Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-03

knew his mighty strength, but also
knew my own agility and skill.
Grow said again, "'Tis q bag of gold
found in the cabin, and il you hold your
Jaw shall give yo q third"
Never shall 1 be dishonest" | said,
after some delibcration, looking pale, dare
say, but perfectly calm.
Let the reader imagine the scene in q
bell, forty feet under water; 1t would take
at least twenty minutes to pull it up A
fierce fight, perhaps deadly one, might
be finished by then. Suspicion might be
hushed; the body could be flung to the
ravenous sharks with which we sometimes
had to combat with our sharp.pointed
crow.bars; but our frightful, gloomy APP
pearance might have been enough to ter
rify the inhabitants of the deep.
We stood cycling each other for some
time, he fer attack, for resistance. Of
tered to pull the alarm bell but he
cluched il ffom me. l attempted nothing
further.
After few minutes pause, he said,
"Will you take sharesG"
"Now was the firm answer.
Perhaps IL is not large enough?"
"Allof it is too small"
You won't give inp he said.
expected. something and prepared my
self.
"Neverl" | replied, at length.
"Then to deathI' he yelled, sprlnging
at me.
Quick as thought | caught his elevated
arm, poised in the air for stab. | made
a lungo at him, for my blood was reused
at this fiondish attempt on my life. He
parricd it, but II caught him on the
shoulder; however, he clutched my wrist
and there we were scowling at each other (;
and foam burst from his bloodless lips, and
his passion-wrought face intimidated me
more than his bloodthirsty strokes.
AT last he made forciblc effort to free
| his arm, but held It with all the strength
of desperation. Amid oaths and curses
| he struggled. Sometimes he was quiet,
and the only sound was the hurried pant
! ing of our excited chests. AT last
wrenched my hand from his and stabbed
| him in the hand His knife fell, but with
a curse that rings yet in my ears, he threw
! himself ut me, and graspcd my body and
arm in his gigantic clasp. l seized him by
the throat. With the hug of u bear he
tried to break my back his strength
seemed almost superhuman, but shifting
off the bars of wood by wrigglc, we
plunged into the sea beneath. Down,
down we sank No effort was made to
lose the hold of either. Tighter and
tighter we grlpped, till We fell on the cora
reef. Death itself seemed to me 9
trfle. Passion and hate seemed bu
the consummation of my heart. My
strength was that of Hercules
under the influence Of this de
monacal conflict. But want of air stitlet
our efforts AS the fires began to flash be
fore my eyes, and the disc of unconscious
ness to creep over me, released my hold
Crow also loosened his. know litt
about this part, but being an eXcellen
swimmer | struck out with all my force
The water whizzcd by me. l was sitting
choking dying. When l reached the sur
face, with gasp of air / recovered, ant
was enabled to shrek, "IIelpl help !
when | tainted away. As dream, tloateC
before me--nen ropes, boat, and rescue
Iawoke but the pain and dizziness anC
confusion in my head defy all description
After few hours l could rise, but still
| was feeble. inquired for Grow he wa
' in dclirium They told me when til
, bell was brought up, he lay on the bars a
dead, grasping the gold bag with both hi
hands They also told me that they bu
, rescued me from shark hOverlng nea
the schooner.
Next day we set sail, and arrived no
long after in New York. Two hundre,
pounds was my fee, but the master CAV
me fifty more for my honest resistance
Crow was still bad in his head. They pu
him into hospital called three month";
after, and he had gone to the backwood
of the lar West.