The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-14

~ tie enl ~ q week Eric W.T. Irui,niino 4 out
p da'' ''t.anl in - month hc wa. - iarr,ro,cr,d
=. 10 h'Rin '" r-ri are iut dliiuini. whittier h.
had d";'fHn'i H. repair eroi, IT, 10" w.. all"
to tin,H. ih gipvu, nc.,jn. HAT cane hv
mai al The i'riur', rnt.' ~ re in TINT grp,r-
y1ri m Nmrr.,a set lin Wild with d,-'rs to
-'"h. hv IL shining dust to rc,tor. NJ. shattered
fortunes.
Blanche opposed him with all her ni,ht. nrd
Jessie tried 10 di.snn,lc him from the uuiiutt
All wa IN vnin. how ever. md ~ soon A he
could aranc' for The comfort - his family wlilr
he was gone he took an a'l",inuitc farewell %,
all nni departed.
III" first l,itcrirom lric wn- oiio,l NJ "
Orleans u was directed to WIFE, with ~ ell
closure To lie. \. 10, littor fcnd th re rpi ..
ties, for Blanche. hNing finished hrr. to.-c1 /,
II her sister nnl in len minu' a h.l forgot ~ IT,
she was weak enough to hc p,in'l ut the cong
trast in the tome - the two. Not that hn did
not write kindly to Jessie he dil Lut there
was not linz" nor n word that showed to the
faithful anil devoted sister any Ne" Of " heart
ycnrning Tor her presence while IL was plain to
I've seen that the separation from his wife had
ernl'd every thought ii dissatisfaction with her,
aud iillcl him "h home sickness. md wis full
ri 'ponianeuus expression. Of ail.c ION "A single
one at which would have been to Jessie -, pri,,.
less value. Vet Blanche took no notice OF any
oi them IA, 10 shipper little over them ~ they
met her eve.
" he thinks moro Of tho litc finger Of the
wife whu cares for him only for whit he can do
for her. than he iDcs Tor the who'd" body aud soul
Of the sister that has sacrificed aud riskcd all for
him, AMI who will II necessary labor to the death
for him AMI his. thought Jrssic. bitterly. Then
coming Ia better mind, she -aid To herself:
" H. glad that when in trouble he turn.to
vou. Then, ii at no other time, h. long Tor Jc>-
so ~
The second letter was one which had TO bc.
read to all the uriehbors. \ letter from the lis.
tint Wild, IL was and iul oi hair-brcadth ESCAPES
aud strange adventures.
-" II You could see me now, wrote the pilgrim.
YOU could hardly guess who ! am. shortly
after lei, New Orleans was violently seized
| with TIA. cholera Ny companions Uhcr. are
| five IN our psr,N) worked over me faithfully
! combating with all the means in their power,
thccncinN Death who stood read, to dcvour
me. lie was obliged 10 postpone his repast ON
ne, tor recovered Daring the first dav Of our
| overland march one Of our mulcs-the one most
heavily laden with provisions spirits &C.. man
aged to "a, size and ~ heels over head Gathering
| down inloa deep ra,ine We supposed that be- was
81 coarsc ,i,~hcd INTO jelly but some Of us
| carrfu'ly descended the ra,ine aud there found
the unluckv beast Wing almost unhurt but
nearly drowned in brandy, Sc. Every thing
i fore him wa smashed aud DESTROYED This
was orr, commencement of our adventures ;
| but We il,hcd up one donkey and went our
! way thinking that should hc able To- re-
load him from supplies bought Of tho Indians
or Of some Mexican. But We mistuok our wav
! and III not sight human hcinl. OF sign of y
| hnbtation until Our food was all gone and We
| nearly star, ell to death.
The soknr,s of several Of our party de-
laycd ~ longer than We expected. we
could find no water and Were in dread
tul distress. Our sick comrades heg,ed
that We would leave them to their fate aud
push on I" tr, 1" save ouriclvcs hut thi, We
refused To do, cho"sin all 10 live die together
Well In remember our last meal. IL consisted
OF pinch m tea aul long s,r rap Of hogs kin
! which vc had used for the purpose Of grca,ins
our sridil' We each ,wallowcl few mouth
ins olt the pork kin, and then started for q last
desperate effort to reach somewhere We cared
not WHERE =, there coull be found food anl
water. We then determined that ~ the clos
OF the next day. il no hope dawnpd, we could
kill aud eat mule. Aud just ~ We were
about hating after the next day s,ramp We came
upon what We Mt first took for only mound
but II proved 10 be the top Of n nearly concealed
hut.
We dismouncd such figure, ne We were
drawn together ly the hoowncs- our stomach
until from our hips 10 the crown Of our heads We
were nearly parallel with the earth and our
hands seemed like CLAWS projecting from our
breasts; We shuincd weakly along until We
10, nd u door, and then we begged admittancc
II was refused, gruli voice dee laring that there
was no food within.
1t occurred to we ,hat no man would he Ii, ing |
in - solitary plicc with nolhing to cat.
"Com. on. boNs said there is food here.
AMI Well have it. Lets burst open the door"
"l'll shoot the first man that tries IL, shout.
81 the Nuirr within.
'Shoot away, old hunks, il Won will |
Better die hN hullc; than by ,tarvntiun." |
We answered, and all five OF Ms crowding togo
'hc'. we made plunge AT the door. II gave !
l1x NIL in la 10, IA, as
hul.
II No wonder that The sight of rs silcnc,d !
the yell. ot the old man and his wife, both Of .
whom 7ti'nsup in bed, halt scared to death, .
hat witnessed our entrance To their premises,
Instead 81 the stout and fierce robbers whom ,
they had supposed us to be, they bchcll live ,
shadow forms Of men almost too feeble TO |
liz themselves ont Of the tangled mass into |
which they he'd fallen.
III, first thing oar eyes lrh,ld A. We rose was !
n long shelf IN one corner lilrd with pans !
ui iu-ciuu, milk. We made III stimuli /
tancolls dive Tor the precious fluid, aud /,
Switching The pan, began 20 drink two !
bad, which | cnloNcl alone oh, NY dear /
friends, never never lid food like that pass lhesc !
p3rc''r AN eager lip, They might hav" killed .
ne; cut me in l'i'cr-; bu, while lite remained |
! ould haze rlms 1" that mllh-pm and oon-
tnui tu dguh.
- VIA iN' others. J on cannot even lll1-lnC
lh sc.u.. "Nhv. hu,s | hcli.Sc you o,t mum
",, .il the Old man, at lvst, when he had
mU,, .uu 10 recover the ne Of hi- tpu,sti'.
u. ptH led out Of ted AMI lrd u To . .ur.piu
hN1 hHar arru-- u,oi.f corner. prlW in, t!.is
AM, Hc tu', Here i plenty to cal, e. ,hat-
all Nnu ~ ulD. Bread hnk,d tu,p, anil good
meat. Hog 'uwsrlN,s. but dou'l I'LL Nuir elyrs
hy 1u-v NotN" isu, d. V,o'irc b. ca
The cuIun Mr, timely, and We rr,.rlelE a.
well %. Wr could.
When We nnd partially All ned oar ,npotit,s
w. withdrew ii,m Nh" h"t. aud able to lu no
IN re dian yuil the Saddle from the backs Of our
horses We tmll~l down, uud,r the iouro OF the
Oh man cn sure, aul were los, in sound and
. heavy ,lcc,.
| The mex, ding knew il was ten O'Clock in
| the forenoon aud he fellows Of our panty, hay-
/ I'M tried t.nilcr means Ia vain, were tr, ing to
/ wnkyn me- 10y dragging me round tho enclosure
/ hy tit boots.
Nenow requested water 10 lnlhc our f,c,s. it
WAS bestowed, and then We made another hearty
meal and eli oursclvc, strengthened aud rclrc. H.
ed. The old folks made all heartily welcome Ia
what W. had devourel hrsidcs sNin Z u, each a
loaf Of bread, a Junk ot meat and a flask Of
| milk. to carry away with u.
| We were pleased 10 see him 50 generous hui
| not one Of us would consent thus 10 take advan
| tage ot bis kindness. placed gold hall-eagls