The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-12
THRILLING sKETcH-THE MURDERS
FATE.

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'Ay--'tis the sane that he'd to do
with the boys just now; and see--'he
lad il sgain esmboling 10 the water
LIST Us keep an eye npon him.
The Indian soon afterwards deposited
his bundle Of clothes between two old
cssks, and dropped silently into The wa
ter, from the side Of the whsrf next the
Grsmpus. He disappeared beneath the
surface ss he doubled The corner OF the
pier, which had previously hid him
from Isaac, who was csrelessly and boy
ishly turniog summerseis in the waller
--somelimes floating like sleeping ami
NAL upon i,s surface, and then diving
like water fowl, and re.sppesrins sf'
ter half a minutes absence, long dis
asnce from the place Of his exit.
ii was necessary for HIM to breathe
more than once before he resched Isaac
snd he did so with the dexterity wor-
thy Of On Indian, by turning on his
back a"d merely projecting his nose for
an iastsnt above water.
Jethro and the csp'sin watched the
wary approach Of the Indian, 10 The vi.
ciniiy Of the unsuspectins boy, until
they had satisfied themselves Of the ul.
aerior drsign Of the assailant. The
skif was again in motion. As,ailant &
sssalled had both disappeared, the first
aofeHet out his prey, and take him by
surprise; and the other, without thought
Of what was about 10 ensue, to try the
aeng,h Of time that he could remain be.
meath the water without drawing breath.
Presently two heads approached stimuli
'ianeously above water, confronting each
other; and two long bresihipg sounds,
like the blowing of a porpoise. accom-
panied by hurried election OF water
from The mouth, freed the lungs Of both
swimmers at The same moment.
A strife of breasting the wave again
ensued, which betrayed the earnestness
with which each sought TO Guido the
other. In every thing phy sically
speaking, the Indian appeared 10 be su'
perior to the boy: HIS snewy frame,
broad chest, aud cat feet were the iden.
tical requisites for swimmer: while the
undeveloped form Of Isaac, and his pro
irscted exeriion in The water, upf'tt d
him for coping with his athletic oppo.
nent.
Bu, though he was not the equal oi
the Indian in strength Of limb, he was
superior 10 him in s,rstagem, which the
souanc disciples Of franklin, who in
his time was pracliced swimmer, knew
e,ulbb9 fsa fhsa ievsFaf Yii1tS tHesriyy tHes adbvrrta
ken Isaac, and he had stretched forth his
prey; but the little fellow eluded his
grasp, and slid away from him under
the water. in an opposite direction, which
left the Indian completely aifauI,. Tho
the scoundrel was bsfflsd time after time
he returned 10 the assault so oflen and
so unreleniingly, that he succeeded at
last in firing the boy down. Isaac made
his last dive, but the Indian anticipated
him, and pounced upon his back ss he
was repeating for the fifth time, the
tricks Of passing under his opponent,
and ,hus,by well managed fein', draw.
ing his attraction TO point towards
which he appeared to be steering while
his hand was above water, bu, changed
10 different direction The moment his
body became submerged.
The greatest genera ceased TO
be victorious after he had taught his en-
emies The trick Of his art, by beating
them in hundred battles. The ob,use
intellect Of the Indian Nhey have thick
sculls like the African negro,) at last
comprehended that the little Quaker
meant 10 20 South below the surface,
when his head was diving North above
Bot he had him now; and dearly did he
intend TO repay the gripe OF the ,hroa'
snd the punch in the stomach, which
Isaac had administered. Take thy lasl
look upon the sun, brave boy! The de-
mon OF the island has fastened upon thee
and j, will be miracle if thy spiri, is
not soon winging ills ght 10 eterni.
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II 10 said that the struggles OF The dy.
ing man, 10 The possession Of all his
faculties, are irresistible; and thai no hu.
man hand can grspple and master his,
without the sinews ola giant are brought
10 Try the issue ofstreng'b. II was The
demonicsi intention OF the Indian 10
drown The boy, forthwith, lie, the con.
sequences be whs, they would. He had
1sasc's neck between his legs, at the
depth OF several feet below the surface