Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-09-18
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tIeand' soa've comeiback bOosiess,s =
lsaid.usz II sniz. atam 9.iiii q Yj1e9
yes the landlord growled. .Bus.ithe
added. with q knowing shake Of the
head. he can't run much longer. The
country Il II, arms, and he'll either leave
these hunting !. or be dropped
r. :What sort Of a looking man is hep
| aslIed .1uH 10 1oioSiS sdl - 2.s"tof
70 a.The vefy last man il the world you
would take for Gus Karl. He's small
no. q Bit over fise'fest six: with light cur
ny hair 4 smooth white face, and not very
stout. But Lord love ye, he's quick as
llightning, and bis eyes got FIRE in il. He
dresses ia Iall sorts Of shapes. but gen
orally like a common hunter. ohoi he's
the very devil. I do believe
| After the tub full of whiskey and water
which the host had provided was all
drank. the crowd began to disperse, and
shortly afterwards went up again to
bed; and this time I slept on till morning.
had Just eaten my breakfast and had
gone out to the front door, when horse
man came dashing up to the place. him
self and animal covered with mud. Il
had been raining all night. The first
thing the new conner did was to enquire
for me. answered at once to the name;
and he then informed me that Lyman
Kemp could not live. and that he wished
to see me as soon as possible.
The doctor says he must die. and the
poor fellow now only asks for life long
enough to see you
Poor Lyman!' / murmured to myself
so young-so hopeful-with SO many
friends and fond relatives in his far off
home-and taken down to die in a
strange land! I told the man would
set out on my return as soon as possible.
He ate some breakfast, and then resum-
ed his journey. being bound up as FAR as
the Potawattamie border.
l settled up my bill and then went for
horse; but bitter disappointment await
ed me. l found the animals foot swol-
len very badly. and it panied him so that
he could hardly step on it. Had the
road been good should have been
tempted to try him; but knew that in
some places the mud would be deep. l
went to the host and asked him ifshe
could lend or sell me horse. He could
do neither. His only spare horse had
been shot the night before by the Wa.
bash robber. There was not horse in
the place tobe obtained for any amount
Of money. l returned to the stable and
led my horse out, but he could not walk
with any degree Of ease. / could not
use him. I was in despair. ~ ;,
Locke said my host. as began to
despond. can't you manage canoe?
'Yes-yery we'll ] told him. nj.
Then that's your best way. The cur
rent is strong this morning. and without
stroke Of the paddle 'twould take ye
along as fast as q horse could wade
through the mud. You shal! have one of
the canoes for Just what it is worth, and
ye can sell'it at Logansport for as much ;
| caught the proposition instantly, for |
saw it was a good one.
Ifye daren't shoot the rapids added
the landlord, .ye can easily shoulder the
canoe and pack it round. 'Tisn't far
Il found the boat to be well fashion :
ed dug OUT large enough to bear four
men with ease, and at once paid the
owher his price-ten dollars and then
had my luggage brought down. I gave
directions about the treatment Of my
horse and then pushed off. The current
was, quite rapid say four or Eve miles
an hourMbut not al oall1turbulent; and l
soon made up my mind that this was FAR
better than to ride On horseback. The
! banks Of the river were thickly covered
with large trees, and saw game plenty;
and more than once was tempted to fire
4 the contents Of my pistols at some Of the
| holIo,N E,1I HIT kaH M
time to waste. and kept on. Only one
thing seemed wanting. and that was a
companion; but was destined to ind one
soon enough.
II was shortly after noon. and l had
just eaten my dinner of bread and cold
meat. when came TO place where the
river made an abrupt bend to the right.
and little farther on came to broad
basin, where the current formed per-
feet whirlpool. did not notice il until
my canoe got into it, and found myself
going around instead of going forward.
| piled my wood paddle with all my pow
er, and soon succeeded in shooting out
from the rotary current; but in doing so
ran myself on a sandy shore. The ef.
fort had fatigued me not little. and as l
found my bark thus securely moored, I
| resolved to rest few minutes.
had been in this position some ten
minutes when I was started by hearing a
football close by me. and looking up I
saw man at that side of my boat He
was young looking person. not over two
and thirty, and seemed TO be hunter.
He wore wolf-skin shirt. leggins of red
leather. and cap OF bear skin.
Which way ye bound. strangsr? he
asked in pleasing tone.
Down the river TO ,Logansport.' re-
piled. ..