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30 TEXAS HISTORY STORIES
them, Peter Prudhomme, wandered off by himself and
did not return. It was feared that he had been killed
by the Indians. Searching parties were sent out in
every direction to look for him, but no trace of him
could be found. Giving him up for lost, the voyagers
were about to embark when the missing man appeared.
He had been lost in the forest, and for nine days had
wandered about in a fruitless search for his companions.
He was half-dead from exposure and starvation,
and the thought of being left alone in this far-off wilderness
had almost crazed him.
Again the explorers embark. Day after day the current
carries them swiftly along. With every turn of the
river new scenes of beauty or grandeur open up before
them. The cold and snows of the upper stream have
been left behind, giving place to the hazy sunlight and
warm, drowsy air of the realms of spring. The trees
are robed in green, flowers bloom along the banks, and
song-birds flood the forests with their joyous music.
And now their journey's end is near. The water of
the river becomes brackish and then changes to brine..
The current falls to sleep, and is succeeded by a gentle
motion like the rocking of a cradle. The banks widen
till they almost disappear. The breeze grows fresh
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Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-. Texas History Stories: Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle., periodical, 1901; Richmond, Virginia. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14384/m1/30/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.