The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-05-27

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which the old dog. He could
proceed NO further, but burst into
tears, and mine flowed as freely as
his.
With the hope rendered yet more
ardent w the conversation l have
repeated that might awake in some
world where there would be plenty
of food and water, lay down to sleep
in tile bottom Of the boat, leaving
Timothy stretched out upon the
.tl,warts,' watching for the hoped for
sail. Then, for the first time since
leaving home, Was visited by the
appropriations of memory. l s:s"'
as plain as l saw them on the day
4l--Gere my departure. my dear father
with his locks just turning to silver.
and the sweet face of my kind moth
err, the former seated with a spy
glass on his wonted observatory. the
sand-hill, tie latter employed IN
cooking the evening repast of the
family. There was the old larch, and
beneath it, lovely as an angel. and
/ mild as-herseif. my beloved and
lovely Mary. There was Sally play,
ing with her pet lamb, and Michael
tivins his kite. Then there came a
more general view ST the scenes of
. home. ] saw the fishing hamlet, and
behind it the lofty forests OF oak
and pine, my fathers cabin. and the
/. long deep valley, just beginning to
wear the green livery of spring. And
oh! unutterable bliss there was the
clear, cold brook in the middle oft,
yurclins and bubling, and dancing
along through its fringe of alders
and gr:1pe-vines, noisy as a healtlitul
child of ten, released FROM j grolon-
ICED attendance Oh the vilfss ersGhoo!-
, master. Its water was a treat at any
time, how much more now when l
was dying of thirst. And it was
i, fretting noisily away over its bed OF
pebbles, as if it too had cause to
grieye. and Mary! there were the
!, stile, and the bridge. and the ant
!. hill, and she was again the patient
teacher, and ] the attentive and hap
py school-boy,
] But the most blissf1l dream, even
n the dream of life, the dream of ana
bitiop, and that vet deerer dream,
A the dream OF love, must have an end,
), and 50 had mine. When l awoke.
$ the sun was just setting. his beams
shading the white folds of the ives
=, tcrd sky with n veil O: purple and
). gold. When had shaken off the
~ stupor which attends the waking
h from siclIy sleep. and had recover
. ed the use of my dim,ned dizzied Ia
culties, found myself alone. 1t was
y some minutes before l could con.
:. vince myself of the fact.
~ l know not-nevcr shall know
v what become of my brother Timothy
: He was of rugged constitution, ant
n had supported the miseries, and borne
v up against the horrors of our situa
= ton much better than the other bro
& theirs, always appearing patient ant
~ collected. never giving way to use
i. less regrets, or indllsang in gloom.
II anticipations. The only reasonable
!. guess to NE lnado at his fate, short o
20 direct supernatural interference. Is
>. tina, he became suddenly insane, l.k
"A James, and, like him, persisted b.
al his own deed in the ocean.
III l felt my strength decayils =
il fast that | had little expectation G
Z. living through the night, 1t came
10 beautiful evening, stars shone GU
X clear and twinkling, the moon ros
n bright and round, and there was
Il. gentle breeze to gladden. the heart ,
MS him who might be traversins the la
he itude of the ocean to the arms Wi,
an children, and friends About mid
a night, as judged from the height {
III the moon, ! heard a voice whic
at seemed that of sailor answering
mt the call Of a superior, and soon att,
or sound like the music of violi
m. stealing across the lonely waste :
ry waters. l even fancied l could di
nd tinc,lish the notes Of Hearts Of Oak
"a the tune which has preluded so man
on gloriou. triumphs of the British ma
nv inc. At first though lit be :sorsake
nd Gifts reason, seeing strange sigh
and hearing strange noises, as III
49, brother James had done at the comil
~, III on Of his insanity. Gradually Il
W. music approached, and the vote,
"a grew articulate. / could hear Il
~. shrilI call of the boatswain's mat
90 and the commands of the master 'io'
!, err awayv A small pull more on Il
,,a starboard fore-topsaii bracee The,
"a that's well, Delay that and the cru
,rt eay. az, sirl' oftle tar. / raised m
~ ny self with difficulty. for he was eve
~ moment growing weaker, and the
~ close by-within ten rods of me
La oh, glorious sight! oh, supreme fell
a n TWAS tail ship, moving majes
md eaIly past her white sails ssh SHINING
,nJ cr was rescued
1 The Veg they do things an Holn
10 County.-We learn through fric
oea who came down the Yazoo rive
Dur -. -. go 4La., at Hn,,ar Isla1