The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-01-23

til morning.
l had just eaten my breakfast, and !
had gone down the front door. wher
horseman came dashing to the place,
with mud 1t had been raining all
night The first thing the new conner
did was to enquire for me. | answered
at once to the name He then inform
ed me that Lyman Knapp could not
live, and that he wished to see me as
soon as possible.
1.-The doctor says he must die, said
the messenger, and the poor fellow
| now only seeks for life long enough to
see you.
"Poor Lyman |" l murmured to N.Y.
| self. $50 young, so hopeful, with SO
| many friends and fond relatives in his
| FAR of home-and taken down to die in q
| strange land. >"
l told the man would set out On my
return as soon as possible. He ate some
break fast, and then resumed his journey,
being bound as fax as the Pottawatomie
border.
I settled my bill, and then sent for the
| horse hut a bitter disappointment
awaited me. | found the foot of the
horse swollen badly. and it panied him so
that he could hardly step on it. Had
the road been good, | should have beon
tempted to try him. but knew that in
some places the mud would be deep. /
went to the host, and asked him if he
could lend me or sell me a horse. He
could do neither. His only spare horse
had been shot the might before by the
Wabash robber. There was not horse
to be obtained in the place for any
amount of money. | returned to the
stable and led my horse out, bat he
could not even walk with any degree Of
ease. | could not use him. | was in
despair.
Look e. said mine host, as began
to despond. cant you manage a
canoe p
Eyes, very WE'LL" | told him.
Then that's your best way. The cur.
rent is strong this morning, and withou,
stroke of the paddle 'twould take you
along as fast as a horse could wade
throu the mud You shall have one oil
my canoes for just what it is worth, and
ye can sell it at Logansport for a:
much H.
l caught at the proposition instantly
for | saw that it was good one.
'Ifye darn't shoot the rapids" add
ed the landlord, you can easily should
er the canoe, and back it round. 'Tisn'
FAR"
| found the boat to be well-fashion
''dug-out," large enough to bear fou
men with ease. and [ at once paid the
owner his price-ten dollars-and ther
) had my luggage brought down. | gave
directions about my horse, and then pu
off. The current was quite rapid, say
four or FIVE miles an hour, but not tur
t bulent. and [ SOON made up my mint
= 1t was far better than riding on horse
back. The banks of the river wer,
thickly covered with trees, and I saw
2 game in plenty, and more than once
: was tempted to FIRE the contents of my
pistol at some of the boldest "yarmints'
but L had no time to waste, so | kept on
But one thing seemed wanting aEd tha
7 was companion, but | was destined tt
: Ell enc soon enough.
1t was shortly afternoon, and | had
just eaten my dinner of bread and colo
meat, when [ came to place where the
river made an abrupt bend to the right
and little further on I came to an alb
rupt basin where the current made a
perfect whirlpool. l not not notice
it till got my canoe into it, and [ found
myself going around instead of ahead
L piled my wooden paddle with all my
might and finally succeeded in shooting
out from the current; but in doing so
ran upon the low, sandy shore. The
effort had not fatigued me a little, and
as | found myself thus suddenly moored
| resolved to rest few minutes.
| | had been in this position some ten
minutes when l wa. startled by bearing
q football close By me, and on looking up
saw man at the side of the boat.
He was young looking person. not
over two and thirty, and seemed to be a
hunter. He wore a wolf-skin shiit, leg
gings Of red leather. aad a cap Of bear
skin.
(Which way are you bound, stran-
ger ?"
Down the river to Logansport," l
replied.
That 5 fortunate wish to 60 there
myself, " the stranger resumed. what
say you to my taking your second pad-
die, and keeping you company ?"
Il should like it, l told him frankly.
I've been wanting company"
80 have |, added the hunter. "And
I've been wanting some better mode of
conveyance than these WORKOUT legs
through the deep forest"
Come o." I said, and as spoke he
leaped into the canoe, and having de-
posted his rifle in the bow, he took one
Of the paddles, and told me he was
ready when | was. So we pushed off,
and were soon clear of the whirlpool.
For an hour We converscd freely. The |
stranger told me his name was Adams,
and his father lived in Columbus. He
was now out on a hunting and prospect.
ing expedition with some companions, |
who had gone on to Logansport BY |
horse, aud he had got separated from |
them in the night, and lost his horse in |
to the bargain He said he had sum
of money about his person, and that
was one reason Why he diSliked to travel |
in the forest.