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For the Southern Intelligencer.
"Snaggins" came into our "Biiuctnui" a day
or two since, whilst we were working the
'-Mushec " and insisted ou '-trying bin hand"
altor we had got through. We were pained to
observe that, an usual of late, he was under a
"very high pressure of Larger," and warned
Jilm that the "Musheoii" was only constructed
to go by "Bust Head" or Brandy. Just then,
as ill-luck would have it, a young lady stepped
in, and requested some verses suitable for album
use, and before wo could interpose, Suaggius
threw iu a few lines of au old ballad, and by
mistake gome spirits of turpentine in lieu of the
''balm of a thousand flowers," and a receipt for
'"killing bed bugs"—and. seizing the crank,
ground out the lines below. The young lady
took them and paid the toll without complain
ing—two bland smiles and a ' love tap," (we
didn't exact the "gentle squeeze" of the hand,
on account of the inferior quality of the verse*)
—and hereafter let no one circulate that stale
slander that "millers have no consciences."
*
Snnggius insists however that tlio ".Masheen"
w ill go as well by "Larger" as '-Bust Heud,"
only that a "larger" amount of the former is
required. 1'uu.iiug, Suaggius says, is one of his
weaknesses.
The moon had climbed the highest hill *
That* rises o'er the source of Dee,
And from her eastern summit shed
Her silver 1 ght prvmitewmtly
When Mary laid her down, and slept,
But woke again, imnieiliateli/—
De-case a "bed bug" slyly crept,
Aud bit her on her diuipkd knee—
And soft and low a voice Bhe heard
Say, Mary, "sleep no moro for me."
Three restless nights aad restless days,
You've tossed upon your bed in pain.
And long you tried your blood to save,
But all your striving was iu vain—
Aud oh! how hungiT pinched my maw,
Until 'twas filled with blood from thee—
But that is past, aud 1 am blest —
So, Mary, "sleep no more for uiol"
Loud crew the coek, the vampire fled—
And not a "bed bug" could she see—
But soil the sneaking varmint said,
Sweet Mary, "sleep no more for lue!"
Fur the intelligencer.
to m. e. r.
The raoruing light that decked the east,
With beauteous hues ot red,
Had cast a feeling o'er the heart
As sweet as Angel's tread ¡
The dew-drop on the summer leaf
Had faded from oflr sight;
The birds were singing—and it seemed
That all around whs bright.
Flowers were growing in the vale
Below the mossy spring;
And woodland echoed with the song
Of insects on the wing;
The farmer had gone forth to toil;
The child to laugh and play;
And all apparently was joy-
That brilliant summer day.
But oh! withiu our reddened breasts
A stormy tempest reigned,
And "friendship's chain" that lung had been
Within our hearts maintained,
Was broken then by fate's decree—
(Alas! a cruel fate
Decreeing that wo two must part,
Perhaps ne'er more to meet.)
•
Yei, dearest one, on that bright day,
Wheu all save us were blest,
I bade "farewell" to those I loved
Far in the sun-lit "east."
That parting scene 111 ne'er forget—
The tears that fell like rain—
The sighs halt-broken tkat escaped
From the heart's troubled main.
Although in fature years I roam,
Amid the young and gay;
Aud seeming to forget all those
I loved in youth's bright day-
Yet, be assured, kind friend, that oft
I'll turn to memory,
And read the many happy thoughts
I've treasured there for thee. . j
Lorietta.
Austin, August, 1607.
Scientific Pact*,
CONDENSED FOR THE INTELLIUKNCER.
METEORS ANITMETEORITES.
These beautiful phenomena have been
the subject of much speculation, and
are not well understood.
When one of the stars seems to leap
from its place, and dashing downward
in a path of dazzling brightness, bursts
in pieces and falls ou the earth in a
shower of blazing beauty, the child
gazes with delight, and the philosopher
speculates almost in vain, as to its ori-
gin and destiny.
Sometime^ the bursting of these bo-
dies is attended with loud explosions,
and masses of rock arc thrown upon
the earth; at other times, and common-
ly, their disruption is attended with no
noif.J, and although the blazing frag-
ments lire seen to fall to the ground, no
trace of them can be discovered.
For the sake of distinction, the form-
er are called meteorites, and the latter
meteors. 1st meteorite:
" On the 7th of November, 1462, at
Ensishein, in Germany, a loud explosion
was heard m the uir, and a stone was
seen to fall, which buried itself deep in
the earth. It weighed 260 pounds, aud
by order of Emperor Maximilian was
suspended in the church at Ensishein,
where it remained until the French rev-
olution."
"On the L 1th of December, 1836, just
before midnight, a meteorito of extra-
ordinary size and briliancy was seen
travelling a cloudless sky, oyer the vil
lage oí Macao, in Brazil. It burst with
a loud noise, aud a shower of stones
fell within a circle of ten leagues.
They varied iu weight from one pound
to eighty."
The composition of these meteoric
rocks has been found by analysis to be
principally iron, usually combined with
nickel. The famous mass of iron ore
found in Texas in 1808, and which is
now in the cabinet of Yule college, is
considered .a meteoric fragment, and
weighs 1635 pounds.
2d, Meteors. Under this head comes
the common nightly phenomenon, shoot-
ing stars ;
" The most magnificent display of this
kind on record, occurred on the night of
the 12th and morning of the 13th Nov.
1833. It extended from the northern
lakes to the south of Jamaica, and from
61 deg. west longitude on the Atlantic,
to 150 deg. west longitude on the Pa-
cific. For seven hours tho heavens
lilazed with fiery meteors, bursting in
countless myriads from the cloudless
sky, and falling towards the earth."
Our readers have lately had an oppor-
tunity of seeing several beautiful
meteors.
Several explanations of these phe
nomena have been offered, among which
are :
1st, That they are thrown from vol
canoa on the .earth.
2d, That they are thrown from volca
nos in the moon.
3d, That they are celestial bodies
which revolve around tho sun like plan-
ets, and are encountered by the earth in
its annual revolution.
The first is out of the question, since
it is utterly Impossible for masses of the
size of meteorites to be hurled by vol
canic power to auch a great height; al
so bccause the.composition of meteorites
is entirely difforent from masses of vol
canic origin.
The second is equally absurd, since it
has been demonstrated that a velocity
of 10,660 feet per second, or five times
aa great as the highest velocity of a
cannon ball, would be required to pro-
ject a muss beyond the sphere of the
moon's attraction.
Tho third hypothesis is at any rate
tho most reasonable. It supposes that
besides the plauets, vast numbers of
smaller bodies of different sizes are con-
tinually revolving around the sun.
When in its annual course, the earth
comes near enough to oue of these bod-
ies for the atmosphere to envelope it, it
takes fire by chemical action, and is
either entirely consumed as. in the case
of shooting stars and meteors, or bursts
in pieces, and the fragments ure drawn
by the earth's attraction to its surface,
as in the case of meteorites.
The chemical action by which these
bodies take fire, is supposed to be the
rapid union of the oxygen of the atmos-
phere with the substance of which they
arc composed. This action is greatly
facilitated by the rapidity with which
they move.
IQu Miss Maria Cummins, the author-
ess of the Lamplighter, has just pub-
lished another story which is said to
surpass even the former, in grace of
style and beauty of diction. The name
of the story is " Mabel Vaughau,"
far The steamer Vanderbilt has late,
ly inado the quickest trip ever made from
New York to Li^pipool ; nine days and
one hour. The next quickest ia that of
the Persia; nine days, one hour, and
thirty minutes.
For the Southern Intelligencer.
Later Tindleated.
Suaggius always maintained that he
couldn't "abide Lager"—that it was a
stupid heavy driuk fit only for those that
had been disappointed in love, or such
aa wero in a "low dingling way" gener-
ally ; and that Snaggins was siucere in
this opinion, no one ever doubted, as
there is not a single instance on record
of his having declined an invitation to
driuk, when anything but "Lager" was
on the tapis." A day or two since,
Snaggins accidentally encountered a few
of the sort ho usually "run with" just
at the critical moment when they had
ordered "Lager" for four.
"Hillo I Snag," said one of them; "you
are just in time as tuual,—coine join us
in a glass "
"What's the swill V said Snag.
"Why, "Lager" of course."
"Then, Gentlemen," said Snag, with
a dignified wave of tho hand, "however
painful it may be for me to do so, I must
decline your polite invitation. I have
got no friends it is true, I am out of
funds and credit, and my health besides
is not good ; but still I am not quite so
bad off as to come down to "Lager."—
I'll "make a note" however gentlemen,
of this invitation, I will avail myself ot
the first opportunity to drink with each
one of you individually, whénover any-
thing but "Lager" is "on the tapis" (a
favourite phrase whith Snaggins, moan-
ing, as he supposes, "on tap") just to
prove to you that I bear no ill will to
any one in this crowd. Tho snn, you
know, gentlemen" said Suag deprecat-
ingly, "has his sprits, aud even Suaggins
is not altogether without his defects;
there is really one drink for which he
has no taste or inclination, aud that is
"Lager."
"Why," said Lafitte the pirate, "did
you ever try it ?"
"No," said Snaggins, "I never did
perhaps because I have always been
able to get brandy, which I Aaiv tried
and found to be good for me !"
"Well, now that's too bad," cried the
crowd, "Here you come with your long
tirade of ubuse about "Lager" and wind
up by admitting that you have nevor
tasted it in your life I Sit down at
once and take a glass with us, if only
for the sake of consistency, and in order
that hereafter you may speak knowing-
ly whenever the subject of "Lager"
may be under discussion."
"Well! gentlemen," said Snaggins in
that dignified manner of his for which
he lias become noted, "if you put it in
that way, I'm with you I As the poet
says "So I breathe tho samo air with
yon, whether it brings healing or death
on its wings," makes no difference to
me 1 Lager or Senna and Salts which
ever you prefer, is all one to me !"
The "Lager" was brought, and Snag
gins managed to "worry his down"
with less difficulty than one might
have imagined (judging from his ante
cedents as the politicians say.)
The "wink" went round the crowd
and "Lagor" was called for again and
again and each time it was observed
that Snaggins shows less and leBs re-
pugnance in disposing of his "portion."
After emptying tho sixth glass, he held
it up in an inverted position until the
last drop was drained out and then
slowly replaced it upon the table with a
smack of the lips that betokened evident
satisfaction I During all this time how-
ever it was noticed that ho was un-
usually silent and depressod and at
length Lafitte observed :
•'I say, boys, what has como over
Snag? lie must have been either cross-
ed in lovo, or else they have refused him
credit at the "bar," ho hasn't had a
word to throw to a dog for the last half
hour I"
Snaggins slowly finished the seventh
mug, which has just been placed within
his reach, smacked his lips, rose to his
feet after several ineffectual efforts,
drew a pair of socks from his pocket,
(which it Is supposed he has just pur-
chased at a neighboring Btore) wiped
the perspiration from bis brow, and said,
"Gentlemen, it is no wonder—hie—
that you hare observed tho unusual de-
pression—hie—of my spirits. Gentle-
men I stand before you the embodiment
of romoroo—hie—and a living monu-
mont of rogret—hio—remorso for hav-
ing traduced and rillified this glorious
beverage—hie!—that I hold in my
hand, and of regret, for having lived to
this day—hie 1—without ap—hie—ap-
pre—hie—(d—mn the word what is it?)
without appreciating its inestimable
qualities 1 And yet, gentlemen—hie—
I am not wholly to blame 1 As Peter
Kerr beautifully remarks somewhere in
his poems "I have boen more sinned
than Binning." They told me, gentle-
men—hie— that "Lager" was a com-
pound of decayed vegetable matter—hie
—old boots—hie—worn out horse, blan-
kets, segar stumps—hie—etcetera and
so forth! und that it had neither soul
nor body to—hlc— to recommend it!—
They told mo too that it was an anti-
American swill—hie—a beverage fit
only for "Bolters" Bombshell and Hard
shell Democrats; and I, poor deluded,
credulous individual that I was believed
it all I—hie!—But, gentlemen, lam now
convinced that "Lager" has boen sland-
ered ! 1 can't say so well about the
soul, but I am certain it has bedy to it—
hie!—because there was only tour of us
wheu we fiiBt sat down hore-hic-and
now there's twelve at least, and that
every one of yon geutleineu-hic-(exeept
myself) is now as tigiit as bricks. As
for myself, though not inebriated, I ad-
mit I am sligbljr-hic-slightly exhillera-
ted; as modern tourists would say of
some portions of this eountry-hic-
"tliough not broken, I am gently undu-
lating." But, gentlemen,-hic-this is
wandering from the subject. I have
bceu-hic-revolving the matter over iu
my mind, audi have come to the con
clusion-hic-that there is some deep de-
signing enemy to "La¿fer"' iu this very
community ! (in all probability, some
rascally vender of "Ginger pop")-hic-
who like the assassin in the dark, is
aiming his envious stabs at its well
earned popularity !-.hic-Yes, gentlemen,
1 have no doubt that—hie—some such
black-hearted villain is now roaming iu
our very midst—hie—and—hie—all the
harm I wish him is that the vigilance
committee of San Antonio may get
their paws upou him—hie—and appro-
priate the strongest muskeot tree in
in their vicinity to his particular—hie—
use and benefit 1 But, gentlemen, —hie
I am well aware that all this cfon't ex-
onerate mo from blame—hie—and
now rise to make as far as may be in
my power, the "amende honorable'
—hie—to "Lagor" and I horeby public-
ly retract, recant—hie—take back and
swallow down (with that glass of "La
ger") all that I have ever said in des
paraging of this sublunary nectar
And I am ready, gentlemcn-hic-whéii'
ever called upon by the friends of "La-
ger"—hie—to sign a "Libel" or make
the most—hie—abject apology that
may bo required."
(Here some one suggested to Snag
gins that he was making a "spectacle"
of L'imself, and called his attention to a
crowd that bogau to gather before the
door.)
Snaggins regarded tliem for a moment
with maudlin gravity, and continued,
"Let them-hic-let them gaze, gentle'
men. What care I, what does auy one
eare-hic-lor the ridicule and scoffs of
tho vulgar crowd, with his breast arm-
ed aud steeled like mine, with seven
glasses of foaming "Lagor"—hie—No
gentlemen, with "Lager," hie, for my
shield I defy the scorn and contumely
of this cold world ! As Peter Kerr
beautifully remarks somewhere In his
poems,'hie!, "this rock (this, hie, table
I mean) shall fly from its firm base as
soon as I." (In attempting to make an
emphatic gesture appropriate to this
quotation, Snaggins lost his balance,
and rolled under tho table. lie attempt-
ed to rise again, but succeeded only in
partially elevating himself upon his el-
bows ; and in that position endeavoured
to continue his "amende honorable" but
tho crowd had had enough of it.) "La-
gor" gentlemen, hie, is undoubtedly the
genuine, hie, ambrosia, hie, of Gods, hie,
and, hie, and, hie, cup—"
"Gag him,* said somebody.
"Put him out !" said another,
"Trundlo him off to bed." said an-
other.
And thereupon four of tho crowd ap-
propriating each an arm or a leg of the
recumbent "Snaggins" dragged him
away bodily to an adjoining room, and
as the door was closed upon him, we
left the reponte ut Snaggins siuging t
"When life look lonely and dreary,"
What charm can dispel the gloomf
When Timet swift wings grow weary,
What art ean lighten his plume?
Tis "Lager" whose sweetness beameth
Over all we feet or see,
And if man of Heaven 'eredreameth,
'Tis when he drinks freely of thee!
Oh! Lager 1
'Tis whea be drinks freely of thee!
w¡*ceiiqi)eoi{?
"LAY OF TUB ENGINE DRIVERS."
Hake! rake! rake!
Ashes, oinders and ooal,
The ore we make
Must uever slake,
Like the flru that roasts a soul!
Hurrah, my boys! 'tis a glorious noise
To list to the stormy main,
lint nor wave lashed shore, nor Hun's roar '
Kre equalled a luggage train.
'Neath the panting sun, our course we run,
No.water to slake our thirst,
Nor ever a pool, our tongue to cool,
Except the boiler burst!
The courser fust, tho trumpet's blast
Sigh after us in vain,
And even the wind, we leave behind
Willi the speed of a special train.
Swift we pujs o'er the wild inorass,
Tho' the night be starless aud black,
Onward we go, where the snipe flies low,
Nor man dares follow our track.
A mile a minute! on we go!
Hurrah lor my courser fast!
And his ooal black main and his fiery train
And bis breath a furnace blast.
On nod on, till the day is gone
We rush with a goblin scream,
And the cities at night, they start with affright
At the cry of tho escaping stoam.
Hang! Dang! Bang!
Shaka. shiver, anil throb!
The sound of our feet
Is the piston's beat,
And the opunlug valve, our sob I
Our Uuion, Jack, is the smoke train black
Tlmt thick from the funuel rolls,
And our bounding bark is n gloomy ark.
Aud our cargo, human souls!
Hake! rake I rake I
Ashes, cinders, and coal,
The flre we make
had boen owned in tho regiment for over
year, und which hud now been mis -
ing for over a week. He had disap-
poured ono night from the pickets, and
all search for him had been unavailing.
"Parblou, mon grande Princo," Pierre
uttered, as though the dog could under-
stand every word, " the men will bo
hunpy to seo you; where have you been
eo long?"
The dog made no answer to this save
a low whine aud a familiar nodding of
the head.
" Now, uioii anil, you must keep your
sitting there till the guard comes, and
then we will go together. Mind that
will you ?"
And with these words, uttered with
solemn emphusis, and due meaning,
Pierro, started on his bout again. He
luid got half way to tho rock when the
iik'u of looking around struck him, and
he did so. Le Prince was moving to
wards the camp again.
Ha ! Prince, that won't do ! Stop!
stop! or I'll shoot! Diablo, the Colonel
was positive in his orders. I was to
let nothing pass my post without the
countersign. A dog is something. You
can't go, Princo, so lio down. Down !
Down, I say?"
With this the dog lay flat down upon
*
Must never slake,
the flre that roaxts a soul 1
A FAITHFUL SENTINEL.
An Incident of Napoleon'! Time.
The French army lay eucamped only
about a day's march from Berlin. It
was on the 23d of October. The senti-
nels were doubled, and the most strict
orders were given, for the Prussian and
Austrian spies were pleuty and trouble-
some. At midniglit,.Pierre Sanción was
stationed at one of the outposts lie
was a stouL bold, shrewd man, and a
good soldier! The ¿Ronel of his regi-
ment was with the sergeant on this
bout, having requested to bo called at
midnight, to visit the outposts."
" Pierre," said he, after tho man had
been posted, " you must keep your eyes
open. Don't let even a stray horse go
out or come in without a pass. Dotyou
understand ?"
" Ay, mon colonel, I shall bo prompt."
" Tho dogs are all artfltind us," pur-
sued tho officer, " and you cannot be too
careful. Don't trust mon nor brutes
without good proof."
" Never fear," was Pierre's answer as
lie brought his firelock to his shoulder,
and moved back a paco.
After this the guard moved on to the
next post, and Pierre Sancoin was left
alone. Pierre's post was one of the
most important in the camp, or rather
uround it, and he had been placed there
for that reason. The ground over
which he had to walk was a long knoll
bounded at one end by a huge rock, and
at tho other sloping away into a nar-
row ravino, in which was a copse of
willows. Beyond this copBe the ground
was low and boggy, so that a man
could mt pass it. The rock was to
tho westward, and Pierre's walk was to
the outer side. •
The night was dark, lingo masses of
clouds floating overhead, and shutting
out the stars; and a sort of fog seemed
to bo rising also from the marsh. The
wind moaned from the copse iu tho Ya-
vine, and tho air was damp and chilly;
with a slow, steady tread, the soldier
paced his ground, ever and anon stop-
ping to listen, as the willows in the ra-
vine rattled their leaves, or some night-
bird started out with its quick flaping.
An hour had passed away, and the
sentinel had seen nothing to excite his
suspicions. He had stopped for a mo-
ment close by tho rock, when ho was
startled by a quick screech from the
wood, and in a few moments more a
largo bird flew ovor his head.
" Parbleu ! " ho uttered, after tho
night bird had flown over his head,
" could mortal man have stopped that
fellow from passing ?"
He satisfied himself that ho had done
nothing in suffering the bird to pass.—
lie hud walked tho length of his way
two or three times, and was just turn-
ing by the rock, when he was sure he
saw a dark object just crossing tho lino
towards the copse.
" Hold 1" lie cried, bringing his mus-
ket to his shoulder, " hold, or I fire."
And with his piece at aim ho ad-
vanced towards the spot where tho ob-
ject had stopped. But as he came to
within a few yards of it, it started to
move ou again towards the camp.
" Diablo," cried Pierre, " move any
further, and I fire. What, pardicu!
La Prince 1 Ho, ho: why Prince."
The animal turned and made a mo-
tion as though he would jump up to the
sentinel's bosom, but tho soldier beck-
oned him off.
" Bravo, Prince," cried Pierre, reach-
ing forth his hand and patting the head
of the groat shaggy beast, whiob had
now sat upon its haunches. Pierre now
recognized the interpreter as a great
dog of the breed of St. Bernard, whioh
his belly, and strctchbd out his naws.
Pierro patted him upou tho heaa again
and having duly urged upon him the ne-
cessity of remaining where he was, ho re-
sumed his march onco moro
Duriug tho next fifteen minutes, the
animal remained perfectly quiet, aud ev-
er and anon the sentinel would speak to
him by way of being sociable. But at
length tho dog mudo another attempt to
go into tho camp. Pierre had nearly
reached the rock when he heard the
movement, and on turning he couM
just boc his uneasy companion making
off.
" Diablo ?' the honest fellow uttered
" I must obey orders. Tho Colonel's
word was plain. Hero I Parbleu !—
Come here! Here, Prince! Mon Dieu!
you must die if you don't."
With a fow quick bounds, tho soldier
had got near enough to the dog to fire
and as tho latter stopped, he stopped
" Mon clicr ami, you must stay with
me. Here! Como back! I must shoot
you if you don't. Parbleu 1 what a thing
to start tho whole camp for, to shoot a
dog 1"
" Ah, now Princo will be relieved,"
tho soldier said, as tho tramp of the
coming guard was hoard, " you shall go
and Bee your friends "
The tramp of the coming guard drew
near and Pierre was preparing to hail
them, when tho dog took n new start,
and in a now directiun, this time start-
ing twards tho copBe.
"Here, here, Prince! Parbleu, don't
you run off again."
But tho fellow took no other notice
of the call than to quicken his speed.
" Grand Dieu !" This last exclama-
tion was forced from Pierre's lips by
seeing the dog leap to his hind legs
and run thus ! In an instant the truth
burst upon him. Quick as thought he
clapped his guu to iiib shoulder and took
aim. lie could just distinguish tho dim
object now, and he firedP There was a
sharp cry, and then Pierre had to turn
for the guard were approaching
" Qui est la?" (Wlio i& there ?) ho
cried, " Relief guard," was the an-
swer.
And having obtained the countersign
lie informed tho official what had ha])'
pened.
" A dog ?" cried tho officer, " Prince,
did you say ?"
" Ho looked like Prince, but you
should have seen hirn run ofi ou his hind
legs ?"
" Eh? Hind legs?"
" Yes."
"Then como, show us whore ho
was."
brought into the camp, it was'found to
be that of a Bavarian trooper, who had
been suspected of treachery, though no
proof had over been found against him,
on bis person was found the ltey to the
cypher, which had been taken from the
person of the Prussian drummer ; and
now that the Colonel had them both, he
could translate the mystic scroll. It
proved to be directions to the Bavarian
to lay his plans for keeping as near to
Napoleon's person as possible, after he
should enter Berlin, aud theu wait for
further orders.
The mystery was explained. The Ba-
varian had contrived to call the great
dog away from the regiment aud deliv-
ered him up to the enemy, aud his skin
was to bo made the cover for the spy
to outer the camp under. And the spy
would have got it too, but for the spor-
tive order of the Colonel, and tho wilful-
ly faithful obedience of Piorre San-
coin.
On the next day Pierre was promoted
to the rank of Sergeant, and the Em-
>eror said to him as he bestowed tho
>oon :
" If you make as faithfu an officer, as
you have made yourself faithful as a sen*
tinel, I can ask no more."
Maj. Ben. McCulloch.
The following brief sketch of the life
of Muj. Beu McC ulloch we copy from an
interesting letter from Washington, to
the N. Y. Daily Times ¡
Muj. McCulloch was born in Ruther-
ford county Tennessee, in 1814. His
father Alexander McCulloch, was aid-de-
Picrro led the way to tho copse, and
there the dog was found iu the lust
struggle of death.
"Grand Dieu!" cried tho officer,
" what legs for a dog, eh ?"
And no wonder he said so. The hind
legs of the animal wero booted. But
all doubts were removed very quickly,
for as the officer turned the body a deep
groan came up, and tho words " God
take me I" in the Prussian tongue fol-
lowed.
" Diable ! hero is an udventure !" ut-
tered the officer au made Pierre hold
the lantern whilo ho rippod open tho
dog's skin to find tho faco But they
concluded not to stop there to investi-
gate, so they formed a litter toy crossing
their muskets, and having lifted the
strange animal upon it, they proceeded
ou their way. Whon they reached tho
camp they found half tho soldiers up,
waiting to find out why tho gun was
fired.
Lights wore now brought, and the
body placed upon tho ground. The dog
skin was removed, and withiu was found
a Prussian drummer. He was a small
fellow, though apparoutly some twenty
{ears of age; but he was dead. Pierre's
all having touched his heart or some-
where very near it. His pockets wero
overhauled, and in one of them was
fouud a cypher, but no one could make
anything of it. The Colonel took it, and
directed that the body should bo placed
out of Bight for burial on the mor-
row.
But thia was not the end, About 4
o'clock, just before daylight, another
un was fired on the same post where
ierre had been, and thia time a man
waa ahot who was trying' to make his
escape from the camp. He waa shot
through' the head ; when the body waa
/ o o
^4-
camp to Gen. Coffee, and fought under
Gen. .Tackaon at the battles of Tallado-
gft, Tallahassee, and Horseshoe, during
tho Creek war. His father emigrated to
Georgia while Ben. was very young,
and Beu. was kept at school in Tennes-
see until he was fourteen yoars old.—
After this Ben. was kept hunting until
ho was near 21. At that time the bcara
were so bad in Teim. that tho settlers
could uot raise any hogs. Hunting
bears in the cane required much caution,
and if a man's gun snapped he lost his
breakfast. Young McCulloch frequent-
ly killed as many as eighty bears during .
a season, and never less than twenty in
tho course of winter. This life gave
him a good taste for wild adventures,
and when he became of age he dettu^ys *
mined to go on an expedition, to 'die ,
Rocky Mountains, and left his liohte,
for St. Louis, to join a company of trap-
pers. He arrived rt0o late, however,
«nd likewise failed in joining a company
f Santa Fo traders.
Ho returned homo, and soon after cal-
led on Col. David Crockett, who was ma-
king up an expeditiai^o go to Texas, to
take part in the rcvólution. The whole
Southwest at that timo was alive with
feelings of sympathy for the Texiaus,
and men wero daily flocking to their
standard. Nacogdoches was appointed .
the place of rendezvous, from which the
expedition was to start, and Christmas,
of the year 1835, was named for tho
day of meeting, when, as " Old Davy"
expressed it, they wero to mako their
Christmas dinner off tho hump of a buf-
falo ! McCulloch again arrived too late,
and finding the party gone, he proceeded
on by himself to the river Brazos, where
he was taken sick, and he did not recover
until the fall of Alamo. McG'ulloch'e dis-
appointment wits very great at not be-
ing able to join tho gallant band of pat-
riots, but it afterwards proved very for-
tunate for him, for Col, Travis, after
having sustained a siege of thirteen days
with only 180 Texans against Santa
Anna's army, foil with his brave littlo
band, after having killed 900 of the en-
emy.
Muj. McCulloch ou joining the Texas
army under Gen. Sam Houston, was as-
signed to the artillery, and made cap-
tain of a gun. lie served gallantly at
tho battle of San Jacinto, where Santa
Anna was taken prisoner, and his army
of 1500 men killed or taken prisoners.
McCulloch afterwards settled in Gonzales
county, Texus, and was employed on the
frontier Hurveying and locating lands.
Ho frequently led the wild border scouts
against tho Indians and Mexicans, which
service he entered before the celebrated
Jack Hays. He also distinguished him-
self at tho battle of Plumb Creek, in a
fight with the Indians who at that time
burned aud sacked tho town of Liunville.
Ho joined tho expedition against Mier,
but not agreeing with the planB of the
loaders, ho returned home before tho
fight, and escaped the cruel hardships
and imprisonment of that commaud,
which had surrendered to the perfidious
Ampudia.
When the war broke out with Mexico,
ho rallied a band of Texas warriors
ou the banks of tho Guadalupe, and set
out for the seat of war on tho Bio Gran-
de. The company arrived four days af-
ter the battlo of ralo Alto and the Res-
aca. His company was accep
Gen. Taylor, and he was aftorwa
employed in the daring scouting expe-
dition towards Monterey, in which bat~
tie, as well as that of Buena Vesta, he
won imperishable renown. He afterwards
joined Gen. Scott's aud continued
with it to the conquest to the City of
Mexico. For his gallant services, Gen.
Pierce created him Marshal of Texas,
which office he now holds. Maj. McCul-
loch ie a thin, spare man, of great mus-
cle and activity, aud is now abont 43
yoars of age. He has a ploaaaut face,
and is mild and courteous in his man*
ners, with an air of diffidence. He ia
very cool, and of determined bravery,
is yet a bachelor, and ia tho very
for Governor ot Utah which it is f
he will become,
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