Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-07-28
A RACE FOR LIFE.
From CasseiPs Magazine.

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was settled Fortunate II was lhal oio i,
remain AS we were PlePa'ilu sP.ioI luS W ';5 i,5,i
the sluices AGAIN we were startled py NlylC
tiashof lightning, "hich ilaa naruiV paS'eC
when the rocks rang out with Il 'houSah'
thunder echoeS' ,u =,
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HEAVIER, opened ana a perfect ueIug'
descended upon lhe devoted , Sy SI"Iley
The little brooks leaped up, ana uanceC n
down the hlIl-sldes, In white array llhJ
waterfalls swellcd themselves lhto caV'r
acts, and toamed down to the streams
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