Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1876-09-20

rom the globe. if not forever, at leas
Tor a time. Perhaps then our spher
VIII rest from its changes, and will pre-
pare IN death to live again under noble
conditions.
But all this, my friends, is with tn,
Creator of all things. From the talkin,
OF the work of these infusoria I hav,
been led into too deep a scrutiny of tn,
secrets Of the future.
My dear Cyrus said the reporter
these theories are to mo prophesics. =
Some day they will be accomplished .
1t is secret with the Almighty )
replied Smith.
All this is well and good" sal,
Pencroif, who had listened with all hi
ears, "but will you tell me, Mr.. Smith
if Lincoln Island has been constructe,
BY these infusoria'
No replied Smith, lit is Of purcl
volcanic origin"
Then it will probably disappear
be here"
"No be easy, Penoroff, we will gel
away"
"In the meantime said Spilett,
'let us settle ourselves as if forever. -
It is never wor h while to do anything
by halves"
This ded the conversation. Breakfast
was over, the exploration continued,
and the party soon arrived at the begin
ing of the swampy district.
1t was indeed marsh which extended
as far as the rounded side forming the
southeastern termination of the island
and measuring twenty square niles
The soil was formed of silicious clav
mixed with decayed vegetation. 1t
was covered by conferva rushes, sedges
and here and there by beds of herbage
thick as a velvet carpet In many
places frozen pools glistened under the
suns rays. Neither rains nor any river
swollen by a sudden increase co=ild have
produced this water. One would natur-
ally conclude that this swamp was fed
by the in6ltration of water through the
soil. And this was the fact. 1t was
even to be feared that the air here dur
Wiiisn ~..s,~.s-s< , stsrs .,r;4I, min =,
Above the aquatic herbs on the stagnant
waters, swarm of birds were flying.
\ hunter would not have lost single
shot Wild ducks, teal, and snipe
lived there in focks, and it was easy to
these fearless creatures. So
thick were these birds that charge of
shot would certainly have brought down
a dozen of them, but our friends had to
content themselyc with their bows and
arrows. The slaughter was less, but
the quiet arrow had the advantage Of
not frightening the birds, while the
sound of firearms would have scattered
them to every corner of the swamp
The hunters contented themselves this
time with a dozen ducks, with white
bodies, einnamon-colored belts, greer
heads, wings black, white and red, anC
feathered beaks. These Herbert recog
nized as the "Tadorns." Top did hi
share well in the capture Of these bird
whose name was given this swamp.
district.
The colonists had an abundant reserv,
of aquatic game. When the time shoulC
come the only question would be how
to make proper use of them, and i
was probable that several species 0
these birds would be, if not domesticated
at least acclimated, upon the borders
of the lake, which would bring them
nearer to the place of consumption.
About 5 o'clock in the afternoon
Smith and his companions turned theii
faces homewards. They crossed Tadorn'
Fens, and recrossed the Mercy upor
the ice arriving at Granite House at
o'clock in the evening