The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-06-29


spear. II yielded daathe earth crumblo6 be.
meath my 6lowsaG the window grew larger
and larger II would Ans0er, I thought.
tried Il, wriihing through like a serpent
was in the open AFT beneath the broad
expanse of heaven but wac not yet free.
made my way cautiously towards the
beach. What IL should stumble over a
drunken negrOf What folly had lett
the spear in the hut--I had no means Of
defense. Should return for the spear !
Mol dared not. w ir
mnstg 60 forward. so moved noiselesely,
with tho tread of a creeping panther, to.
wards the beach. sf4t.l > b ..ennit 4
reached it, and glanced eround at the
sleeping blacks, and thought could die.
oeru the tall form Of their chief in their
midst. Il shuddered at tho sight. i must
escape, though death should meet me in
the eifoit Il seleoted one of the canoes,
pushed IL from the shore, aud jumped in
as 1t floated into the stream. The current
took it. aud we swept on tewards the sea.
Oh the JOY felt "a saw the negro huts
rapidly disappearing in the distance.
Hooked about tho canoe to hnd paddle
to guide its progress Istnmbled over a
mass of something that lay huddled in the.
bottom Of the boat. t.
s. y
moment o huge negro rose up before me.
l hal disturbed his drunken slumhers. and
he gazed upon me in stupid astonishment,
Ny heart sank beneath my bosom, and,
for a moment, gave oil up for lost. Des-
peration urged mo to do doed, of which,
three hours before, nos argument could
have persuaded me was capable. l sprang
upon tho bully negro before he recovered
from the astonishmeut my unexpected
presence had caused him, and precipitated
him into the water. si.J 4 .iis5at en.
l was astonished at the hciiity. witt,
which had accomplished this desperate
act. = Il seemed like madness fora weak
| girl like myself to attempt to struggleIwith
4 a ssalwart man, gal gc. ssiao
l have since learned that skill and daring
even in a, woman, make her no contempti.
bio opponent edi 81. .s .hha reInut.a
But was not safe yet I knew these ne
groes were almost ms much at home in the
water as on their native land. t~Ao
found q paddle, and eagerly urged the
canoe forward, standing prepared tn resist
the negro should he attempt 70 regain the
canoe.
He rose 10 the surface, shaking tie mois
ture from his orispy head, like a water-dog
He was completely sobered by his INNER
together, and could see by the savage ex
} preston Of his eye, that his worst passions
J were aroused. '3i"i
Ipliedlthe paddle with all my strength
but though had the current in my favor
! he gained on me rapidly, .,tl,t...
cast q lingering look upon the beautHu
|; scenery by which | was surrounded. The
+ tall trees, with their graceful, feather,
, foliage, overhangiug the rivers banks
and mrrored in it's depths below; tn,
(; radiant queen of heaven, that bathed mi
t with it's solacipg beams {; | looked on all ;
0 silent, last adieu |; for my resolve was taken
sooner than yield myself again captive.
On came the black, uttering shriTl sig
? nails of alarm. He neared the canoe. Witt
D one hand he grasped the stern. raised tn,
. paddle to strike, when the most terrif,
! yell of mortal agony that had ever heard
t issued from his lips. ,.1 .3-fr.t.
: His grasp relaxed from the canoe, an,
) his head disappeared beneath the water
. Petrified with astonishment | remained
: standing erect. with the paddle poised il
] What had caused him to relinquish tl
attack, when was almost within his grasp
What had saved me - l glanced over th'
Q side of the canoe, and beheld . sight tha
MADE me tntlll Elyl s!a n1rIos' % . IL, 50,
niuoous .opsne~S p,'S a. ~" @ S'o VIII,
was SWIMMING oIouhS the eanoe. Wan M
: IN MS iIplnsaIale NAV Hi9 nss.o hau ioun'
al upl'nhely sl@'o, Suu .no ne0' nohs'e
was seSln,'S 10. alotnet S'cUI "a,
horror.
,, Hours must nave passed Delore Ts ! recoV
! eIea alrem .nss ieartu' swoon' Whsh teaso
reluIueu suinIien.Iy ~, nie " '"ho no.o
! my si'eat'on, IounI tno .noo. nau SUM u.iN
: ana iaint gray dayhgh' was stealing owe
the waste OF wa'ers; 1Witt, ,hUU
= WIN an eHort rose up ana gaze
around l was aions upon tne pIoau ocea
In that 1rall canoei But haa escape
3 from the power OF me negro king that'
= least, was aieohsOiatiopSk tllbttD
! Day came rapidly on. The suns broa
l. disc rose like a ball Of molten FIRE abov
8 the waters. Higher and higher be ascendeC
= unt;l he reached the zenith.
His sultry beams poured upon my UT
sheltered head The air grew close an
) suffocating.r The surface Of the ocean wa
q q like a sheet of FURNISHED gold. Not
y breath of wind cooled my fevered cheek
J There was q universal calm alI around m,
. aud the canoo lay motionless upon th
y waste! y -, a
Ny lips grew parcbed with thirst,
o searched about the canoe eagerly, but Oh
o how yainly. There was not drop
Y water. nor q morssl of food ON board. ! n
K A fearful death began to stare me in II
face. Oh, the tortnres that were mine
g Dv;pO of,thirak with waten all around p,e