Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-09-20

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ton which had made me faint. when
fhfsl discovered how Twas euiombed ,eay,
4 way tea liyelier, though less oysrpOWer.
ling, emotion lshfieked eyenas / start
ledlr0nlny slnihbsr The previous dis
coVery Of the closed apcrture,s with lhs
instant oblivion that followed, seemed
only a part ofmy. dream, and Threw nv
aFmsfahout and looked eagerly for the q
peniRg BY which had entered The horrid
lpiace--yes, looked for 1t, and fell for IL
thOughit was thetetrible conviction thai
il wasaclosed-4a second time brought
home lone, which prompted my frienz-
led cry Every sense seemed 10 have
tenfold acuteness, yet not one 10 act in
unison With another. n shFieked again
and aiA---irbpioripgly desperately
sagagely. filled tha hollow chamber
withmy cries tili its iron walls seemed
10 Jingle around me. The dull stroke
of the accused pump seemed only 10
mock at willie they desdened my
screams 400 s.,
"AI last gave myself up. II is the.
struggle against our fate which freBzies
the mikd
We cease o,fear when, we cease 10
hope.
4 gayemyself upand then grew calm!
/, 81 was resigned to die-resignedi TO
my mode Of death. Awas not, Thought
SO Very new after all as 10 awaken UNI
Wonied horror in man Thousands
have been sunk TO the bottom Of the q,
cean shut up IN The holds Of vessels--
beating themselves against lhe baltened
hatches dragged down from The upper
world shrleking, not for life but for death
only beneath the eye and amid the breath
of heaven. thousands have endured
that appalling kind Of slfFpoation. !
would die only as many Q better man had
died before me. ! could meet such a
death. | said SOL thougbt so- ] leh
SOL fell 80, Imsan for a minute--or.
more; ten minutes il may have been--of,
but an instant Of lime know Dot-nor
doesit mstterif | could compute il.
There was 4 time then when | was roA
signed 10 my fate, But, good God! was
resigned to itin the shape 10 which next
il came 10 appal2 Stranger,l felt the
water growing hot about my limbs ;though
Il was yet midSleg deep Il feltit, end,
Z the same moment heard 3t,il !he roar ct
the furnace shat was 70 lutR llSlnIo steam
before i could g4t deep enough 70
aFoWii one ,1
You shudder-H was hldeous; BAt
dld shrink and sht!yel, and crumble
down upon lhat iron lloor, ana loose my
senses u that horrld agony q lear No
though my BRAN swan ana 'he me.
blood thas curdlea at my hea1 seemed
about toslagnale there ior eyyer, ai,ll
saei0! wa wa 3 700 nearse--ioo l9li 5opeiess
rom my previous g,.l eiloIIs, 70 sfy oue more
bat stflck--ieeply al arss, as ana tnen
strongly, tran!lcaliy win my cienched
hit against me slaes O me ooller' mere
were people moving near VINO 'lust als near
ny blows! cosiqaoI Inc. ls9esr $ 'ae gsa.llng
q chalAs, 1ne shutling % lee sns me- yety
fusile o. rope neaF tqen ali' wl.aln '5 ,la.
lew lew inches o. fae5 Z o'9 5pul me 'pe g9rg-
Ing water thatW was growing noster !s. ana |
hotter aToand,iny eAtfeemlsles, ihaoe more
NOISE within me steaning calaron Ithan
dtd my tfenzied ptoWs against s n tne
sides. u, =, +,
LltteIly 4 had hardly cnanged my posi-
sitlion, but nov tl,e growing neat O. the
water MADE me plasa y ~ anp lfoi nlph
myself wholly oas q J. was !posslole, ,pu
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