, 1860-01-06
or twice before he went on, musinglyIy The lst
tine had noted the planet with any emotion. she

or twice before be went on, musinrlyIy Tire eIrsa
tine had noted the planet with any emotion. She
was on the wanc. 10 y
The water with my motioniess position, must
nave had something to do with my chilinelS.
see slI, you think that tell my story with
great levity; but indeed, indeed l should RroW
delrious did venture to hold steadily q ne
awiulness Of my feelings the greater part Of that
night ! think, indeed, must have been most
oi the time hystercal with horror, iof the vibrtts
ing emotions have erecapitulated did pass through
my brain even as have detailed them.
butas now became calm n Thought. hum-
mcned up again some resolution Of action.
lwll begin q that corner fsa.d d and swim
arCunu tne whole enclosure. viii swim sloWly,
and again feel tie sides Of the tanl vim ~ fet
II die must lot me perish a east from nm Al.
rectea though exhaustIng effort not sink from
mere boOtless wcariness in sustaining myself I'M
the morning shall bring relief is7
Inc sides o. the place seemed 70 grow higher
as now kept my watery course beneath them,
IL was not altogether dead pull. / had some
variety Of emotion in malingmy circuit When
swan in the shadow, Il looked 70 ne more
eneeriul beyond in the moonlight. when swan
~ tne moonlight had the hope of making some
discovery when should again reach the shadow.
! turned several times on my back to rest Just
where those wavy lines would meet. The stars
looked Viciously bright % me from Tie bottom
o. thatwell; there was sucha company Of them,
they were so glad in their lustrious revelry ana
they had such space to move ini l was alone,
sad 70 despair, in . strange element, prisoned,
ana q solitary gazer upon their mockfng chorus.
And yet there was nothing else with which I
could hold communion ,ls" l77's
! turned upon my breast and struck odl Il.
most frantically, once more. thought only of
me strong man there perishing; Of me in my
iusty manhood, in tho sharp yigor Of my dawn
ing prime, with faculties illmikIblp, with senses
a., alert battling there with physical obstnclts
my unloing. The Et rial could never have
Willed this thingi could not and would not
perish thus And grew stronger in inso'onco
o. setrust and laughed aloud Is / dashed
the sluggish water from side 70 side 149t
ihen came an emotion Of pity for myself-0f
Wild, wild regret; Of sorrow, Oh, innniie FORA
late 80 desolate, doom 50 drcary, 50 heart-sick4
ening. You may laugh at the cohir1iielioh "
you WI, sir. but u felt that could sacriiico my
own life on the instant 10 redeem another fellow
creature nom such place of horror, from an
end 50 piteoua Ny soul and my Tital spirit
seemed in that desperate moment o Be separnt-
ing; while one in payting grieved over the as.
plOrable fate Of the Other.
And then prayed saia iisr esii4f
IPrayed, why or wherefore L know nok L
was not from fear. II could not have been N
hope The Gays Of miracles 6ru passed EIld
there was no natural law By whose pfOVldentiaI
inteFposition ! could be saved dld not pray
Il prayed Of itself my soul within me.
Was the calmuess that now felt iprbilityf
the torpidity that precedea dissolution, % 10
strong swimmer who. sinking from exhaustion.
must at last add bubble 10 the wave a. be oufs
locates beneath the element which nov dsniid
his masterya II Il were 50, how fortunate vas
il that my floating rod At that momeht aslractsd
my attention as il dashed through the water by
me. saw on the instant that 4 fish had enili-
gled himself In the wire moose. The roi quiy.
cred, plunged, came again to the surface and
rippled the water - Il shot inarroWy nlkhl lfom
side to side Of the tank. AZ last, driven toward
the southeast G faer Of the Reservoir, the small
end seemGdtO to have got foul somewhere The
bFazen butt which eveTy time the flsh sounded
was thrown up to the moon, now sank y iis
own weight showing that tie other end mdit
be fast But the coFnerud nsh. evidently an
chored somewhere BY that short wifc, 0onndorod
several times to the surface before thought cf
striking out TO the SPOT y NAt
The water Is low and tolerably tlsar. You
may see the very ledge there. sir, IN Wonder en-.
neF, on which the small end Of my rod rested
when secured that pike with my htndl IdId
not take him from the elip-noo1e, however, but
standing upon the ledge, handled The rod IL
wofkmanike manner, g ! hung that pound
pickerel over the iron railing upon DE top of as
parapet The rod, as have told you. barely
reached from the railing to the water.
II was heavy, strong brass rod which / had
borrowed in the Spirit ef fhs Times Office and
when discovered that the fish At ne end of no
wire made strong enough knot 70 prevent No
RON drawing my tackle away from lhe railing
around which Il twined itself q 1 threw. r1ht,
as you can at once see, had but little diiacnliS
in making my way up the face Of the wall with
such assistance. The ladder which attracted
your notice is as you soc, lashod % the iru mn
ing in the identical spot where thus made my
escape; and for fear Of similar accidents they
have placed another one in the coFrcspoadink
corner Of the other Compartment Of tie tank
ever since my remarkable nights adventure IN
the Reservoir. " 20 aHlaI7l' ~
~-firif rT1 iils ei1