Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-05-05
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Casting anxIou. look, bclird ti..7,. tb,
fair fugtiv,s Jaw tue Sam, frt.t, burn.
ing home, and er.un. m,n s-ru,-'.t- in
the ligrt OF the rri glAro d. Ul,am.l-r
tul, thrilling spectacle aud t.cv hurried ..-.
to escape II Jdpe. who had proved cllr..
geous and active, cnc1urac J ;l.m g., ,..
cePt and example. Ruth U....4.I. d. inc.
little behind her eompluI,us heard to
footsteps 81 pursUrr- sr1 atrr.,,,.s,t I,-
Trends OF the f.ct, who needed u.r.w ,,i.,
ulss to excite them to tAc creates. ,Tlrt.,
which they were capable. Itcy rra.Lei tha
swamp aud took shelter in ~ LIKE f.i-lr..,a
/ birds. The laurel was vel nigh ir.i..f.
/ bic, inumcrabic vegetable arms " r. .trti..l.
Ell out To oppose them. nct>wvra of ,ta..
aud branches disputed their ras,s-. Their
hand were larcera'ed by cl,t-ct with colti,
usliy projecting To,nts aud shred. nj their
! garments were lett upon brake aud bri4r.-
I ureiug tnoir way along 10 tho darau,.s aal
terrible iutfIcacy, they soon sui uuvilliny
+ !y became scrlr.tei, while their zttemrt.
70 find each other involved them IN ~ l.b.
yUlth, I"ra. bleeding flIntiug With far
! ard exhaustion, J,s ie B5sus.!a sat.s upsn
the earth
For tune her p ysicll d ,nra,sf f,eq,
ties we're Ia such wAir! o; . t,nrr.t Oh.
the consc Ousnes. Of every thing ar.1ai l,r
seemed slipping away fsoui her. There 70
maiued wih her only heav reA. ztti1u OF
something fearful aud .a.csiug. Ati,n.ra
the ehil.ines' of tao ground zli tie ri-4,.
air cooled her fsv-rcd system aad restored
IsF - II
selt aud supported hcr head uroa hsr hand
Her disheveled garments, AID her !ac,f.,.l
person reminded her of the ordeal through
which she had passed Thor, wae 'a,iic.
work Of vines around auI above her. o.
thought Of tic sudden charg, Of her c'r
eumstancss When the sun ven. lowula...
sho had comfortable sad bel we'd home
now she had noue, bu' was a hunted. r
secuted fugitive, covering ina Gsrk,6ms
swamp. the resort of w.ld beast. and law
lees men. She could bot bs so SELF IA p.
not to tbiuk # her cum-auious Where
were they Sbe shu idcrei a, The rq..f.
bi.Hy of what might have D. s,.i.p I'll. y, s
palaiui recollection 90 regard o. Der Lta,,
defenders added Gnsreakabiy o. the ai-iIas
ton Of her raiul Ear oT ip she rr.tI,. OF
the sNamp shei card the shti. O. cG tls pan
. er the boAl ol ibc @Hf, att she Gsml!
no.cs oi thc owi Fus fitl c.afrls' O.,
the Te.ed aui s,cunuy %. l.au-,ia..i
Lookiug upward ;br % ~ the tcrs-iol- fi.t
age isto tho dim say. she Ltl,Ii q black
cloud ot smok-- all thar remained % Ie..
fathers mansion, save !-a e.af.,4 ...
sm5ulderug lraDi. iilt s.I ..at $500
iuouruiul incense from tie frtfs i.s-,t.
stone. She Wcp', scrroevd !ta.sI--ir.
= af1a toi e. l-s'. that 'tr t....E s,,..s
en-, aud saTp0Iutsd MUD turu- I.et..
stucis ADD experience of o., w..'l Hiut.
race prove beyoni iAe st1lpw question
that lie alone can confer iIsssiu- cod rar.
ISOLATION upon Use b.frayed ata .-feI soI
waTiI-cfgshei soul Pray O., ilu ua4e
her chimcr y stfaDre. tlIus iuNa.te.
uurt .ett'd aud sweet. ,t.i. IuiY arr t.us
sbe ~ou.d not soc aIl Hat llr l.rs.5
here vnsa s.ur iu co.. i.Ir.i UsIt
Sac listened Uith rtefy secs. sRat. Per.
s9hs sefe wstsltc fL.ir v45 tIi.Hr', tts
tangled massrs 10 ttr direction rf t.r-.v.rt
Their progress aas .lw aHI 1uh-sf St-
beard mltttr,i clfsr- s.I ,urf. s,....s --
Ter ieafs we're iurI.4suI. ........I fr
ttcvlice Il Na-un Vas, ra.s. i...
rnd made 90 mu-g f.sstr.tsN ..rf...
uf0n hrf nr.fcfv. ta.t ftr r..I t.. 'tt
rse1euIEr tts .fth.rt t.r.a r..
aDd crouchsI g. m iI.r ...,.
a. he Hattlc Jsrn Ila H.4.s
b9ugh ~ fh ffa.4iF tr.t. ....
hlrtiiBg shst of tb. hunter.
D1soovefy app-sre. itotlfai. fr fa.
cfsckliog q tie hmts aad ta- -....lIrt
all tbo ioU bf1a.bci -sffrs rsu r.sr....I
usar-r
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f..sirs. Ipa f'r t.3a .lfI tu
i.r o.. lHeri . .rI r.s. ....
nsa.h Die at.ttf ...r1. .a.trt r.s. af
motion t1 ftf woes treari Ter As.|s,
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tail ia ihis ray' si.arI Nara..fs
1a.te Go gii s.rmei fa tt Ia uf f.s.ft..
hr.t arI twice tss. boon ..r,t.IL.
hst tsgHa deuI Oa.-.ye -l1iai te
ssaup'
tu ilf ui.'..t.s afrfe r.
r.'cbts The iass .i .ttas.l taa.tt.
ir.utiss ne Tsat af..Istrl ta ..,f..
hoass ss-s snd barn BE- ar su-yau Tt--.
vs- on 1gb ou us t1 faEe l.aur.a..I t.
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e1ateot uith fbs r.o'y sn4 trn ta. ...
. fsfftI ii migbi had ttc ttaaty. sts ss...r.
Wafnen afs cell sno1gh 81 8s fIr -tt.-s
. sod hgasesofk bst a. f5r basn. aus a.. ..,
sgin bsf uiN ! csb't sss o. ssbss ,stt. ts.,.
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