North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-13

sra0uAIly r1ssnk DeJOr0 hi"' ..- $40
Com be posed slong, his ears were de-
p.o a wish the morning song Of the bird
adtss;o - was famed by the last
calm1 b of ~ sinking t'reese, and sprink.
Char, hsdsw~ .sssn groves Of spices. He
mes contemplated the towering
- of Tho ask, tsosatch Of the hills ;
:, s;stinss csug ~ the gentle fragrance
~ tri,aross, eldsst daughter of the
p I'm "a aenses. were grati6ed, and
wA1 klshsd frum his heart.
1fYongTn, I'LL the sun approach.
ok, Ank the increa ed heat
3. Cd upnn tisrttssnxth; Ee then looked
Z about hin lbr some more commodi-
NJ He ~, on his right hand, a
M b that seemed tpp wsve iss shades as
y of insitAsion, he entered it and
a q eoolness and verdure irresistibly
Hs *
\ a. mt however. forget whittier he
& EleG ~ found narrow way,
81 - which appeared to
sA1aMAS dieaSiion wish - assaio.
~ a1sd tbat, ~ ~ hap.
y xpcs3mtau y. twd lDu0d means 70.
q pleasure with business, and to gain
rewards Of diligence without suffering
atigues.
2 e, therefore, still continued to walk
L time. without the least remission Of
arcour, except that he was sometimes
&pted to stop by the music of the birds,
ich the heat bad assembled in the
Id; and sometimes amused himself
th pluck Ing; the flowers that covered the
Inks on each side. or the fruits that hung
BON the h.'anches.a At last, the green
th began to decline from its first tcnden.
ssndt0 wind aMnng the hills and thick
cooled with. fpuutains. and nurmuring
tn watvrfails. Here Ohidah paused f"r
liwr. md began 10 consider whether it
IRE lsAeer~ale to f"rsake the known and
Nssnen, track hut remembering thu the
fAt was now in its greatest violence, and
Bat the iIain vas dusty and uneven. he
Asolyed 70 pur.ur the new .ath, which he
sppnsed s,nly u make few meanders, in
,mplisnce with the varieties Of the
rsund, and TO end at last in the common
bad. III 4gx A,+e .S a
Having thus calmrd his solicitude. b. /,
bis pare, though he suspected that
W was n"s gaining ground, This uneasi-
esssof his mind. inclined him to lay hold
], every new Inject, and sive way to ev-
IS, sensation that might sooth or divert
m. He listened to every echo; he noun
d every hil! for a fresh prospect; he
rnsi aside to every cascade and pleas
himself with tracing the course Of
n,le river that rolled among the trees,
d watered large region with innumer-
!e circumvolut ons.
ILL ,he aIaus. ments. the hours passed
Asy unaeeounted; his deviations had
n aSxed his memory, and he knew NOT
..rh Ash Lpni I 10 travel lie stood
Htiweslssd ropsused, afraid tn 70 for
I'd, ieASt he should 60 wrong. yet con
bus that the time of lettering was now
While he WAS thus tortured with
ertain,y. the sky WAS uverspread with
T,1s: the day vanished from before him;
/, sui.itn teupe,t gathered round his
1l.
Ae wa now rnusei by his dancer, to a
Il and lain:ul remembrance Of his fol
he NOW saw how happiness is lost.
"a eose consulted, he lament-d the
,,lIi}s imT ttenre that prompted him to
sk1lier in the geove; and despised
sf5((s s.uri.,sity that led him on from
ts54r;fle. While he was thus reflect
th4swir grew HACKER. and clap of
do brs,ke his mediation.
i mow resolved ~ d, what yet remain
a his poyef. to tread back the ground
|ch ne had red, and try to find some
be where tk wood might open into the
h. lie osfrated himself on the
md. NM Recommended his life to the
d I'll 1nfitJs. He rose with cor fidence
stsa99 9aility, and pressed on with reso-
"a. The hrasts 0f the desert were in
ien~s4nd on every hand were heard
Ied howls Of rage and fear. and
<xrirntion. All horrers Of
H2&Et3 -..EA..ln al him
a3 roartsi in the woods, and the
raIrssHmbsed from the hills.
rhut IN &Llrn und distressed. he wander.
thvanah the wild. without knowing
t.Ier he WIS ling. or whether h"
eteryssnhment drawing nearer to SAFE
rats~sisfrictinn. At length, not fear,
isbr hsgan To overcome him; his
.tls331f 81 art. and his knees tremsl''l:
hs IA y 01 thn point Of lying dawn in
Snaff:1 t,. his fate, when he beheh.
~ lsramhles, the g;imner Of "a
I 9lvan.ed towards the light AMI
AZ that il Proceeded from the c'tta.e
i syrsait. hs sa.llesl hunhly at the door.
4 .tSksinsl admission. The oil man set
:ors.AAiel suok provisinns as he had col
.,al m hiasrsif, 90 which Ohdiah fed
tSncss and gratitude.
L.. ~ rspast Was over, Tell me, )"
rnit, ''by what chance thou
.sia rDpght hither? have been
bw a. IN 9esss.an irhabitant Of the
ilLesUSs3. ins8hich l never saw man
J.fare" Oaidah then related the occur
.acrs nf his journey, without any con.
sailn nc or palliation.
4 .S.,n ~ aa;sl ma harinif ..lat tho erpors