Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1859-07-09


iet stspdsal, - assssr-se.sAss men talk
~ ~ 49, be sessssl bslisf 10 The
keaeeey 81 eee0seeo15 eeOoaaiestioa bstveea
u scesnl cad - thssspsrsafsnl-sas visible
eee - isvisibss vsssd-ishsrsst ia hsusp
- !hsse sss ~ psssess whose lives do
90 tenpseos - bslse satjslhsssvily explained
~ scy ksews lavs-reoarksels prssentinests,
seeocsdssess, ssd so3sdhss sppasiiious, evso,
veaeA seso % b bsyesd he reach Of accident
sess''; ssd e'ss'sss - with special voa-
Az sssssIssd isss.ses er Ii. kind .h,p,.u.
e ssSS = =, .sus q ,GelIfeZAih IN Eens.Ae..
- - t. dssaissd thrss Ssvs a. : lonely
ssssbs Bear the Cosumse River, by Q violent
soss1 q reis. Do the fourth morniog the
s'ss4s broke sway. saddled, swan the river.
80 teek faint trail lssdisg over the plains.
teaee4lag 70 1sks Hicks Race G. - mile.
etelsst, aossg the foot hills Of the Sierra Ne.
ve1A Very 5000, however. I Loot the trail.
Which eed bsse eeuplesely washed out BY the
ssse. kstisg st hazard. toward the mount in.
. ssd4s. blisa iastiact-vhieh never felt be.
tsss, s.d csssot iateilisib.y dssreiLe-toli me
% sesass bee-Iiss in . certain direction. I
eeessspes took ny bearings BY the di.tan,
seevy peaks. sod rode slowly os-my mare
stskisG 70 hes knees si every step iu iEe loose.
ssesrsssd soil il vas durisg this ride that I
escs spoa four grizrly hears. eating aeors. in q
little grove OF oaks Oar Interview ~,, liz.
ssst Of tuo EpKiishmen in the desert; . mo.
osssssy pssse long stsre-snd each hurrie.
% get cot Of sight Of each oshrr. To te csnIiI
DID not dssire 90 iasreaseiioa.
I ssds sseh 90 proyrc.. that ni,ht e,m.
% - ] Sss catering the foot.hiiIs 4 md kr,,
~ bee liss faithfully al th day; aud when I
Assesd st dsst. ia . little wooded dell. Jisr~d
too tsses. 90 that might re.umc the direction
- ses sorsia,. Giving my marc the len.i os
hss lssss. that she might crop tae shrubs.
there vss no srsss 20 lie h,d-I built or = large
besars es dead limbs. and sat down be.i iic IL on
fallen tree. There was no moon but the
sesss t.istled clearly through the bare branch.
- eysrhssd. ! hsd depenird on reaching the
ssssee. Esd sss therefore without provision..-
~ sspper consisted Of . cigar aud some rain.
vsses. Which had gathered in hollow. What
Se0Sn thew 2 10 are! ] sisht give th 10.
= Es Il ::;::s's;yzss-:I ;!s::, :.. :ss
sbe44eS st, behind his iotstsr salad. But u
vessS cot b true. f<i' ss ~"1y and comfort.
seSs % " before ny vide 6rep'see in the eaker
eesoSsr (set bsiit yeti sol the starry .iirne~
sf the eight Gllei my hesrf wiiL . ,ootLias
sesss sf hsppise'. sud peace.
fskisg the ssdiie for a pillow. I wrspyci nv
sssf 10 ny blanket. snd lay down witL my b,ck
% the asId sud ny feet 90 lie Gre. Bat NY
sls.bers vsrc short aud GtrsL The ssighL 2.
heed vss famous Tor besrs. ssi va. spr.e.
hessive that my Hs,e would take fright get
lssss, go foSsske me. 30 ! lay svske half au
tsss st time. watching the eulninsiioa OF the
$3.50 90 the Eseridisa line u a .len!~r twi:
sves ny hesd. It vas perhst-. sn Lo q ys.i
nidsight. vhes. - thus lay With open csc.
essisg Jap the internal beauty sf nisLt. ! b..
esss esSscisss Of deep. narriurias ,ssnd.
Ike that Of rising Wind. Il io,keI st tie
trees; every bssaeh wss unmssei--yst tie
sessd vss Increased, us,ii the air Of tLs lonely
dell seemed 10 sIbrste with ns Lgrdss 4
stsssge fsslis; Of s~e and esy.eissey took ro.
ssssies sf Ne. Not deal leaf stirred on H.
bosg6s. While the mighty souaJ-a choral
hyns, song By ten thoa.ssd ,,ie,s-.wsti
down over the Hills. aud rolled away Ike ~.
tssssisg thusder over the Pl.ia. "a wa. 40
lesgsr the roar Of the s,sI. A. in ihe ws.
SssIsg pseIud- of "a organ melody. aoss fro
spos ssse vith slov, s,sje.,ie Eso,.,,p.. until
sSsy gathered Co thsm~. and tLss e,me tho
words. sis sItsseousIy ehsntsI by an imtaes.
sssbly best: -tirss, s,,,oSss Th. o.,
vss 6lisd vith the tsenssdoa. souni. whieL
seemed 60 sweep near the .,rfies of ti.s ssrh
poseusuasr, uthouf echo or feg ID ration
&sddssly. fer overhead. 90 the dsptL. of ths
-. sssx . ssgis. eis,r. piercing voice ~ sa.
ooDesl swestss.. Beyosi the reseh e Laus,a
suusof - ken alto pisrred the ars..mcs,
- nGgkt white lise Sf electric sfe A.i
DVssd. rsfheriax 10 force. the vat tss
pvUoI chorus srsdaaiiy disper.ei in'o ,iiener
esS esly thst oss usssr'hiy .ousd remiiaci
u vibesisd sIosiy int the ff.ymss, u a melo
d. eshte ssy vhieb hsd ever reached N ear,
"a Iesg us3vis,iry cry - victory snA of J,y
WbiIe the vosds girsf CrfsS, ?" ssre retsr,sd
eess ssd more hibdy. s sks voice .lo-iy ~iih
dssv. hte fsdipg besm Of r.e,, isto %,
ssysses of the starr Then ~ va silesi ia ID,
doll. 90 Leforr
IL 10 impossible 10 DE-. ribe the impre..iot
psstseed by this vosdsrfsi yi.iisiiss. .ler'
no more that sight, ssd for day. sftsrvsrj. tb.
pisseisg sseefssss Of that skysJ ,oic, ran,
shsossb ny brain. wsIkiag Bfo.jssy. yesr,
Afterwards. the memory Of m hs. flashed seros.
~ nisd % sharp ssd sudden ss sirssk oi
iGhtsiss; ssd IL il sos rsfsrns nofe hibtlJ
Esd less ffeqssptiy than before. il. ssiri add
sspefsst.ssi character r~s sins the sane. -s
ssdesistly sssks st the TINE, sod eosld recall
ssitbss fact rstscfiop. Ber fancy of . natsre 9,
suggest the sossd.. bat I vss fs,igasd fsni.h
-. siese 10 tbe wilderness. susd By the selss
sisy SD siisses of the aighf-yerhsr. ssr
Dsrs thss ] congratulated ny inssiasf
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