Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-28
ed tooh and nail, in that savoury oc.

| that W had some OF 1t now!'
The glance Of Oakenburg, who was
wretchdly spare and lank looked
something of disgust as he heard
this seech Of the gourmand, and lis
tened to the smack Of his lips with
which he concluded 1t.
He iad no taste for corpulence, and
probably this was one Of the silent
impules which taught him to admire
the gunt and attenuated form Of the
snake, Porgy did not heed his ex-
| presson of countenance, but looking
! up oerhead where the sun stood just
abov them peering down imperfectly
through the close umbrage, he ex-
claimed to the soldier, while pushing
his brse through the creek which
sepahted them
faThrk you. wilkins, boy, is it not
nighttime to feed? Horse and man
man and horse. boy, all hungry and
athIst"
i've shall find a bite for you, lieu
tenant. before long-but here's a sick
man the doctor must see to at once;
he'sin a mighty bad way. tell YOU"
"a sick man, indeed" and the doc
tor thrusting his hands into his pock-
ct, rev forth a bottle filled with a
darl thick liquid. which he shook
violatly until 1t gathered into foam
upoI the surface. Armed with this,
he approached the little bark shanty
undr which reposed the form Of the
wounded Clough.
Apu are hurt. worthy sir?" said the
medciner, inquiringly; you have not
beer in the condition Of perfect secur-
ity-such as life requires. But lie
quld. I pray you: be at ease, while l
look into your injuries" said the doc
tdr. condolingly, and proceeded to the
outtretched person Of the wounded
maj with great deliberatian.
sIou need not look very far-here
ther are" cried Clough. family, but
peeishly. in reply. as he pointed to
the wound in his side.
i1he doctor looked at the spot, shook
his head. clapped on a plaster Of pine
gun, and administered a dose Of his
nparum, which the patient gulped at
pfoiigiously, and then telling him he
would do we'll. repeated his order to
ne quiet and say nothing. Hurrying
a&sy to his saddle-bags after this had
hse1 done, with the utmost despatch
hi lrew forth a pair Of monstrous leg
ginss. which he bandaged carefully
atDrnd his shrunken shanks. In a mo-
ne,t after he was upon his tackey,
apred with q stick. and Fastening
back upon the route he had just pass
ed over.
IPbrgy, who was busy urging the ne
gin cook in the preparation Of his din
nAs cried out to the dealer OF simples'
bh received no answer. The doctor
iiad no thought but Of the snake he
had seen, for whose conquest and cap
tnie he had now set forth, with all
the appetite of boy after adventures
AMI all the anxiety Of an inveterate
naturalist, to get at the properties of
the object he pursued. Meanwhile the
rftw conner, Porgy, had considerably
diverted the thought Of the trooper
from attention to his charge; and lay
ing down his sabre between them. the
sentinel threw himself along the
ground where Porgy had already
stretched himself. and a little lively
chat and good company banished from
lis mind. for a season, the considera-
ton Of his prisoner.
His neglect furnished an opportuni-
V long watched and waited for by an
ether. The shanty in which Clough lay
stood on the edge of the island, and
vas one Of those simple structures
which the Indian makes in his hunt
ings. A stick rested at either end be-
tween the crotch of tree, and small
saplings. leaning against 1t on one side
we're covered with broad flakes OF the
pine bark. A few bushes, piled up
PARTIALLY in front, completed the
structure, which formed no bad sam
pie of the mode Of hutting 1t, winter
and summer in the swamps and Tor
.sts of the south, by the partisan war
riors. In the rear Of the fabric stood
a huge cypress. from the hollow OF
which. at the moment when the SEN
incl and Porgy seemed most diverted
, man might have been seen approach
ng. He cautiously wound along on
all-fours. keeping as much out ol
sight as possible, until he reached the
back Of the hut: then lifting from the
sapling a couple Of the largest pieces
of bark which covered them, he Intro
duced his body without noise into the
tenement of the wounded man.
Clough was in stupor-a half-doZy
consciousness was upon him-and ne
muttered something to the intruder
though without any fixed object. The
man replied not. but approaching
closely. put his hand upon the bandag-
ings # the wounded. drawing them
gently aside. The first distinct per-
ception which the prisoner had OF his
situation was the agoniZing sense OF
a new wound. as OF some sharp weap-
on driven directly into the passage
made by the old one. He writhed un-
der the instrument as it slanted deep
er and deeper into his vitals; but he
had not strength to resist, and but lit
tie to cry out. He would have done
so: but the sound had scarcely riser
10 his lips. when the murderer thrust
tuft OF grass into his mouth and
stified all complaint. The knife went
deeper-the whole frame Of the as
sailant was upon 1t. and all motion
ceased on the part of the sufferer witt
the single groan and distorted writh-
ing which followed the last agony. 1r
a moment after. the stranger had de-
parted by the way he came: and 1t was
not till he had reached the thicH
swamp around. that the fearful laugf
of the maniac. Frampton-for 1t was
he-announced the success Of his new
effort at revenge.
The laugh reached Porgy and the
d,o poon-they heard the grOan also