The sun., 1891-05-31
LOST IN THE BUSR.
The Story Of . Man who HaA HE wits
About Him.

COPYRIGHT 1891. bv & s. NeC1nrA
One summer morning man started from .
public house in Australia to walk to certain
ostrich farm. He had not been long In the
country and had to inquire the way Of the land
lord. who told him 1t was seven miles by the
public road: that there was another way by Q
path through the bush which would save him
about three miles. but he should advise him
to take the road. "ior." said he. 1T is Moth
ing but scrub and jungle out In the bush, and
all looks Just alike. and it's little blind to
anybody who is not used to 1t. And it's lone
some There amt many 60 that way. and per-
haps you won't see man after you leave here.
There's plenty Of birds and snakes, and that's
about all the life there is."
The mention OF birds decided the man. for
he was naturalist. but he did not tell the
landlord. When he came to the place whore
the, path branched on he turned into the bush
At first he idly sauntered along, for had he
not the day before himp He remembered that
thopshs 9si Il vas no % matisr he did not reach
the farm IN after dinner time. He would en- en-
81 Sns s hm and
and over he said to himself that he was glad
he chose that way. The s. s;smenesS, same He ,i dtd
bHss bind ons ffieeh liz dd HaiSd nd
thorn bushes and furze and scrub and tangle Of
tie SS to ~
q asms. flashed before him end |lto l9to ths
steps snsfs1s 70 ioot 70 tIH after s it ~
And in that moment he asl was lo:t. s.,x.,,,.
place TO Be lost 10. but he was not aware Of It
In fact, hs did not know he was lost. i did not
him nnd n be out % the ss PATH q;
idea that he could not get back into 1t at once.
He was man who had spent days at q time for
study Of botany and ornitholoey. and ho had
never lost his bearings.
iltils s sarprised at not being able to s;ep back
Into the path. He knew he had not been ten
feet away yet somshoY he could not not seem go e
must M now turn to the left aud he did SO. but Il
III 3 S.s Ysy Ssx .s:s: absurd r
Bft sood sao a6 st ana eonsldesed tho
SSssa 4na ns eass s
same. He then Iecalled what the landlord
nss sale rRin s%.s 8 Hardly
stirred away from my ,n traskn h hST could Sa
to tS Tie right: i sna that was II idid: NOV;
moys m,5, slfhn may wye yet Is BE- lost JUDI ~" ~ ''' ~
He had not used that word before, even in
thought; and he turned not and cold Dy turns
T. ssad the h. said slo., as stating
the sss sSsn:d Ssaf %hss
Il Then Il occurred to him that perhaps he had
scTuinizns every object, 4 was Of no use;
Not es
He the ae this
began 6 to feel q strange inlntness Il was not
hunger but sickenlng drend. yet ne was des::
biseuis IL nsD and now % he took out tSs last one
but instInctiyely. put It back. for iorebodtng
ss e ae%yy acns SDS1
times before 4 somebody.would not he coming
along. And then II occurred to MN that ne
t%ermined % to try II he could make himself heard
snd az Hny hs iii throat 0 Dusn
twilight came on, then dense, damp dark
ss: Il o END END ploss s. Of s III.
N1T 5d ieR and
chilly. s bali iamished. sore. sick. and thirsty.
IappsS e asSksa he mossuro m from some we. saves ss
dog would, and rose and moved on: He
must start, Dut Wu6Ie buou!u uo XVI, no
tearing bis so,hng sGrsSohns anS thasS
calling for help. And another night came. and
he ate the BISCUIT looking greedily At the ripe
berries growing about. but not YET daring.
half starved though he was, to taste them. He
knew we'll enough now. he had known Tor
twenty -four hours that he was lost, He knew
isdsa s:1 sss Ia
That night he dropped Into heavy slsep
weary than before. He beg4p to long Intense.
iy for the friends he loved. He grew henrtsick
At the thought that he must perish there.
But there was no way out Of tho troupie; anq
and cS round slI day. and again nisht found hip
utter despair. All ut once the Hight Of a bird
oyerbe eRd caused him to look up. and bo saw
somothing which sent the blood pulsing swiftly
Through his veins and no rose to his feet
but pierce % iSe jungle and follow the line hs
sboufd eyentialiy come out where were habi-
fations OF men. But In a moment no romem-
bcred how impossi BILE that was. pnd felt With
the bitierncss of despair that he must die
there alone, even when messages from friend
to friend, from one homo 70 apother., migns
even then be passing over hls head. HS wte
fellow beings. but forever cut oiil go.
n:sSsd ThSs1 SpuS H%Sfh hi@i hS Gould manage to cut
the teiesraph line. It was certain, thet the re-
pairers would be sent out from headquarters
10 follow tho line till they discoyered the cause
Sf the Ia ntsrruption; and they would mug him
snd With spSs 9Ss v4. sna
Re law down on the spot weak and exhausted.
hHt 9nlI oi courage till In the afternoon OF the