The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-24

the excitement of the chase, copn
deeds which, In cur calmor moments, "
can Gee ss heartlsss and cruel Rut th
deed was done past recall, and where
fore eegset e s9s |.F
EsAaI watched The sr,onFnfuI actions
the doe, and heard iis pitauos cries, I sos
| that st would be q mercy 10 kill IL en-
end Ats misery. iSAotuated byiwhat, PEI
hapg, was q questionable humanity, too
o careful aim, pulled the trigger, and, a
the emoke cleared away, / discoyere,
the dee lying dead with It's head restin
upon lie departed mate.
HE0th are ols Of Distress" was my com
fortipg reflection, "and have secured
rare supper, with which I will tickle th
palatea Of my two friends, and convinc
ttbeA thu khey are net the oNly ones VIII,
have O knowIedee ofIhuntinp-but wha
is the meaning of this7,
attempted 20 move, and found boil
feet fast. by first thought was that
had.heen stricken With paralysis, and
chill ran oyex me- from.head TO foot. Bu
NO; ! could feel the blood coursing Il
the renotest part Of Dsy system, and
t .gged like giant. tried TO step, twist
ed y. the right and left, wrenched M
body, but oil In vain.-l was fast.
Suddenly the truth flashed upon me =
4 was sinklhg In duicksand.
With tbjs knowledge came o fierce re
solve not 10 succumb. would wrench
off my feet befqreI would consent to di,
In this inglorious and dreadful manner
Summoning allthe strength Of which
ryaP master, / stugged and pulled aId
twissed with the fury Of inaduess, ant
then paused exhausted, and found tina
the only result was that I had sunk sew
y q inches deeper ip the qpicksand. Th,
s',ft, clinging sand was already &C the TOT
Vt my, boots, and. had 90 wedged them
around my ankle that II was impossible
to pull them of. All the time / coulc
feel mgaelf sinking slowly and aurely, al
though some monster, deep In the bow.
els ofthe earth, had graspedime by the
feet andswas gradually drawing me un,
Almost beside myself with terror,
shouted for help, md thenI laughed
wildly at the idea iof: my voice reaching
.nyone. I was miles away from any per.
son. The only Iyliying Creature within
hearing Was- my horae, and he answered
me with q neigh, aaif sympathizing with
me in despair. - !,
And, now L tried 10 think coolly upou
my position. Was there really no posi-.
ble.way Of extricating myself Stay
Suppose should Icy my rife horizon.
tally across the sand, would 1t not pre-.
vent my sinking9, Perhaps so; at leasl
Iioould tgy It..
! / Hooked around for my gun, but. moth.
ing Of 1t wa8 to be seen. That, too, alas
had sunk beneath the surface. Could
dig my way out? No; the sand stream.
ed Into the hollow as often as I tore il
with my ffen2iads fingers. = i-
Gould I not lie fat on my back. and
thus stay my, downward progress? The
tiioIght was disnIissed the uomentit came
70 me.u3The water was eighteen inches
deep%and should drown at once. Oh
heavani dyi6g: by this GLOW; tortnrlug
process. The'thought drove me mad fol
the time. M 1sf7 ii.Ti'i 7s'e - ''il
!. ! After q Whi!eI became cool-again. II
I must die. I must !. and I ascuHed. my.
self 20 meet IL manfnlly. I stood erect
aud found that my head hac sunk to the
prairie level, and could Just see the vic.
tltls'of my sytlessness. My iie5tk re-
9ohed mp as tho sight. yNns not this
d jGst retri6ution for the misery I had
inficted2s What right had TO shoot
those poor, innocent creatures who had
nayer harmed me? Was 1t not the final
adjgstment Of justice that I should be
tnadojto fssl aud snher the same panga
that I mad inaieted upon them7 =,
I. Sneh, and pinilAr, were the thoughts
that eoursed through my seething brain.
'llsaisedim eyes to- heaven, and almosi
expected TO ace frown OF divine angag
for the part had taken. But no the
Aun was, shining ,ag bright, and the sky
was as cernlean and mile; aa ever. No;
whateYer, ,trausgrzssions ], had committed,
knew there was nothing bat forgiveness
and laye handing oyer me, 4and [ prayed
as only yainfnLnsan can pray when oncoHii-
passed by certain death. ,a .4I
4, But al. this time I was sinSing---
'ainking slowly bnt surely, aud the mo.
ment Gould not be distant when / should
be swallowed mp and disappear from view
entirely, aud those who should come 10
search for ;ne could onlynaarmiae my
fate.
/ had taken my last fond look upon
the green, fair earth. could only Dee
the blue, clsyey wall which held the
stream, and the water which ran unhced.
,ing by me-. Again / looked up at the blue,
sweet shy, ind then endeavored to resign
nlyself TO my fate. But 1 could not; the
memories Of The fair earth and my past
pleasures and friends came so vividly over
me that l found myself continually burst.
lng into struggling epasas ito eacape,, bnt
oil equally fruitlesS "a .WAf6 thai frat. fee
Bile attempts TO walk.
In the midst of thie racking suspenBe
was startled by the shrill neighing of my
herHe.S AS first tais gave mo indesrrib able
distress, ag 4 could not avoid contrastinp
his fEee Situation with my own. But eud.
denly % bright thought flashed over me-
COULD not my -hoyae rescue me
& be xaas tiedi 10 u ftail cactus limb
which he could eaaily break, If .he chose
Without losing tinie-for time WA nevei
co prerfoue. II uttered a call which j had
often used to bring him to me; then lis,
tend with al anxiety which it is usa less fol
me 70 attempt to depict. Suddenly j
heard the sound of his hoofS, aS though
he wego struggling to free himself, and
the next moment I.recpgniyed his swell,
known tramp, and knew that he Wss. op.
preaching. Then he suddenly appeared
on che bank, and looking down at me
rtsared joyful neigh OF fecognitian.s
70 Peculiar attachmen oxigts between the
hunter and hia horse, aud It was habiI
OF hlns Nhenever ] called to him, tc
gallop up to mo and press his nose
aSaiSss my cheek. Reaohiug out my
haqdat q. atcgard him. In my usual careasipe
}HNun pSEs = 6peEted gn9 EaII. An9 h97i
moment hs bounded down into che chen.
mel, and j caught him by the bridle,
Time was becoming fearfully praciops
4 i9as already doAI to Iny walsk Ia 4 chs
afeter. seized lno IarlaJ, anu, pre5sing
II under, ,the eadd e-girtk5, aecured it Ia
III fiflfa IrIlnk Az II .fIinIf fnnsie. i Innrn nn1