Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-12-18

fear Of drowning. TO dio hommcd ia by [
those gloomy walls would h, toigihIo.
70 add 10 the worducsa hollow booming |
tound, almost amounting 10 roar, ran |
through the quiyeriug bog, intensified 10 !
NC. no doubt by my imprisonment IN tho
heart Of the moHa. This, though | had
novcr heard IL before. ] new To be the nolo
of tho bttorn. During tho night, IL WINS re-.
pontod several timoa, aud anything moro
word aud diainnl IL would DO hard to
imngno.
had not M yet thought Of shouting,
bat now did 80 till ! was honrao. The
only answer was the eerie scream of tho
ourlow. Tho improbabiliiy Of my ono be.
ing near enough to boar mo no late, struck
me, and ] doahtod from tho useless labor.
Tho aiillnons was intense, broken only Mt
rnro intervals 10y tho bittorn or tho cufow.
How long chung TO tho branch do not
know. Fortunately, tho water war not
cold. Tho clouda had cleared away, and
the moon, nonr tho full, ehouo brightly.
| Had IL been dark, my courage must have
given why, and | should most probably
have Junk. As IL was, cannot say that |
quito dcspnirod Of a rescue in some way or
other. If ! could only hold ont till morn
|
for tho purpose of carrying away tho tur:
s,da, and might noo my coat and gun,
which would lead to search. | hal not
much hopo in any scnrch from the village
| Ind started in the direction of tho oliila,
my fhvoritc evening hunt, and | fnucied
that wonld be tho direction the senrchers
would take. AS tho night wore on-ob, 80
slowly--wtb tho moon so calmly gliding
I Al -. Il. Il 4 I'll 4.
kind Of stupor, md ] can distinctly rcmem-
Der repeating scraps Of verses totally nncon-
nccted with onch other From this state.
| wns aroused by the loud note of some
night-bird, probably mn owl, and found my
arms very stiff from holding on to tho root;
while my legs felt like weights of lead sus-
pended bcnncth me. While trying to change
my position, | fancicd heard the gurging
sound of running water, and that not far
off. listened inton,ly, and found it was
no fancy. Water was evidently running
into the pool, and snw by tho root was
clinging to that tho water had risen some
inches.
A cheering hopo sprang within mo, as it
flashed across my mind that the lido must
BIO rising, and tho pool must have an outlet
into the river.
The thought Infused now lifo into me,
and ! struck ont in tho direction of the
sound. Then, to my intense Joy, ! saw
distinctly, in the clear moonlight, that the
water was streaming in fast through sew
eral small inlets, and pouring in quietly
and steadily, through one of the ditches
had previously swan up. knew that if the
tide rose another foot or eighteen inches,
could by treading water fast, spring up so
high rs to be able to catch hold of the top
of the bauk, and so swing myself up. /
knew also that the water could not possibly
begin to flow into the bog-pools until it was
nearly high tide. Returning tot resting
place, | watched nnxiously, the prospect of
speedy deliverance bauishing all wearincss.
The water continued to pour in steadily
and in great volume. The dawn was now
breaking, and | had not much longer to
wait. The water had ceased flowing, and
the bank in one place was barely five feet
above the water. Taking long breath, |
let myself sink low, and then treading
water strongly and ms quickly as pos
sib!e, threw half my body above the sur
face of the pool, and caught the top with
one hand. Before the soft earth had time
to crumble beneath my weight, had OBJ
tanned tirmer grasp with the other hand,
and in another moment stood on the moss
saved, drinking in with eager gasps the
fresh air of the morning.
The white haze was rapidly clearing
away, and through it l saw Eve or six men
hurrying towards me. / have confused
idea of being helped to my lodgings, and of
afterwards telling my adventure to many
eager questioners.
The soaking had had, and the exposure
to the unhealthy mists which rise from
the morass in the night, caused an lines
for time, but the effects soon wore off.
The heron is stuffed, and adorns my cab
met, unconscious of the revenge which
overlook it's destroyer.-C Chambers Jour
nal.