The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-06
ALiving Death

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It sometimes happenspn certain5eoasls
of Brittany 6RScotland, that maHStrav2
eler or fisherman, walking ON thebsaohat
low tide farfrotn the bank, suddenly no.
tees that fol-, several minutes he las Seen
walking with some diaicaltY--The strand
beneath his feet IS ike pitch, his soles
stick to itj itis-saRd NO longer; IL is Glue.
1.-THE beach is perfectly dry bat at eyef9I
step he takes as seeA-as- he lifts his Feet
the print which il leaves fills WITH water
The eye, however,, has Hetieed HeehaRge;-
the imlAense,sirand is smooth and franI
quill, all the sand has the same appear
ance; pethipg distinguishes the suffabe
Iwhichi soiid from the surface which iisnp5
longer so; thejoyous little cloud of.sand.
fleas continue to leap tumuttuens lyss over,
the wayfneT's'feet. The man pursuee
his way, goes forward IinelinesS toward
the laid, eriieaSors to get nearer the
upland, He,. Is not anxious . yA6xiousl
about WHAT Only, he feels somehow as
if the,weightSf his feet increased With
every step .whicitY, he tssSes.1--SuddrUfy, he
sinks.in< die sinks ia Two. OK three inch
es. Decidedly be iss not OH the right
road he stops 60 fake his bearings
at once he Locks gtoI his festo His feet
,t asss EAf9e 9I I'd sbt g9 9s5
he will retraoe lia4stsps,rhe turns back,
he sinks IN ae@sT. q Che saEdfgnH up
to his ankles, he pulls himself out and
throws himself 70 fife left; the sand is
half leg deep, he throws himself to the
right, the said PONIES up silips,
| Thaniolaet recognizes, rwitliunnspealIabl
terror, thst;he isess.eapght the 'qttfcsi I.
sand, aiid tt5stg be has beleathl bim the
tehpiuIl 1RediuRAIrinl which .maR,qeall mo,
mDrs wHfRe than Che Fish can SigifIgi III 3.
throws of his ioadrif r Ne has one; he
| lightsns ihimseifb like aaship an distress !;
itlis SD ,faEs il IA M
hisslnGessg ioun q ysdisbhs nai ala ia suI ~
,HeeafIs, lfe 'wSYe biz d At 81 hissl hs8Ith5fs
kerchei ,sthe saads gSits 4h ~ d more sad
more, If the beachisDdeserted, if the
Land ny Zoo fAS6Bs,''it ,fIbg Sand PAT siis6f
too illrepute, If there aiscRO hero in sight,
it,isaliVvefy he fs ucohd eA1aed atooenlizel'
ment. He II CONDEMNED, TO that appalT-
ing inttUIneHt lORgyl Agfgllible, ninaplavaai
bic, impossible to siacken 1f rs hasten,
which endures for honrR which will not
end, which seizes y6t erect, FEE, and iiiil
fur heath % WhiEhH q EaSg ~ "A 4tiie
feet; which, at every eti0st yD0iattesnpt,
at eyet X llVst a1lhs wy niteEl. drags you
a little. ,deRpeNgllW hich1 HplIgArs TO pun
ish you for your resistaiieelb y'asf eSEotftt-
lng-uf ITS -graspy wttUh sinks the man
slowlyliRt9ihgfgtyh whileFfiysHahim
all the 'tihie o1d0k at the @hoti Don, The
trees, lthe green fields Recommendations
Village in tbe plain, tbs sailS Of the, ships
upoA the sea- the BIRDS flying and Sing
| i1gi' the subsAFHe "a slsy.a IshliFeptentis
tie&raye become a q de and 81 slug fponi o..
deptiisaof the earth toward living 4AaHy
Each minute is al ihe3orabie enshrohd-
to lie 'dUwH, t8 cfesb, eVery dl5yeintlft he
makes inters himshe straightens up, he
SIMS isy lti9 5 hat Is ~
lowed up; he hOwls, he implores, cries to
the clouds iASfiaR ~ hisa &6ds,,, l6spairs.
hehqldlhiWRaistIgdeePinnhEE9mdsEth
! shnd1teReliesHh AIS bIessf, Pie Eis
ADJUST lie raises his arms. -ntiers f1tI=
/ gus gr99Pf,.elgtcbss thesbSaehaYith ,bis
mans w0ufd -hQt4 ,b Xa h2 Z S1ra@s, teams
upon his elbows "a btlf Himself out of
b this 500 slleafi, 2 il2igdbSs thE
sand Rises The eRnd IaaOhes hisf shOallv
u ders, the sand ERaiuR 'hissHBahtahe face
h alene is0isibisnOw, The mouth ciEs,
the-saurt fits Il; SiteIl - .rrhg-FyFs sun
gaze, The. add; nishtS Then
the terehead deefsgsaa-a lAtle hairApt-
tersSbDve the sandgaa hand Jprutgudes,
comes through fbgShttace,,a W fhh beech.
moves ADd.shakesp 0Bd disappears sim
n lister ellacdBC4R 6f mtns FL % % Iai
i I'VE, Il, 5' - ~, ~ n, NloF5k ltUGo.r,
Iftd H.u riTfI lr"
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