North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-20

Gauss REVENGE. In a work recently publish
ed in London. by Captain Millman, to be found
some of the most thrilling scenes from life in the
tropics it has been our fortune to meet with. The
following account of Carib's revenge a cap
tain, named Jack Diver, one of the narrow noun
tain paths Of Guadalupe, is exceedingly graphic and
forcible:
While he was making up his mind, dark figure
had stolen uRperceved close behind him, with small
basket in his hand of split reeds, out of which came
low. buZzlng, murnurlng sound. He lay down
quietly across the path, at the point of the first angle
OF the elbow of the mountain spur, not many feet
from the hind legs of the horse. Jack Diver, with
scowng look, turned his horse round with some diff
fcuty. 1t plunged and reared slightly, but went
Occupied with retaining his seat, the master of the
transport scarcely perceived the figure lying in the
path He could not see who it was, for the face of
the man was towards the ground. But the horse saw
it at once. The animal. accustomed to mountain
roads from its birth, had often stepped over both
and animals, which sometimes forced in the mar
rowest parts to lie down to let the heavier and strong
er pass; in that highly dangerous and d.sagreeabe
method, lifted his feet cautous one by one, SO as
not to tread on the PROSTATE figure. AS the horse
was above him, the man lifted with hand the lid
of the basket, and a swarm of wasps flew suddenly
out, buzzing and humming fercely, and in a moment
they began to settle on the moving object. The horse
commenced switching his tail to drive them away,
prcking up his ears and snorting with terror.
The man on the path lay quite still until they had
thus moved on few yards, and then he raised his
head little, and watched them with his keen black
eyes. The wasps, driven off for a moment, became
only the rritated, and returned with vigor and
wonderful pertinacity to the attack, beginning to sting
the poor animal furiously, in all the tender parts.
They assailed the wretched master in his turn, dart
ing their venomed barbs into his face and hands, and
driving them nearly frantic. The horse plunged fu-
riously, and Jack Diver losing his strrups and his
presence Of mind together, twisted his hands into the
horses keep his seat letting the reins fall
on his neck. At last, with and bound into
the air. the maddened animal darted off at gallop
but the faster he went the closer stuck the persever
ing wasps. Jack Diver shut his eyes, screaming
with fear and pain. Then the Carib chief rose up,
and again the hawkike scream echoed along the val
| ley The turn is to be made-can the horse recover
himself! Yes, maGdened as he is he the dan
ger instinctvely. His speed sackens-he throws
himself on his launches, with his fore feet on the
very brink of the precipce. One more chance! The
blind, Infatuated man remains on his back. Again
the horse feels tie sting of his deadly prosecutors
again he plunges forward, striving to turn quickly
round the corner. Round, and he is in comparative
safety. On sudden, from behind buttress of pro-
jecng rock, then start the path three dnsky
forms, fnging their hands wildly in the air. Their
was heard that and awful sound the shrek of
horse in the fear of certain and coming death wher
swerving Side he lost his footing the slippery
SHELF and struggling madly, but unsuccessfully, te
recover it, he fell and over-down-dowD-a
thousand feet down! From the sailors lips there
came cry. But once more the hawk screamed
A glorious feast to the ants and Johnny Crows