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STARTLING INTERRUPTION. 8 negro left the boat, when he emerged from the hollow, near the bluck-house, and at a point where the building threw a shadow on the ground. He had departed empty- handed, but now seemed to be bearing or dragging somethin which required the exertion of all his strength, and his har breathing could scarcely have escaped the ears of the prisoner, At length, casting his burden down in the shadow by the side of the building, he once more drew forth his key, applied it to -the lock, and warned by sore experience (if we may be allowed 20 poor a pun), stood at a safe distance as the heavy door flew open. “Ha, Massa Dudley,” said the black, to the figure that sprung out of the cell, “you look something like a rail Kentuck hun- ter now,” and the young man, as he stepped out into the moon- light, showed that he was dressed in the hunting-frock and leg- gins of the Western rangers. “Hab a care, Massa Dudley, and stand out of de moon- shine, or somebody mought see you,” whispered the thoughtful ~y a ~ © Come, let us hasten, then, to the boat, Cato,” said Dudley. “There is no time to be lost ; the jailer did not come as usual at sunset, and he may yet take it into his head to pay me a last » 79 “ Las’ visit—yah! yah! dat’s true enough, it will be his las’, replied the black, grinning. “ Come, come, Cato, wliy do you stand there? Let us be gone at once !” exclaimed our hero, with something of impatience in his tone. “Neber mind me, Massa Dudley. You go ‘%raight down de gully, and dat will fetch you to de boat. T's follow you Du ey did as desired by the rs, je: and, descending into the Favine, hurried forward to join his Lucy—his wife—from whom he had been so strangely separated in the very hour, almost the pana of their union. e negro, left to himself, found occupation which engaged him very earnestly for a considerable time. He first re to the burden which he had thrown down beside the building, snd dragged it with all his ‘might and main into the block- house, where he stayed several minutes. On ye oe eee ec , teemed to have a small string, or something of ily along the ground toward the ed to the block-house, a down, appeared to be about for the string, when he was suddenly aroused we w of a heavy hand upon his back. The poor negro half to death by this startling interruption, lea wounded deer straight up into the air, to a hight ‘will not risk our credit for yeracity by stating in 4 EComicbooks.c¢