The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-13

District o Now York. by Moses s. u, ach, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and si,ty-two.
lie took another glance at his victim, and then
commenced pushing the boat down the creek.
lie heard tho faint cries Of the Colonel for help,
arising behind him. and hooking laugh was
his answer. lie soon dropped down tho creek SO
far that the cotton wood tree, his victim, and the
little clearing were all hidden from view.
The things done !" the ruilian then muttcr.
ed. No one visits that spot once In coon's
ago When clear day brings out the swamp
ants from the rotten tton-woois, they'll have a
nice feast u
lie had nearly reached the mouth Of tho creek
when ho saw u light cleaning family through
the bushes twenty rods or more distant, and
heard the sounds Of chanting or singing. Paus-
ing with muttercd exclamation OF two, he
watched and listened moment, and then ground
ed his boat on tho shore and advanced slowly and
cautiously in the direction from which the sounds
proceeded,
:" If it's any ono who's likely to release the
Colonel, he muttered ON 80 back and put my
knife through him!
lilo continued to pass through the bushes as
cautiously as he could, drawing nearer and near
| er to the light. A most singular and startling
scene was that which soon presented itself 70 his
sight.
"a regular Fetish dance I" he muttercd.
small party Of negroes, males and females,
Of various sizes and complexlons, ranging from
q quarter blood TO the sOotiast kind o. an African,
wore dancing and uiuttcring gibberish around a
Ore ia a LITTLE hollow il the woods, Ce:sp.cuous
among these wo,sh!ppsrs, ware two or three half
naked blacks, whose wild AMI grotcsquc appear
ance so unlike that Of the sober plantation slave,
| indicated that they lad Leen imported from some
| part Of the great Fetish empire beyoai the sea.
| They had AL ioinel hands, Gal were chanting
savage invoca,lons against their masters, perform
| Ing liolatrous rites, and singing the rude songi
PECULIAR to their worship, strange molsnse o
folly aud superstition.
The rlscals !" CALCULATED lIalcoin, in wills,
per. 4" may as well beat 4 retreat, US they ap-
! pear TO bo half maddenei and dslriouS with their
| rawlings and debauoheries! !"
lie turned to retire, cautiously, but In some
| apprehension, whea he found himscf suddenly
seized by two gigantic negroes who had crept W
stealthly behind him while lie WAS watching tbs
dancers. The SLAYER made a desperate effort tc
ovcrpower bis captors, but shrill cry from one
Of them soon brought the whole circle of dancer,
around him and he Immediately found himself
assailed by half dozen Of the negroes all ravinp
and clutching at him like so many famishet
wolves. Despite all his frantic efforts to escape
Captain Halcom was conquered after short bu
savage contest, and bound quite as securely as b,
had SO recently bound the Colonel.
The ruiIian realized the peril into which b,
hal fallen. The two blacks who had first seize
him hal evidently been acting as q guard. HI
was borne to the iise around which the circle ha
been dancing, ard all Of them scanned his coun
tenance by the light of the burning brands. IL
was Mortified bya cry Of recognition, wild an,
hendish in ito tones, which circulate. anon
them and further startled when two or tire
Of the blacklist and most repulsive of them thrl'
their grlnning faces down close t9 his ewn, an
chartered their peculiar cries Of revenge in b
ears - --t
ION! you black devils !" Le cried. "Wh'
do you mean p
The SLAYER knew very well what they meant
lie recognized two Of them az negroes be HI
himself imported from the Congo river, scycTa
years before And as he ma(e this discovery
il Is safe to say that the face OF Horace lIllcor
became quite rs pale as that OF Colonel Wayne
w there il tie little clearing