, 1843-12-02

'e"c1i town o late Tor dinner.
Our next adventure was decidedly
L dangerous one. Fording the Tai
iaPooSa river, where lis bed is OK
trcmcIy uneven, being fotmed otmass,
IS oi rock !utl OF assures and covered
with shiny green moss, when about
.tNo-thlrds Of The way across, we
were hailed by Sol Todd from the
bank We were approaching. We
stopped TO hear him more distinctly.
'lleiIow! little squire, you a-chick-
en- hunting to-day|
Being answered afIiEmatrvely, he
coniinued--"Iou better mind the
hoes in them ere rocks--if your hor-
Se's foot gifts ketched in EN- you'll
never glt it out. You sec that brg
black rock down to Your right! Wei,
tha:S good bottom down below that.
Strike down thar, outside that lIDtIe
nlll"-an4 now cut right INTO that
smooth water and come acroSS!'
We followed Soi's direction to the
latter, aud p'urging into the SHl 9th
Wu cr, we found 1t 10 be a basin sur
rounded with steep lodges of rock
and deep enough to swim the horse
we rode. Round and round the poor
old black ,oiled without finding any
place at which he could effect Il land
M. 50 PERCEPTIONS we're the Sides
Sol occasionally asked us ri the bot
tom wasn't first rate" but did nothing
10 help US. At length we scrambled
uuu wet and chilled to the bonc--for
1t WAS i sharp September morning
and continued uuC Journey not 4 lit
tie annoyed by the boISlerous, Io4.-
ing laughter OF the SAID Solomon, at
Our picturesque appearance.
We haGut more than got oul Of
nearing Of Soi's cach.natory eXpi1-
>ions before we met one Of his neigh
hoIs. who gave US 10 understand that
the decking We had just received.
was but the iut:llmcnt of 4 threat #
Soils l. make The '.chickcn-maa" take
4 SWIM in the Buck Hole" lie had
heard Of cur stopping on the opposite
side Of the river, the night previous.
and learning our intention 30 ford
Just where We DID, fixed himself on
the bank 10 ensure our finding the
way mo tie Buck liolr.'
This Information brought oar nap
ri-ht up, and requesting BIZ SPIawm
to stay where lie was til We returned.
we g"tIoped lack to Sol, ard lount
that worthy, rod on shoulder, ready
To leave Oh a fishing excursion.
Sd, old ieIiuu.' SAID we, tina: WAS
a most unfortunate iuR-e | maia INTO
that hole in the r~iver--Gvc lost S25
n specie out Of my coat pocket. and
i'm certain its IN that hole, for ! felt
my pocket get HIht Wide was scuf-
fling about in there. Tie money
was ,ied up tight in a buckSkin pouch.
and | must get You 10 hell me get
IT,
This. OF course was Il regular Old
fashioned lie, as We had not scol, the
amount Of cash mentioned rs lost, in
"a coun's aye 1t took, however,
pretty well, and Sol concluded. as it
was Il pretty cold spell OF weather for
the scuson and the water was almost
like ice, that half the Contents Of tie
buck,kin pouch would be just about
fair for recovering II. After some
chatitring We agreed that Sol should
dive for the money "0n shares, and
we went down with him 10 tie precise
spot al which our pocket grew light.
We did 50 with an anXious rXaCinrSs.
and Sol soon denudcd himself and
went under the wafer in the "Buck
Hole like Il Shufiier duck with his
VIM broke. Puff! puff! rs he rose to
the surface. SCOT it Soi!' No dam
it, here goes again"--aEd Sol dlsap-
pcared a second time. Pull! puff .
and a considerable rattle Of teeth as
Sol once more rose INTO copper ar.
What luck. old horser .Bv jIncs.
felt it that time, but some how it slid
out of my fingers Down went So!
again. and up he came after the lapse
of Il minute. still without the pouch.
Are you right sure, squire, that you
lost it 10 this hole! said Sol, getting
out upon a large rock, while the chat
,ering of his teeth divided his words
into rather more than their legitimate
numbdr of syllables. .'Oh perfectly
certain Sol, perfectly certain. You
know !S25 in hard dollars weigh .
mound or two. didn't mention the
circumstance when | first came out OF
the river, because ! was SO scared and
confused that ! DIDN'T remember tt
| know just as well when the
pouch broke through my coat pocket,