^ Rcigii ul yuccii Xictuiici, 1837 kjoi 



when, in (oinnij; np llic slr.n^hl, il ,sccnic(I th.ii Kinuslon 

 ;ni(l lli<- W (".I uctc \cnl,il)ly locked (oiMtlier I );iy w.is 

 ;ni excellent Ik )I"seni.Ml , .MK 1 llie (lieeiin"_ .Uld .1 1 )| il.uiSC Wei'C 

 tr<Mnen(l()Us when he l)i()n|.dit W csl Auslr.ili.ni |».isl the |)<»st, 

 winning; hy a he. id. 



Iler M;ijesl\' look inc.il iiUei'esI in ihe iMces, .nid there 

 is .1 stoiN' toM th.n III her cxciteineiil to see the liinsh of 

 the New St.ikes on the s;nne d.iy, when Mr. I )rink.ild's 

 Monj^e W.IS the winner, she loreol tli.il the window .it whi( h 

 she h.itl previously l)e<-n siltiii!.'^ h.id l»een ( losed on .icconni 

 ol the r.iin, ;ind niovins.; lorw;ird suddenly hroke the Ljlass, 

 (ortun.ilelv without injury lo hersell. 



I )urini; the ( ireat Western l\.iilw.i\' St.i]<es .i new I'l.itc' 

 ol /,!<)(> idven l>y th.it r.iilw.iy l\oel)U(k .ind M i^vs Itolton 

 lell into the dil( h hy the side ol the ("our:;(". ( ai'roil w.is 

 not hurt, hut Koecrs ii.id to he picked up, .uid w.is reinove(l 

 to .III ad|oinin!.'_ I. inn ; his in|uries, however, did iKit |)rov(; 

 very severe. 



A lew weeks helore the r.ices ol iS^() l)e_L;,ui, a lire i)rokc 

 out on some (oiinnon l.ind, .it .i place, ralhul C'ollctlfc I'iece, 

 ahoiit .1 mile .md .i h.ill in .i diieci like Iroin th<- ( ir.md .Sl.ind. 

 Allhoiijdi .It Ills! hut a small m.ilter, il r.ipiiily .issiimed 

 ai.irmini; pro|)orl ions. .Sweepini; its w.iy aloni; lh<- ijealli, 

 and env<lopin;:^ the pl.mlations ol" Mr. \\ II. ( rule hley 

 and Mr.. I'Orhes, it (()nlinue<I its coiii'se dire(tl\' low.irds 

 th<' ( iiMiid .Si.md. I'.veiy eijorl w.is mad<' to stop it Iroin 

 n^achiiiL,'' tiie St.iines .and VVokiiiidi.im k.iilway, which 

 her<- crosses the .Sunniii'diill ho-;, hul the wind, hlowing 

 h.iil .1 _Ljal(', carried the II. lines into the tops ol the lir trees 

 on the op|)osite side ol the line, whi( h were (|iiickly ^,et 

 aliidit. ( lie. it destruction was done .ii ihis p<'rio(| ol the 



