Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-02-10

IT'S lOty ISdCutu lnt ears Vi TIC uOtSh-
mined master.
More TO divert their attention than
with a prognostic Of the direction
Of the wind, Hudson gave the order
to tack: and more slowly this time,
but still, with sufficient expedition,
the movement was executed, and
the Tapping sails swung round. The
halyards were not Delayed before
the breeze, rushing down a steep
valley on the left, struck full on
the larboard quarter, and, running
sharp past the face Of the precipice,
over the starboard bow, Hudson poin- |
ted out exultingly to his astonished
men the broad waters Of the mighty
river, extending far through the gorge
beyond-the dim purple of the linger-
ing day, which had been long lost to
the cavernous and overshadowed pass
they had penetrated, tinting its fair boz
som like the last faint hue of the expi-
ring dolphin.
The exulting glow Of triumph sufu-
sed the face Of the skipper; and relin-
gushing the tiller once more TO the
mortified Fleming, he walked forward
TO look out for an anchorage. The In
, dians, who still stood in the chains to-
, gether, and who continued to express
their satisfaction as the vessel made
' her way through the pass now pointed,
f to little bay on the left, across which
: a canoe was shooting, like the reflection
) Of a lance in the air; and, the wind dy-
Il ing momentIy away, Hudson gave the
! order to round-to, and dropped his an
= Choir for the night.
4 In obedience to the polite orders oil
% Hudson, the men were endeavouringi
by presents and signs, to induce the
w Indians to leave the vessel; and the
N master himself stood on the poop witt
al his mate, gazing back on the wonder
or full scene they had passed through.
"This passage" SAID Hudson mu
~ singly, "has been rent open by an earth
ut quake. and the rocks look as if the
,is still felt the agony of the throe."
"Itis a pity the earthquake, did i
vn lob so raggedIy, them" answered hi
Of sulky companion, who had not yet FOL
os given the mountains for the shame the
;, 2ig-zag precipices had put upon h
ed sagacity.
20 AT that instant a sound like that OF
ad heavy body sliding into the water struc
Or, the ear Of Fleming, and looking, !
nd saw one of the Indians swim from Il
orc vessel with pillow in bis hand whlt
he he had evidently stolen from the eau
VIZ window. To seize musket' whl(
,od Law ready for attack on the quartz
ain deck. and fire opon the poor savag
:, were the sudden thought and actlon'
81; a man on the watch for a vent to incen
w. w., ed feelings. The Indians gave ye
bv which mingled wildly with the echo
~ orthe report from the reverberatl
ivcr hills; and, springing waisthigh out
inc the water, the gurgling eddy clos
on5 suddenly over his head.
On The canoe in which the other sa
se p res were already embarked, shot aV
he like an arrow 10 the shore, and Hl
son, grieved and alarmed inexpressl
1os, at the fool-hardy rashness OF his m
i, ,be ordered all hands 70 arms, and est
The lisbed double watch for the night
loss Hour after hour, the master, and
the now repentant Fleming, paced tore
lorE- aft. each in his own quarter OF the
tw;- sci, watching the shore, and the G
face of the water with stralnlng e.
70 but no sound came from the low c
,rod round which the flying canoe had
!, ,bo isaed. and the stars seemed to y
: ,. 'uo almost audibly, in the dread still
ii S of nature. The men, alarmed a
STOW; SLOW evident agitation Of Hudson, who
, ,,,u these pent up waters, anticipate
vance most effective and speedy rev
{ was from the surrounding tribes, dro'
I; not upon their watch; aud the gu
ms ms the morning began to show Ia
CON onor the mountains, before the an
&c De raster withdrew his aching eyes
! .. w., tbe still and.starryIwaters.
.G incS like a web woven Of gold b.
:, the lightning. the SUMS rays ran IN
=, nSl . threads from summit to summit
. out dark green mountains; and the
8. ou ualA a. elent on the breast 0
nj had river began to lift like the slnmO
~ ont ont lid from the eye of woman whe
.'e dream IS broken at dawn. Not $
y -" et;calIv were these daily giorl'
l. had garded, howeve, by the morning
:. - ,be of the Heloe-Mane, who, betwe
eu : vii S desire to drop asleep with their
+. after on the capstan, and the neces'
= sI led keeping sharper watch, lest the
f, IN M ans should come off through the
Shan mist. bore the double pains OF
Ac.,t ins and Sisphus' ungratihed DE
Ai 4. all their lips, and threatening run
ler was the peads.
conster- After dividing the watch at tn
70 the ofday, Hudson, with the relleV
while a Of his crew, had gone below, an'
IarEness have been asleep an hour when
/ omen inc s,rldenly entered the cabI
- ~ L.nd unon his shoulder