Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . or hand-rail, as if for the safety and convenience of the pass-er. Sometimes the faithless surface yielded to the tread, and theastounded hunter found himself imbedded to the armpits in whathe had supposed to be solid wood. The climbing of these barri-cades was one of the principal items in the fatigue of the journey,and any one who happened to look back on that day would gen-erally see Mr. Jones astride of one of them, beseeching the partyto wait a while. It would be well fo
Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . or hand-rail, as if for the safety and convenience of the pass-er. Sometimes the faithless surface yielded to the tread, and theastounded hunter found himself imbedded to the armpits in whathe had supposed to be solid wood. The climbing of these barri-cades was one of the principal items in the fatigue of the journey,and any one who happened to look back on that day would gen-erally see Mr. Jones astride of one of them, beseeching the partyto wait a while. It would be well for the venatical reputation of ?2S THE VIRGINIAN CANAAN. Mr, Jones if the events of this day could be effaced from the rec-ord, or covered by a black veil, like the face of Marino Falieroamong the doges of Venice. Look at him, quoth Dindon, triumphantly; he pretendedto underrate that lame mare, and now hes glad to hang on hertail. He said she couldnt carry her load to the Cheat River, andnow she is carrying his knapsack and himself into the suppose, Jones, youll now own you re no judge of horse-flesh T. THROUGH THE WOODS. Its too bad, said X. Let go, Jones. Have you no great-ness of soul? Dont you see the poor beast can hardly get alongT But, deaf alike to satire or remonstrance, Jones kept his hold,until Kit, with a long-drawn breath, stood stock-still. Thar,npw, said the hunter, Ive been a looking for her to drop. Themare was released, and Jones attempted to seize Old Sorry by thesame appendage. He, however, being too blind to see the justiceof such a proceeding, relieved himself with a kick. The hunters had been dodging the laurel-brakes all day. Theyseemed to dread the passage, and would frequently go miles aroundto avoid it. They had stories of men who had spent days in them,wandering in circles, and who had finally perished from starva-tion ; and they say when once fairly in there is no calculating AMONG THE LAUEELS. 29
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