MOST MELANCHOLY.
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The following heart-rendng account is from the Middletown Sentinel

 "On "Wednesday last about noon, the oldest son of Mir. Isaac Roberts, residing at Longhil, prom ising lad few days over years old, was found dead in one of his lots about two hundred yards from his house. The particulars as we learn them are, that his little sister, about years old, came into the house and told Mrs. Roberts that her brother was bloody or bleeding Mrs. R. immedi- diately ran out, and az her little daughter was too young to tell exactly where he was, she called his name, but obtained no answer. Alter short search she found him lying on the ground in the lot where the horse was, and on again calling his name received no answer. She took him in her arms, run to the house, and from thence to the barn where hired man was at work, and sent him for Doctor, then carried the child back to the house, and commehced bathing his head In about half or three quarters of an hour Dr. Wood- ward arrived, and found that the boy was dead. and on examination discovered an extensive irac- lure ofthe skull on the side of the head, back of the right ear, two inches in length, and portion of the bone forced into the brain. This wound was such as might be, and propably was caused by the cork on a horses shoe. From blood being found on the horse foot, more particularly on his right fore foot and leg, it is supposed he must have struck him with his fore-foot The horse is very gentle one. and the little boy and his sister were in the habit of feeding him with apples Anese was ah dPPio uSS WHS.S tne noT wsS io"hu' which the horse was in the habit of picking ap- ples from by standingon his hind legs It is sup posed that the little fellow went 10 him, while the horse was thus engaged, and speaking to him, the horse suddenly put his fore feet to the ground, and knot seeing the boy. struck him on his head, causing death in short time v .'. ,Asingular circumstance connected with the in- jury as we are informed, was that one foot of the boy was much mangle,i, pieces of skin torn off as large as finger nail, m great number of places, without there being any blood on the foot, which | led to the supposition that it was done by the .ceth of the horse after the child was dead

 The name of the boy was Randolph Macon Rob- ers His father was absent at the time, but return ed on the morning of the funeral, to learn of the sudden and melancholy death of his only and be- loved son. The many relatives and friends of the deeply afflicted parents sincerely condole with them in their heavy bereavement.