The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-27

nor sir-strFg'cs still more fsrcely-is lined a
gain from her horse thrust into . dark hole
cave or yigvam she kno "a no, whA,--the
opening /, closed ami sha is loft alone in dark
meas prey to anxiety uncertainty aud rem 1rse-
leS 'csr
Up,n the cold, damp ground where she hal
iallcn she lay uns,ruSgling, faint, exhausted,
with the wild waves Of tcrrr surging recklsssly
through her soul snd reason bafli d aud power
lcsA Where was tho-how came shs there
why thi.inky blAcknoss. why numb Vi, paralized
-.uho was he who lately cla,pd hor to his swift,
strong beating brssst7 All those questions a ID
hundred others repeated themselves untiringly
through her bowildercd brain, until, a. length
the full flow Of life returned-cLmness took the
plsce Of turmoil within, a1d she was able to
think clearly aud trace every phase Of the pst
icw 1urs-tven from the time whom, basket In
| hand, she had heard hor Mothers voice a. she
sang in their cabin home. Bat who could thus
have carried hor on AMI what their object
Those were questions sho could no, solve, for to
rome sac shc aware Of havi'g givsn offence.
Tired Of turning over these harrissinz thou ,hts
and hopeless Of a solution. --refresh,d ia boly
~ her long attitude Of rect, il welld have beon
s'rA gs in iced II her next idea Ia not been OF os-
cape. Rising with the tho1gh' she CROPPED arc
f4lly around and soon determined that she was
mined in partial cIvo-rock on three sides aud
above, for she c5ull easily touch tue roof
and the fourth side built up Of strong logs To
force hor way through, 70 hnd any chauc, Of
escape, she soon fourd TO DO impossible. VINO.
ever bad brought her there had left no opportu-
nifty for her TO gain her freedom. Reduced thus
TO entire dependence upon the iuture-forsod
to wait and bide the re rlt, he it nat il might
she ceased to struggle and exhaust herself vain
ly. And yot once mjro she IT pod arounl the
rough floor Of her prison house Tor some weapon
-club-s,one, anything Si.h which to dofond
hor,elG Tas hope to-, proved aJDruy, and
sinking down again v7In 'he ground sho n, rvod
herself for iSht of fosrfH watching. But
something cold touches her hlu1 as shs th'oW
it back to pillow her hos upon1 What coud
It be Dss,yiog branch, siiroy with its rot.
moisture dripping etonc
or, horror . might II 10 serpent No, It
,od no, beneath her tolch aud ,,h ring
courage from her despair (4ud wo hold II to be a
truisrn that cOvaIdies Will, af,or time Of OK.
tend ti d. become by very dosps;ston brsvOry)
she o, Cd her hand i ,wly a out until her 1gsrs
clasped almost H., olgutsry ufon some round
hard substance o. her heart LoS, with new life
and thankfulness 90 farther examination con.
virccd her Of the fact tia, shs now had the
means Of self prcto:ticn-that clasp 4 upon her
breast she hold tho lorg, keen &C Apns K 1iie Of
some tayags warrior
Tranquility then, as such a b-ave hearted
girl and one educated in Ito midst Of dAugor--
Graded amid peril AMI nutturst amid Llooishei
should, Marina Woltoa liaonsd and Watched
through tho long hours. NJ, rot very long was
her watoling for nature ogess,rainod and worn
out, gave way and she sank into the tranquil
slotp Of youth and innoceHcc. Feryent had
beon Ter prayers for safety and for succor-
warm the blessings she CAL / down upon her
parents AID Der bro,he- I'D with even sweet
| til ,ughts sho pass ! tho le,isn gates and re-
| yoled in the SUNNY lar { happy dreams.
| Thought dr. ausi AZ, b-ayo yolrg hun.
| tr, Harry Harm ton, could you have koown
| 'hs thoughts AID dreams hat Filtered through
tho b.Nin Of that fair, bravo girl, earth would
| hNyc appeared 10 you ~! eursLir6 and flo 1crs
\ Bu, shof She AlumOsts4 upon the c Id, we.
earth, after tho horrors Ci evening, through the
dark hours Of night. alone, unprotected save by
God, ard surrounded b. unknown onomies sLd
| poIctancC dealt