The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-05-18

Push oN The bow CRIED 60. Y s u
"Qaick! ~ together. newf Sssr rith hef
shonted Anoshet. ssss ~:
4 sThe de'iIs u hi .hs's Y eresDd Vi
- muddy bottemt allpels ylllsd y third
4 Meantime the laden he6s 111 ~ aloa
sgsinss projecting. bushes and 0yeFsreehi4
limbs, aud every moment getting more An& nacr
entangled; While the long polls and swefpe =
the boatmcn, Gs.they attempted 10 push her On
were often Plnnged, without touching bottom
into what appeared u be y soft, clAyey mud
from which lhcy were only extricated " sucl
en- outlay of strength az tended .till more :,
I$iraw the clumsy craft upon The bank they wish
| ed to avoid. Al length, scarcely more than
1 minute from the 6rst alarm, there vas kind o
settlipg together, IS it xerc, and the boat be
came fast and immoyable.
| The fact WAS announced BY Dick Winter, ii
his characteristics manner--uho added, with "a
oath, that il was just what he expected. For !
!amoment or two dead silence followed, Is il
each ccmprehended that the matter Vas one 70
be viewed in very serious light. -
III get over the bnw, and try t0y the lay
of the land with my feet, said Tsns Harris; aud
forthwith % set about the not very pleasant
undertakings
At this nsdIacnt Eagene heard his name pro-
bounced By foice that seldom failed TO excite
peculiar emotion in his heart, and now sent
strange thrill through every nerve; and hasten
ing below, be found Blanche, fully dressed, with
= light in her hand, standing just outside Of her
cabin, 10 the regular passage which led lsngth-
wise through the center OF the boat.
~ have heard something, Eagene,n she said,
s'senough 70 know that We have met with iii &C
cident, butnotsuficient to fully compretendiss
nature"
Unfortunately, about two hours NO, !" repli-
ed Eugene, Eve suddenly became involved In a
dense log; and in spite OF our every precauton
and care, We have ran aground-it may be
against the Ohio shore-it may be against an
lsland-it is so dark We can't tell But be not
alarmed, MISS Blanche he hurriedly added;
!" trust We shall soon be aaoat again though
n any event, the darkness i sufficient to coy
ceai Us from the savages, even were they IN the
vicinity
know little Of Indians" returned Blanche;
"but have always understood that they are
somewhat remarkable for their acuteness Of
bearing; and if such is the case, there would
De no necessity Of their being very near, to be
made acquainted with our locality, judging
from the loud voices I heard few minutes
ago."
!" fear we've been rather imprudent," said
eugene, in n deprecating tone; ..but in the ex-
his words were suddenly cut short by several |
oud voices Of alarm from witho ut, followed by
! quick and heavy trampling across the deck;
md the next momeuf Seth Harper and Dick
Winter burst into the passage, the former ex-
claiming:
We've run plum into red nigger's nest,
jap'n, and Tom Harris is already butchered and |
caiped."
And even as he spoke, as if in confirmation
VI his dreadful intelligence, there arose a series
# wild. piercing, demoniacal ellis, followed by
dead and ominous silence.
So far we have followed the lovely heroine
nd her friends in this adventure; but the fore
.oing is all that we can publish in our columns.
The balance Of the narrative can only be found
o the New York Ledger, the great family pa
er, which can be obtained at all the periodical
torres where papers are sold. Remember to ask
Or the Ledger" dated May 22nd, and in it
or will get the continuation of the narrative
rom where it leaves off here. If there are no
ook-stores or news offices convenient to where
GU reside, the publisher Of the lie edger will
end you copy by mail, if you will send him
We cents in a letter. Address, Robert Bonner,
edger Office, A. Ann street, New York. This
tory is entitled, "Perils Of the Border" and
rows more and more interesting as it goes on.