. American scenery. as yet unable toBpeak, and, soon after, they all started homeward. Davy still 186 THE ROMANCE OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPE. bearing his precious charge, she seemed in no need of theassistance which Charles offered; and Kitty, herself, declinedthe service, as she smilingly pointed him to Caro. A long illness followed Kittys accident, and weeks passedbefore she was able to leave her bed ; but Charles and hisfriends delayed their departure until all danger was over, whenthey returned to their homes, in the lowlands. And Kitty and Davy, said Mr. Brownoker, as the nar-rator paused in h
. American scenery. as yet unable toBpeak, and, soon after, they all started homeward. Davy still 186 THE ROMANCE OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPE. bearing his precious charge, she seemed in no need of theassistance which Charles offered; and Kitty, herself, declinedthe service, as she smilingly pointed him to Caro. A long illness followed Kittys accident, and weeks passedbefore she was able to leave her bed ; but Charles and hisfriends delayed their departure until all danger was over, whenthey returned to their homes, in the lowlands. And Kitty and Davy, said Mr. Brownoker, as the nar-rator paused in his story, what became of them? Was shecured of her romantic passion, and did she marry the devotedlad? Precisely what I asked my host, said Mr. Flakewhite,when he reached that point of the tale I have told in myown words. Hush 1 said he to me, as his good wife wasthen entering the room where we sat, hush—not a syllableabout the story, which you may end for yourself. There isKitty^ and poor Davy sits by your side 1. CHAPTER YII. I MUST beg you, gentlemen, to take a long breath to-niglit,for our route of travel is bringing us towards wide and adven-turous fields. We must suppose ourselves to liavc made aworld of cbarming observation, and to have gathered thicktomes of topographical lore, in our passage since our last meet-ing, from the grand waters of the Terrora, through the wildmountain region of northern Georgia, and among the frankand hearty, yet rude people, thinly scaftered over the stilldesolate interior of Alabama and Mississippi; for we are nowpassing the threshold of the great West. And must keep a sharp eye on the alligators, and abright lookout for snags, added Mr. Brownoker, taking anobservation of the picture which the chairman was scruti-nizing, as he spoke, for here we are, in the midst of theswamps and cane-breaks of Louisiana, and yonder roll thewaters of the mighty river, stained with the travel of a thou-sand leagues. Flowing now, said Mr. Yermeille, in our
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