Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-05-14
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and 70 supply the s wants of his own h iami-
Iiy and others. and increase his gains in a
way. .yhe had opened % store.
j and filed it with goods from the Eastern
,lImarts, which goods were transported by
Hand over the moGntaihs to the Kana@ha.
land thence bytswatef toithe' Falls of the
EOhio, whence theirremoval to Fort Ber>
Etrand BECAME auooeasys matt ersz st atur>
chase and ship these goods Iand deliver
I a package OF letters TO friends in the East.
Eugene had beentthriceidispatched-his
third commission also xEendiqg TO the
escorting of the beautiful heiress. with
her servants, to her. new home. 40 This
last commission had been SO far executed
at, the time chosen for, the ,opening qt bur
! story. as 10 bring the different parties TO
the mouth of the great Kanawha. whence
the reader has seen them slowly floating
off upon the still, CLASSY bosoui} ofssthe
belle Of rivets.' - ~ bse.gsiba hg4
The day. which was an auspicious one,
passed without any thing occurring wor..
thy OF note, until near four O clock, when.
as Blanche was standing on the fore
part of the deck gazing atlthea lovely
scene which surrounded her, she saw a
seemingly flying body suddenly leave a
limb of a gigantic, tree, whose, mighty
branches extended far over the river.
and near which the boat was then sway
ed by the action of the current.O aud
alight with a crash upon The deck tof the
NNooaN, noGsmnre Cnau elgGl {esa from her.
)OU2 ElQ0Aa GN4eUd 10 R40RSGNY W4af
the object was, and to freeze oVhel blood
in her. veins. ) The, ggio0wlNEg. eyes oi q
huge panther met her gaze. i2I,he sud-
de1uess OF the shock which Ahisediscove-t i
\ ry gave iherMas UverppNeriGg. NTH a
! deafening shrek she fell np6n berknees'
d elias ped her hands before ber.breast..
The panther crouchen. Gfor his deadly
leap. but ere he sPrang. 4lhel hnn'ing
knife OF Eugene Fairfax (whoIcwith the
steerkIh an9 was the only person on deck
besides Blanche,) was buriddoto Ahe hilt
in his side. inllEctiny severe but hot faI
tal wound.HoThe ihfufiate h4ast at once
turned upon Eugene, and la deadly yIstrug
gle ensued. But it WAS 'short'one.-;
fhe. polished bladerof the kuife played
back and forth like e,lighthing flashes, and
at every plunge itstwas tburiedsto the
hilt in t1Ie pather'st body .awho' soon fell
to the deck. dragging the dauntles4
Eugene with him. On seeing her pro-
tecTor fall, BIanche.u,teraG::a ::another Shrek
and rushed to his aid; but assistance from
stouter arms was at hand! lE,EheI b6atmen
gathereuUfound., and the savage monster
was literary hacked in 4pidcesp,with their
knives and hatchets, andaEngeneJ cover
ed With blood was dragged from. under
his carcnss. Supposin9 him to- be dead
or mortaIly- wounded. Blanche threw her
arms around his.necki and gave, way TO a
passionate burst of grief But he was
not dead he was not even hurt, with
The exception Of few slight Scratches
was the panther's, not his own. But
IilAnche's embrace was his-a priceless
treasure-an index of her hearts emo.
tions and affections. Il wasf.ito. color
his whole future life. asqwill begseen in
the progress OF our stoly. aam.z
Slowly and silently. save theioccasion-
al creakp Dip and splashs Of the steers,
mans oar. the boat o, our yoyagers was
borne along u pom the bosom, Of Che cur
rent, on, the third night of,lhe voyage =:
The hour was waxing, late and Eugeneis
the only one astir except Tie watch, was
suddenl ) startled, by ,a.rough hand be.
iny placed upon his shoulder, accompapi,
Cd by tie words, III The gtdtf Voice Of the
boatmen: ''"s7 i"tE'..'i o3
J, 81 say, Gap'n. here 'stroubIe!'a -
What isit. Dick7'r inquired ,Eqgspe,
starting to his feet. ~, ef.-ss
-.Dou,L you see thar's, a., heavy fog
rising that " hl soon ,kixer us, 50 thick
that we won. be able 10 tell a white m an
from q niger j. replied The bosiman-
Dick Winter by hatne-;a tall hopy mus
cuIar. athletic specimen of his class.
Good htavdn so there is y rexclaimed
Eugene, looking of upon the alrtady mis-
r " waters. "ILmu<t have gathered very
suddenly. for all was clear minute. ago
/ What is to be done now This is some.
thing Twas not prepared for on such a
mig III as this, ..r.r.. 4l,t, t.-s s..r5r
1t looks ,roublous. Capt'in, II allow.
returned Dick, 'but we're in fort, that's
| sartin. and I'spose wen have To make
, the best on't:.'a .E7.iad al la u
: ''But what is to, be- done? aa What dc
t you adviser asked Eugene. in quick
, excited tone. thatindicated some degree
, of alarm. TIN. 4is54-1
why, ef you warn't SO skeered abou
+ the young lady, and it warn't SO dead
agin the orders from head quarters. iRy
plan would be ascl'ar aud easy one-I't
: justrun over to Kaintuck shore, aud tie
,luP.' aaaf3a ~. . .a
No. no. said Eugene, positively. '!hs
will never do. Dick-that win never do
3 would not think OF such a thing for 9
! moment We must Keep in the curren,
! by all meaus Us 15f4' 'f-ffE
t .ERyou cani' Fejoinea tbe bos,msn