Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-07


last long aud still less to occur second time so that
what did must do quickly. To ser him was
al Una, was ieit To me, and, seeing hesi
tate Whch the alternative was his life mine, drew
from my bosom knife, that. by some negligence on
the part OF the searchers had been fortunate enough
to retain In another instant he had been with the
dead 1 raised my to strike but lust then he
seemed to be uwaking paused; there was n s,no.I,-
cred laugh beneath the hat, and strange to saw it
thrilled through NO. trcmbled from, head to foot:
nut there was no time lost and the weapon gi,tercd
III MS deceht-when the appalling cry, Encourc uni"
again burst upon my enT1, striking almost
less me cloak and hat dropped from the supposed
sleeper ana 'hefc again the untirng monster in
all his hideousness! For an instant we gazed on
each other, without words and without Motion I
had no power either to stir or spcak--to dcprccatc
his approach, or to fly from it.
Ihe spell dissolved. crept, rather glidcd, from
him. my eyes still fixed upon his vsagc, till the all
prevented further flight. / like stag at
J., pay. lie began to move IN lis turn. With long,
measured stride, he put forth foot, and it cunlc
again 20 the floor with tho sound of on cnormu; hsm.
tner on the anvil. There for the space of minute
lie paused hSing me with his fierce red eyes, that
seemed to burn with ui,l,oly lire. He .ook
second step, slow and changing as the first-a third
IA fourth! -and the fiji brought him close me-
aye SO close that could look those terrible eyes
and see myself imaged there. And l did SO:
could not help it. IN spite Of t,,. horror with which
they inspired me-.
i His Fhroud now folded round -tigi,er-tehter
i IT'LL tho hair stood erect upon my head and my
breast aboired to bursting Struggled aud struggled
me yet more closely, his voice sounding ali the iimo
! encore Ut!
The catastrophe of this fearful strugg,, was lost
30 me IN II rapid Succession of visions. that came
more or less distinct aud arain melted AWAY lilo
those fantastic forms which the clouds build ~, in
SUMMER evening When the winds high and the
sun Is sinkinG amidst world Of vapours. skim
uied ihe air with urG; Owed into the waters with
the sea new; or tioaad its srace with fleet of
gallant barks that werasaiing some unknown land
winch no one could nauie, but which all knew to be
TIE laid OF the sun, where the spice grew like acorDs
: anu the stones OF the highway emera!ds and da-
monds.-As we ntared it, the air grew softer the
SKIES of9hter, the waters cca.Er: it was world
u'.e the one we md left not in degree, bat in kind:
ana the iecilngs 1t Excited required new lano,,a pe
t"r Their eXpresion But even there tile scene faded
was burning NJ tue stake beside the Eiuouenots
surrounded by thousands, who IN general did not
or dared not pity though the faces of MANY u,era
convnSed with cage, horror; and here and there tbe
II leatures OF some yong female, in desi of beads
S,," fssi'fy' eNFrhSsu sympathy with fate.
ne names from tir lit fi,gots Kissed like SER
penis. anon. before the fires, that Wrapt us as with
Il garment, wefe burnt out, vas tossm, on the
Waters OF the Polar Sea- amidst mountains of blue
'cs' whose tops Were ~ the clouds The surge dash
Ca and broke upon tiEse colossal masses as mon sn
many rocka OF granite. On sudden, a crush like
tnuhuer sliilod the mutinous pillows. Y'he hugl
iCeDerSs we're rent AID shivered and their snrn,os
issoVed ioto 1oo5s t,at came roaring and tumbns
"oWh 'aef rugged sIdss, till all around us was world
oi ca,aFacts and IN The pool below our little bark
tossed and eddied like dry leaf in the whirlw nd
Again the scene changed ] was an Indian prince
hunting the tiger witt NV attendant rajahs richie,
and prouder than the Persian sntraps Of old whm
hcrHes led iorth his millions perish or the Grecan
SOIL ana 6uIhi up everlasting record TO the t.lorv
!, VI thE A.hshian. the sun set-and rose,-and
again sct-and still were followiuu our snoted
pray over sock and stpne,--lashnr ttronoh rivers
ana down pecipces sostcep the Channels must hay
oroken his neck IN the attempt to dccend them till
au aL ass lar-tar outsteppcd my companions of the
G cfrase.The tiger was no,y within y fcu, yarJ % ~
hrcd and wounded him in the flank us was evident
IRON the gush of blood that followed The animal
b sIuooe'y ioud upon me, rearing himself upon
MS hhd-iegs with a hldcous growl that sounded ike
human iangh, d,-houori--there apan WINS tho
man OF blood With his cryof Encore uni" Tongue
describe nor brain imagine, the despair The
foath1S, the shrinking q soul and body that ey
per'enced at again coming in contact with this eternal
oPpafition' | called che sands of the desert to
Efise N clouds and bury neon the mountains to Fl
ana crush nc--on the Instant ocean to ascend in n
second deiuge and swallow And INV wish seem
cd likely to be accomplished; for while was vet in
horrors OF his presence by some nexplicabIc shfno
me scene was IN Africa and the pas. was as is It
"uu never Dceh. On every side, as far as tho eve
could reach, was sand--nothing but sand-hrt .1DS
burning sand--whicb scorcbcd the weary spes Of the
:eht rs though | had heen walking on molten Lava,
Suddenly the wind began to howl aud AZ lie 60;
the fiery piass rolled, u,d sweIe6 and srrI 80
was 4Hted mp as The stern lifts up the sea; BIN, is
waves were more like mountains Then orn;, tho
unstable mass formed itself into moving columns and
these giants OF the desert travesed or rather gwen,
The waste with speed that made fi1ht boaaI6rs'
But was not iated to perish by them Tbnv roJed
around me harmless, and, in les than what seemed
an hour all was again calm, and the sun sum; down
! upon silence--sjleDce that was lifeless, WIZ
raging thirst tormented me- But no stream was
near III the moonlight cXpansc, and the nisi,t of tho
desert had no dews to Hostcn my parched IiIa Had
any benevolent genius stood before me- with an Offer
ed dlTdem in one hand, and glass of fair water in
tne o'her had rejected empire and snatched at tile
ulore humble boon with rapture. Pie minis nf Gre
or of steei-and bad felt both within the last few
hours-were nothing TO the torments OF This terrible
thirst 1t drank my very life-blood
in the midst OF this unutterable agony hoard nv
Thought heard, the rushing of water Srnnontbo.
had not seon it bcfore!-Within hundred Yards Of
me vas an oasis or island Of the desert covered viii,
grove OF palms: remaI kabc sort tree for which
Kew no natne but it breathcd fragrance syeetc
s1n all the spicy gales Of Aroby the Blessed vet
fcnr IL