The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-03-20

tion with your expedition into the hills?
Then. Legrand. I can become party
to no such absurd proceedings d
i am sorry7-yery sorry--for we shall
have to try it by ourselves
Try it by yourselyesl TIE manis sure
y mad --but tasl-how long do you pro-
pose to be absent?' @ aa s.a
Probably all night. We shall start
Immediately, and be back. at ell events by
sunrise -.-.Est
And will you promise me, upon your
honor, that when this freak is over, aud
the bug business good Cody settled to
your satisfaction, you will then return
home and follow my advice implicitly, as
that Of your physiciau?' =.
Yes; / promise; and now let as be of,
for we have no time to loose E,e.sa
With o heavy heart l accompanied my
friend We started about four o'clock -
Legrand, Jupiter. the dog. aud myself
Jupiter had with him the scythe and
spadesL1,he whole of which he Insisted
upon .carrying-more, through fear,g it
seemed to me- of trusting eisher ofsthe
implements, within reach, of his master
than from any excess of industry OF com,
Ylaisance. His demeanor was dogged in
the extreme, and datd-n bug were the
sole words which escaped his lips during
the Journey. For my own part, / had
charge of couple -of dark lanterns. while
Legrand contented himself with the seer
abeus, which he carried attached to the
end Of whip cord, twir!ing it to and fro,
with, the air of coujuror. as he vent
When observed this last plain evidence
of my. friends S abberralion, i could scarce
ly refrain, from tears. | thought it best,
however, 10 humor his fancy, at least for
the present. or until could adopt some
more energetic measures with a chance of
success. In the meantime | had endeav-
ored, but all. in vain, to sound him in re-
gard TO the object Of The expedition.
Having succeeded in inducing me- to acs
company him, he seemed unwilling TO hold
CONVERSATION upon any topic Of minor i'm
portance, and to all my qpestieps be youch
saftd DO other reply than we shall see.'ag
s We crossed the creek at The head of the
sland By means of o skin. and. ascending
the high grounds on the shore of the
main land, we proceeded. in a ncrthwes.
terly direction, through Q tract of country
excessively wild and desolate. where no
trace of human footstep was to be seen.
Legrand led the way with decision, pans
ing only for an instant here aud there, to
consult what appeared to be certain land
marks of his own contrivance upon q
former occasion. m- ae ai
La this manner we journeyed for about
two hours. aud the sun was just setting
| when we entered region Infinitely more
dreary than any yet seen. Il wss spe
cies of table land. near the summit of AT
almost inaccessible. hill, dspsely wooded
from base to pinnacle aud interspersst
with huge crags that appeared to lie loose
ly upon the soil, and, in many cases, were
prevented from precipitating themse!ve
into the valleys below merely by the Sup
port of the trees against which they re
cIined. Deep ravines, in various direc
tions, gave an air of still sterner soicmni
i " tothe sceue sa
The aatrral platform to. which we ha,
elambered was sthickly overgrown viii
brambles. through which we soon discov
cred that it would have been impossibl,
10 force our way but for the scythe; AM
Jupiter, bv direction of his ,nasitr, pro
ceeded to clear for us a path to the foo
of an enormously tall tulip tree, whic
stood, with some eight or ZEN oaks, upol
the level and far surpassed them all, an,
all other trees which had then ever seen
lin the beauty of its foliage and form, il
the wide spread Of it's branches. and il
the general majesty of its appearance
When. We reached this tree Iegran
turned to Jupiter and asked him if h
. thought he could climb it. The old ma
seemed little staggered by the question
and for some moments made no reply
!, At length he approached the tree, wake
slowly ronnd its huge trunk. and examin
ed it with minute attention. When
had completed his scrutiny, he merel
said: y ~, =. g.f,-. s s8
Yes, massa, Jups climb any tree he et
Der see in he hfe.' i,5,easrz.t -
! Then up with you as soon as possible
b for it will soon be too dark to see wha
we are about ID fi q -; n
How far mus go up, NASSAU inquire
Jupiter. 80 saa ast1sg s.a q
/ Get up the main trunk first, and the
| will tell you which way to go-an
) here-stopl-take this beetle up wit
D you.'
De bug, Massa Will!-de goole bug
cried the negro, drawing back in disma
what mus tote de bug way up q
8 tree? d-n, if do!'
Vi. IF you are afraid. Jap, great bi
negro like yon, to take hold of a Harmless
little dead beetle, why you can carry
s lup by this string; but if you do not tah
D itup with you in some way Ishall be ul
5 der the necessity Of breaking your hea
with this shovel
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