Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21


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ehess e1z easy, aspyT fsslag sosi1
A4vs ssea shssgsa - ene 81 bistsF cAag-
piA- fAs pisskY Easlishnan vhon -
lsft iytag IN t4s bot.cm ~ . balieex
e@fk = fss uloalas befoss. hzd nos yss
bse0ms food ios ths ssAsS
Duiax shs - oia q ths car on vhich
shs assaag f0r the d4sl teok place hs
i4y Ia ths bottoHa q ths east covered
with saekA Twice - vas permistsd a
htsks frssk asr sad s.lcs tas gags we're
taksa trUza hls nsoa % la gF1er tA4s bs
nlshs ariok iElla 1ifAy water which
vas gisea - him - ths peoas ~ho bad
chargs af kin- Ga thess occas sns hs
~ss 40 weak 81 shsat and hsd 10
snSg - als voice eoald have spent
fsssn aabeagd. icF ne ~as Zoo Gar from
3nY living soul lsxesps rs ezptors) -
secure help.
Whsn tas shaaea ~ aiyht fell 10 vas
soaassous shat shs stopping place for
sost a. "A tesn reAeasd Hs knew thas
ths bulioeks we're eains taken from tha
raFt. Tor he recognized ths cries of tho
p~oes zs theY urged the tired beasts %
Elove. Ibsn thsg took the ssgs from
Ms moasa snd sPoas 70 him IN their
1aFEou which he did rot understand, and
- they ooai1 not speak Eagiish they
hsd so resors % tunb mogio~s % snake
each ether understand. Percy made a
motion 20 The eject that IA wanted
drink aad they P4ssed black bottle 10
him IN c0nlalnea q vile. cheap liquor
wbich shs natVes distiu thsmssives.
and As it touehsi as llps hs n ado such
aNry faos that ths two peons could
hardly control themselves for laugh
ter. After eaioying his diseonhture
Tor isw moments GAey nercifally re-
Asused ana gave him some wstsr 20
driak. sSter which they dragged him.
stall bound. from ths cart and laid him
on the ground
They then proceeded % prepare their
camp for ths nighL Lighting hre.
they spread cut soms coarse blankets 10
lie upon. AS sson as the fire had burnt
up they took loag strip ot beef from
their supplies aud cut on pieces in the
manner common in that country (where
= pfeCe ~ beef Is cut Up when required
IN much The sano way that Europe
ans or Americans might cut up q leaf OF
breadl and toasted 10 over the fire.
Thls together witch some coarse bread
washed down with tho vile liquor which
they carried. constituted supper. A
supper which Percy > delicate stomach
was not In very Az state TO receive.
Still he felt CON mpollod 70 eat 10 keep
up his strength, 50 did his best % swal-
low The TODD they gave him, moistening
IS with sene very brackish water,
which vas the best that could DO
found.
soon after eating Percy fell into n
sleep. and 50 sound vas It that his
keepers. who had intended 20 watch him
IN turn dariag tho night, resolved to
sleep also, trusting that their aptive
would De perfectly safe as be was still
tightly boand about the legs.
After taxing their fll OF food and
liquor they made fast Percys hands
without awakening him, and laid down
10 resi- themselves
The next three days were only : rep
etition oi The FIRST. and Percy never had
. sight of The country which they were
passing through until nightialL
on the fourth day they came 20 their
destination. The cart had stopped, and.
a. Percy still lAJ IN the bottom bound
hand and foot. his nostrils were offend
ID with ths viIost of stenches.
Prom this hs at once thought he must
be nsar 70 a corrall. and when the bol-
loving Of the angry beasts confined
therein reached his ears hs knew that
his sarmises we're correct
Pretty soon ne heard medley OF
voices. and he vas Immediately taken
from the cart and carried into enc OF tho
three mud hgts, which appeared to DO
Shs abiding place that bis captors had
designated for him. Now. for the first
time Ia Ave days. bis bonds were re-
moved. though bis caDtors still kept a
careful watch over him. This, how
ever. vas quite unnecessary. for had
tbsy left him with the door wide open
hs could not have escaped. lie was too
badly crampod after his long. rough ride
IA tbe cart 20 make move. and IL would
take many hours ot rest % loosen hl5
lin hs.
Never vas rest more welcome %
hin. sad. notvithstanding that he lag
~ a dirty, nfserabls hovel. surrounded
with HltA and squalor ia its worst form,
he enjoyed as slaep as veil as though 10
N34 aeeN IA az. lttataa a~at1 A'NAA AZ
New York
He was carefully watched through ths
night and no chance vas given for him
60 escape In sAe evens of his awakening.
His watchers we're the vilsss-looking
men &C. would - possible % meet even
a. ssuth America, aud look e. tbem
would have been sufficient 20 drive
slsep from most people SIN Percy bad
nSt bs~ded them. bat slep5 ss soHndlT
asa nan dor-gired could sleep. Tt was
ruds swzkeniax For him, however, f0T
ths sarly morning hrouTht All ths hands
on the farm who couid spare tss time tC
taSs peep at him. Bat be heeaed
theua DOS and ionxss for but one thing.
SRI thas was some orc CD speak 20 In
EnRlish. Yet no enc came. A. iast 2
kurly Holander. who had charEs ot the
farm for sstancia az it IL called n tas
laagusze 81 that country. came IN
Hs un8estopd E.ziish soierahlT
well ssd ASKED Percy ia the tongue
vh3ch - - loneed 80 hear if nc
var "a any thinE - eas Percy toid
Nm - wss nearly fAuishe.i. and the
Duachuaao ordered BIS wanns sttena
- These Sew roris wers al tha'
Pe-rv heard spoken in FnViish that
6av $50 wasn the nex8 came - vsr
too sex - lsten t3 anV- His ke8d
aehed and rs senses swan lie fel'