The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-08-28

'N"Pe" W uNkhess ana gloom, and rare
ly ever Iodd~n by the foot OF civilized
man. Can il he snt,h;ng humani Can
II b. some b.nieh'ed traveller like myself I
Or Is il some lurking savage or murder
si-ano,her pioan and toss in the
leaves. could stand it no longer. The
s''ns'ion was beaoming truly alsruing
! cleared my ,hros, which ned to have
an unusual fullness about il. and -jscsls
tad
"Re thou spirit Of health, or goblin d.mn'd,
Bring With the airs from heaven, or blssts from
... hall, ...... r..a F.'... ..' :"
Be thy intents wicked or charitable,
tn, Thou c"m.t IN such Questionable shape
That l will speak to theo'
"Who are rou I ~h.t are Won I .nesk."
"What do you wan,fT was the care
less reply.
"Whv, in The nsms of all tha,'s won
darful and earthly, I want to know VIA.
Won are; whether man, bsas, or ghost ="
"Yos can enrne and acc II vou ara an,
1'o"s." was The verv eool an.wer.
I felt and worked nv ~sv through the
jungle shout twenty .ers-po, Z. Iono
s,;ck punchs1 cant iou.lv arourd-hund
something like n man-put nv hands on
il tn ss'isfv mvsef that il WA actn.liy 4.
hnman being with He.h aud hones.
"Whr." said he. II thought you wer.
rotLer."
"W-ll." aid I 10 him. "vou are verv
much composed. to be un,'e, .uch
thouehe! What are vou doing IN ,uch
place as this are Won sick 7"
mo, vA'v we'll" he said.
"Cs" 10 anything for youf"
NO"
"Whe's ara YOU from. and where are
YOU going"
~ am from no abiding place. and Am
going. ! know not and car. not .h;,h.r "
"Are Won not afraid OF snska and
bear. here"
"No care Ton little Tor lie TO feel sny
concern about IL"
| Quito singular! saw that h. ~ss
mt NJ all dispo.~d Ia Ia communicative
and vet mt inclined 10 sheer, =. h.. Ken,
'urnioe i,fnllv from s;ie ~ aida in hi.
he'd OF lssves. ~e.sionailv ntisrinp q Al.
tre.s'nq moan which had jn.i h..n 10 me.
IN. orrssion 81 40 much annoyance
| ! pa.rea snx;oa.lv throuyh the dan.a
Noliar. for the elimr.. ~ = s.r 10 gain
som. intimat;on ~ the hour ~ the nieh,.
h"t NOT ons wss In h. ssan. S.s,.A nov
nearer nv s'n"nlsslv s'ss"ga comranion,
and hsinQ slieh'lv ,e';eved Nv finding N -,
he WA morning snnevns'u,.l ~ ~orse.
endes'ored ~ sn.'ch l;,t'e .'.ep which
mv ~esrie1 limbs and previously high.
wrought hata Of mind greatly mead
.sd hn, vsi" -as III. .ffnrt that .nd'.ss
-i'he'ns" echoed With too many omi
non. sonnds
Ere long. ,hs note of . bird ~ -hich
1
th.re ronh he no mistake. hetok.n.d the
anp'osch ~ d.r. I tanned and .aw. 10
nv p'..t delich'. tha ersv dawn mreak
ine the Ess, Tho eiouds had in.t die.
pe'ssd from ihe heavens, and .onn sroee
the c'or'"u. King ~ Dsv. h.rslinq -i,h
hi. thrice Welcome rsvs. hi. Cimmerisn
darkness. The dolefni and the hor,ihla
were now succeeded hv the hesu,if,, and
tho grand. Nature Vas hare clad 10 her
rich.H li,esv ~ pree": perinm. aIlsd ,he
ffe.h morning breeze. waited nom the
mod-n jessamine and the stately maeno.
liz. among whose sprsvs hir's of .,e,y
plumsqs and every specie. fitted and
es'oled, - j" praiss o! ,hs great Au'hos
Of lieh, and lie. Bn, just thsn. all thi.
hes"'y affected q, least one po", hs~ild
cred mortsi shont ~ much As tho bleakr
est dsssr' Of Africa would have done.
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