Louisiana capitolian., 1880-08-21

and end it's misery. Actuated by what,
perhaps, was questionable humanity,
| took . careful aim palled.the trigger,
and, al the. smoke seleared away
disco cred NE doe lyh a with its
head resting upon its0 0spaltl mate.
"Beths are ont Of diitrl was my
comfsrtiog reflection. NM have Sc
cured 3 rafs suppsrawih which | will
ticklssths palatss Of my two friends,
aud conviuc8 them that they are not
.ths only ones who have knowledge OF
| hunting but what is the meaning OF
Ethis ? 40
/ attempted to move, aud found both
feet fast. My first thought was that
had been stricken with paralysis, and'a
ch,,i ran over me from head to foot. But
no; could feel the blood coursing to
the remotest part of my system, and ]
tugged Ikea giant. tried to step,
twisted to the right and left, wrenched
my body, but all III vain Il was'fast'
Suddenly tue truth flashed d.npan ipe---
.tI was sinking in a. .quiekssna = ''"' ~'''
With this knowledge came q fierce
resolve not TO succumb.I 4 would wrench
Oft my feet, betoreI would consent TO
die ia this ingloriousY aui. dreadfuul fuu
manner Summoning all the strength
of Which I was master, | tagged and
pulled aud twisted with the fury OF
madness, and then paused exhausted,
tAdd found tlat>the nIyrss,tlt *asthat
/ Ind sunk several inches deeper ia tue
ouicISsaud. The soft, cingiug sand was
already at.the top Of my boots, and had
so wedyed them around my ankles that
it was impossible to pull them oft. All
the time I"could feel myself sinking
slowly and surely, as though some
monster, deep in the. bowels of the
earth, had grasped me by the feet and
was gradually drawing me under.
Almost beside myself with terror, l
shouted for help, aud then laughed
wildly at the idea Of my voice reach
, ing any one. | was miles away from
any person. The only living creature
within hearing was my horse, and he
, answered ne with neigh, as ifsympa-
r thiziny with mo in my despair.
And now l tried to think coolly upon
, nv position, Was there really no pos
: sible way of extricating myself Stay
| Suppose should lay my rifle horizon
tally across the sand, would it not pre-
} vent my sinkins' Perhaps so; at least
! l should try it. "
Z. | looked around for my gun. bat moth
:, ing OF il was to he seen. That, too
!, alas! had sunk beneath tie surface
Could [ dig my WY out! No; tht
I sand strealned into The hollow as Otter
e as tore it out with my frenzied fingers
I. Could. not lie fiat on my back
r and thus stay my downward progress
The thought was dismissed the momcn
t it came to me. The water was eiEhtee'
}. inches deep, and should drown a
O once. Oh, heavens dying by this slow
}. torturing process. The thought drov
O me mad for the time.
g After a while became cool again.
"a must die, | must; and | aroused my
,, self to meet it manfully. stood erec
!. and fonnd that my back had sunk t
e. the prairie level, and ! could just sc
q the victims of my heartlessuess. N
ID heart reproached me at the sight, Wa
not this Just retribntion for the mls
cry had inflicted What right had
!. TO shoot those poor, innocent creature
, who had never harmed me- Was
!. not the final adjustment Of Justice thu
f. | should be made to feel and suffer fl
}: same pangs that had inflicted npo
,ys tllen. -
e f. Such, and familiar, were tn Thought
( that .colased through my soething brali
!. I raised my eyes toaleaveu,' and' almo
expected to see q frown Of divine ang
., . for the part I had taken, But no; ii
. sun WAS shining as bright and tie 81
was a3 ceruean and mild rs ever n
-, whateyeG ttansgressions | had cemnj
: ted, Il knew there VAS nothing b
," Ftofgivsnsss arId Iogs bending over m
. AID, prayed as sonly sinful man can pr
= when encompas3ed by certain death,
N But all the time was sinking
30 ing slowly but surely, and the nome
,,0 -, could not he distant when ! should
~ swallowed up and disappear from VIZ
entirely, aud those who should come
- sesrcirfor ne eesuld only snrmise /
"a - - y. Fst ~ s5 :. ~, tsE -
had taken my last fond look upon /
- green, far earth. | could only see t
~. bIae ciayey wall which held the strea