Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-10-23

ton. His long, honey fingers extending among
the luxuriant herbage of the gentle knoll, ever
grasping the 1ucous berries that blushed like
rubies in the verdure, made horrible inroad
upon their innumerable hosts. For two long
hours did the incompatible Reuben labor with
unimpaired activity, and sooth to say, unabated
appetite, when, rising 70 renew the attack un-
der more favorable auspices, his keen grey eye
discovered two wild looking horsemen upon a
distant ridge, driving caballada OF loose ami
mi's before them; and galloping as feety as
Pushes the breo1 of the untamed courser beside
the Puerco. But an instant elapsed, and our
hero was prepared FOR any emergencyia second
glance convinced him that they were Indians,
and away spcd our Sat:9rL vsysEce, az rapidly
as his long spindle shanks could carry him
Away DER hill and valley as sweeps the wind of
Sahara amid the barren regions of Numidia,
.dlrted the ndomitable Reuben. His pursuers
raised demonlike shout of triumph, and press
led on with nearly superhuman celebrity. Their
steeds snorted as the charger e'er the opening
Iof the fray--their unshod boots clattered down
the desccnts of the mounds now they dashed
Through the tiny waterbrooks at the base of the
hill side, now they trarnped in the dust the wild
flowers of the prairie, whilst the prairie owls
tumbled into their holes with prodigious alacri-
Ity, wondering what the devil was TO IIay, among
the lords of creation The chase seemed for
life Or death, and as the etrant cham poi, of a D.
Ipleiacc could not say with Chatterton's heroine,
'lyfe and aliytts goodies | scorn," he did ample
justice TO the importance of the demonstration.
His eyes were straining ndbloodshot, big drops
OF perSpiration started from his heated forehead,
his tongue cleaved TO his mouth, his breast
struggling for aegasp' Of breath, heaved as in
commissions, and The white foam gath
cred about his lips. ooh God help me, he ex-
claimed in an agony of terror, and then he raved
as maniac. AT length the distant camp be-
came visible to his longing eyes, but it appeared
TO him a farewell glimpse. Still he strained
every nerve until the sharp crack Of rifle and
a o;liiet seemingly whisting about his ears,
plunged him into new horrors. He pitched
heldlong, full two rods. down the slope of a
mound, reHgiously believing his descent to be
an unceremonious departure for the unknown
'land of shades where
Tnm demum horrisone stridentes cardine sacrae
Pardnnier porte.
! DIRK were the clouds which eovershadowed
the sun of Appeface, heavy were the fogs OBJ
scurIng its rays, out the blind ami caiumnat ed
,ladv who turns the ever revolving circle, that
rolls as uncertainty as a great roulette wheel
was pleased again to admit the star Of his desti-
ny to! emerge from its darkness. That very
bullet which SO frightened him, and to certain
iextent overturned. his centre of gravity was {
,.Godsend to Reuben for, 1.-THE crack Of the ri
,fe, the herd of loose animals which his pursGers
were driving, 'aeloped in double quick time IL
4every<directioE.,. and the incontihent pursued
taking an air line, made off for camp, at great.
tly accelerated rate; forgetfIl of the maxim o
returning good for evil, he;did not so much a.
,offetto cohdole.with his .chasseurs under theil
accumulated inisfortunes, of which he evidently
was thee cause \.''s: :.oA'io" '-'3
Meantime Mr@Waller was taking most GU
h, rious and accurate observation of surrounding
objects.a .and beholding in amazement, as well he
might our hero's demonstration from afar off
he bawled out to Flint, the remaining member o
i" the little troop in this classical phrase.
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