Telegram-herald., 1890-11-25

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hoAe graarea coAtsG p1uoaslY. You
alnt oulea tAe weeds yit said be. "sn
lg sint hardly time 10 aeli=F / 0ens
down - look - ths sisustioR jess nov.
az abe outlook - migAty pore. Look
over yzndes. WAT Go you thLnk of
that?-
i. sas nothing 70 inspire a pleasant
thought ? assure yOg. We were IN the
midst o. 3 great sea The great rush of
saser had fortaed a eat of. leaving -
on az island The river, or rather one
OF its violsnt proags. had torn through
small cotton aeld and wzs rushing past
with terElae sweep.
u tell you its dan plum settled,
said Bone. NO tellin' when this water
viii FuH out, an I'm mighty afeered
that We be mighty gnAwish beio' We
see the juice Of = middin' of meat"
-'Oh, I've got 70 have something 70
eat pretty soon; can't stand it,
Walker declared. IT / had q fishing
line would throw in here and catch
something.
"Mout ketch = chunk" said Bone,
''but as far dsh. you mout rs well ning
= line in the county road "
lt was useless TO stand there and
grieve, 50. making the best OF our mis-
fortune. Ne began the construction Of a
sort OF hut. Thus the long day passed,
and as the sun went down We saw that
the water was still rising. This 10 me
VAS exciting. but Bone looked on com
placently. The first thing heard the
next morning was piteous moan from
Walker
NO use 70 moan an mowl." said our
guide. We air here. Let me see whus
tho water is doin'. She's still risin'
all right, he added, after making a
brief inspection
why, you mud turtleF' exclaimed
Tom you seem 20 want il 20 keep on ris-
ing DO you want 70 be washed away?''
II know whut I'm about, youngster,
an don't poster 20 sef about me-"
"Oh, I'm not bothering about you,-
Tom replied. 'Pm simply concerned
about myself and the other boys"
"Ef We had deck OF kyards," Bone
remarked after a short silence, "ws
mout break OF few Of ole man hung
er's teeth"
II wouldn't play card. said Walker,
elf had ten thousand. What l want
is something to eat and then want TO
get out Of here"
We had nothing 20 eat that day. Just
before lying down for the night, Bone
said that he was afraid the water was
falling. Tom called him fool When
daylight came, Bone sprany up and ran
down 70 the waters edge, stood there a
moment and shook his head sadly.
What's the natter" asked
al am afeered she's fallin',o no
answered.
Look here, Bone said l, ''we are "a
hungry as wolves and don't care about
your bsrbarous Jokes. Let US have no
more Of this foolishness."
Four days passed and we were nearly
famished. Bone had ceased speaking
about the water, but | noticed that he
watched il closely. 1t was about noon,
and we, too weak to stir around were
sitting near the edge OF the water, when
suddenly Bone, uttering an exclamation,
up. | thought the fellow had lost his
mind. l saw him seize yellowish
something and strike out for the shore.
Tom ran down and held out an old rail.
Bone came out, bringing with him an
immense oanvassed ham. Then there
arose a yell Of Joy.
wait tall shuck him." he said, be-
ginning TO remove the canvas. EFF the
water hadn't KEEP on q risin' Wa
wouldn't got this here. Riz so high
that 1t teched some feller's plantation
store. Now let me kyarve HIM"
He served each of my party before be
took any himself. Every face wore an
expression OF profound gratitude. "By
tho way" said Walker. ''this is Thanks
giving day" 1t was indeed day OF
thanksgiving.
The next morning we were released
By a little steam boat that chanced to
come within sight
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