The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-04


The nthrr. Ma k. you pc r. lit
Hest man. creep yon in aud lufk Ia
little saws. and I'll pc Keeping atch
N 'e door Muck complied with
on' llrsitaiim---ca,e his gun to Dom
ald--nnshrathcd his skene dhu. ana
crelt into the cave head foremost /,
but after he was all out Of sight,
save the brngnes. he stopped short,
and called back. But Lord. To.
nald. be soor 10 keep out te old
VANS .Ton't you pc fearing tat,
man. said Donald.
The cave was deep. bnt there was
abundance of room in the further
end. where Mack with his sharp
skcne dim. now commenced the work
Of death. He was scarcely well be-
gun, when Donald perceived n mon.
strous Wild boar advaneingupo him,
roaring, and grinding h,s tnsks,
while the fire of rage gleamrd from
his eyes. ---Dpnald said not a word
for fear Ut alarming bis friend bs~
sides, the savage was hard upon
him ere ever he WIS aware. he
scarcely had time for any thing SO
setting himself firm, and cooking his
gun, he took his aim--but. that tho
shot might prove the more certain
death, he Suffered The boar 10 como
within few PAGES Of him before ha
sentnrcd t. iire-he at last drew tia
fatal trigger. expecting to blow out
his eyes, brains and all. MerriluI
heaven the gun missed fire, or
flashed in the pan. am not 4tre
which. - There was no Time 10
loso--DohaId dashed the piece m
the animals face, turned his baths
and fed with precipitation. Tho
boar pursued him oniy short apacos
for having heard the cries ofhis SUI
ter'ng Young ones as he passed The
mouth of the den, he FASTENED back
To their rescue. Most men would
have given up all for lost---it was not
I'D with DonaId-Mack's life was
at stake. As soon az he observed
the monster return from pursuing
him, Donald faced about, and pur.
sued him in his turi--but having be-
Fore this, from the horror of being
all torn to pieces, run rather too far
without looking back, the boar had
by that oversight got considerably
ahead Of him--Donald strained ey-
efy neryc--uttered some piercing
crlos--and even for all his haste did
nat forget To implore assistance from
Heaven. Ills prayer was short, but
plthy--' q Lord puir Mack pnir
Mack = said Donald, in a load voice
while the tears gushetl from his eyes
In spite Of all his efforts, the enraged
animal reached tho mouth Of tho
den before him, and entered Il
was, however, too narrow for him
To walk III On all fours--he was obIi~
gcd 10 drag himself in az Mack had
done Beforehand. of Course, his hind
feet lost their hold of the ground.
AT this important crisis Donald o.
vcrtpok him--laid hold of his large,
long taiI-"rapped it around both
his hands--set his feet to the bank,
and held back in the utmost despe-
ration.
Mack, who was all unconscious
of what was going on above grounds
wondered what way he came to he
involved in utter darkness in mo-
mcnt He waited little whiles
thinking that Donald was only play
ing a trick upon him. but the most
profound obsrnrity still continued, no
AT length bawlcd out, .ronald, man,
Ionald--phal is IT tbat'il ay pc stop
ping te light p Donald was too
much engaged, aud too GREATNESS.
to think Of making any reply To
Mack's impcrlincnt question, till
the latter having waited in vain a
considerable time for an answers
repeated IT in a louder cry. Donald's
famous lacOnic answer, which per-
haps never was. or never will be c.
qualled, has often been heard Of
lonald, man, Tonald,--i say phat
is that'll ay pc stopping te light p
beloved Mack. Should to tail
preak, ynu'll flu tat said Donald.
Donald continued the struggle, &
soon began to entertain hopes of Ill
Innate success. When the boar pull.
led to get in. Donald held back, and
when he struggled to get back again,
Donald set his shoulder to his large
buttocks and pushed him in and in
this position he kept him, until he
got an opportunity of giving him
some deadly sta5s with his skene-
dim behind fine short rib which soon