The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-04-28
plunge all in darkness more oppressive. more
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What sgniiicd that They had not cncoun-
tered him--pcrhaps never would Why had
he not shouted They might have heard
him. He did 50 now. Throwing his entire
voice into one effort, he uttered Il fearful cry.
that rang out di>mally along the passages
and came back again in dull echoes; but these
last alone replied. lie again sat down. rest
ing his head upon his hands; he heard the
question ringing in his cars again and again,
with such fearful pcrtinacity, cam | to die
in this manner z" He heard again the water
dripping in regular beats, with II .'nonotony
more terrible than utter silence; for his i'm
agination saw in it huge clock beating ont
measure for the life of men. lie was startled
to hear the sound of the organ and church
music--decp, heavy, and Observation-Disclosures
less vcspers at st. Sulpice And he thought
of the crowds entering the huge cdificc, and
listening to the divine music, little dreaming
of the suffering and death far down in the
black chambers beneath them. lie thought
of the great noisy world above, Of the rafting
voiturcs, laugh of children, hum of man, and
gossping of women. The companions who
had accompanied him had probably returned
to their homes, forgetfi, of HIM.
From this his mind wandered to other
scenes, far, far away over the wide Atlantic
scenes of his childhood. lie saw once
more the Scotia floating sunnly away, now
widening into lakc--now slumbering APP
parently under huge banks covered with for
est trees All how beautiful; how near and
dear all seem to him! Or he saw a home as
wildly beautiful. but nearer still, where tie
winds whispered among bending trees, and
wild birds sang. and two lovely eyes looked
long. yet looked III vain for him who should
never, never come again-ncycr be heard of
in his loathsomc burial placc.-Then the
mind took up the dmly remembered stories
of persons lost in these vast chambers and
stumbled over by exploring parties after the
rats had half eaten their bodies. lie could
not bear the thought-hc wonla make one
more desperate effort for life. Starting for
ward he felt hastily his way about the huge
chamber in which he was, i'll search Of an en-
trance, but without success, and at last fell
TO the earth. in utter inscnsibility. W hen
he came again to consciousness, the blessed
light Of day was shining upon him, and
friends were about his bed, watching eagerly
his return to life. Their story was as he
had suspected. They were on their return
before one Of the party noticed his absence;
and then quite dispute arose as to whether
he had entered at all. They were positive
on both sides Of the question. But onc of
them was so earnest iu his aprcals to their
humanity, asserting positively that he had
seen their lost conradc but a minute before,
that. ol,houoh fine rest considered it quite
absurd that anv one would willingly drop
behind in such place, they turned to search
for him. Had he remained where first he
lost them, the greater part of his suffer-
ing would have been saved him.-l'ut after
carefully rctracng their steps, and asking
the old man who had opened the entrance
for them, and hearing his assertion that The
same number came out that nc had permitted
to go IN, they laughed at their itars and sep
aratcd
1t is singular fact that one OF the COM
pany vino had denied at first, and felt salts
fled i'll his denial, that Mr.. w. was one OF
the party-alter they had separated sudden
ly remembered a little circumstance which
brought the missing friend to mind. lie
fastened to his room, and, not finding him
there, to his various places Of resort, but
with like success. AS the night wore on,
and no tidngs of the lost one could be had,
he felt so certain Of the terrible fact that he
could not sleep, ard at last haste ned to the
proper ',',i'oii''en WIZ. ms ns''','
reou1sition: and after hours of painful search.
our hero Mas discovered and conveyed to a
place where he could be cared for.
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GLORY. CARNAGE, AND M1sERy.-Gcntlc-
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inc fine things in praise and commemoration
of
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