New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-20

1e ySllos story Il from tlat interesting book
s5zz9ey, u Thousand and One Stores.r 1t is found.
~ IA occurrence which actually took place
~ zseuts some forty years ago. The facts arc
xlnoat literally relafsd as follows
III 6Tothef Heizfan liked the business Of carry
VI iS3 fES riaii better than did and 50 went to
y 'E5f1 b 4 new clearing had commenced, about
mlle MA ! half from home and not quite 80 far
A I'M honse # n bEota law used ~ stay
@ 3s3I2 4 " 6ne place IL At HE other. II was bad
rs In case Of accident neither family
4 MI N Ne Sllxnled q % IA look for me, if should
xss pone homs fsit tlse force IF this II the
SSnfSx W he winter, as you viii see directly
5Hsfe kad fallen one of our old-fashioned
h Eaff6ern New York SHOWS, crusted over hard
N SSSS u 10 bear man. was getting On famonsly
NM iy cltxrine. getting ready t0 build house III
~ f1liinks Eas ambitious, and worked early and
II Fiji 6076e Nithout my dinner some days, when
n {IS bfcS8 zlsd ineSf i hhd brought I'LL MY pocket
~ 3Foxen ~ hard Tint 7 could not masticate it
4iil6u< taki1e Up too much Of my time. Gne day
g 5Esf ~ mild M 1ny work the Next day, md 20
TSTked III " long - could sec, and after twi-
< i'll {eIttd ) tree. which in its descent lodged
NJ 1n6thers Krdgld not bear the idea at leav-
M {6s 56b h&If nnishrd mounted the almost
IS i ~ bo5Ig to cut i lirnh to let Il down.
hqie a tbe tree foTked, about forty feet up,
N 3f8 tx1 hllgist pakts, Mith large projecting limbs
HUH KDsk II N8S one of these had to Ont away
u bt5ng Il III the ground. IN my haste perhaps T
xS7& Kbd fS Blows eased thu Judgment, sO that the
Eee deTSS tD settle. and was just going To jump
d. Hhen Ill fork split ana rs Il did SO one foot
diorpei INTO th6 space 50 that Icould not extricate
" iaT tls Moment hut felE no alarm, for knew
DIS t0ud eat sway the tree in minute, or
perhaps draw my foot out of the boot as the
4 pK16xaza Mas not sekere. DIT the first blow Of the
Il ~ I'M ifAs took aaother start, rolled over, and
III Sllit Sf0zed With i'll the force of its giant
Slkeif sfaahinR ms feet until the very bones |
\; Nsxs &sxeEed and thEre hung suspended lust
~ " {S1ck Mo VII u ny fingers In the snow III
~ nothing 3 rest upon for moment the air 1t |
"a sss ss Pss Bsssss e s sas ens
VI 1a5is ~ friends % feel alarmed at my ab- |
sslase fof eae would suppose me safe with the /
M axs " M HaA rested npqn tha snow crust
1b8nt tea feet 0n. II could only get that /
might 3et ave mFaeH. did not think how was I
Il ID taf myself l60se from the body Of that great T
t<se suzpenae& " HRss head down, md suffering
q NH ne rushing current Of disordered blood but I
thought q that ken blade my only hope Of life /
Z xas 6xcds guat GERARD cf me grew ! siitn bush,
\ Nhl6l fa1aEAf n i s0Uld obtain, could form I
insa heck by 3NizHng tie Inhs tegather, and /
~ ~ - within my reach.
Al4hopkh I'M hnsh Was out al my reach / ut last {
1sessed "a h14d IT II by means Ok loop
q 41ng ~ euspe nsers together. I drew II toward
- NHa All H04 viii my pocket knife -ofe of that /
esf ~ Aoas knesn As n Baraew kniyas,n having d +
y M1rle t.de 1bcQt txS md half inches long ana I
u ~ "A handle of peculiar form, haif It's
& 31Qn en3 hak horn NJ bore. Bneceeded
4a1l1F1e!{ "a Msktaning my hook, and almost felt
szs 7Azdle y ~ ~ within my grasp. 50 certain
q saees fsg! ihe me that imprisoned
g MQEs e astle ereek, NJ AZ Ivy upon the br0wsI
Z ~ AAl1 xht Ef1{ movement made toward Il
ss58 4 ~ l0op AZ nv s&ick around che handle,
- - 49, \ seln Try reaeh lnnsened = from
y 1assh ~ fEcsabrittle bushes, down
za1 !s& ~ IN X down to 4 little fall i
1e4 sf5s aad over Tat inta The sl,lfrozcn
.sssss sss sSnDd Y 7 b asl II The we
xs 4 Ei Ana ssasxy in M whuls body.
sss'. Asi Iy AAaIe 4fnes Il was rough surgi-
ezs 3lSxuMeet mt hope and de lore Of life rave
IA ~ IL a sl,sn nI y my fastened les and
z naioutsd y ankIs I'D Tai d ss IN eraand ~
3rff leg toosfsss, hlseding staruD / The IN.
5sa.R a the eaad esfe6 Hpe froIa bleeding 10
s .aT q sst e soat, and with ny
eg With handful o. snow, and started Il IRA y
zs9ls snsce6Ged 10 reaching within sight of the
aepsst snd them strength utterly failsa hi.
hssp ~ gaace e vain but could make no one
IL s eAertea myself once more and crawled
tAe road HAT knew Hera,s ,,ss sn.na
y A. 4 AsaznlMl 49, for besides ny exhaustion +
z.a II rssazaiag With cold Inst then beard nv
ose sssn s ne a.,, and Ihe jingle Of tue bells
snAe SsNh she Dahl strained NV voice to tia
sIn9sk pitch bu ~ did not rful nv ,ea = NJ NJ
~ s:a 81 eapllsE Trend mama faithful friend
Ao 4a rear Old Hunter. the noble od aae Ia
\; 81 n this tim. ana brother
49,. zze5 Mln go WHO knows Hl,at gaaas m
sf 3. t5aef did come OF H. for his ear was
Ran and he rossafl m ii fhe rst
~ q 1s1 ~ sae secQad cry reached I'M sar NJ
5ehpeQ oat and la rnnl,4a syas ST IN sss ~
1ey npon we SOW. he smeIt an arnnnd ara
1e,o 4R tay ioctleza leg Just then Tie slso, Ma
2t VA sne M!i hna6r spranq back nfo tlse MAJ W.,
1afked loudly. and al ske Isrses IN, ~ Pas.,
up seizsa the sai1s and yx,n,d mi r., rs
81 Hennn called halt - : ss''1 n.y. ~ eo
nunSef icf gD his hold oli fhe horses n,c,.a
9esk e the sleigh. caaft hold IF 49,
nihng SO me niftan anl arav he "a bsl
enQ commenced hgrkigla friorsisss 81 Al. 4
nenfn Ye rnsss III H. 49, 1ss
Nz1 discovered ~ int fa;1fpi IS 80 II =
taAL hs never WeHld desert ma had csnse, 5 ~ ~
6alnt AZ hr6thar kne that uantsr e. ~, ,,.s =
scHeshing curious was fs ~. N 80 81
Jumped nnt Of lo sieell ana an .stsr
~ hsse vas safe a hotas II IL 'a.o..,
g seHe ~ md ns w1ana nfoseriy d - e
fee1sernds Int Wa lasvsyes crs..,,,'
some womsn ne spunky. Hcre 4 ana &,
Wkisss a ~ exchange IS CT = =
Men falked shout hoops unhiushino,x "a 4. $.
Nhea f1ey first became TIC ssss.s w III
449sx IA As RalHlts oEators on Tho rossrsm e1s;9s
3hs6Rx th6 papHrs. tops n the parfor md beys
~ 1tzess seemed 70 think i necessary d1fgs
cry dora hoops they do It ret, and III wager.
efinoltna EGEe entirely discarded, not man IN
N6o xoalaa't hugh e flle long shroaded 6gnr