Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-10-04

| you, or was it about to destroy youf Presently
still keeping so close to you that | hesitated
about rushing ont upon it until affairs went
more favorably, it began to pluck up the
grass, ns If i'll search of roots. AT that
moment, became aware that another actor
had entered on the scene. y' e..
"in direct line from me, and beyond the
hollow, perhaps some dozen Of PAGES, stood
thick low tree, lis trunk visible, but its root
| clothed in foliage. 1T was the gooi,ir, or wild
Gig. and 10 the twilight it's branches showed
| crimson with its studs Of vermllion fruit, dead
ripe. A movement amongst the lower
umbrage arrested my gaze, aud could per-
ceive the crouching shape of some living
creature, some dangerous animal. perhaps, or
was it another monkey A rustic of ieayes
interrupted the labors Of the childstealer, and
skipping about he ran towards the fig tree,
as if to examine it. Beholdng nothing,
suppose, but tho fruit, be instantly applied
himself to satisfy his hunger, apparently
forgetting his former occupation. Now, [
thought was the time for an exertion to be
made; but, as l moved, rotten stick on
which trod made noise, which Instantly
atti acted the vigilapt creatures notice, and
| turning his back to the tree, he stood 1isten-
ing, as he gazed towards the spot where
watched. Atthat junctaro nv iuexpressible
astonishment, two tiny paws--were they
hands H-were protruded from the fig tree.
and ere the most startled heart could beat
once, out sprang around the monkeys neck a
moose of cord. And 10! screaming and
struggling with hideous contortions, with vain
about in agony. With a spring, l reached
you where you lay, indeed senseless, but not
dead, and held you to my heart. ,.
Who ia IL uho cfapdo bnoida mn ,,o,pf in m
to the ape, bound firmly by the strabgling
chord to the trunk of the tree7 All my little
page Hyder bravely have you done and,
but for this dear babe upon my breast, !
could have taken him in my arms aud thanked
him with many kisses. Amazed he was to
find me there; but when by degrees you
began to recover, and / found you still alive,
and, barring scratches and scars whence
blood had freely flowed, seemingly unhurt,
great was our joy in that dark hour. Hyder
plucked the ripe figs, and they served to
moisten your dry lips and to refresh us ;
and then he told me how he strayed away to
gather fruit, when the cries of the ayah had
reached his ears He heard from her what
had happened, and instantly made for q part
Of the woods where he knew the monkeys
often come to dig up the roots}of plant of
which they are fond, and which grew abun-
dantly only in the place ] have called the
grassy hollow l may as we'll tell you that
this plant was a species of wild yam
Diosoorea bulbifera, by no means despicable
fair for man or monkey. Hyder's cowboy
belongings of tether became useful in his
pagedom novitiate; but when he assured me
! must have travelled five miles. 4 doubted
how l could reach the pagoda SO tired aud
upset was l.
1T was almost quito dark, rs we came
upon good beaten track--the Gooty road,
llyder told me-. | sat down to rest awhile.
and pleased was to find my charge quietly
sleep in my lap. "Dekhc Bee-bse sahib
palkee atco HE Gooty say "--( Look, lady, a
palanquin is coming from GootyD And in
truth, O fash of distant lights is in my eyes
a sound of humming voices in my ears--s
palan9uin with its full complement Of bearers
and torches, and the loud but not unpleasing
chorus Of their song. Before half an hour
they had come up to u.s. and when Hyocr
hailed them, great was their wonder on hear
ing what had occurred, of which they imme-
diately informed thei. slumberng freight.
81 have little more to say, my dear The
gentleman whom they we're conveying 10
Madras, was soon beside US; he was quito q
stranger to me, but insisted on my taking
his place with you in the palkee, and on &C
companying us to the pagoda, where | need
not describe the warmth OF welcome that
awaited us, for your poor mother was iu o
state of distraction and your father had only
Just returned after vain search in quest oI