The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-05-27
Horrot, 0s Starvation.

dcvoured; bct on examination we found n
small piece Of flesh remaining on the lower
thigh. which sc carefully cut oil, with tho
horc that We could eat Il ourselves. Hut IL
was no 20; Il would not stick. We tried il
IN every way possible, but to no purpose. 1t
was more than our stomacbs could bear
What now Ia do wo could not tell 10 get
out was impossible. Death seemed to stare
us in the face. My companion became SO de-
spondent Tint he gave up NIL hope, and would
not leave tho camp; although he was n much
lnrgcr aud stronger man than myself yet
kept up much the best.
7 But ut tho same timo saw little chance
hut to stnrvc; yet made a firm hope that no
would die first, and them. For fear he
might take advantage OF mo, seldom cft my
riilt out of my hands. kept on my feet all
the time, although was getting exceedingly
weak; ond the snow on the river bar was four
feet 'irep, and from six 10 ten feet on tho
mountains. Now, all my fairy dreams OF
wealth and Happiness when should get homo
were TURNED into gloom and darkness; gold
lost its ,Iistrc. To become q cannibal wns
horriyinB, tho thought Of having to starye to
death and become tho food of wild beasts was
intolcrnble. Gold was no use wonld gladly
have given NIL possessed for one pound OF
bread, but alas! could not get it. My heart
grew faint within Inc. ! knew full! well that
that there waano chance for my men TO get
to mo before rnust starye 20 death unless
my companion Should die, or I----. To be-
cbnc q murderer seemed too hcartlcss. and
treachcrous; hut whe. could doY j ds II not
better that one die thnn both .licP Thus |
reasoned and struggled against reason, until
hope wns lost in desTair.5
But hnrk an idea occurs to me, ] semcm-
ber of seeing the track &c cayota nenr tho
carcase of that mulel Hope springs up; new
yigor isiaronsed tanatchcSl up my fihc, and
started oil IN the direction of tho mule With a
light heart and eager step, with a hopqof yet
escaping tho dreadful calamity tNat sNkmcd to
awnit NO. 's SGs,ty Sf AZ
On my reaching tho cnrcase, 8 taw that
there Was cayota the in habit OF cotnIlE there |;
how 70 contriyc some way tosl kill II Swas the
ton, posted myself behind lergq qfosS II
was now getting near dusk. no Say otsl yet.,
sht with engcr expectation, t,opIIlg tho NNxt
moment wonld bring soma wild beR ID st6ht4e
al the first appearance Of tho al Pf lN9kdssS
my rifle 10 my face and hrcd. in6!Es Qkst3s
shot. kowrmy heart was flied vita joy and
felt that He who had cfea1f aepst Alytc
10 feed me, and that II was no III hSf just
that should feel tho sting df ths lRsl
no much deserved from tho hand 6I HjfU "
shadt thus far blessed and prospged mes
ny Fsturn to samp, 4 mutra cspDgans1st
but # Inbmenr previous, atfflggli ling aeef =.
,9espair, might now be seen viii, hrlglYe \
'dountonanro, with tears Of JOY chasing ,rs4
other down hia emaciatod cheek. NJ
s Ilr6Snysns oY MARI N Missssfprl1fTM
St6tS 9SeQlogist has discovered III AiIs6Htipn
an abiiisilance Of green sand mari, Ii, Son4
.cpuhiys Ihrougll the western part IN khA
efniig the prairie rocks or marls Miif Epyet
equally salukblc, Tho interest In .she3 N|tStii.
opments ~ Increased by tho lact tEsx1 tisss
belt ofcalcArc0ts soil, sosrich in marIs, N ha
travefscd BY shc Mobile alil Ohio Raslf4Sl
The, Wresgss MoSust s;.. lho tisaStsI. ;s,s& a
erots tn9hs ficrt to pmicl qebsterx III, pasted
tha Senafe of Massachuasts enIne NJ, 'fa thc flkas
oitReiurdays The hacsoliels, " u tasd, .ls{sH
opposod it BaYpcfats md Hhigs, hoHoyes, ,fi<W 8
yinjIeated thu character c dead but on iutst
OF olssof Mr. Webstei's nysf Intifnats ftIcpdsss
resolution wa lld on tho table Us an alnoss u6a
nous veto. ihere VAS power pGpafh 10 puas III I
message, hP,l u been sl.ouabt beat q prcss NJ q
The following good one i from 4 western { 4
chapgr;--. -, $50 s k84s
When Satan eouiil,lt slinb tbe wall Isl
0fPafadisc, 10 peSt,iil, u ss 8 g q q 4
He BOT y snake With loskci tongue 1 a
keasatl ;hs gstd e, creep
Sewhan Nebrask s virgin soii Il.
Y sealy srasA he'd IeAvo IL, \ + s. IS 81.
'Who1l DO iny reptite anw ~ hi cfiaa e - -
Htat here ar, r. ssys stcplsea
tlaR a'si sryiss ID 81. sssp about sSnsatlIi
enc keow what. The saaf.asksa hlsp alij 81 8
the n,asser. s. + Is is 2sl ~ Z
sll'be pspaahes sa,a rs. ns,At iii bo ,,ass,j
and tslosss %. sjd ps Il tzsse M
hvss $2 ~. z,.,.. a. z ~ " t5ts;.d&