Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-12-07

| loud tei1h was my hrsWef--a ifaigh 0
feeoniilitii that came baCk ne quick n.
all cello. nrt,n shouted" Pro'l Atora
Prob ~ listened witla br1hd nt heart
! For n moment thsfa W. siipurr. Oh Y i
moment, and then tnna Tho ltatow sounds
| Of the prhneiut hp6f. = fret rupid and
irregulat, rs of n steel eTurnfn1 aud real
in4 to get free. than another nei III, ali.
| alter TINT the stroke Of the fpn heel IN 8
measured 9'nd feHn ar naiInp Nearer
tiPpeared the souli Is, naarer nul atrrr
Until the ghilaut brute lnnuitd ont upo,,
The bank here he lintel, end hintinl
buck his tossed itlann, uttered anuthrr siriI
neigli, He was bewi d red. and looked on
every sid. shutting loudly. ! kneW, that
having oiiae sesu the lie Wond not stop
until lie hnd pressed his nose rninst my
cheek--lliS usual custom aud holding ~
my l'and, ! once more called out the ina tiu
Wofis--d Prph Moro Prob ~
Now. for tie first time, lculinr down.
wards, he perceived ny head ail shout
himself he srru,t out iulo the channel.
anI came towards me
The next moment he'd him by the
bride.
There was no time to be lost, | ttns
stil going down; Hud my arhiplts were
Fast nearing the sutIaos Of the uulcts
sand Reaaling ny, | caught the Inriaf
and passing it under the sad1e girlbs.
fastened it IN a tight firm knot. | then
looped the trailing eul innhing il secure
atouul my body. and across my ribs.
hal left enough Of the rope, bel ween The
hit-rlnI and the eifihs, to enable me tp
cheek and guide the ani,pnl, IN naat, the
drug upon my body should become too
painful.
NJ this while, the dumb brute seemed
tn comprehend what was about, a4
well rs the intnfe Of the ground utnt,
which he stool. for, during The opera-
ton. lie kept lifting hs feet and fepsc-
lug them alternately, without either
plunIing Or rearing
Ny arrangements Wrrr nt leneth com
p'eted. a,d. with a strange feetiut ofawe.
| gave my horse the slonaI. lets agail
the faithful creature bore epiieura that h.
understood The duty he was to paff,,fnn.--
Instead Of moving off with start, ! feti
ihe rope tighten upon tne, slowly. nnI
gradually, us if it had bmn drawn by
human hand ! eSreriepesll the wild
deiig lt 10 fasSl that, slowly anl graluaIly
too. | was moving
Tie atat cut painfully, and checked
the horse for n moment to rr.adlast Tie
thong This was 1olia ani giving the
slInal secoud time, | was drawn, from
III" Tenacious elrinsnt, and feit myse F.
!, feeling | caiinot descri',s--=aiiiuf roug
the water | srrsng to my fst, with
shout OF joy. | rushed mp my have
steed, ainl throwing my arms around hi
neck, kissed him with - nu"h lie rht n
! would have kissed battfn niri. IIo
answered my embrace with low ai1
slugu ar neigi,inA, that told me was tiu
,leYystuod.
o looked for my rife. F,rtnnat.ly it
',al not sunk deeply. hrl soon found
it. Ny boots, with their spuf-, tsnainc1
IN the quick sand . auI doubt Cas-. by hi
time. llav" feaeiled the efatlite fnrmaflora
to be tos7iilel aud throw, up by soule
future CONFUSION. ut,Ie no attempt t.
recover thenl-Ir'Int sultten Nit,a Whole
some dread Of the pace wherc had left
tlien-=but mounting my gal ant More. !
was soon securing across te.prhifia IL the
rali Of my eompagnons dn ro,f,har.
! reached ehup ut stuiu4vu. where |
was meet witt, wonderlu looks and sl,eIl
1lSastions as " Dad yer kua arross tie
5oats Where's yer boots p Whctber
iev ys beep haainyot d>btn -
answered these qnestlo:'s by r''n'ine
ny adventure and for hat III gll, at len It
ny horse and self were looked Upon hz the
tallest buffers in that gan. - Should
lie reader ever wander Il, HE Rockt
Mountains. he may hear the -tofy-~nn"l,
,utter tod--4h " hat af fclef who war
etched right out Of his b. OTIS ~ 81