The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-26
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hiei" Add hasiily,-'h e. sorge, they II tr
10 cut II, IS sure a. fatel kcady there-ion
FIRE shot till hey re clos nothing but stupn
Niger hc.ihens after all, my ladsl Quiek,
or1ple Of you, said |, "ooEse up the Jib q
oocr. and DIVA fore tcpsiil shects-br,ce TIL
ward sharp up, 10 cast her head d9wi II they az
cut II We Q acrcUm'. Jtco'S, Ne ~ gone.
'TuSsvan ~ thirl " h.n'ci.ns them, ieN a
ne were and scAfcr 1le % So WHAT theN dld
tcr The fs-,hgt n. lsu h-cezc air adv bleE prpi
ty fte~h AMI TIE otb rushing IN her bows mfN
AZ. InIianiau heavc 70 i' a. hc- 'ib rose fron
he kpsn. hal 10 time tn stand upon cire
rsouy 10 ,hirk e Tie ? sage ssAin. will
the avAccs. the nSfrrS cninnel 10 the dusk.
ssd the trcakcrs together. was quito enough.
In the vtry I ick & Such = bosttl less mo
u.nt. Ihad jusi fADced caught the stroke q
their paidies coming on-wher " ~ o1ee, cut
ofthe open ca in-skylighi AfS r'ss sound, the
in, 81 Sh,ck | ncvVr be ari IN my lue-bei Setn
Nj and q erv--tu: the mouth VI TIE skvlight
es-rned e. .rA ~ up higher than the mast
boa.i. lcud AM lc1e, iato the slu ct fA'-
iirhi between TIRE fog. Fer single second
the rarcv eu-cled W NY o1ne', and !
LII al thought even O. the canoes ahead, INn
. unsAr,tl,; all. es,caiur sgiiuPsc 4 Niieis
vhis. ac,,re croussinS 10 terror o. The founl'
h.us. ~. 4 e. Shci A., - l,2k II d1Nn A. the
al. nvss,l ~ e uitnsht below, the
sinl q ~ 80 NrrhrF oon'ns osi oui ~
tie hlr-il3s t-.1h t.. siAfSeiiLE 'tugguhs
svhi thinr. aoi-s L., Nro Ne What m the place
- = fhun,p and : c-ua1. scarce believo
1 c,.N Raw mastered teart 20 90 down TIE
s-,p,r.z A. & sill n y; moment tbs Sso,ch
-, Ne bad All shoulier, elms thrus'iug
NJ ~ 4 tAs sA.r, vfts'l'i < wildly With three
a. e,-r piteA.llNck uAkel fsuieS-the MARI w
h.,ey- s'ch hiuds itS them rom sticking to-
...hs, . lin. exspi c1e that leap. Gu. lm'si
q kpA.k aiuins s-cs sg,ks with elGb
~ dzN- Olik - tho 60, however, my
e,,,-~s are - 20 30. - 90 u sent the bull
~ Asa ia = PC ns.Ac, i AsI snAicScd up,
a. assA tAru-s1 Bic .-ass, he q ,ot spouing
sa.ofh.s uc-;a iinos' u'es - - q spun round
- =, cub 'r 80 49, snt fell back- while
&c nf.r IN "a | broatAt tao stock of my
-, esrr CO he cr.sns " oth,rs. trying Ia
-. n 49, 30 tN.ek - ethcr; an Mtole ~
81 As, %. s.r,e ( snAn ~ ihs skylisht,
A., wee ,A..s < s. ihs e1.,e E the
f-A-. lie q -.-ks &c 'N'is' came on the
n. s.eve: A4s g. !1r the q, they were
..si-r u.:c- ;Ae fryc S;le SIS, rk, as they
I'D sstts eGrC.s lhssi. f7o-a the spers and
a-svy ia; cane whtiigg owe. AMI culver
r 10 iSs parks reAr me. Wat CLEO ihs
so r,t.ehss ri r. B. icirs diir't X los,
bsI - z sl--sr rrs1a ed & shove tho scut-
= sfsr h h.,ll 81 ssh Tie ac7ud mate load
ias a. fad - L eJu'l, srl blazing away down
i=.5 tie -, shi Ike Ts. Cci devil, lighting
a the Ga iAss- g.. 81 l-p teeth Of the sAyages
=
- l,!Ant. "a 5-ylcsie on - the tide aud
e--eui. sSse7in.y iown - open tbs next roach
VITA be- ID stt top. al fu - the land breszs.
| srrAaz "a 4 90 t,izs the wheel, n ar which
YIaes X e s-oo' 60 rsr.ng vi h hfr two hands
evsr De- e. Vlcu in the nil't of II al you
nav ftt.y 49, lCrryr 20 catch g gliui7 sc Of
Seh -sy4. Ds.k ia inS rounl 'oSA'd, n-r in
tie 10. tn uuG1n, e. vi IA h stchst
r-enins n OF hSu A. he ota9r sue chod
oat 70 q -'eh b.. Tvs mo vp'S q. ss'o,j
lake ore leap ari rifs " clu it 'hc bloR IN
n 1Un-s'ock. - 90 t,,h hold 81 he ~
Yea Cye. he lIi r.'' . l.. "a Sc .s Sir. IN
u,pafno.', then the o,hsr, Ill I found his
streng'h ~ mnr. TOR ne, cA.hle,' A. Wa.
Tbs lelju hi HI, huge nj rouud
nv throat, choking ne, and ready Ia
sprinx CD Nth 2 "a ha Chst In his o'hoT
hs-tWGs the mul ITO TIA. had hcen WITH
the Prtus uese-Ehsn saw Niolo, lily % dart
forward between rae Asd tho stars, throwing her
large shaw round his head AMI arm from O,-
hind hir, and b, ding it tight hsr face turned
away white as death. This mulatto loo,anei
his grDp and iumpei up, throwing her r0slinS
back 10 the DOT; hut was on my foot as soon
as be, twisting MA hA.chet from las grip, AL
ssnt the edge Of It with al my force Gle IN DO Sn
tito his brain, through cashmaie aud ovory
thing. Ere he hal time 20 pail y OFT, he "a,
s.rs,ehsi, breast anl kaoss up, oyst tue oatIol
ado Aide a my lee.
The dear gifi h.d fail,J; tod her an I
hurried with hsr 20 tho sofa ia the ronn l. LOus,,
my heart swelling tou I'd her In way no miu
can tel; though there was no. Ampnslt ~
stAy-iOr when reached tho wheel
again, sight b-1ko up)n me thu,
showed the fear al danger W. were in. The
saVages in the cud!y could Us heard plunginv
out o. the port ~ swim ashore; and though tbs
ebb lido was takns the ship apprcnuy clcA
round the Wo dy turn, she h Il NJ l'Oner opens
~. a. he a. az hs
fore the breeze, than we began TO 500 a sfs'c
q the nearest bank, IN 'uf starb)ard bow
glimmsring out TO a huge fire Ga the edge, TIA
La hted up u o thi white haze like su pluT-
throwing blood rcd glow On the odiies in
shore, with tEo or three black canoes diTpini
up aud down in them; a coSd Of darA
naked negroes rushing round the fire, lrng
ing logs and Branches ~ throw in, I'll
up IL blazed again the spuks dying I'M,
the sm,ke, the fshery bl4,k Jungle sinking
back behind, snd the bInyan branches shooting
out ir.o il, as If they were alive, licking the
crimson glosms with their sharp leaves; Will,
horrible no'se Of tnee drums beating, and but
Alo horns blowing, Heated ell TO US. The vre.ehe
toemed TO expect We were coming straight
in 10 them while they waited for US. And nC
wonder; ~ ii wasn't TIL Jacobs came runuin
ait, 10 tell the mate and me, that, 10 our hor
rH, We found the clnoes had go the rest Of the
cable fhstened somehow Or othor low down q
her cuiwater, and were cody towing US in by 1t
We could neither cut Il nor dispose Of them, a
at every shot tho.e were plenty more L
fill places; while the helm was onl,
enough TO ttetr her, had tho tesn free
Jacobs, sad |, "lor heavens sake bear
hand with two or three of these heavy sho. il
a hammock-lct's sling IL ont TO the II ying lib
boon end, aud III stand by TO drop it fair owe
em-quiCk ~
Three Of us ran out from the bowsprit, wit
the eDd Of the linz, swinging out the weigh
and hauling II up, till we " rs neatly over the
heads in tins foggy CLEAN iTlhl the blaze ashor
The cable tRulened tair under us as the black
gave a stroke ahead together with their pa
dies, and "Watch!' l sung ont above thom,
voice that made them huidle all three c
noes ia lump peering up az Us. Lot go, II
Lads" Whispered !, and down went |
weight of shot iu'l slap upon them, era
through their gunw'Ies, leaving no mo
than the bits, with the woylly heads be
biuR about in the stream. The seconi ms
WhiIled round the spJkes OF the wheel, on dot
and her jib and tOpsail drawing the breeze ii 4
again, sue began 10 stand out toward the mid
once more. / watched the glare OF the fire sin
ing back mo the blue iOs, while the hub5ub
wild cries showed they had taken the al arm, q
were pushing of us fast as possible in th
canoes from the bank IN chase.
The next thing saw, two or three m'nu
tftsr, was the fash o. lari'c IN away on
ttarbosrd quarter iisTltg Out In the
round the strange schooner hW'clf as
came aw'fty Cofn 4'tsrn Of u', W
her two bosmsails and AyieE-lio, the fr
Whitening up fiom her toic'oot, and