The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-07
VOLUME II.-NUMBER 264.

~. ,s.. ~. ous 'ns ps's aho coia unlnary had
already peryaJed IL sEv ms,skv .,.e - Eas LAY
rI sne ives oank was the spot chosen Tor she de-
~ ~ III 49, IT, " ~ D.s ~ 'ne nl8nt
- -. IL eS en.sl = sne sags sat on
vn-aSa r ~ = nIsa aioo VIE me men ana
1870. ~ " - W. SIrele Hene eant
r. - uee s Dsnnu IVA '1e @ ola head o. Aa'aian1-
,,r;f e.rv.'; - pa.s anu glcomy 9esloe tnems rs
1 inc a 80. " " .ne siool, ana pour
yond was the orsss ;.ssaJ aS Wsss.s-. I De
sbout tv-s hr.disS sas SANG o. Maaagascaf and
cred with reeds cs,s lew Dank Gov
most feroeons snd ,s..a y ce4n'dAs . .ne
Of he rvers Il shs az are most
rose in the skv ,le ,-,s a-ss y,,. sne ,ii'on
sparkling in he Iigbt the ,,.. Ps,luclo ana
dark outlines and H. hai go, essa 49, tneir
tingushed. II was 10 acIorl - - ,sE y us
| night commenced --e' " mo
| Rakar stood hegor. III. ct;.f, ..s..., - -
of soreerv - ---' ,-,''s.,'' y A,ass.lnl Asl
As soon as the moon had risen ov. .,oo., =,
and, ike most Of his counrvmen. men fond II -,
addressed The assembIv ~ IeDg. =, ,oaa s 2. ssec
crime If sorserv = ~. - oa Us a1socloos
quences. visible n he sisrts ,b;.s 4; ssS
and the many deaths veayI =, a. ;I1f In
attributed to The wckedaess oG sis 81 II s.I :
conjurers. He was sorry that tiri 30 erreIIent
and worthy sbould be thay. y, =. ss~,;hl : t
but he must see Justice done : sA' ~
Ratsimi then declared bis h.l;ef ,h.. .hs -.
| witch and related what he bad seem tI.s Tey;
leaving out his declaration If Love ~ III ,h,sst
He expressed profound grief at having to accuu.
/ one so lovely and ehars,niny and hored sLs ,,,;Lt
/ clear herself - -.'sA-
A iudpe then rosa and ;n,,,J,,o3 n .tx IN az
truth and confs - - seal IL
have been giving herself - ..rt.;, da,h - a.
instant, and which the Zanak declined performing,
al am ipnocents ste cried "Iond - R.,.;;;.
| false coward the caioans I'll ds;s L.a
YOU viii 20 he Is I'D shs .;,,,s Va
"What are they about to do Z" wRispered Rens
| to a MaIyache nesr him - ,''o
| 1RaEar will syvirn o,. a, -. ;.11 re
guilty, the caimans win deyour hen. Il innocent
| she will come hack in safety;
"But the river swarms with these s.v,o. ,oo,-
sters The girl is innocent. al Vow ~,
She must hear the trial s,d ~ .,,,,-st,;r.,.
Malqsche if innocent tbers !. ao d.5s,s.n
"This is mere SAVAGE stun;d;rv / y9 s-s.l, ~
| And die ~ said h;s friend y.a1ls,nnIv IT..
people will smear YOU If vou dare 10 interisre
Rene ground his teeth with moe and moved
| nearer the young girl = ss3l-ss-- : .
"Rakar,h said 0ya. confess. once ,s,oreI o.r.
| lure vou.n -
"The caimans shall dee;de = -srIss,5 A.. z.n.L
who, conscious Of her innorercs af an nrsi,;. -
vond irving harmless cbayro fov :, h.ryIssss
under the advice of nr;e-yvomsr sIs -. -
| she believed in The efsicacv IL tSs s,;s7 -
HOmbiacb cried tbe ch;ae -J5ra~s;n,, ,ha L.le
priest haIf-execntioner s~bs Z ,o-- -
The Ombiach took her by he banJ and led hsv
| towards tbe river nm tbe hsnk ~ S;ch - "a
lrF0 call
ing on them 10 rise and devour her If ou;Itvs ,nd
left her to a few vounoS attached fe,nsIe fy;.nds
who braved contagion. and s,ood br beT Il ne a,f
| Rakar Thanked fiief5i TgentEv
! Raiata 2 sad she, t,,rning ia ,ne g ,;vs M
that ribbon 10 tie nv lonc Ian. # ravressnt !, j
| swimming freelv.;s
The ssirl much t,auad e,sva tho s1,s,,. ~; -.
| aided herself 10 annIo 4 - -
Then Rakar took off her s;yU,5o,, and .esz.k
/ garments eouivalent n Eurone.n ,,s.,aas,sa
| plunged into the river F0-'' -,'s
Rene sb1ddered and with u. ,,ho,. t.;,.
| rushed to the banks of The Strs.rn tn E-Ss
| moon illumined the picture in everv detaiI T5sr.
| was the bold swimmer her hsad mi ,r,,. ,o..l,.
visible while her lone hair aoa,.J hah;-1 ~.
driven back bv the wind every -nlash y-as 80,
| clearly She swan with aston;rb;na r.r;3;s-
Rene felt sick he knew the fatal cbsrsctsr cf ,2
river, and had himself shot camans IN tbs Ettis
island The xUboIe v;IIs9s ,-aj -, a,1JI -
some anxiouslv. Rats;m s,ocJ snlIsn III ss,t ss
on one side. Every time there ,vss tha isas, 80
in the water ali eynectsd =, bssr !. b-;st .J =
struggle The rentes 10 which Rs. ,.. s-,,'
sed could have Killed her Al one bs Fro,s
to twenty feet long their vorac;t,, is fr;oisfl 80
many is tbe y;c,n which fI 49, ss;
esneciaIv in ,bess t,;aIs xyb;cb ~ M.... .sSS
csa he tsnab;n N-t'' "-'''-A -
a low m,tmur Of annl.rss a,o.s Z. R.l.r .3,,.,s
.aSt - III =. slose % 1.aAal 5000
brsssh RenS thorah, ~. u ,,ai sfn 80 uO~a =
the worst was 10 come The nnSor,nns,s III
in s,, Wa ~ss sS uhlo1.Sna gi va
She rose after 1--WE nn,,es and rlnrrsd bs.5S',s
| into the strsar snJ d;ssnrsarsa - Rsns MA ~
breath for haf minnie ai the exu;rat;on Of Which,
she reapneared not and then tls 9ns1nTessbis A.
| Toht as she rose .nd landed Ags;n sf,s- ,sL;n.-
breath sbe nlungeds, second and th;rd ,,s ~
rare instance ~ 5ood forsnn -sad - &C., re-
After some time sbe entsrsJ tba r;rsr oncs ,
| and SWAIN towards home. =
4 "The worst !, now to con. ), thonsh, R.nx
! etbe SAVAGE animals mnst he alarm.d hy IN ,h,s
noise. (Iod helm bsyi y he addsd =. ~ c.rrht
sipht of eommetion in fhe water near the islanJ
and next minute saw huge caiman with his scales
| a.sl;nr, n az r,oos, - -
The Young man Closed his ewes and xban ba
/ opened them aoain Rakar was within 6ftv ward.
al the sboys VT;,b ,-;Id shou, ~ ;oz, Ra1s 6rsd
the two barrels Of his fawno. niece. as II by wav
of triumnb bnt in real;tv IN he 5ssnsras bons Il
! checking the progress of anv pnrspng alI;gator-
The nsona sbpntsd tbsv G ri, re iosas1. zsnsl
was innocept Rats;mi Stood transfysd With ter
ror sill another dsa,h.IEs xlencs srs,,sd The
girl was weary and s1,sm slowiT In, ,,re.en.l,,
was within ten vards of he sbore Hsr fsmsis
friends were ready with arge co.t givsn Nv
Rene for The purpose. white African bna.oorn
which he wore al nigbt: and as t6is fell around
her SO did the arms Of the Young man.
(" PeopIe of Matatana. [ claim this beroie and
innocent girl as NV wife - he cried with wild en-
thusiasm and low. 'sI knew her inpoeent ana
beautiful now know her for some,hnc more.