Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-20

here on muddy bottomp'' almost yelled a

here on muddy bottom" almost yelled a
third
/ Meantime the laden boat was brushing
along against projecting bushes and over
reaching limbs, and every moment getting
norc aud more cntanslcd, while the long
poles AMI sweeps of ths boatmen. as they
niptcl TO push her of, were often plum
gel, without touching bottom, into what
appeared TO be a soft, clayey mud, from
which they were only extricated by such
an outlay Of strength as tended still more
to draw the clumsy craft upon the bank they
wished to avoiI. At length. scarcely more
than Il minute from the first alarm. there
vas "a Kind of a settling together, rs it were.
and the boat bccaiue fast and immovable.
/ The fact vas annouueed by Dick Winter,
in his Characteristic manncr-wllo aided
with an oath, that il was Just what he .cx-
pect,.d tor moment or two dead 81
! lcnce followed, as IT caclr compicl,cntIe'l
that the matter was one to be viewed ia a
very serious light. st..sef ..f. f,t-
"Ill got over the bow. and Try to git the
lay of the land with MY feet" said Tom
Harris: AMI forthwith Inc set about tho not
very pleasant undertaking. ii ai ,ere =
AT this moment Eugene hcanl his maine
pronounced 10y i voice that seldom failed
to excite peculiar emotion in his breast,
ard now sent thrill through every nerve;
anl hastening below, he found blanche,
fully dressed, with liSh, in her hand
standing, just outsidc of her cabin, in reg
ular passage which lei lcuythvise through
! the center of the boat
Il have heard something, Eugene, -
she said enough to know that we have
pct with an accident but not sufficient to
fully comprehend its nature"
"Unfortunatcly, about two hours agc," !"
replied Eugene. 1--WE suddenly became
involved in a dense fog; and i'll spite
OF our every precaution and care, we
have run ayromnd--it may DC against
tho Ohio shore-ii may bc against an
island-it is SO dark we can't tell. Bat
be not alarmed Miss Blanche, he hurri-
edly aided; 81 trust we shall soon be ahoat
again; though in any event, the darkness
is sufficient to conceal us from the savages.
even were they in the vicinity
Il know little of Indians" returned
! Blanche; "but hav., always understood
that they are somewhat remarkable for THEN
acutencss of hearing. and if such is the
case, there would be no necessity OF thcii
being very near, 70 bcmadc acquainted with
out locality. ju'isiny from the loud voices
| heard a few minutes ago" a+
Il fear we've been rather imprulent.' .
said Eugene, i'll dcprccatiug tone; 'bui
in the cXcitcmcnt-'
His words were suddenly cut short by
several loud voices OF alarm from without
followed by quick aud heavy trampling
across the deck; and the next moment Sctl
Harper and Dick Winter burst into the
passage. the former cxcaiming:
We've run plum intoa rcd niggcr's
nest. Capn and Tom lIaris is. alrcad.
butcl,crcd and scalpcdi''s
And even as he spoke, as it in eonh.ma-
ton of his dreadful intelligence. tlcr,
arose a series of wild, piercing, dcmoniac-
al yells. followed by dead and ominou.
silence. fai Hi sHir.'i' tsH
/ q. So far we have followed the lovely he.
roinc and her friends in this adventure
but the foregoing is all that we can pub
i lisi in our columns. The balance of thu
narrative can only be found in the New
! York Ledger, the great family paper, which
can be obtained at all the periodical stores
where papers are sold. Remember to asl,
for the "Lctlgcr," dated May 22l, and in
it YOU will get the continuation Of the mar
rativc from where it leaves OIL. here. If
there are no book stores or Offices
convenient to where you reside, the pub
lisherof the I.slger will send yva a copy
10y mail, il you will senl him five cents in
Il letter. ,Aldrcss. Robert bonner, Lcdg-
er Office, 4 1 Ann Street, New York
This story is entitled, 'Pcrils OF the Dor
der" and grows more and more interest
ing as it goes on. ef