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

nul nlsl' stCsl tluu 'NaA luiAlnE 'as-
eel, prosIIog 'eslIhily Ground the ware
houap
'Ay-lis the same that had TO do
With The boys just now; and see---'he
lad Is again samboling in The wafer.
Let US keep an eye npon him
The Indian coon afterwards deposited
his bundle of clothes between Two old
casks, and dropped silently iolo the wa
TER, from he side Of The wharf next the
Grsmpu. he disappeared beneath the
sariace as he doubled The corner OF the
pier, which had previously hid him
from Isaac, who was careIessIy and boy.
ishly turning summerses io the waller
---sometimes floating like ssleeping AMI
msI upon i's surface, and then diving
like = water fowl, and re.sppesrins az
ter hslf minutes absence, long dis
iapce from the place Of his exit.
il was necessary for him 10 breathe
moro than once before he reached Issac
and he did so with the dexterity wor-
Thy Of an lodisn, by Turning on his
back and merely projecting his nose for
en- instant above water.
Jelhro and the captain watched the
wary apprCach Of The Indian, to the Vi.
cinity Of the unsuspecting boy, until
they had satisfied themselves Of the ul.
terror design OF the sssailan,. The
skiff was again in motion. AGailant L.
sssalled had both disappeared, the first
TO ferret out his prey, and tsks him by
.surprise; and the other, without thought
Of what was about 10 ensue, TO try the
length Of time that he could remain be-.
meath the water without drawing breath.
Presently two heads approached stimuli
'tsneou,ly above water, confronting each
other; and two long bresthing sounds,
like The blowing Of a porpoise. accom-,
panied by q hurried election Of wa'sl
from The mouth, freed the lungs Of both
swimmers at .he same moment.
A strife Of breas.ing the wave again
snsued, which betrayed the sarnestnsss
with which esch sought 10 ou,do the
other. In every thing phy sicslly
speaking, the Indlan appsmed 10 bs 'u'
psrior to The boy. HIS sinswy frame,
broad chest, aud cat feet were The iden.
tical requisites for sswimmel: while thu
undeveloped form Of l,ssc, and his pro
tsc,ed exet,ion in the water, unhIt.d d
him for coping with his athletic oppo
,nent.
But though he was not the equal of
she Indian in strength Of limb, he was
superior 10 him 10 s,ra,agem, which the
squallc disciples Of Franklin, who in
his time was praeiiced swimmer, knew
we'll how ~ @A1Cuto i" tic "s'S''
Qubby had several lines nearly overta
ken Isaac, and he had stretched forth his
prey; but The little fellow eluded his
grasp, and slid away from him under
the wa'er. in an opposite direction, which
left the Iadian completely atfaul,. Tho
the scoundfel was bsffled time after time
he returned 10 the assault 50 ohen and
so unreleoliogly, that he succeeded at
last in firing the boy down. Isaac made
his las, dive, but the Indian anticipated
him, and pounced upon hi, back {" he
wa, repeating for the fifth time, the
tricks Of passing under his opponent. ;.
and ,hus,by we'll managed fen', draw.
ing his attraction 10 point towards
which he appeared to be steering while
his hand was above water, but changed
10 a diferenl direction the moment his
body became submerged.
The greatest general ceased 10
be victorious after he had taught his en-
emie, The trick Of his art, by beating
them in hundred battles. The ob'use
in,ellec, of the Indian Nh.y have thick
scuIs like the African negro,) at las'
com9rehended that the little Quaker
meant 10 20 South below the surface,
when his head was diving North shove.
3u, he had him now; and dearly did he
intend 10 repay the gripe Of the throa
and lhc punch 10 the stomach, which
lsaac had administered. Tske Thy last
look upon the sun, brave boy! The de-
mon Of 'he island has fastened upon thee
and il will be miracle if Thy spirit is
not coon wingiog ii, sh,'o e,erni'
ay.
Ills said ina, the struggles Of The dy
irg man, 10 The possession Of al his
toeuliies, ere irresistible; and that no hu.
man hand can grspple and master his,
without The sinews oEs sisn, are brought
10 try the issue of"tens'h. ltwss ,he
tiemoniesl intention Of The Indian 70
.d!awa The boy. forthwith, lie, the con.
sequences b what they would. He had
I.asc's neck between his lea', al The
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