence of properly" in the elections ; and the inevitable consequence of that , at . no distant peiiod , will be the virtual overthrow of tho British Constitution in Church and State . " " Iteforin" is nt a . discount in I'Minlnirgli , saya the Scotsman . The writer criticises the Parliamentaiy Reformers , and then informs ns of hi . s own specific : — " What , in wanted is , first , extension as distinguished from lowering — not so much a deeper sinking of tho shaft , as some better mode of lateral working—some device wliicli will bring in those numerous qualified persons whom the present rough test of house renlitl pasucH b y . That , however , is a matter requiring a niudi fuller discussion than the present opportunity permits . In the second place , there should be a meiciless dealing with decayed and corrupt eonslit'ieiicies . In the third ( we were inclined to . say the lhst ) place , there should , for the sake of the old as well of the new constituency , be the protection of the Ballot . "
" Depend upon it , " nays the / 're . ston ( heard tan , " these ex- Protectionists will Ix ; the hestof Financial Reformers , and the cry of ' < -1 " nij > government . ' will wholly supersede that of ' dear corn' m the agricultural districts . " The llrif / hton Herald winds up u very clever paper on the stall ) of lh « s country party with tin -ho hu . uk and spirited words : — " Now , every body is just now inquiring what tho landlords ' and furmera mcaii to do mace Protection in
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Ocr . M . 1851 . J W %$ **•* 987 _
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JENNY LIND'S GOOD NATURE . The sentences which follow are of Transatlantic growth . They appear in a late number of the Buffalo Courier . It is somewhat too free and colloquial for English tastes ; but it is frank , hearty , and manful withal ; very honourable to Jenny Lind , and to Margaret Atkinson . " There are two reasons -why we place the following marriage notice out of the place ordinarily allotted to matrimonial announcements : — ' Married , in St . Paul's Church , Lewiston , on Sunday , the 11 th instant , by the Iteverend A . C . Treadway , Miss Margaret Atkinson and Mr . James C . Mason . ' One is that Margaret was for a longtime a servant of ours , and her uniform fidelity , uprightness , goodnature , intelligence , modesty , and quiet cheerfulness , secured for her a strong feeling of regard from all of our little family . Margaret has withal a handsome face of her own , and a personable figure . She is also neat and tidy in her appearance , and it was , therefore , no matter of surprise to us that Mr . Jimmy Mason , and one or two other qood-hoJdng young chaps should have pulled our door bell noto and then of an evening , and inquired if 'Miss Margnret' vasat home . We had our suspicions of Master Jimmy all along , and his perseverance has at length been crowned with ' great success ' by changing the 'local habitation and name' of Maggie into the more formidable ono of Mrs . James Copcland Mason . Last spring , however , for reasons now tolerably plain , she left her home with us to go to the Falls , where J . C M . was residing . During the summer she has had charge of part of the rooms at the Clifton-house , and it is not unlikely that occasionally , when off duty , her present lirge may have found opportunity of communicating his personal ' views ' to her in one of those long walks that people sometimes take of a summer evening at . fashionable watering-places . Among other rooms under her charge are those occupied by Miss Jenny Lind , whose sterling good sense could scarcely have failed to discover the many good points in Margaret ' s character . On Saturday last Maggie , in the most fctiictly private and confidential manner possible , communicated to Miss Lind'n maid the fact that on the following day she was to be married , and the maid , as in duty bound , communicated the same to her mistress . No Booner was this done than Miss Lind , with the same kind heartedncHH that is one of her marked characteristics , and with what , we can scarcely fail to attribute to a genuine : desiie for Maggie ' s happiness , resolved that hhe would be mistress of ceremonies on the happy occasion , and immediately took Margaret ' s part in it under her own supervision . Krom her the ' fair biide ' ( and a fair one she is ) received presents of beautiful earrings , breast-pin , gloves , fan , the wedding bonnet , Kn ; . and by her she was decked out for the interesting ceremony . Thin completed , Miss Lind lead to her and to her future husband that beautiful chapter of Jloly Writ , wherein are set . forth the peculiar duti < n towards each other of
those who are about to niter the ; married state . Miss Lind then ordered her own carriage mid taking into it her companion , Miss Ai nianncn ( we don ' t undertake to nay i ) iat we ' ve spclli d her name correctly ) , and Misu Maggie , started for Lewiston , followed in another carriage b y Mr . Otto Goldsmith and the happy Air . James <<' oiicluiid Mason . Arrived at Lewinton , they proceeded to the KpiKcopal church , entered , walked up to the channel rail , ami there , Miss Lind olliciating as bridemaid Juul Mr . Otto Goldsmith as groomsman , were united in liol y wedlock by our excellent friend the Reverend Mr . Treudwiiy . We have given , perhaps , more space than it d < nerves , to this little ephiodu in tlic life of Mile . Lind ; Jiut , it struck us an illustrating too fully the simple frank-JJcarteducHH of the Nightingale to be passed by . "
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 18, 1851, page 987, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1905/page/7/
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