The Arkansas banner., 1848-05-30
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TAs ensinersp af siss slSamef JoAa--sssemesAsne had ocrasien, bslare StafinK eut of New Oseans, lev yeaFs since, e mefa the bsiiees ef As boat, and. tor the &sas tne, he dlaeSvet~ tAe wessklrss maseri.l'ent sf whiek Ihsy he'd been maasiAeiafeaf The iroa Waa alaoss a hsI'tie sA pewisr On tho pssssgc up, 6 eeafss .trr this dscavesy. the snei- neeF wsichss every mevxmeat df hts ensine with eispaeen. ha kep tae wataF D tAs hasts q eEart-
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 la th2 Hleatia ihe sngiue laboged away, it's iron eians soatiing To h,s asaaixei senses, ke tue ho, io" Aaeil o' rsPiuy approaching aaj drcaltuf ] teosn. The ensiaeer wept Ut the inpotracy oi his srug es to break loose tross has thraitien. rold persPiFaton stool upsa hIs bedy at tue thought that one hnnd'ei and ffy humaa baiags weru sinatber- ing on board, m unconscious tgnOFanee er nciF i'm pend'uE and horfihae fate; and yet. knewisg thts, wi'h at the skill to save, le sat tls~rs pewsTlcas eoand hand snd fool hy some hoIrible spell. 1 Tue toiors nov, began to rrd,len stlh fierce hime, which ths heeaiiess Rfencn were sitsstng up beneath the'n, and the eng aeer Eroaned with an- saisi al lhe thought oi how they were feesing lRto strength the ternhle elesest. fhe Eanliscd gLtnt. SetA. tired hls shrtil shouts through the throat oi the scape pipe, as II in Ivndish eAalta;iS', thai ! he had, for time. escaped ireas the eohtroliing powes Nh'ch had held hIrn in check, an4 ths bosl ieaPcd through tha dark and bubbling Watsrs every revelation ot her huge wheels caa sing ihs laLan bulk to quiver frs,n ksei ta pist house. The dark hue of Inc slaFs skrted by the abosing stcan,
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 70 bo entirely exhausted in ihc beiers. anI her hep- less engiacs could so inc iroa bulge with tha awful tension within, whlis gasaeoas ssaeil brtu- kening the fr.ghttal prcxisaity al terrible sxpo sion, ssCkeHed his senses aHd added to his hoF,trs He yielded up his thoughts, for a zaam mt Co hla | Maker, and the Rsxt they were ia A.s las.-, Ias away, where. ancoasciuus eG his dang T, all be held d~.E were peaerfaliy Restiiag. u,l<riag pruysr fos their safety, he sid his breath n frEhtfn ss- Pehse for the dread explsaion. 4 esme 4 Fapsrk and eoncassloa, which almost threw him from his clsF. shook siusneer from his eyslids and leaplng Ike mad@aR upon the lever deck, be rushed la, the engine dashed hts aasiAnnl hssdleBg from hts pos' and raised the safefv esiss
 1 The hremsa, alarmed as the eaplesiaa, esd aG fAs wild ".anet q the chisf sag'nrsr. As frosi tseir pests. The altsv eouaasA sSs hoiisss twu as tsFss iiass, ecksd upwards to sss f slssss wss any aeoF
 eff over hesd and thea, pazzed to aceonnt for the rsor east his eyes arcand, vainIy trying D discesr CT what it all meant. His assistant 'aRaissed him seii ar," and politely inquifed sf him whas thsat he ursnt hy Assiag b,m is that uaesssmsnious u'anneE. "reli ne, shouted ths phisf. ss hs form qutveed Ni ith ezcitement. "whsf hes exploded f'' Tue screams sf sgeay ea eeard tiss week ef another sssaines, ihea Seating hy Fetasnea thsl- l ing answer. The cid sssamss D. haA basst Ass boilers within 6iy yards oa their boat aud ss cries of hss shFh king v.t iiIns euFAi,d be epr56-eF's blood. he iiseaed te ths real finale te hss bssrhe 1 dream.-Ss. Leafs Reviis. e Y