Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-09-11

there WIS plenty of life in him aud sus-
pected he was lying quiet, nieditning mis-
chief ! was right. Every muscle began I
presently to quiver with suppressed rage.--
llo opened his eyes aud gave me n look, in
which fear aud fury were strongly blended.
| am not without superstition, aud for an in
staut quniled under that look, os the thought
struck me, that the black, unshnpely brute
might actually be the spirit Indicated 10y hs
name. With muttered growl at my folly,
threw the idea from me-leuped up-seized
the rcins--wih lash aud cry made him
spring To his leet-mounted him as he rose,
and struck the spurs into his side. lie reared
and wheeled but finding that he could not
get rid of me, aud being unable To stand the
torture of the SPURS which used freely, Ut
was no time for mercy,) he gave two or three
plunges. and then bounded awny at that
dreadful leuping gallop- that pace which
seemed peculiarly his own. tried TO mod
crate his speed with the brille but found to
my surprise, that had no command over
| him. knew at once that something was
wrong, ns with the lit had IN his mouth,
ought to have had the power to huve broken
his jawbone. ! stopped forward 10 uscer-
tain the cause the loOse curb dangling Mt
| the si,le of his head gave II satisfactory ex-
plannlion.
lie had all his own way, now lie was fair
" off with ne /; aud all could do was to bear
his head us well up as | could to prevent his
stumbling. However, MS IL would hive been
bad policy 10 let him know how much wns
his master, gave him an occasional touch
with the spur, us it wishing him to ncceler-
ntc his pace aud when he made an extrn
bound patled him on the neck us if pleased
with his performance.
A watery cloud was passing over the face
Of the moon, which rendered everything dim
aud imdistinct, as he tore away down grassy
slope; the view terminating ~ n grove OF
small trees, situated upon rising ground.
Beyond the dark outline of trees, ! saw 10th
ing.
AS we nearrd the grove, Satan Stacked his
speed, this ! thought he did with view To
crush me against the trunks Of the trees
To prevent him from having time to do this,
| struck him with the spurs, aud again away
he went like IA fury. As he hurst through
the trees, flung my head forward upon his
neck, TO prevent myself beng swept off 10y
the lower branches. In doing this the spurs
accidentally came III contact with his sides.
lie gave one tremendous leap lUrwurd-the
ground sank under his leet-the horse tunI-
bled over hls own head-I was ierked into
the nir--aud amid an avalanche oi earth aud
stones, we hurled down perpendicular
bank into the brown swollen waters OF the
Clyde.
Owing TO bend in the river the force of
the current was directed against this pnrtic-
ulur spot, aud had undermined il; and ul-
though strong enough to bearn Inan or horse
under ordinary circumstances, yet down at
once it Numbered under the desperate leap
of Satan. However, it did not signify, MS
nothing could have prevented us from surg
ing inio the water ut the next bound.
A large quantity of rain had fallen in the
! upper part of the shire aud in consequence,
| the river was full from bank TO brae. | wns
nearly stranger TO the place; indeed, so
much so, that had supposed we were run
ming from the river. This, combined with
! the suddenness OF the shock, and the appear
nnce ofn turbid, rapid river--sweeping down
trees, brtishwOod branches, hay, corn and
straw before it, with resisiless force-was so
foreign TO my idea OF tho calm, peaceful
Clyde, TINT when rose TO The surface, was
quite bcwlldered,nnd had very serious doubts
us to my own ideniy.
was reused from this state of bewilder-
mcnt by the snoring aud splushing of the |
horse; he was making bold attempt to
scale the perpendicular bank. Had been
thrown into the body Of the stream, should
have been swept away, aud The animal must
have persisted; but in all heavy runs of water, !
salt or fresh, there is what is termed an eddy
stream, running close IN shore, in contrary
direction from the main body of water.
have seen highandcrs in their boats catching
fish in the eddy stream of The Gulf of Cor
rieyrekin, within n short distance Ofihe main
tide, which, had il Int got the slightest hold
Un their boats, would have swept them with
fearful velocity into tho jaws of the roaring
gull. | wns caught by this eddy, which kept
me stationary, aud enabled me by few
strokes, 10 reach the horses side.
To cross the river, or TO land here, wns
alike impossible; so ! took the reins in my
right hand wheeled nj once from the bank,
and dashed at once with him into the strength
of The current. Away we went, Satan and
in capital spirits, both; not doubt of our
cilecting safe landing ever crossing my
mind. And the horse evinced his certainty
on that subject, by suntching bite out of
heap of hay that iloated ut his side, and eat
ing it as composcdly as if he had been in the
stable.
We soon swept round the high bank that
Ind caused Our misfortune, aud came TO a
level part OF the country, which WIS flooded
lhrup into the fields. then struck strongly
ont in slantng direction for the shore, aud
soon had the satisfaction of finding myself
once more upon tie green turf. Satan shook
HIMSELF pricked up his ears, and gave low
neigh. then stroked him, aud spoke kindly
to him. lie returned the caresses 10y licking
my hand. Poor fellow he had contracted
friendship for me in the water-a friend
ship which terminated only with his life
and which was rendered the more valuable,
by his never extending it to another living
thing.
WAn.-Voliare thus expresses himself on
the snheci of Mnr: hnndrnl thousand