The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-11-19

that looked upon as a murderer. rightly
imagined that he was not aware Of his success.
No doubt he thought he had missed me, and
that | was still lying asleep, in proof of which
soon heard the whistle Of another arrow
striking above me. Moving down about a
yard to where the overhanging ferns would
conceal me, quietly raised my head. The
ground was slightly rising, and l could see
around for some distance. There was my
horse, unconsciously grazing away, but the
grass was too long for me to see my enemy's
whereabouts. however guessed that he
would try and get between us, and SO waited,
Watching and grasping my rifle. Ten min
utes passed in silence, and then fancied that
the grass was moving unnaturally. In another
second hand and bow appeared heard q
little twange, and saw the tiny messenger of
death again pierce the spot where had been.
l kept myself from firing, though / covered
the place. Surely he would become impatient
and give me better chance. Another ten
minutes and suddenly in different spot,
which commanded better view of my cop,
little black head peered over the grass. 1t
was enough, and as l fired, shrill shrek and
spasmodic spring into the air told 20 me
that had nothing more to fear.
Getting out as quickly as possible I drag
ged myself, for the limb was now much swollen
and becoming more and more painful, to my
saddle, where carried in a little bottle some
eau du luce for snake bites, and.poured out q
large dose. After drinking it l caught my
horse, saddled 1t. and picking up two arrow J
went to have look at the dead bushman.---
He was scarcely over four feet high, with
arms SO long and thin as to reach deformity,
short bow-kneed legs supporting little round
body Che had evidently not been starving late
ly, and features SO closely resembling an intelli
gent ape, that, had there been q tail, no one
would have thought twice about the matter.
did not remain long there was no time to
lose; so, taking his bow, mounted, and put
ting the horse to his best pace, started ON
my long ride | knew perfectly well that the
only chance, such as it was, of saving my life,
depended on reaching T.adysmith that night,
and obtaining medical assistance. Til, dis
lance was fully sixty miles, and with but one
exception there were nothing but Dutch
Doors houses on the road, whence could net
hope for any help. For the first twenty
miles | kept steadily on my way, though the
agony was dreadful, and could hardly sit on
my horse, | then reached an Englishman's
farm, pulling up, told my story, asked for
spirits to keep up my strength and the loan of
fresh horse. shall not easily forget his
wife's scared look as she came out and saw
mo by the light of her flickcring csndlc.
suppose | must haye seemed half mad
They brought me out a bottle of whiskey and
tumbler, which / filed and drank off neat
but they had not got the horses "up." They
were, he said, all running, and it would take
hours to find them. So started again. lido
not remember much more of that wild moon
light ride /; became drowsy and half deleri-
GUS, just retaining sense enough to 60
straight. How / did it do not know as for
the greater part of the way there was no road,
and even in daylight, and with nothing the
matter, | could have hesitated in more than
one place. However, Providence or instinct
guided me right, and as / was afterward told
Il remembered nothing about it, reached
the town at A. Must eleven hours after
had left. had finished the whiskey on the
road, and it was toit the doctorascribcd my ul-
innate recovery. For nine days was in high
fever and delirious and it was more than
six weeks before got up ; and for years af-
terward the wound did not heal Even to the
present day it occasionally breaks out afresh,
and will probably continue to do so to the
end OF my existence Chambers Journal
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