The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1858-03-03

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hafpehel 10 ial apon me lhe other
ia9, sh.litinafih'e N Aoep mellla
lion upon ihe hfegllt nnd finlliy nj
hamaa eAlslenee whleh ! feel myself
whally Incompetent 10 W. luriee "
Nh.lH vnl nmualne myself upnn
ila alofriail inp.e, ! wa mlinfly
aoafcl 10 The lanlnf dreams | im.
aglned that The weather wai extreme.
y wafih One eyonlng took . short
touf upon % muuniin NJ almosi ~.
ienn'nnble height, fUr % soft Of re
creation, vhen, nll nj once, | came
ton po'lnril t1ulot, lho banks Of
whith woro o,olsneah With mnis anl
blue grusi, Which appeared m me
would serve ~ temporary bed fof
wetlel lru,o'or Aftcf standing
for Some img nlmiriui the irnuspa.
rctcy of lha bmoh, nnl lho myral'
OF llttio fishes nUl other nnimnlculr.
that spor'od N tho aqucoNs element,
] was snlilcnly overcome ~ q scnsa.
ton ~ cnuui, or hssiiudc, which
caused M to Gall upon ilc earth.
Atlcr au aonr or two " rest, % |
thought, Of swcc, sleep in the realms
Of silence, ! was instantly awakened
lram my slumbcr by sonorous con.
cu.siou Of the infurinicl elements,
vhichrryctbcraicl through the noun.
tain, like a distant discharge Of mr.
tillcry, attended by n shower Of rain.
After going through the usual ccrc.
mony Of one aroused from steep, |
looked around me, and to my utter
nstouishmcn,, found myself lost;
my brain was turned iopsy.taryy Ike
an asiiaicl goose egg. Which way
to 20 aud which to turn, did not
know: hu, after a moments deliher.
alton. | concluded that | would trace
the stream 20 its source. Starting
oG a, a rapid speed, giving myself
harlly time to catch breath, ,rav-
clcd abou; two leagues, when | sue.
ceeiei in tracing the head Of the
creek, which ran some two or three
miles down q steep, rocky, and pre-
cipitous mountain. md dlsenbogued
itself in huge basin surrounded by
vas, plain. Inhabited By buahloes,
deer, aud other animals that roam
the endless prairies OF the occidcu,.
After taking sea, By the origin Of
the stream, gave myself up to Sc
rious thoughts upon my lost ccnii-
tion. which were broken a, intervals
by the mcllilacus strains u the aerial
sougs,ers. which made the very ,wigs
Of the sturdy giants vibra,c with the
swcc,cs, melody; and again ! could
hear the abominablc hoo, Of the owl,
the croak Of the raven, the scream
Of the panther ard the distant yell
Of the vcrnacular savage, which male
nv soul rcccil, to think that ! vas
fur dis,sn, from my native home,
without the leas. thing to steer my
course or instruments TO defend my.
self with. Mt length came to the
conclusion that sitting 10 ono place
woulln'i ge, me out Of the difficulty;
80 | resumed nv vou,cd course with
grca, depression Of spirit and do.
bisusness ef ever seeing my friends
faces a-sin. bu, ne "nil dcspersn.
,lu,n'' vas the bcs, motto, ! took
thu, in one hand aud courage in the
other. and continued my course thro'
an unknown region, for miles, With.
out seeing the least vcs,ise Of q hu.
man soul, when. al Of suddeu. |
came to an immense inden'sticn IN
the groanl, thc sides of which we're
Of massy rock. On one side vs. an
entrance 10 q yavniug cavern or grit
to of hinge dimensions. As ! was an
amateur of natures work, ] hsi the
curiosity to zee vhs, was 40 caricus-
Iv eouccals,l under tia, sub'vrrsne-
Gus vault. The next lhias was hoa
to make my d,s~n, in such slsu'ny
place. without the assistance ot some
onc frum above: bu, after the dark.
ness hai been baaishci,n some De.
gree fron my sight, behclll.on one
side Of the aperture a stone ladder.
hy means Of which | descended with
A good dead OF reluctance. The
slsominess Of the place caused .
o,ecr sensation, ''it | may be allow.
Ell the cxprsScn.'' to pcrvsdc my
Whole person. which, Of cnursc. sny
sailen transition from light to dark.
res will produce. After. viesipg
the cell to ny hearts ssnseas, ] en-.
tered another. the dinsnsioas Of
which we're nseh greater than III
eshes. What sppesFed ner ssses.
ishiue 70 - vss, that ~ sssssd