Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16

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hausted every possible means of assisting
him. Irresistibly carried away byy these
Sentiments / rushed from the balcony, and
FASTENED towards. the 1. hill by the sa me
course which be had pursued himself, and
which could easily track by the depression
Of the dewy grass.a Toward, that side also
had he been -thrown BY the Anaconda, and
it was probable that the tbicket might shell.
ter me till | could reach the spot where he
was dying. In the eagerness of this hope
| totally overlooked the extreme risk Of an
undertaking the very idea Of which but -four
and twenty hours sooner would have made
me shudder through every limb. So true
tis it, thatlyiolent aem0fi6ns contii unieate "a
force to the mind which enables it to rise
above itself, and gives it courage to enceun-
ter danger, and even death without even
the shrinking of nerve, ? s,s
Suddenly my attention was arrested by
a faint murmur. 1t came from a thicket
at no great distance: listened again-oh,
heavens! it was the voice ofZadi! 1 lost
no time in Fastening to the place: he heard
me: he opened, his eye-lids, which seemed
already closed in an eternal. sleep, recog-
nized me as I raised him in nv arms, and
a faint smile stole over his countenance as
he stretched out his hand to me with diff
Guilty. e., ...5s,s. al, ~, -.f..., .s... ,,...
''Take it," he said; 'sGod be thanked
that am able to reward your kindness SO
well! even in the monsters grasp, still
kept fast hold Oft. Oh. take it take i,!p'
1t was the paper which he had purchas.
led so dearly, and which the faithful. Greet,
ure extended towards me. ...'.
"Read it," he continued, close no time
before am deprived ofmy senses agair,
and forever-at- least let meohave7 the
satisfaction 10 know what my master wish.
ed me to do. sAlas! alas! now you will be
left alone 10 assist him!"
"And assist him | will, doubt it not, thou
noble HEAR, ,'I replied, while fl strove' 10
raise him from the ground; tssbut my frs,
assistance must be given 10 you.''i'' MD n =
II was in vain that, he conjured nae to
leave him TO his fate, and only think Of
effecting his masters rescue. q 1871 s"a"t
Without needing him, imanaged to lift
him on my shoulders, and tottering be-
meath his weight, endeavored to effect
our escape from the dangerous vicinity of
the pavilion. With difficulty succeeded
in regaining'th opening ground. For.u-
nately some of the other domestics saw US
from the house, and haslened to relieve
me from my burthen. Assisted by them,
l at length saw Zadi safely deposited on
sofa in the mansion house: he was again
on the point Of losing all sensbility; but
n cordial Of powerful virtue being admin
istered withou, delay, strength was restor.
ed sufficiently to preserve him from a re-.
lapse. aszE la aas r.;s.; gc.sGf SIN.
It's true, none Of his limbs were frac-
tured, but he was dreadfully bruised by his
fall; his breast and ribs had been almost
crushed together by the close drawn folds
of the serpent; he was totally unable TO
move so much as finger, and his condi.
ton was such as would have exci,ad pity
even in the most insensible nasure., As
for me, almost sank beneath this uddi-
.ion 10 that general calamity, which seem-
ed to increase with every succeeding mo-
ment. was now single man, to whose
hand Providence had committed the lives
of three afflicted creatures! never did NOR.
tul pray TO Heaven with more fervor or
more unaffected zeal, than did while i'm.
ploring the divine grace to assist me in
fulfilling mission so sacred and so diff
cult. sF T'-.- -"
But as for Zadi, he seemed 10 have al.
ready forgotten himself, his past dangers
and present pains. He implered me TO
waste no more time in striving to mitigate
his sufferings, and assured me that the let
ter of his dear afflicted master would be
the balsam for all his wounds. In com.
pliance with his earnest entreaties | pre-
pared to peruse the paper; but the, tears
gushed from my eyes on recognizing the
well known hand writing and it was with
difficulty that decyphered the following
words. . 4~E@ka I'll = - Z ~
"Oh! l understood you well my friends
my beloved ones! your voices ---------sti still
more, your unremltting and desperate ex-
ertions to relieve me-all convince
me that you are near me; that you feel for
me; that you spare no labor to effect nay
rescue! Alas! you will labor in vain!-
Death has already enveloped me in his
dark circle; there is no escape; ! have
already bade my farewell TO life-Is cannot
long survive in this atmosphere filled by
the pestilen,ial vopor, constantly exhaling
from the monsters jaws-I die resigned;
but do not embitter this last and heavy
hour by the apprehension, lest your exer.
tions in nv behalf should be the means of
involving you in my danger. By all that
is sacred and dear, | conjure you, abandon
mo to my unhappy fate: fly! oh! fly far
from hence; it is my last, my only, my
most earnest request! aza,4 e. ~ ~
"Everard! Oh! Everard, my poor wife!
Do not abandon my Louisa.' -gt. 7a..
A cold shudder run through my bones;
the poisonous air robbed us even of our
last wretched hope, that the Anaconda
might at length retire wearied out with her
vain expectations, and leave my friend at
liberty to quit his retreat. But now it was
evident from his letter, that ere long this
could happen, Seafeld would be no more;
immediate help must save him or none!
Zadi sobbed aloud: it was an addition to
my own grief to think that J. had been OBJ.
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