Identifier: throughswampglad00munrrich (find matches)
Title: Through swamp and glade : a tale of the Seminole war
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Munroe, Kirk, 1850-1930
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Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ape. So overjoyed was Coacoochee at thus learning ofthe timeliness of his venture for liberty that he be-came filled with fresh vigor, and feeling a movementof the rope, that he still held in one hand, he instantlygave the signal that all was well, and the way clearfor his comrade to descend. As he waited inbreathless anxiety, he could plainly hear the strugglethat was taking place far above him. At length itceased, and in a low, despairing voice Talmus in-formed him that having forced his head through theembrasure, he could get no further, nor could heeven draw it back. Throw out thy breath, Talmeco, and try again !Throw out thy heart and soul, if needs be, and tearthe flesh from thy body, urged the young chief, ina voice little above a whisper, but thrilling in itsintensity. Thus adjured, Talmus Hadjo made one last desper-ate effort, with such success that he not only forcedhis bleeding body through the aperture, but losthis hold of the rope and came tumbling down thewhole distance.
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HADJO LOST HIS HOLD OF THE ROPE AND CAME TUMBLING DOWN THEWHOLE DISTANCE. A DARING ESCAPE 261 With a smothered cry of horror, Coacoochee sprangto his side, and, feeling a faint heart-beat in thestunned and motionless form, dragged it to a near-bypool of water. This he dashed over the injuredman with such effect that, in a few minutes, his con-sciousness returned. He was, however, so injuredby his fall as to be unable to walk, and feeblybegged Coacoochee to save himself and leave himto his fate. For answer the young chief, with anastonishing display of strength, considering his con-dition, picked up his helpless friend, slung himacross his back, and thus bore him nearly half amile, to where the palmetto scrub afforded tempo-rary concealment. Daylight was now breaking, and some means mustbe devised for moving rapidly. So, depositing hisburden on the ground, Coacoochee turned back toan open field in which he had seen several mules.Hastily twisting some shredded palmetto leaves intoa rude

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