The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-31

the sad nsmoriAls 81 other hapless prison-
err who had be- Loft In that cave y psrish
By drotsningi
Slowly but surely the waters orept along.
The vermin fed before him to the elevated
spot on which Maurice stood. Slowly fol-
lowing, the incoming water Ut lenght reach
cd his feet
~ the end Of tho cave, within 3 few feet
o. the wall, and underneath the apsrturs be-
Iore spoken OF, Was a large piece Of r0Ok.
some four feet high, that might have fallen
from aboFe- To this Maurice hastened -
qaickley a. his manacles would permit
1fter some exerti On he succeeded In climbing
TO the top OF il, and stood erect, his head
within few inches of the roof az the
cavern. But he was not allowed to OCCUPY
this retreat alone. As the water began 10
circle around its base, the rats also sought
refuge on IL in great numbers, and In vain
did Maurice tryto dislodge them with his
manacled feet.
Soon las II seemed to the captive) the
water came ripping over the top Of the rock.
He felt Its moisture upon his feet. And
still 1t rose--slowly but relentlessly 1t rose
higher--higher; and as il rose, the rata
climbed up his limbs for safety. 1t was In
vain that he brushed them of with his fetter-
ed hands. They instantly returned. They
clambered upon his back--to his shoulders
over the back Of his neck--to the crown
of his head; their clammy bodies striking q
chill to his very heart.
And still higher the waters rose, and
more thckly the foul vermin clustered upon
the devoted captive's shoulders and head,
as their only place Of safety. Driven fran
tic at last by the horrors Of his situation, be
was about to plunge into the surging tide
and seek q watery grave, when his attention
was arrested by the tread Of rapid footsteps
near the aperture above his head, and the
3euna Of !. aarsk sne.s..lins vas~a, sal...c a
instantly followed by noise ~ af a strug-
gle, and a piercing shrek which thrilled
Maurice Lester TO the very soul. He could
not be mistaken: il was CARRIE's voice.
Again he heard it, but now In tones OF en-
treaty. Oh, it tras her voice. She was mol
deaAs She lived and was near him! Gath
ering all his strength ha shouted, g Carrie
Carrie! CARRIE 20
A dead silence followed, broken only by
the fearful murmurs of the still rising wa.
ters, and the splash of the rats O. they fell
from the wretched captive's head and shout.
ders, only to return again, In their fierce
struggles for perch OF safety from the ad.
vancing tide, which now nearly reached on,
hero's shoulders.
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