Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1858-02-03
A RIVER ADVENTURE.

In the summer of 1885 was engaged
with 9 young man named Lyman Kemp,
in locating land lots along the Wabash,
in Indiana. had gone out partly for
my health and partly to accommodate one
who had ever been a noble friend to me,
and who had purchased great deal of
Government land. At eLosanspOrt he was
taken sick, aud after watching with him
aweek, in hopes that he would soon re-
cover, found that he had settled fever,
and as the physician said he would not
be able to move on under month, de-
termined to push on alone. So obtain
ed a good nurse, and having seen that
my friend would have everything neces.
sary 10 his comfort, which money would
procure, left hlm
As gnod fortune would have II, ! fond
party Of SIX nten bound on the Try
route was going, antt waited one day
for the sake of their company, AL length
we SET out, will three packshnfses To car
ry our luggage, and sopa found / had
lost nothing BY waiting. for my compan-
ions were agreeable and enlertainiug.
phey were going to St. Joseph, where
they had land already located, and where
they had mills upuu tl4e river. intending
to get out lumber the remainder Of the
season.
On the tIHrd day from Logansport we
reached Walton's Settlements oa Lit
tie River having left the Wabash on
the morningiof that day. II was well In
10 tbe.eYeniag when we reached tire Its
tie Iog-buit inn Of the settlement, and we
were glad enough Of the shelter, for, ere /
we were fairly under cover, the rain COM
menced to fall IN great drops, and thickly
too. And more still bad To- be thankful |
for. My horse began 70 show a Iameness
in oneaof his bind legs, and when Heap
ed from the saddle, found that his foot
panied him much, as could tell by the
manner in which he lifted his foot from
the ground. ! ordered the. ostIert 10 bathei
it with cold water, and then went into The.
house, where we found good substan,
tial supper, and comfortable quarters for
the night-fIat is, comfortable quarters
for that country and that time.
About ten o'clock, just after had re.
tired, azs just as II was falling into
grateful dfSwse, l was startled by the
shouts Of men ard the barking Of dogs
directly under alg window. As the noise
continued, aroses threw % my clothes
and went down.
"What ii II! asked Of the landlord
who stood II the enEry way.
"Aill don't sou know stranger" !" said |
the host, returning. Uu'ye heard of
Gustus Karl, perhaps r
Who, a Che west, at that ttifne, had not
heard of him the most reckless. daring
and murderohs robhef that eEerjcursed a
coantry. spld the bost that I lind heard
Df him often.
Weir he resumed. tile internal villain
was here only this afternoon, aud raur-.
tered and robbed man Just tlp tlie river
We've been out after him; but he's rill US
The slip. We tracked him as far as the
upper creek and there he came est on i
The bank fred at US, and, killed one of
our horses and ilen dove into the woods; !
we set The dogs Oh, but they lost him
Aud you've cone back hossless, b,
aaid.n
"Yes, the landlord growled, ssBut. 7 ]
he added, with 4 knowing shake of the !
head, "he can't run clear much longer. J
The country is il arms, and he'll eiiller 7
cave these hunsins ns' be dropped" /"
''Whatsoft ofa matl IS llel1 / enaaired. III
THE very last man yoa would take for
aus Karl. HE i small not d Bit nverl ii
we feet sig; with light curly hair, 4 a
nooth white face, and not very STOUT. Il
5ut, lord lore yer, he's quick a. tighten Il