White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02

1 hOik WIN Leal worthy 4 more ratlOuai cause
and, as the glare fell upon our persons and i'm
plements, could not help thinking how pictn
rescue grOupe we composed, and how strang'
and suspicious our labors must have appeared Il
any interloper who, by chance, might have stum
bled upon our whereabouts.
We dug very steadily for hours. Littl,
was said; and cur chief embarrassment Law il
the yelpings o. the lee, .sl,o tick exceeding in
terest in our proceedings He at length became
so obstreperOus that we grew fearful of his Civ.
ing the alarm to some stragglers in the vicinity
or, rather, this was the apprehension of lie.
grandi-fOr myself, should have rejoiced al
any interruption which might have enabled me
to get the wanderer home. The noise was, at
length, very efeetualIy silenced by Jspiter; who,
getting out of the hole with logged air of de-
liberation, tied the brute's mouth up with one OF
his suspenders, and then returned, with a grave
chuckle, to his task.
When the time mentioned had expired, we
had reached depth of Eve feet, and yet no signs
Of any treasure became manifest. A general
pause ensued, and began to hope that the farce
was a. an end. Legrand, however, although ev-
identity much Disconnected, wiped his brow
thouglrtfully and recommended. We had exca-
waited the entire circle of four feet diameter and
now we slightly enlarged the limit, and went to
the farther depth of two feet. Still nothing ap-
peared. The gold-seeker, whom sincerely pit
led, at length clambered from the pit, with the
bitterest disappointment imprinted upon every
feature, and proceeded, slowly and reluctantly,
TO put on his coat, which he had thrown off at
the beginning of his labor. In the meantime /
made no remark. Jupiter, at signal from his
master, began to gather up his tools. This done,
and the dog having been unmuzzled, we turned
in profound silence towards home.
We had taken, perhaps, dozen steps in this
direction, when, with a loud oath, Lcgrand
strobe up to Jupiter and seized him by the col
lar. The astOnished negro opened his eyes and
mouth to the fullest extent, let fall the spades
and fell upon his knees.
you seoundrclr said Legrand, Kissing out
the syllables from between his clenched teeth
you internal black villain.-speak, tell you.
answer me this instant, without prevarication.
-which-which is your left eyer
'Oh, my eoIly, Massa VIII, amt dis here my
lef eye for sartinl' roared the terrified Jupiter,
placing his hand upon his righf organ of vision,
and holding 1t there with desperate pertinaci-
ty, as if in immediate dread of his masters at
tempt at a gouge.
Il thought SOL knew it.-hurrahr vocife-
rated Legrand, letting the negro 60, and execu-
ting a series of eurvets and earacols, much to
the establishment of his valet, who, arising from
his knees, looked mutely, from his master to
myself, and then from myself to his master.
Come, we must 20 back said the latter, the
games not up yeti and he again led the way
to the tulip-tree,
Jupiter said he, when we had reached its
no trace of human footsteps was to be SEEM
Lcgrand led the way with decision; pausing on
ly for an instant here and there, to consult what
appeared to be certain landmarks Of his own con-
trivance upon a former occasion.
In this manner we jourueyed for about two
hours, and the sun was just setting when We en-
tered a region infinitely more dreary than any
yet seen. 1t was a species of table-la1d, near
the summit Of an almost inaccessible hill, dense
lywOOded from base to pinnacle, and interpreted
with huge crags that appeared to lie loosely up
on the soil, and, in many cases, were prevented
from preeipitating themselves into the valleys
below merely by the support of the trees against
which they recIined. Deep rayines, in various
directions, gave an air of still steiner solemnity
to the scene.
The natural platform to which we had clam
bered was thickly oyergrOwn with brambles,
through which we soon discovered that IL would
have been impossible to force our way but for the
scyfhe; and Jupiter, by direction Of his master,
proceeded to clear for Us path to the foot Of an
enormously tall tulip-tree, which stood, with
some eight or ton oaks, upon the level, and far
surpassed them all, and all other trees which ]
had then ever seen, in the beauty Of is foliage
and form, in the wide spread Of its branches, and
in the general majesty Of its appearance When
We reached this tree. Legrand turned to Jupiter,
and asked him II he thought he could climb it.
The old man.seemed little staggered BY the
question, and for some moments, made no reply.
At length he approached the tree, walked slow
" round It's huge trunk, and examined Il with
mute attention. When he had completed his
scrutiny, he merely said--
YES, massa, Jup climb any tree he ebber see
in he lifs.'
Then up with you as soon as possible, for il
win soon be too dark to see whatws are about
How far mus go up, Nasal inquired Jupi-
ter.
Get up the main trunk first, and then I win
tell you whiehvsJ to go-and hers-stop:--tak
this beetle up with yOu-'
de bug, MassA Wilde goole bugg cried
the negro, drawing back in dismzy- what for |
mus tote de bug way up de tree1-d-nif 1 do1
IF JOG are afraid, Jup. great big negro Ike
YOU, TO take hold Of harmless little dead bee
lie, why you can eazry.it sp BY this string-b1ti
Il you do not take Il up with you in some way,
shall be under the necessity Of breaking your
head with the shovel.
what de matter, now, nassau said Jups oT-
IDENTITY shamed into compliance; always want
Ior 70 raise fuss uid Old niger. Was Only finn
nm any how. Ne feered de bug. What keer
or de bug7'
Here he took cautiously hold Of ne extreme
md Of the string, and, mai7..ini5r die insect as
iEr from his person Is circurnst- .sees would .cr.
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