The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-03-15

glimpse Of the trees on the far side of The
prairie. There was big clump of cy-
prus trees, that could see plain enough.
knew this was close TO my neighbours
shaniy; so | gave my creature The twilch,
and struck right for il, As | lefl the tim
Der. The mare was up to her hips. Of
course | expected good deal OF heavy
wading; but | had no idea the water
would get much higher--lhere is where |
made my mistake. had not got nlore
than couple Of miles out, when dis.
covered the water rising rapidly, for no.
iiced the mare was getting deeper and
deeper. II was no use turning back now.
would lose The mare 10 a dead certainty,
if | did not succeed in making the high
ground; so | spoke TO the creature 10 do
her best, and kept on. The poor beast
did not need any whipping-she knew as
well as myself there was danger, and she
was doing her best and NJ mistake. Sill
The water rose, and kept rising, until II
came clear up tn her shoulders. | began
! to feel frightened in earnest. We were
not more than half way across, and |
! thought II II rose much more we %oulu
have TO swim tor 1t. was not Tar aslray
about that. The minute alter 1t seemed
to deepen suddenly, as Il there were
hollow IN The prairie. ! heard The mare
give loud 'goui' and then gn down. I'LL
was up 10 'he wais'' one rose again
The next minute but could tell from the
smooth riding mat she was OIL lie Dot
tom. She was swimming and no mis-
'aNe. ,.nv .s.. .t,t
Al nrst lhonghi OF heading her PACK
10 The shanty' and | drew her round WIN
That intent but turn her which way
would iound she could no longer 'ouch
bouom. l guess stranger was IN
quanuary about men. | began 10 mink
una, pom my own anu my mare ,lme
llau come III earnest, Tor hau no laea
mat 'he creature could ever SWIM to inc
olher sue, especially WIN me on her oacK'
ana particularly as al mat Tune my RIOS
were heavier lhan 'ney now are. was
not much under two hundred at lhe tIlne'
and that's no lig ghl weight reckon. wei.
was about reckoning up. got to think
ing about Mary and the children, and The
old shanty IN The Mississippi and heap
OF things that | had left unsettled, and
that now came into my mind TO trouble
me. The mars was still plunglng ahead F;
but l observed she was sinking deeper
and deeper, and last losing her strength,
and knew she could not tiold ou: much
longer. thought at TINS Time ihat II !
got Oft her back and took hold ol her tail,
she might manage little better. 80
slipped backwards over her hlPs'and rlnng
to the long hair II d'd DO some good Tor
she swan higher; but we go' mIgh'y SLOW
through the water and | had but little
hopes we should reach land.
81 was lowed IN THIS way about quar-
ter OF mile, when | spled something
floating on The water ll''le ahead. llhad
grown considerably darker but mere was
still light enough 10 show me that The
Thing was log. An idea now en'ered
my head that u might save myself ny ia
king to the log, The mare would then
have better chance Tor herself and may
he, when eased OF dragging me, who was
keeping her back, she might make footing
somewhere. So ! waited I'LL she got
lille closer, and then, letting go OF her
tail, clasped The log, and crawled on TO
IL. The mare swan on, apparently with