The Argosy — page 45: what you’re looking at

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THR ARGOSY.) Alone in the Forest. 35 given up all hope of finding you alive; but we determined, if we could do nothing more, at least to find your body, and bury it.” “ Of which kind office,” I replied, laughing, “I have managed to disappoint you.” ‘Come, come,” said he, gravely; “no joking, my frend.” “‘T found it no joke, I can tell you,” I continued ; “ but now tell me, how and where did you find me ?” “Well, we did not find you at all. After searching about for five days for your dead body, we heard of your living self, at an Indian vil- lage, some twenty miles from where you started. It appears that two of the women, going down to a spring for water, found you half-dead in the bush. They made a litter of boughs, and bore you back to the village, where you had been two days when we heard of you. Saunders and I, with a couple of Indians to carry some food, wine, and medi- cine, started at once; and when we arrived we found you in a high fever.” “Ah!” he went on, shaking his head; ‘‘ you had a very narrow squeak for your life; for when you were, as we thought, recovering, you had a relapse; but, with the blessing of Providence, and the help of Saunders, you battled through it.” » “TI shall never be able to repay you both for all your kindness,” I said. “ Not after the same fashion, I hope, at any rate,” he replied. I was obliged to remain at the settlement for some days longer, though, thanks to a sound and vigorous constitution, my period of con- valescence was a short one. At length I was considered strong enough to bear the fatigues of the journey back, and bidding adieu to and rewarding my kind Indian friends, we made our way back to George Town, leaving the discovery of the source of the Cuyuna, and the site of the famous city of Manoa for some more fortunate or more cau- tious travellers. comicaocks (GO)