The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-12-03
VOL s, NO. 33.-WHOLE NO. :g7

vide stretch Of sand, and then on through log
jupgle-lke forest, TO . ruined ana deserted plan.
tsIion beyond. When se reached the fo'est
old Sarah he'd me little distance dosn its Dor.
ders. and asay fom the road We reached
spot where the back r~-,nous sitk Of water
csept away into the thicket under q covert ot
naked trees. all knct,~S and iuter~oveu With
dry brown climbers. till all below black as Q
cypress shade. There SIZE stopped and stood
moIionl, s.. pointing suirnlnly up~afds.
"WhaI Is il. SsTsb.'
:" De jasmine. m,s>us. waS up dsh."
There 1t ua., indeed, A coilo..l wreath OF
do~.rs, with no appareut Connection with the
earth, With ro other living thing near II, running
along the enormous osskvt work oi viIes aid
branches in huge masses aud ,estuous TO- scorss
and hundreds of Yards its GLOSSY, pspery, point.
ed iolsge. almost hidden by tie tropical Gxur-
suce of The trumpet hike flowers and long conf.
cal buds. bright gold, and soft swans down,
and every breeze that touched Il bringing dp~n
= burden Of vo'up'uoUs irAg fauce-the fragrance
OF crushed peach stone. Vet delicate aud oslmy
az the breath OF rose. VAS alouc in a vii.
derness of forest. SKY and sand. aud tor once |
seized the privilege OF those impulsve races sho
live near To nature in the ~ld paradise OF the
uopcs-l clspped my hands and shouted
aloud.
Bat how long had that beautiful thing been
growing. How many years had 1t climbed up.
ward and upward, aud how many more had il
been travelling from tree icp To- tree top, when
t could climb higher. Hoo long il
since the brown rope ike stems nov dasing up
moisture and su<tenance from the reservoirs %
far below, bad been themselves beautiful cius.
turs Of the crisp, green and waxs goldy AhI
hat splendid history had been growing With IL,
aud hos u.gicallv that history changing
thrnn.b its 4 \nFtt md Sntfh
had been standing together against comnoa en-
-mies, or helping each other on IN peaceful pro-
| gress-ther union aud happiness the hope of the
Sor.d W was il all 40 changed! What
CT NE above al other crimes had SO brought
down Gods Curse.
My reverie ws- cut shor; by quick pun at
nv dress There stood cd Sarah, pointing up.
ward again, her gaunt, black face hdeous With
fear.
Come way, missu.," she whispered "Mos'
sundo~n, missus"
"HaIk Sarah, just moment, oh MS the
sind among the hse wiry stems. It's like an
se pon harp. Listen"
"Oh, come way. come way. missu.-it's d.
dogs-i,'s DE dog
"The dog, Where's"
"Cp dan, up dah Dcre'> mcre'n ones heerd
I'm fore now ml-sus. D,N'- always a yos ia
"A yo~iin - dat way o nights, n,s-u- Come
wsy, come VA,
"Sarsh, What do you meah?'
"An' dah's white bone do~n dah'n de VA.
ter, missus; an ehery nj. ht la b,ne cone up
top o de- water al i. 20 roun' an roun' roun'
nuntin' for DE oder bones Yc-, mi-sus. ,bcry
night, ha past o"e. G.irin' late, mi-su-, come
way, cnme way
"No~, Sarah be quiet and listen "a You
have heard some dreadful story about ttis place,
d yon've been ghten,d by il. Tell me the
-tory jlst as you beard il, aud then listen 10
what say about it. Come"
; But the ~onan stood in logged slrnce, only
turning her e,ebsiis strangely 4pon me.
+" Won't you tell me. Sarshy"
"Dem stories amt for TO tell, rnis.us"
"Whv not:'
, ugh"
"Why not, Sarah?"
In an ins,ant the long 1.-THE creature had dart.
ed out on the sand rod or more, and N anott.
er instant che had stopped She stood tor "A mo.
a,ent faci.g the th:cket, craniug forwUi like
snake ready Tor spring, one h-t slretchedh h~fce.
! IL out, the other drawn back TO her shoulder
. then she made n spring There a ca ash in
0 | the underbrush. then a sujden bound oot of it,
and bury, yellow faced Irishman with tr-tiig
head and buging eyeball., scourrd aAay across
e the said plain. yelling in the vrry agony OF ler.
y ror, "Hosly vargip, the psgur, the nskur." I
8 occ.soEally at Mr. Bak-r's.
e "Dey'- put him dsh to watch for TO watch
missus," whispered old Sarah ss | came NJ.
d Der good Lord bress Yer dear soul. missu-!
! dey's PIT, him dan for TO ~atch it-if rsissus ssy
, y,hing bout bout dat an"
II vas only too plausible. I hal heard a Q
: msn'e namm-r on tue back verandah n stood
Ia X ng with Mrs. Baker We had DELAYED 10, z
enough, and our cour-e had been circuitou. ct.
II ough 10 give him ample time to secure his am.
e bush before came up
'' Sarah said you may fall back now-I
d .ill walk before; kno~ the way"
l walked on very hurridly but scarcely had
reached the b, nd OF old road where Il enters
the pine woods, when from a distance. In the
" direction OF the house, Came long brutal shout.
= | understood il perfectly The regulators were
there, and had pr0baby been near when tie
:. spy wai sent on his errand Thes had heard b &
u story ard would come to meet u.
!, could see very far tbrou h the woods The
/. trees we're almost branchiess, AID the sunset
eparked every ~here on tie smooth, stif, rais.
,s ting spears Of the lo~ creeping palmetto, VIII ch
, formed the only underblush. Ia a moment they
came in sight, stsl AT distance, eight or tea
OF tie lover class, led on, as the southern moi
10 al~ays led, by gentleman.
!, This mau knew. had heard him talked oi
!. 40 visitor IN the place, and the hon oil the
=, time. Almost boy, with all the sd, hezi
strong reckl.s.ness OF the Southern bov and
20 knew tha, this very quality, 10 less than the
. ramor OF wealth and position At home, had giver
l. him unbounded infaeuce IN the neigbboI mood
"A Mrs Baker had succeeded ia attracting
"A him 70 her hoase, b It had seen him ono. at
jistance, and nov ss the leader rode on cons.de
= rably in advance of the rabbe oa foot, knew i
- Vas Harry Kent.
There vas but one thing to be done, and
"A did it. Near the roadside, ju-t before the turn
"A ing, q clustur Of tai holly bushes stood, bidIDG
~ US from eight. There / waited HAIRY Ken
turned the corner, and the holly theket hid hin
~ - from eight too. Then vent quickly 70 his hoI
hs se's side, looked up iato bic face aud -aid:
,e May I ask you to come back ~ith TO tb'
ne house: am afraid to meet those rude mel
no alone.
,e 1, must hsve been a full minute before ,h,
el 6xed amazement of bis face allowed one mus
Gle to move. Then as another shout came up
ne GOV feariuIly near. be blushed Up TO bic Cal
,v rim dsrte from the saddle, and threw the reil.
,e- to old Sarah.
ID. "rn DO my best" said he, "don't be afraid
IL beg your pardon. Would you let NE TAX
Or. the eDde of your sash"
NE gave hin the tSo ends Of the long blue rib
ID bon I ~ore. drswing Oh, tie boss To make