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Losr MANA man named William Adams, who on a
ong excursion in Louisiana, lost his way in the cane
lkes and wamp gives account through the newspa-
re Of his wanderings and suferngs tor fourteen days
He went out with sary, and srayng Off shot deer.
bch he bringing back his shoulders when he fell


with the rccen; track Of panther He followed this until
l came upon the animal and then dropping the deer, he
tired fev PAGES The panther approached the dead and
hen al 25 yards Adams shot him with his rife, and
ended him apparently dead on the ground.


Reloading, he approached when the animal revived and
ade off; he following from cancbIake to another until
~ lost both himself and the panther. Abandoning the pur-
mi, he sought his steps, but in vain He went
rom bad sometimes up his water
e in canebakes of apparently bounde5s extent without
mi food his ammunition spoiled by the water and his
dngs for the first few days intense from the musquitos.


American


The narrative thus proceeds:


On the fourth night found myself four foot water.
.occteded however, in finding which had fallen, the
butt remaining above water which slept through the
night In The morning, again breasted the and
Uncovered some cane keeping the COURSE
csuld crossed the AMI to open swamp.
Here saw wild cattle which the first animals
had seen had abandoned the pursuit Of the wounded
ns,ben They numerous large and IN fine condition.
ase owhch would doubtless have been sacrificed to satisfy
e cravings of hunger which had the day previous been Al
most nsuicrablc were that my ammunition had be-
cone damaged and useless This day also suffered much
hom hunger but longer felt the nccssan biting OF the
nusquioes and ticks flesh being apparently dead to pain
my eet were giving way being covered win sores from
ne friction of the shoes the On the following day
found some green backberries and few aud after
ths--the sixth day--l felt no hunger.


Inow found myself i'll Il very heavy cane-brake, which
seemed to be ntcrninnbc and n rny efforts extrca,c
myself from it proved unavailable until the l2;h day. The
cane heavy that il impossible to keep any direct
course and consequently progress must have been slow
On the 10Th day however, struck small stream and
avoid the difficulty Of pushing myself through the took
the water and about - o'clock struck trail that had
been by Nh Lee, the banks of the Bayou Alabama.
At the l4h day, found myself at the plantation
Of Mr. Lee. bad sufficient strength the fence, but
when walked few rods found | able proceed
farther in the open edmy feet could bear tho heat of
,ie earth ar the seemed exhaust the little rcmainng
strength which had left. stretched myself on the ground
ad haooed at the top of my voice. Mr.. Lee my
assistance He received with the kindness, fur
rihod with clorhing, literally naked, and be-
slowed every attention which my dcporabdc situation
required.