Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-30

stout limo protected directly over
point whore / was mired, but had
seen il In time. and now, as ! reach
for Il, found I could only touch
with the tips OF my fingers. Ny effoi
70 catch hold Of the ilmb resulted on
In forcing me deeper into tho Quic q
sand. Two tall hazel hnshes greWHn,
the solid earth within I've feet OF m
and taking my gun, Preached 0ye& 49,
| after several attempts succeeI ID H.
catching hold Of one Of them, but 10 ~
! efforts 10 release myself DnilNd 4. ana
| by the roots. The other sha|sd I ii,,S
fate and flood Of despair kame over
me. fell that was lost n
| ] raised my voice In aHond holloo-
hoping that it might hxkeard bv soms
! human being, slthougl1 kpew fefl rrli
that wss miles fr6m apv he6ffatioo
and too far from tho trail Or che.ro
trvsller TO hear ne should ons nses
along. called - the top Of mY volca
for Boggs antil1 was hoafse from sx.
ertion but feit that ny cries were frult.
less. Thea ! thought Of my Kuo ana
taking II from ny beit, which was new
nearly iubmerged in.the marsh, 4 loadad
tho gun and tired twice ia rapid ,ncees.
sion. Unlecsing the belt I fastened "A
| around my body immediately under to9
arms and continued fring rapidly nntll
sll nv shells were emDtied save iva
remembered thinking ~ The same tine
what 3 slight report the discharge mads.
They seemed oalY 20 awaken ffamfhe
mon atain SIDE faint echoes that 1noeksd
az my misery. Then the thought CANA
70 NE that u would be easier 70 die from
q gupshot than bestrangled 20 death ~
the tanoy slime and experlmented "a
asc 3ftaih II l could discharge the eon
With is mozzle laced against nv fors.
he'd. As the barrsB was a short ona
fund that by q strong eE7ott / eonid
bltu lny orains out n the worst CANA.
aud dreiief cane over me Whlch csa-
nSt &scfibe.
wfs toW up to my arm pits neariv
std iAtlthat The etd was not far Of.
The svdtness OF life and the horrors
OK death purst upon me With fnIlnssi
! bad nief before realized. Seyorh
docks olueks dow over ne and felt
twinge fcoRsoisnes - killing any
the inndnt fewis. A waiter moccaslr
gided time and hid itself among N
cattails Ia the margin of the mara
wondep why my life must be tn.
Sacrifices while that OF such a Nj
creatur9as spared. Jh0ughs OF ION
and frihs and wondeFodHwhat reas
would Designed for my dlsappsafa.l
aud wh the thought arose Pad
Boggs luld Ia all probability hoi
suspecttof having murdered a me.
the thght was madness Itself.
ane / anght uyself nrsirmurlnR
"PoOr tgsw Then, forgftful OF nv
resolve use as a last resort the 70.
mainin hell upon myself. l raised NV
gun fed and tired agai1, but heard
no reDd saw oniy tke smoke lssu-
Ing froIhe guns muHzle, tbe noun
tain tdring above FINE, q stretch
blue slthd rnshes gently waving
the mlouth wleG
bepe deligieus and thought il
was Boggybatwe8n Two tall monn-
tain rsis tht t seemed gradually an
proaeh, 70 crush US. cried aloud
TO Bog and lit seemed as N ho ap-
sweredd w lifting me up, up lar
bsyonoe mountain tops. Then mv
deliriu passed. away. l felt some,
thing trlcfle down nv throat aad
openiEpy stos beheld Boggs atandlnr
over n Hf was holding bottle ol
brando M lips. and Ia the agooloa
tones eva beard ian
elaine
"Svlo7 her down,
you'llb n light side up
nex' Ari& Us, an I'll
tannebukz kin. You're
clussll, jest keep up
an Ih kgs az hts mGA
you der fore you caa = -
Itk ~ sdvlce and uDder
ylvin|in4 Ice Of the liquor
coyed Do senses comUlste
thona n $ slmost exhauate "
the erriblE mental and pbysic NJ ol7|
trsssl had Undergone.
IL tAnspirsd that 1 had bead ia tha
ouic sand nearly four hours. Boers
had cached our intended place II meolI
Ing nd notfndinE me. had ID n dova
for anap. lie was awakendd bythst
rusting OF Jhe wings Of a foq| Of Wild
turkeys hybE over him. Ho long b.
had slumblTed he could nq tell, b.
he found I'll afternoon Ear dvanced
Ny prolo4ed absence ie hin ID
believe scks accident hal beiallsa.
me aud he pnciuded 20 drif along ths
margin Of BE swamp 10 bq pc Of meet
ing me. be only shot h pad heard
was the lad u had fired aqEf y was ibls
that led TO the spotf owed ny
preseryatid ~ 70 thai a ie % ibe fact
that tbe * Of sun III tfco bad IN
some way bms lndgedt = he quick-
sand belok he, and nipon which ny
feet rsstes, Il Borxs sceftainod 81
probing latte mlre With pole.
Taking his campefs az, ha cut
number Of poles frO1 neiRhboFins
wood and lmsde . sork nf bridge Or plat
form res4hisg acrnb The arm o. ths
marsh. staidinK kpon this he worked
With ne BIlI I Recovered conscious.
ness. AlNbt efi5r.s 20 pull ms cot D
the nIre tsb fFoitless Finally, ~ r.
suxgestlek, be fastened larlnt arounf
nv body Just uoder my ETr3ss nad tarer
the other ead over the limb above me
fastened lt 70 ths rear arle Of the wagon
and then, by carefully leading the meis
Of aud occasionally pryirz about ~
with a pole, managed 70 sxtficsie 2
from thd auiekss0d.
Ni9bthad fallen when be had goit
me out. bad after giviHg ms bath 81
= soundkubblng be gave ue she brandy u
that reteined and wrapped NJ np "a
our blal<stg. fell into sound sleep,
ADD onl s4l,Ing found myself lying in
bed AZ snail Indian sesilemens near
the Sad ant FOX agency, under tnc care
Of the mistlon physician.
In Ten days Vas abba 70 coaisars
nv iol -asy, tat - AS some weeks ere
I reeo, -sed from tne sLszir ] had an
deFeolk. Before = aontb hsd clapite
my hfiF became pronounced FIaT,