Daily globe., 1880-05-09

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Of a serious nature.
II felt weak from the loss Of blood, but
was enabled to bind up my wounds, aud stop
the flow.
''Then for the first time Z glanced about
me, wondering what had become of my
friends, and if they had given me up for
lost.
''The moon had disappeared behind the
black dense cloud that now covered the
entire horizon. So intense was the darkness
that it was impossible to distinguish objects
but few feet distant. A hollow murmur
in the light-moving pdfs of air reverbrated
through the heavens like the distant mutter
Of thunder.
"Without further warning. the hurricane
burst with fearful violence, hurling showers
Of sand into my face, forcing me to lie
beside the body of the tiger, while my head
was thrust beneath one OF his paws In order
to breathe somewhat freer.
''The burning sand forced itself through
my clothing, indaming my wounds, and
increasing tenfold the agony | already ex-
perienced.
81 hardly yentured to breathe the hot,
fiery blast which was offered as the only
means to protract my wretched existence.
Frequently l was forced to rise and
shake the sand from my body, for the fear
of being buried alive, and slowly the time
passed while the simoom ragged.
SIT is possible may have swooned be-
meath the great amount of suffering | had
endured, for, when l again fully realized
what was passing around me, the zimmerman
darkness had disappeared; few rays Of
light were striving to pierce the yellow at
mosphere filed with clouds Of dust and
burning sand.
Shielding my eyes from the minute par
ticles that almost drove me frantic, essayed
to form some idea as to my whereabouts and
position. had escaped from the jaws of
the tiger, Lad survived the fury of a simoom
and now to die in the desert from starvation
and hunger was a fate almost too hard for
one who had endured the amount Of suffer
ing that had been sent upon me.
''Moving pillars of sand occasionally
swept by me, and several times I was forced
to shift my position. The simoom had ex-
pended its force, but had left numberless
currents of air moving aloft, which caught
up vast masses of sand, hurling it in whirl-
ing columns across the immense plain.
Gradually as the particles settled, and
the atmosphere became clearer, l was ena-
bled to survey the surface of the desert,
which had undergone rapid and remarka-
BILE change.
"Where once whole acres had been level
as billiard table. huge hills and deep
valleys appeared while burrows and gullies
had been created like magic by the fierce
breath of the simoom.
''My nostrils were bleeding from the
rough rasping of the sand which had been
forced into them, and a raging thirst con-
sumed me. The Internal regions could
infict no greater torture than was forced
to endure.
81 felt that could prolong life if could
but reach the oasis, and visions of the clear
running waters of the spring spurred me
on.
81 was enclosed on all sides by ridges of
sand that varied in height, and, rallying my
strength, l tolled slowly up the soft yielding
sides Of high mound.
"The dawn of the morning was already
apparent as | gained the summit; the at
mosphere was rapidly resuming its wonted
aspect, and, looming up through the re-
naming obscurity, the welcome branches of
the palms on the oasis met my eager gaze.
now felt comparatively safe, and, dragging
myself along over the distance that inter-
vened, finally reached the scene of cur
hunting adventure.
81 drank copious draughts of the water,
bathed in its clear depths, rearranged the
bandages on my wounds, and felt like
another man, with renewed strength and
courage. A low, timid whining startled,
me, and you can imagine my delight when
discovered one of the horses of our expedi-
zion had by some means been left behind, and
was quietly browsing on the rich herbage
which was thickly covered by thin layers of
sand.
81 had but little difficulty in catching the
animal, and, climbing into the saddle, l
turned my face toward Ru6sque. l could
discover no signs of my friends, and felt
convinced that they had succeeded in max
ing their escape, which conviction event.
ually proved true. I was in no condition
to spend much time in searching after them
and, urging my horse forward, | bade long
adieu to the deserts and its denizens.
''My little horse made good progress,
flying over the great plain with an easy
motion, and in good time I rode into the
town. found my friends gathered at the
hotel, relating the details of my supposed
death to a sympathizing circle of acquaint-
ances, and you can imagine their astonish-
ment and delight at my unexpected appear
ance. was greeted as one risen from the
dead, and my story was listened to with