The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-07

he would find a close, deep and dark gra "
without the labor Of human hands. Al VIII
can tell the feelings a that man, who had bOoi
nursod in superstition Graded in deceit ant
| lived in treacherv, a. he made the forest ring
with his cries for succ1r. Suc:cr? As il the
! darn night, the Eris Of III omen, and the croep
| ing reptiles and the pro Wing boasts could hsa
| his PRAYER and eono to his aid Shout afte
shout, whoop after whoop arose from his lips
but were answered only by the moe Wing ant
often repeated echoes, until hoarseness began to
paralyz re his powers Ct utterancs and ho wa
forced for time at least, 10 dosist. Oh how
bitterly then he cursed the false and foolish poll
~ that led him to keo) tho stcro, and journey
alone How no ravod and called down all
manner Ct wrath ami torture upon the Heart
Of Wolf How he aus'hamstiloi tho robes Of
eli % AID rsppin.;s Of supors itiou1 pride and
folly
Bu, bark A faint sound reaches him. +,
Il the far % sound Of some friontl y voice answer.
NJ his lalng; Is it the hoarso mu.terod
,oi,s OF coming assistance, or is it bu. tho dis
tant lroN cl b,aN or siglipg Of tbs night
wind through the fwayitg branches ? Not
himself lie k1ows the gentle continuous muir
muring but too we'll. It is tho gurgling Of wa
tors about his ears as he slowly ,iaks deopor
in, tho ever op, nirg bed Of quicksand and Of
doom
Eat bark again Al, that rustic is not hui
mar TO. or paw OF beast or sigh Of wind or
giving way %; sliding particles Of oarth. It IS
trgfG Ia. e he 81
tho swamp, whose venom is ever moro subtle
than the ratts smoke who stfikcs without
waning II 81 It's ctnrs.lmont and alm5., noise
ios.ly ,roeps away. It's tho monarch reptile
Il the low, damp parties. Shiny ien aud ;roos
tlsuaut p.oi.-:hl hIdooI, a-5issia sorpln.-
he NutCAstN
N.srer, still ncuor it CAME. i, ~ his s.de
-ho can almost 80, its uItAiJed crest aud Dyes
If fire A nslo motion now Of muscle and
al tribe OF the rci man were powerlesl to
save him from its poisoned fargs. 1t has t1a4h-
od-it touches hint crawls slowly, how slow.
ly, IA II tho warmth u his ilosh was pleasant,
With iti clswy, Shiny folds over his face A
movement lhuddoripg Of norvos-that coul1
not 10 c, ntrolled ares ia course and /. turns
IL 'lhAN hNAA hlOuhAs OATS NtIt tOu-
dorstd into that single moment AMI II would
have been relief, to that torture wrung man
II Il haj indeed then and there distilled its
,bini-g y, emerald poison into ais voins But a.
gain its scales brush his face Ia moving-ln-
other twisting Of its folds and thank heaven
il plurgss in 70 tho thick scummei waters and is
lost to human ken amongst its kindred deiorm-
ties.
les, thank heaven for much as We hate
some Of our kind who have wronS god us-much
as we may burn 20 revenge ourselves upon some
who have strivon TO make earth Il very hell for
us-wEo have harshly erdcavorod TO rob us also
of our god namc-who have turned friends a.
say by lits-mAde strangers thun us and even
hrdr,d grow Geld and distrustful, yet wo could
lot have The heart, We dare not wish for them
.uoh deaih-in such a place-st such time :
40 wo turn thudderinF and sick away and yet
the thi & has been and will DO sgain.
nu' this horror past left him still hand-tc-
uAGd with DEATH for now the gurgling water
had reached his face--was rip2lIng past his
cheek anil ICON, as the treacherous bod upon
which he lay yielded still more would rise u1'
til it flowed into his mouth aud slow, bat cor
tain straugulation follow. Another hoaYing o.
the fottered form-another mighty struggle and
| hope rises again in his h'aIt, II bonds yiolC
| he will got DO free No, il was worse thai
phantasy 1t was but tbs moro deep em5eimen
the moro rapid ending Of the lingering death
Tho water rises more rapidly 1t ia beRianing I
tricklc in huge drops into his mouth and wit
| an. IL - ~, 49, 4,
Deeper and yet deeper no sinks Gao shou
that bursts through all trammels Vf hoarlone'
and parllized muscles Of tho lsrynx, and swc
and rings and lnger, like trumpet call. II
tta death song Of an Iidan warrior aLd the la
sound hat over passes his i % this side Of eto
| nifty. lie closes his eyes-his 5on'es swim up
ho verge d dissolution, no IA fast bec2 sinR 10
% all q c,rth.
A SOUND as Of tho swiit rushing Of srss
II bursting through losg controlling o0stsi
IL rousos him, Ills cars drink IN tho Rlai VOC
10 e warriors Of his tr,ps--hs answers back asl
> -ho is torn from tho onsulphiiR quoksa
: btd-is irood from his long sWa.hing hand, an
- placed with his back agAins, a noighb,r
al rock, left 10 rest. Yes, from that polluted In
y bed Of slime, miasmn, and concealed lolth5ol
no reptiles, ho is liftod by friendly hands, on
Is moro to roam the fair Garth and practice Il
10 grotesque mumnories.
II O4hers-you and lit is TO DO hopel, mig
Il have learned a wholesome lesson from such
: trial but they were o. too often recurrence
y savage life-smilar ones il not exactly like
d to impress such u heart as the one that beat
d the breast of the Medicine, long beyond &
& time they had TO bo endured. Aud it is n
10 with the rcd man alone the case. The hunte
N when he has escaped torn and Bleeding, fro
% the claws Of the grizzly bear VOWS new
d to tempt fate again In such an encoInt
k but does he keep il? Tho sailor, VIII,
y ihip-wrocked on an iron.bound shore,
p aoatiug on a slender raft with parchel thro
: and limbs shrvelled and weak from hung
i dreams Of Groen treos and nowers-of diin
8 feasts and cool springs, and resolves, if
0 reaches land, never to tempt tho briny oce
/ foam again--but does he remember ii ? II
II dwolers in cities risk their all upon wor
a han lottery scheme Of fortuno-trenbe for Il
x result and mark Out for them3olyes a course fr
10 Of It's dangers for the luture-hut docs not 80
l. tempt thom again 10 venture?
Il 'Oaths are bu, words aud w,rdl but wind,
Al Too feeble instruments h. bind"
- man when he lusts for power, or is swaycl a