serted in the book for registering the names of those who have passed behind the Falls, and I received the following certificate :-" "This may certify that J————— R- — has passed behind the great falling sheet of water to Termination Rock. Given under my hand at the office of the general register of the names of visitors at the Table Rock, this 9th day of June 18

(Signed) Jea. Graskey."

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Snakes are very numerous in America. rattle-snake never makes an attack on any person till they have given warning with their rattle, and in consequence of this, which is considered a noble trait in their character, the Indians seldom destroy them. When about to attack its prey, it suddenly coils itself up with the tail raised and rattling in the middle of the coil, and can strike from nearly its whole length. It is most dangerous when the bite takes place on a part of the body uncovered, but if a person is bitten through the clothes, a great proportion of the poison is absorbed by them, and so prevented from mixing with the blood. The Indians have an antidote for the bite, called the rattle-snake weed, which is said to be used with great effect, but the best specific is the speedy application of a cupping-glass to the wound, and a large tea-spoonful of ammonia, in a wine glass

filled with water, administered every hour till the symptoms take a favourable turn. Hogs are great enemies to the snakes, and feed upon them without suffering any inconvenience from their bite; but the most remarkable of all the snakes in this continent is said to be the hissing snake, which is only seen in the far west. It is a small species, about eight inches long. blows from its mouth, with great force, a subtle wind which is said to have a very nauseous smell, and if inhaled by any person, it infallibly brings on a consumption, which generally proves fatal in a few months.

When it is irritated, it

While on the subject of snakes, I may mention an incident which happened at Manchester, Mississippi, which at the time caused a dreadful sensation among the female sex:-Some time during the Summer the inhabitants of that town gave a ball, which was attended by most of the fashion and beauty of the town and surrounding country. It happened that among the guests there was a young lady, Miss Catherine Paton, recently from one of the Eastern cities, who was on a visit to her relations in the neighbourhood of the town. Miss P. was a gay and extremely fashionable young lady, and withal possessed an uncommon share of spirit and courage, except in the matter of snakes-and of these she

had so great a dread that she scarcely dared to walk any where except in the most frequented places for fear of encountering them. Every effort was used, but without avail, to rid her of her childish fears they haunted her continually, until at last it became the settled conviction of her mind, that she was destined to fall a victim to the fangs of a rattle-snake. The sequel will shew how soon her terrible presentiment was fulfilled.

Towards the close of the day, while scores of fairy feet were keeping time in the dance to the music, and the whole company were in the full tide of enjoyment, a scream was heard from Miss Paton, followed by the most agonizing cries for help. The crowd gathered around her instantly, and beheld her standing, the very image of despair, with her hands grasping a portion of her dress with the tenacity of a vice. It was some time before she could be rendered sufficiently calm to tell the cause of her alarm, and then they gathered from her broken exclamations that she was grasping the head of a snake among the folds of her dress, and dreaded to let go her hold for fear of receiving the fatal blow! This intelligence caused many to shrink from her, but most of the ladies, to their honour be it told, remained with her, determined not to leave her in her dreadful extremity.

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They besought her not to relax her hold, as her safety depended upon it, until some one could be found who had the courage to seize and remove the terrible animal. There were none of the ladies, however, who had the courage to perform the act, and the condition of Miss F. was becoming more and more critical every moment. It was evident that her strength was failing very fast, and that she could not maintain her hold many minutes longer.

A hasty consultation among the calmest of the ladies was held, when it was determined that Dr. Logan, who was present, should be called to their assistance. He was quickly on the spot, and being a man of uncommon courage, he was not many minutes within the circle of the weeping and half fainting females, until he had caught the tail of the snake, and wound it firmly round his hand to make sure of his hold. He then told Miss P. that she must let go at the moment he jerked it away, and, to make the act as instantaneous as possible, he told her he would pronounce the words" one! two! three!" and that, at the moment he pronounced the last word, she must let go her hold, and he doubted not that he could withdraw the snake before it could have time to strike. All stood in breathless horror, awaiting

the act of life or death, and at the moment the word "three" was pronounced, the doctor jerked out the largest and most diabolical-looking bustle that was ever seen in Mississippi. The whole affair was at once explained. The fastenings of the machine had become loose during the dancing, and it had shifted its position in such a way that it dangled about the lady's limbs, and induced the belief that it was a snake with an enormous head.

While I staid at Lundy's Lane, in Mr Slater's National Hotel, I found the weather excessively hot, which confined me to the house for the greater part of the day. Mr Slater, his wife, and family, had come out from England about two years before. He spoke by no means favourably of his prospects in the new world. He complained of the scarcity of money, which is a universal epidemic I believe. There was little or no money to be seen; he said business was chiefly carried on by barter. Mrs Slater said she never felt this place as her home, till her eldest daughter, who died last summer, was buried here; and since that her ties to the land which encloses one so dear to her, have become stronger. I saw they were both very low spirited and far from being happy. They told me that masters in this country are slaves to their servants. They dare not admonish them if they do