... straw tickling his nose, the drowning stranger suddenly resisted the efforts to haul him ashore.--"Stop!" said he, in a faint tone. "Tell me where I am! What country is this?" And they answered " New Jersey ." Scarcely had the name been uttered, when the wretched stranger let go the rope, ejaculating as he did so. "I guess I'll float a little farther." He was never seen again!