The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-03-26

i bLOOu tHeF6 contemplating. Al LUZ
scene, until the boat had drifled Upon
the distant shore. and then / sat
down again. My only hope Of es.
cape was that some one might come
to the lake in search of me, Bat
what ifno one came But whyehould
no one Gomez But what If those who
sought mo did not find this snnken
bole The thought was a most IN.
pleasant one. | was thus eugaged,
whenI noticed that my horse was un-
easy Something had frightened him.
At length no gave q heavy pull, and
freed himself from his filstenings, and
in afew seconds moro had seen the
last of him,
| had sut there half an hour, or
moro, and the sun was sinking 50 low
that the shadows fsll entirely across
the lake, when / observed a commo-
ton in the water before me, aud pres
emily two largo crocodiIss made their
appearance, looking very hhpgry, and
betraying an evident desire 60 eat me
up, ! seized my rife and fired at the
one nearest me, upon which they
quickly disappeared. The SUN went
down, and The last CLEAN of daylight
faded away. L sat beside my dead
heron but dared not 90 10 sleep.
When ! felt the drowsy spirit come
npon me, i started up and paced to
and fro across the narrow island, but
this could not be,kept up. Toward
midnight, as sat beside my bird my
head sank upon its soft, feathery
breast, and | was asleep before /
knew it, do not think 1 slept long
however, Something oppressed me,
and ! awoke with suffocating sensa-.
tion, to find my nostrils inhalibg a
strong, sickenihg odor, RThe moon
bad risen, and by its light / saw an
enormous crocodile, with its terrible.
jaws not six feet from me. TO cock
pistol and flntten ball against bis ar.
NOR was but tie work of a moment
andss ieaped to my feet, with nay
rife. in my hand, the fellow turned
aud scrambled for the water.
l slept no more that night, and no
moro crocodiles visited me, When |
daylight came again, | began 60 con. |
sider anew the chances inquired tor
me ut Manila, they would certainly
learn which road I bad taken from
the city; and if they followed that
road as faras | had come, they might /
discover, by the tracks of my horse,
where Ihad turned off Another thing, /
too, considered favorable; they I
wonld go tothe inn where had hir-
ID the horse and they would find that
The animal haa come home without
me. This would certainly lead them
quickly to search for me. My first
impulse, upon finding the daylight
lpon me, was to fire some signal guns,
out upon reflection concluded that |
1ad better wait until my people could
nave had time to como out from the +
:ity, for | had not powder enough to
oad many times. |,
Q ] waited until the snn had been IN
.wo hours, and then | discharged nv
life. | was hungry and faint, and
he dampness Of the night had helped
o waste my strength. By-and.by I
ircd again, putting in as much pow.
Ter as | thought would burn profta.
,Iy. had fred thus, at intervals of
bout ten minutes, until had but one
'harge left, and 1 was Beginning TO
anew upon my chances, and
o think of what would be the result
{ was not found, when MOST wei
ome sight broke upon my vision. I
aw some Of my Ren coming down
oward the lake. 1 fired nv last
harge, and as they gained knowl.
dye Of my whereabouts, they,hasten.
ID on, and were soon at the waters ,
dye. | made them understand where
he boat was and when they had /,
ound il, and | knew that was safe.
sank down, and was fairly asleep
yben they reached me.
My friends bad followed me lust as
had anticipated, They had found
ny horse at the inn, and having learn
d the direction | had taken they sot
orth. They might not however, have
Iiscavtred the place where / had turn
d of from the road, had they not I,
leard the report of my rifIo / got |
,aok to my ship with a whole skin, 1
where small quantity of brandy.
nd very generous quantity Of !
lonrishing food soon restored me to 5
myself. I
na- In The Recorder's'Co at New
orleans the other day, a merry-faced ,,
md bright-eyed Milesian was arraign.
d for di4orderly conduct. =
The judge inquired very angrily, If
10 was not ashamed 70 DO there
"Pon my soul, l am, yer honor
You are in very disreputable com
any! 6iaf e sfstfsfs1
] know Il, yer honor
1t is shameful" ~
eToo true, was the penitent re-
oiner nf U
IL / permit you to go this time, l
vim you ever be caught in spch !