New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-01

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reth tline Il iE ny hand, walked Iaec>Ailie "a.
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eT eortIivei TO sever 10 ren or TWO 81 Use Nv e
~ bsckag ~ them wiz: the tHt-1nd CARY iis n IN
tiF-v round was soCu buy IA saIe1T-1nS o,eE n
to q Adam Il Par die Tying ihelr en1s -! -
- rIo.ss uTle o. teT1 over my ~ 1alieF- n me
,s,rsr of shuo.fu-bi-. and from thse l'anegcd 20
sufrepd kind Of ircek c. green leaves T-lh e1eo',1
sEy tIar sornei ny apgelEsIee zen W - - % :.
N o-d0n may declare " 81 1u- erve, that
~ yer felt prod CT pea ed wi;h any exploit o.
nv vi ole lie than nov did 81 the complexion Of my
,d,t Nv int which bal before bern yilfinJCsiy
ds,~rssef -oec al q oncc aai no longer despared CT
rss;oTfiiCn - society walked nlrlesiIcsiiy up Ann
dewn kceTinc car, fal lookout both upon the wrer
ard the land. boat passed AZ inc e.-Ancs :, uah
mile from the shore but TIED N van 70 attract tae 20
TIC IL The crrw Nv voice could not be heard 50 tN
snd Il by ncoid ut they saw me- they mn I
me for bush / nCw turned M back to The rYer 70
di -1g and cCnnreEced scvfre and careful scr'ilay
,pCD the land s,1e 70 see could possibly IN any d.
ts,tcu make ont any si-us Of lie. Five or SIX hours
mast have elrrscd .InCe the moment "pen pianged
he1dCDs from toe ladder; the snn wa now nearly a
nj. the hlac uIlst which hal covered every
thing and voed tn distance from my view in the mora
ing vhen emerged from the water and cravled up toe
rd6y bsrk had now entirely rolled away snt the Tast
levetI arr Of mArsbAnd open 70 my inspection 70
distance NJ least OF some five or Fix English InI = al toe
sxtrtu!ty Of which il was IoUnted by rising ground
,psrfely wooded imagined that co'li Distinguish
tie irud ais Of rOw Of small cottages partly con.
oes.ed Is group Of trees. though was by no means
cure thai Il was net bank OF earth or the iac,o rock
! locked laxcUsly round fJr other indications OF he
end sitter close and prOractei scrutiny, hal the sts
iscuoDcf Crtinc.ly peTceiymg a tnn column oil whie
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MI received now. in melEs Of Escape should
turn NJ on the river 10 attempt TIE passage OF the mar
in sno'hfr hour 20 latcst-though from orin cXper
ence well knew the difficulty Of the at'enpt and me
little probability there that perfect srhn.r would
succeed in getting across. -sw, too, that II would
mike the at.empt AZ all NUT not defer mu'h !on-er
since 20 be overi1ken by darkness in The mts o. ine
bog would b certain destruction.
fpsssed another half hour IN slrve! &c "a, = ~
which sbcu, four miles below thepoIf i whoa ! s'ood
now for The fret time discovered several small island-
oyeTgrown with reeds or un'e-Noou "l w! I'M
cd no siens OF ems human inhabitants, 90 lar a. con
distinguish and adhered 10 nay resolution o. crossing
the marsh De'Gyin. 10 longer, dc.cendei ir1in my
post Of observation int nding 20 iraVe! IN stal IN.
10 point where could still see the smoke ascesl..ng
had NOT however proceeded one hundred yar. before
found that NY idea Of ouTneying IN straight ne was
utterly inpTsctcablc. could walk over the arm son.
md could swim the pools but through the deep mag
O. Of sot beg could neither walk swim and. after
narrow escape from snothering in of them, came
10 stand still found, too that, now was down in
the swamp could not see the distant III whlcL was tHc
object Of my Journey though was plain TIA T. rom any
mart ofthe marsh might see the little mound the
iiveTs brink which had us left. | returned = the
mound, and. by the AID Oi number OF loose siones
which lying about, conrlyed 10 erect couple OF
smsll sgots OF WilowbraIchcs, at distance OF about
ten feet from ench other 20 serve diTecu0npOsts
ranging them 20 that while could sce but OF them,
NIGH know that was in the right track. Thus was
left al liberty 70 take sinuOus course in search o. firm
ground a. by making observation Ivy my telegraph,
| could NJ any time regain the night path.
1t il ms decided opinion that had been leit alone,
and suffered 10 continue my journey should nave ac
cOnplished the undertaking, arduOus ~ Il was. hhd
already wake l and wsded, and swum and saggeret,
and n0underefhlong for more than mile, when SUD
denly caught tight Of ragged, barehcaded ngure,
about hall mile in advance Of me, who was stoopaf
over a fiagnant pool aud cropping IN the water mr.
something perhaps leoches Of which he WINS IL search
Without rejecting for a moment what might he tue
effect Of my sudden apparition upon the mind oil an
ignorant b-or GlohU IN such solitude, and too mich
oyerioyed 70 thiik 81 anything but the overwhelming
delight Of securing guide Philosopher and tirnd,
fastened toward him with all the speed OF which wAs
ctpahlo--now clearing route among the Teeis AMI
ru,hes and sinking up To my neck in pool In
lees than half hour had arrived, painting for breai
within few yards Of the pond over the margin 81
which lie eth bending, with hi eye nXed IN the
water. Pausing Tor moment 81 recover my wind,
rused myself my full hight and halc him a. the top
Of my voice with " Iiola' Nen Herr, which, Tx an
electric shock brought him % he feet IN IN instant
saw in = momsut that had committed fatal blupdsr
The pocr wretch stood hast horrihed bcy )nI the
power of description lis white hair stnOd ON end IN
boodshot eyes were bursting from their sockets his
mouth yawned like cavern and emitted faint gurg-
ling sound and cvOsy limb shook with the agony OF fear
saw that Il necessary 10 rCa-surc hn and, seeing
no other way OF approaching hun than by swinulns the
pond entered the water, AMI, stat Ia hand, made 10
ward him Before had lessened the distance between
Us one half he hsd far recovered himself d be abe
give utfeIsnce TO Wi yo Of terror and 10 take
mady 90 be heels When had sN1un the pool, and ~
cended 20 the spot which he had len saw him running
Al the top Ct he speed and following winding route,
with which he svdeufy familiar be avoided the
water and tbs bogs, and kept on hrm groun1 made
attempt TO come up With him. but in my haste troi
upon piece OF loose siale which slding beneath me-
threw me upon the ground, and badly wounded my
night foot 50 that for the moment could proeeel no
further.
AZ sst upon The ground. endesvcring % .tanch the
fasttowing blood rom ny insiep by winding rolnf
some lcrg aags from the marsh watched the poor iei
low tll he longer Ia sight, and MARCEL that he
NJ, relaxed bis pace tl h. disappeared under the
cluster OF above which sd fret noticed the white
smoke ascending. To the marsh without guide
oct OF the question, and choosing dry and
nossy spot, lay down and rested TIL the afternoon
far advanced, having ulldc UP my mind, II no succor
came from the hsmlct which now eit G.sure was not
lar from the edge OF the msrsh that would return 10
the riyer before IL dark, and make las; AMI yig0r.
Gus attempt 10 sN IN % tn group OF Islands which had
observed in the distance, II one or tn Ot1er o. whih
might hope 10 Ind human Inhabitants kept nay tele
graph in sight, and the being low N n. hon
zon thinking Of rstTaclug NY s;cls toward Il, whea
in tie nci OF ris.ns 70 do - Jaw putty Of men, II
known way through the marsh, AMI rapidly advancing
toward tie spot where ! lay They hsd already mel-
sured Ls the distance and hi have them long
before, had happened 90 look IN that direction now
congratulated myself thsi my troubles were over AMI
wac bordering how could bc-t show my gratitude 10
IN detyerers when the dOubi suggested Ia my
mind whether tl.ey would prove deigerers or a.. |
kcIt nv eye steai.asily fixed upon their novemant,
ash they drew nearer Behold with d,.usy ths, they
sll simsd two a them, who lei the var, with osl
maskets and the rest with stayes syt5es and hadgeoas
Il PLAIN hst tue Old fool raj frightened away hsI
described re 70 Es cOCRIryncn - some savage mon
ster aid ttis valiant land had s-ein.t M.
hunt me to the death resolved Al 20 be sure Of
their object before they came 70 Edsegecah.c proXim
~ sId ~i,h THIS view, started suddenly 20 ny .ec' and
shouted - lCut ~ conld
Ny fears bu; too wei founded. A; he mrs;
sound Of nv voice the leaders TecOiloi few st,ps upon
the msin hojy, Who stCol al for lew rniclIes sp
pareiiy in eOuslfsion The result OF Whlch W1. hist
the firearms changed owner. snd TWO hol fellows
sepped 70 the front, and eveng Their pees KEEP. my
nsked boy covered with theH nIuzLe-, and OGiy re