The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-10-09
BIRDS OF PREY
pE
FOR LOVE AND GOLD.
EN WELDON e.. ,uEB. JK-
CHAPTER NNNNIIIi.

Alone IN the wilderness OF forest ana
,,.de. valley ana swamps. Eveline Bertou
tId MT stay her heetIng steps until she
bad left the scene of her late conflict far
rrblud her The httle revolver still III
her hald. excited and pale, she fastened
lf over nrfar and bush. uutli she ttit that
she u., il. 3. measure. sale irum any pur-
-ut5 ur. ..ty,riNr. at least Iur time. thun
sby s.,uA down among clumP ut bushes
GREATNESS. 4ud utterly exhausted with her
,NyrrIuI.
T.-rryulver she had procured by means
.f- Dr.,,. from thy steward Y wife IA board
w ,H.. vessel. which had conveyed her 70
Australia. Sine had concealed Ir for the
rI...,.. 81 need. and 10 had proved valuable
friend pa her late -NJgency. She vas IN "A
Wild country remote from civilization, but
a U.ld sens, uf freedom y liberty from
th,. hateful r.mpauIun-afp ut her recent
cantor. caused a glad sense "t ~. ana she
resolved tu preserve Atr Hhyrty af any
rr.k She rested far 4 trN moments, and
rh,u went uu. following tAr rNurs. ut a
jrlrI up brouAlet. aud nut agAm res ing
uutll she had placed considerable ds-
r.uc, between herself ami her recent
csptnrs.
Darkness had settled down over the
.tr.ar, landscape. when she rested. lcr
fear. IA Nlld beasts ana her utter lsn"r-
anc, MI the topography .t the country
caused h,.r tu seek safety lu the highest
and mos scc,uued srut, III possible ana
n. secured 4 cumtortahie place ~ rest m
the trunk uf a large tree, th' entrance Y"
which She guarded hy placing thrle
"a branches 81 the tryr. soon wearIed ma
ture gave "".' '''
Sh. did not wake until broad daylight.
Tb, sun was bright n th- heavens, and
m. daylight intensified hrr fears q re-
capture. She Went 'h- H'"oN'i' 'i'"
s.,n struck VT through truSeiN wood
IVA district Btr course WA "ur rasl'
that belr- thc uIrcc'.. ir1n "u!Ch sht
had come Ia tny Wagon. Ih fna forest she
t.r,d f, lev berries anna nuts. and was
,,.r,,,..urd ~ accept THESE to satisfy her
bupa-r That evening she had the salts
fa,.-t.u IF kuHNtu- tuat she had placed
...,... i..-,,.u herself and her enemies.
a., ...uI r.f,.t al On TINS score, she
found urN a"urrv t"r anxiety. ohoulu
-b. N. unable n. secure other food than
y.... .,hfrr the-, apparently lnterminaOle
forests aiI lrdrd, -he would perish ot hung
W, ,,.I wv. w overcome with weakness as
u, N. uuablr tl reach clvlIzttioh Her
-..t.t,r,ttnu ana surprise were therefore
-,,s,r when She fouua the following morn
-, hat th. forest abruptly terminated at
the foot Of a high elevation, when once
asc.rded. a view WIS presented stiordlng
singular and marked contrast to the sec
...,tt.rry through which she had
iust ,,assed
a beautiful valley lay before her ~
which the v,rdure was n the greenest, the
f,liaae of the richest she had ever seen
4 Iarrs number ct rare, and to her an
! kn,wn trees. we're visible, while myrlads
| 1f flowers rendered the spot, verltable
| Eden of delights Anxious as she was
ro reach the uutposis OF civilization she
could not refrain from giving expression
| To the most unhodnded dehght "t witness
| Ing the glorious ueauties ot the landscape
| presented fr her tntraucet VISION. she
/ ,,as soon w tlr midst NJ \ gorgeous growth
of the luviI,-t uI ti"w'rs, and here oeneatf
the shade ~ tree she sou delicious
rest.
She vas mot -i"" i' observe the aDuhd
ance of trees peculiar tor their luXurlanc'
| in foliage and fruit, ana she soon had al
abundauc, uf mutricl"usf ood. The breaC
fruit, the Cocoa, palm and other troplca
frui; afforded At ample meal after wh'cI
she resumed her journey strengthene'
and encouraged 70 proceed towards easter
Australia.
II was wonderful how her nature sus