The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-13

standing near the bow felt the extended branch of
oveyhansiug limb silently brush his face. Ho started
with an exclamation Of alarm, and at the same moment
the boatmsn the right ealied out ga
Quick here's boys we 70 agn the Shore as sure a.
death! - t.stf s.se ..s al i,e a..
Then followed scene OF hurried and anxious oonf
sion the of the three boanen mingng together
in loud, quick excited tones fse3 aai 8seir q
"Push of the bow" cried one. 49,
.ouick altogether, now over with herr shouted
"Thc de'ils in It she's running aground here on a
muddy bottom - almost yelled third. 4
Meantime the laden boat was brushing along against
projecting bushes aud oyerrcachng limbs aId every mo-
ment getting and more cntanglcd, while the long
poles xnd sweeps Of the boatcn they attempted to
push her off, often plunged, without touehing bot
tom into what appearcd to be soft clAyey mud from
which they were only extrcated BY such outlay OF
strength tended stili to draw the clum craft
upon the bank they wished to avoid At length
ly than minute from the first alarm, there
kind of settling together 1t werc and the boat became
,IAS.sn9t wss oa~osaced by -Dak wntcr in hts. char
acteristic who added with oath, that it was
juN what he expected. For moment or two dead
silence followed if each comprehended that the mat
ter was one to be viewed in a very serious light
Tll get the bow, and try to get the lay OF the
land with my feet, said Tom Harris and forthwith he
set about the not very pleasant undertaking. DIP
At this moment Eugene heard his name pronounced by
voice that seldom failed to excite peculiar emotion in
his breast and sent strange thrill through every
nerve; and Fastening below, he found Blanche, fully
dressed with light in her hand, standing just outside
Of her cabin in the regular passage which led engthwise
through the centre Of the boat. 5fI kif9at "
II have heard something Eugene, she said, enough
to know that have met with accident but not su
icient to fully comprehend its nature = ~ - a
iF''Unfortunately. about two hours ago. replied El-
gene 1--WE suddenly became involved in dense fog and,
In spite Of every precaution and care have run
aground IL may be against the Ohio shore-it may he
against andt is dark can tell But be not
alarmed, Miss Blanche, hc hurredly added II trust
we shall son be aoat again though In any event the
darkness is sufficient to conceal from the savage even
they in the vicinity, , x = et ,,,s .,{t t,rs -
~ know little Of Indians, returned Blanche; g but
Ihave always understood thnt they are somewhat re-
narkabe for their acueness Of hearing and if such il
the case there would be necessity Of their being very
near to be made acquainted with locality judging
from the loud voices heard few minutes ago. sai
~ fear we We been rather imprudent, said Eugene,
in u deprccating tone; sbut in the excitement
His words were suddenly cut short by several loud
voices of alarm from without followed by quick and
heavy trampng the deck; and the next moment
Seth Harper and Dick Winter burst into the passage the
former exclafming: s Fr1ge4 s0 st RgisE GW q
We've run plum into red niger nest, Cap'n, and
Tom Harris is already butchcrcd aud scaIped!'
n And as he spoke as if in confirmation Of his
dreadful intelligence, there series of Wild piercing,
demoniacal yolls, followed by dead and ominous
silence.
10 far we have followed the lovely heroine and her
friends in this adventure but the foregoing is all that
can publish in columns The balance Of the
tive can only be found in the New York Ledger the great
family paper which be obtained ut all the periodical
stores where papers sold Remembers To- ask for the
Ledger" dated May 22d and in it you will get the
continuation of the narrative from where IL leaves oil
here. If there book stores or ncwsofces conye
nient to where you reside, the publisher of the Ledger
will send you copy by mail II You will send him fvs
cents in letter Address, Robert Bonner, Ledger Office
A Ann street New York This story is entitled, Pcrs
Of the Border, and grows more and more interesting
1t goes on. ~. Ns &R