The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-14

bS,tmeu ininglins together in loud, quick
excited tones. ~ 1AiA'4
-"Purh of the bow !" cried one.
"Quick! altogether. now! over with her"
Shouted anothet.i Z, sB Uds i,
1.-The deil's in it she's running aground
here on muddy bottom" almost yelled
third. ,,v o-r
Meantime the laden boat was brushing
along against projecting bushes and over
reaching limbs, aud every moment getting
more and more entangled while the long
poles and sweeps Of the boatmen, as they
attempted to push her oil, were of(en Plung-
cd, without touching bottom, into what APP
pearee to be a soft, clayey mud, from which
they were only extricsted by such an out
lay Of strength rs tended still more to draw
the clumsy craft upon the bank they wished
to avoid. AT length, scarcely more than
minute from the FIRST alarm, there was
kind of settling together, as it were, and
the boat became fast and inmovabie.
The fact was announced by Dick Win
ter, in his Characteristic manner : who ad-
Jed, with an oath, that il was just what he
! expected. For a moment or two dead
silence followed, as il each cornprehended
that the matter was one to be viewed III
very serious light.
alll yet over the bow, and try 10 GIT
the lay of the land with my feet" said Tom
l Harris and forthwith he set about the not
very pleasant undertaking. ,f...'I
At this moment Eugene heard his name
pronounced by a voice that seldom failed
to excite a peculiar emotion in his breast,
and now sent strange thrill through ev:
cry nerve and Fastening below, he found
Blanche, fully dressed, with light 10 her
hand, standing Just outside Of her cabin, IN
the regular passage which led length"ise
through the center Of the boat.
III have heard something, Eugene she
said, "enough to know that we have met
with an accident, but not sufficient to full
ly comprehend its nature" ........,.,..
"Unfortunately, about two hours ago.
replied Eugene, tive suddenly became In
volved in dense fog; and in spite OF our
every precaution and care, we have 'un
aground-it may be against the Ohio shore
ii, may be against an island-it Is 30 dark
we cant tell. But be not alarmed, Miss
Blanche" he hurriedly added: 81 trust we
shall soon be ahoat again though IN any
event, the darkness is sufficient 10 concea
us from the savages, even were they in the
vicinity" ..-.- ....I r..
III know little Of Indians" returned
Blanche; "but | have always understood
that they are somewhat remarkable for
their acuteness OF hearing; and II such Is
the case, there would be M necessity Of
their being very near, TO be made ac-
quainted with our locality, judging from
the loud voices heard few minutes
ago." -
81 fear we've been rather imprudent,"
said Eugene, in depreciating tone; "but
in the excitenent-" .fs.
His words were suddenly cut short by
several loud voices Of alarm from without,
followed by a quick and heavy Sralnpling
across the deck; and the next moment Seth
Harper aud Dick Winter burst into the pass
age, the former excluiming:
"We've run plum into AIRED nigger's nest.
Cap'n and Tom Harris is already bu,cl.-
cred and scalped"
And even as he spoke, os IL in confirm
alton uf his dreadful intelligence, there
arose a series OF wild, piercing, deinonir-
cal yells, followed by dead and ominous
silence.
So far we have followed the lovely he
rome and her friends in this adventure; but
the foregoing is all that we can publish IN
our columns. The balance Of the narru-
tive can only be found in the New York
Ledger, the great family paper, which can
be obtained at oil the periodical stores where
papers are sold. Remember to ask for the
LEDGER" dated May 22nd, aud in 1t you
will get the continuation of the narrative
from where it leaves oil here. IL there are
no book stores or news-ofiices convenient
to where you reside, the publisher Of the
Ledger will send you copy by mail, if you
will send hun i've cents in letter. Ad-
dress, Robert Bonner, Ledger Office, "A
Ann street, New York. This story is en-
titled, "Peris Of the Border" and grows
more aud more interesting as it goes Oh.