The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-02-25


up his strength, so did his best to swal-
low the food they gave him, moistening
1t with some very brackish water,
which was the best that could be
found.
Soon after eating Percy fell into
Sleep and so sound was 1t that his
keepers, who had intended to watch him
in turn during the night resolved to
sleep also, trusting that their captive
would be perfectly safe as he was still
tightly bound about the legs.
After taking their fill OF food and
liquor they made fast Percy's hands
without awakening him, and laid down
to rest themselves.
The next three days were only rep
etition Of tho first, and Percy never had
a sight of the country which they were
passing through until nightfall.
On the fourth day they came to their
destination. The cart had stopped, and,
as Percy still lay in the bottom bound
hand and foot, his nostrils we're offend
ed with the vilest Of stenches.
From this he at once thought he must
be near TO corrall, and when the boil
lowing Of the angry beasts confined
therein reached his ears he knew that
his surmises were correct
Pretty soon he heard medley OF
voices, and he was Immediately taken
from the cart and carried into one OF the
three mud huts, which appeared to be
the abiding place that his captors had
designated for him. Now, for the first
time in FIVE days, his bonds were re-
moved, though his captors still kept q
careful watch over him. This, how
ever, was quite unnecessary, for had
they left him with the door wide open
he could not have escaped. He was toe
badly cramped after his long, rough ride
in the cart to make move, and 1t would
take many hours Of rest to loosen his
limbs.
Never was q rest more welcome u
him, and, Notwithstanding that he lay
In dirty, miserable hovel, surrounded
with filth and squalor in Its worst form
he enjoyed his sleep as we'll as though h'
had been in his comfortable room II
. New York.
He was carefully watched through thu
r night and no chance was given for hin
|, TO escape in the event OF his awakening
q His watchers we're the vilest-lookinI
men 1t would be possible TO meet evei
A in South America, and a look at then
q would have been sufficient to driv
a sleep from most people. Still Percy ha
q not needed them, but slept as sound
: as a man dog tired could sleep. 1t wa
!. a rude awakening for him, however, 10
q the early morning brought all the hand
on the farm who could spare the time
n take peep at him. But he heede
s them not and longed for but one thing
a and that was some one to speak to
n English. Yet no one came. At last
" burly Hollander, who had charge OF Oh
i farm Tor estancia as 1t Is called in th
a language OF that country, came in.
1. He understood English tolerabl
we'll, and asked Percy in the tongu
which he 30 longed TO hear II
wanted any thing to eat Percy toI
N him he was nearly famished, and Il
le Dutchman ordered his wants attend'
II TO. These few words were all tn
ID Percy heard spoken in English tn
G. day, and whom the next came he vi
Ve too sick TO listen to any. His he'
* ached and his senses swan. He fe
ct as though some great and severe illne
was coming upon him, as, indeed,
81 WAS The priyation had been too nut