The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-17

graphed Entwissle that We must leave within
ten days. IL we used that route. and to write me
full particulars, so there could be no mistake. ]
would wait in New Orleans until the letter ar
In a few days I received an answer TO my
telegram. MIR, Entwissle, wrote that the brig
would take a lot e. machinery to Galveston son
from the date of his letter. To discharge, her
cargo. sne must remain a week or ten DAYS
In Galveston, and she might be expected to
arrive. at Sabine Pass In about forty or nfty
days from her sailing date.
The captain was a, Jerseyman by the name
Of Reynold Cheswick, and was thoroughly
Sabine Pass until he had opened communlca:
ton with US. We were further instructed
to remain at the timber camp and watch the
leather about two inches long. by one and a
half wide. with edges notched. Can't Ches-
wick had the other piece. and, az Mr.. Entwissle
wrote, 1t must be his letter OF introduction.
This precaution was as much for the cap
tain's protection as ours, for IL by any unforeseen
accident We were captured or our plans ascer-
tanned strangers could not personatc either
party, unless they produced the counterpart
OF the piece of leather.
There was no further news from Pierce.
His letters to us all came by way OF New York.
as we had business correspondents there. but
Boston letters would be strictly scrutlnized In
our Post ONCE. for viewed with Attakapas eyes.
Boston was a modern edition OF ancient Sodom
and Gomorrah, without even the one righteous
person to redeem the lot.
Wesner was very anxious TO learn the results
OF Pierce's negotiations before leaving, ana
so waited a few days; but no letters arriving
! went 10 Franklin to aee II l could ascertain
the. reason why. met Selwyn on the street
and he volunteered the information. Coverly
was sick with the prevalent fever and could
not attend TO business. Pierce had accepted
his terms, and IF the old fool don't back out, Il"
said Selwyn, "hc Is in lust, 81 800" ~
II was useless to wait longer, as the negroes
would be as safe on the Sabine as on the Techs.
There were provisions at the rendezvous sum-
Al daylight on Oct. Q we broke camp en- route
for the Sabine. and prepared to take what luck
was in store for us. For the first ten miles our
r ro,'IS hs1s through nvNISad a b dtn p,r 1ws%p' kent phi t f %s
safety. This swamp we had not explored.
but calculated, upon general principles. that
It would be passable II we had dlylight to help
The place selected was a small belt OF hmber
about fifteen miles from our starting point;
He was to bring a couple Of saddle horses and
also IA pack horse, q mule and some 9tner AT,
ticles. These he hid previously deposited
near ,the, timber; In leaving the amp TOOK
the lead, Obed following. There were no
sun ever penetrated. Il was a dismal start.
and nothing but an exalted faith IN our under
taking kept our tagging spirits 10 the WORK.
0bed carried a small axe, and was frequently
Obliged to Use II TO cut away the tangled o us
and vines 10 enable the women and children
to force their passage through. There was
very little water to lncommode us. but the heat
was intense, The close, tangled woods formed
a barrier to the circulation OF air. and the burn
Ing sun. shining upon the trees. sent the mois-
ture from them in clouds of steam.
like tired dogs, while. willing under the sultry
heat, | was fast losing my energy. We made
but a mile an hour, This was slow. But
worse to come. or across our path. one dav
not long before, had travelled an angry hurri-
cane. Twisted and 9narled. the trees were
piled M in intermingled confusion. To go
around this blow-down might be possible, but
would not undertake It, and therefore ordered
the party 10 rest. Down they sat In true ETH
oplan style. their hands clasped around their
knees.
times there would be. a PLACE where 1t was pos
sible to travel. and this helped us out. About
4 o'clock in the afternoon we passed the last
windfall and again had plain swamp, This
arrived at the edge OF the timber, where we
were to meet Wesner From here the growth
was open, no underbrush to o%bstr,ct, and at 3
O'Clock the whole party were within q few rods
of the appointed place. Directing the people
to lay low and keep quiet, | stole noiselcssly
toward the edge Of the timber Wesner was
horses with him. as he had proposed.
How Is it," he asked.
answered him. All right
Our next stage would he three miles across
an open prairie 10 another belt OF timber, be.
Soncs this timber W Tas a cn an fTisns INA, ,b pIlHfmls wee
proposed to rest a day or two.
Al 10 o'clock we were again on the move.
The night. az. Obed expressed it, was dark
as a nest Of black cats" but about midnight
we reached tho timber, crossed it and were
safely hide in the brake. There were no
inhabitants in very close proximity to the place,
yet | thought best to be cautious We were
now twenty-five miles from. our rendezvous
From here we proposed to make straight across
the country, on a beeline for the Sabine, swerv-
ing from a direct line. only as the conformation
OF the country obliged US, OF TO avoid the scat
| tering settlements. As before mentioned. 'Wes-
ner and myself, on our return from the Sabine.
| came this route and selected our camping place.
We stopped In this brake until the next night.
| then moved on, travelling by night, leaving IL
this manner some seventy-nve miles behind
us This brought us TO the big prairie, which
we were obliged to cross by daylight. Here
was the only chance for trouble on the route.
To be continued,