The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-07-26

Then Elias again took his place. and HHsliY tue old mar
seized upon The mattock, and elipt into he gtgesu,
which was now wide enough sad deeP enough Tor sa1
burial of the three And, for aSliilc, the STROKES 0t
the three together, each heave being aggpI8ntu tY
gElnt were all thesounds that brola 4e lst IeEcg
of sea and shore.
The young fellows lurking in the ts g @gEe mean
while, becoming very impatient. The d95s we're aAlIJ
uneasy, and anxious to break away from Eas-Eai5il
. .stThese foos, said Hocombe to 8robghtaH. 'H5Fa
got into solid ground and will be at is lil night Ina
craving tired and sleepy Let's give eH scare IS 'H
can, let the dogs out upon en- and ssa en- gan. tlT
there not one of them that has the heafto' toaatA
'sAgreed! But wait moment. nat L.=- -He 5.4
mans saying? Hark! hush!7
s'Don't be tired, boys l think tha osrth sroa'15
easier. Stop! on'tyou feel so;netbing bard tlaEes
'.IIard! nothing harder than TINS c.af aa. !. la
tough as putty. In the name OF the ac'als LuW i-'
shall we have to go2'
''In tue of the devil, deep as 1sst.. Vas ,ae
hollow echo from the wood
Lord have mercy. What was thal and ahe OLD
man scrambled up cut of the pit, wi more ags.ilE
than he had shown for twenty years before. ga1a
Roger dropped his spade and stood sbl7euas l'ias
looked up boldly buthe, too, shudaeT5a "1iA 5s
strapgest emotion. ,, &. ..-s.-#
- 'e5id you not hear ritz" said the fatbel a whisper
Again the dreadfufyo voice iromthe throat Of iet1a
r 'fIn the name of the,devil! what Isl ye doE
This was followed by horrid roarn2y, by l&sl 'd
roars and yells and such dreadful rush through the
woods, that even Elias shared in the panic fnd f1a
three together utterly routed rushed hesdong across
the sands III the direction of the cree where 3ey
had pocred the boat. ~
ss,&fei them Charley cried HoictrBe to hs sam
panon; and with yel5 Of horror they darted oat o
their place of concealment, let loose lI9 aeEs ana
clapped them on the steps of the fugitiFes.
The route was complete. There had been no @a
for pause or rehection and the panic not peru
to subsde for moment. Never did ,1-tiFeS Sc r-A
before They were safely in the boat nt Far GWHE Il
the dim avenues of the creek, pulling away .uE dea.
life, and with all the recovered strength Y aae.#,"a.
whcnther laughing pursuers with The dogs 6eFa
brought to a full stop upon the beach.
''What id towards we, have been. cries E.19
Carr, fully recovered, when they had Goa halfway
between the island and the main"
"CoHarls Il was time to run, tbAs, BacA ''@
devil was after us,
"DeyiIi | tell YOU it was some Fishermen no doubt
that haye been marooiinge on the Isl4ad-psEaRpa
Holcomte and some others. What la Jt2. have
s'Not it couldn't f5c nolcombc, or an Of Did a4a
for took care, before started, to sea @ les wa@
at the landing" Ea gr7u L7 saE.E.
SAnd was it," ,..r'.#.s
"Y es safely lnoored against the BAN ald -3e o~S
taken awayt 'Twasn't any of them, l. sure. ANA as
could be no fishermen-Aro human ben= Lat c@l.A
produce such awful sounds. Did you ever Ee'f 5H d
roar? 1t seemed to up from the ggtt2i vi tas
sea- e:r ...-s.ss- 7s. --..,.- ....
at sounded Just over my head. SAID tso Old man
ut came from the woods quoth Elil5- '-A 70
sworn it was from the woods. Lets 20 catl- 9@
have been blasted towards. II nd uy gua, EoT
Let's so back >father There's three OF ls lee. aa
mean as u skunk" .y== eaE -.H
''No! no! no more night work." saic EcaHE t25ar.
quickly, and the father seconded him.
h. st quite too latenow 1t must be near al 90 deg
light. We must try it another time-1E day gHt,
expect There's no seeing well howto a1rE ~ eight
..st TO BE CONTINUED.