The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-06-24

with the dogs, anj XIII OC4th 81 thcm u
least. 10 this thing was mistaken, ior
tie bar lcaped over the ring formed by Tue
dogs. aud giving fierce srowl, was oil
the pack Of course in full cry after him.
The run this time was snort, Tor coming TO
the edge of lake the varmni Jumped III,
aud swan 10 little island in the lake,
which Il reached Just moment before tue
dogs. Ill have him now, said /, for had
found M caps IN the lining Of my coat
so, rolling a log into the lake, | padded
mvself across to the island. Just us the dogs
had cornered The bar 10 a Ihickei. rush
ed 10 aud tired-at the same tune tho cTll-
ter leapcd over the dogs aud came within
three feet Of me, running like mad; he
Jumped into the lake, and lricdt to moen the
log had Just deserted, but every tine he
20, ha1th.s body On it, 4 would roll over and
send hlm under the dogs, too, got around
him, aud pulled hun about, and iaally
Bowie katie cleuched With him, aud they
sunk into tho lake together. Stranger,
ahou, tbs time vas excited, end strip
red of my coat, drew my knife, and lnten
ded 70 have taken part with Bowie kolle
nv sell when the doc rose TO the surface
But the yarmni slaId unGer-Bowlc kni,e
came up alone more dead than alIse, aud
9th the pack came ashore. Thank God,
said {, The old VILLAIN has GOT lis decerls al
last. Determined 10 have the body, cot a
crane vine for rope. aud dove down whero
| could see tie bar n the water, fastened
nv queer rope to his Igg and iislrd blm,
with grea, difficulty, ashore. Stranger,
may be chawed ia death ny yocag aihgo.
tors, ifihe thing looked at wasn't she bar,
and not TIC old critfer after aH. The way
matters 90, mr1ed 90 tiial island WIS unac
counabg curious, ard thinking 81 Il made
me more than ever CONVINCED tial ! was
nuuuUg toe de,ti himself. | wrtI home
tina, ulah, auJ took to my bed--lac thing
was l4.dug ne The euife team q Ar.
Aan-aN u tarhantug, Acknowledged hon
self used w., and the fact sunk u'n ng feel.
ings like a suaeged boat Nill IN the Ni-sis.
.ippr grew as Cross es bsr gtih two
cubs aud sore tan. ihe thleg 90, ou'
alane ry uctghbofs, and ! Yves ssk, : hos
came on that iudyidu III That mover lost a
bar when once started and Il that same
iadivi1 0 al didn't war telescopes wbeu he
turned a sic bar, q ordinary SIR, into an
I'D 10 one, little larger ,laa horse ~
Prehaps, said fuends-Ecuiug WEALTHY
pfchaps you sa9tto call somebody a i,ar.--
Oh, no, easd Ties, ne ouly heard such
things ~ being ratttr common nl bate, but
We d5nt believe ONE word Of a.; ID. 10.
--nud then they would ride oil and laugb
ike 50 muuy hycaas o7er dead Niger.
Il was loo much, aud deternued too catch
'hat Der, 90 to Texas or die, -8ud made
NY preparations accordln' had lhc pack
-hu, up and rested took my uHa to
ptcces, and lied il. put caps IN eyefy
pocket about ms person, for fear Of Tie
Aaiag. then told ny nejebhors that
% Monday morning naming the daY,i
would starr rutr BAR, nod beoa him
home With me, Or they w'-ai DIVIDE my
settlement among ihc4, tAe owner haWog
Disappeared. VI 81, stranger. on tie moi.
ming pres - 70 the gtcal day Of my huns
ng sNpedrinn, | went INTO he woods mar
my hou9c, aalu2 w guu and Eoar kultr
doug, just from bgtG, aai there sitting
ioen also from nabli, what @ogd see,
eeIana over ny facr, bn br tar Ye-,
the Old iafme, aas aHhln hradftj yatds
% me, and tie vas De- walked orer haf
{trcc stranger. Sc 'aamtdup lie til.l
ms; be seemed - larea aaj be walked
right towards me. mlsed uyss'G ,o,k
deliberate ajm and fred lasalily ihe
yarntht Wheeled, easo aycii, and rdikc3
irs ett ht fHee Ike a talhpe ltee ao9d
,aas-b c.beah ! qnriei after, bot
aas inppcL np, I'D h,lr TAI realty
gathered myself " heard tie al5 ,ar
mint gImntag 80 lhtcket oear oy, Ike y
thousand sinners, ara BY tho tHc | reach
~ bim be vas a corpse. Siao1er, II took
five U,a ler. and my % 70 RI lha: corcass
5n mules back, and Cd loue ears wadGed
lgl'rr bis had, as ii he was fa4adrred IN
every lee Of DIS boJy, when with common
"baPpcr q q haf, tie wood have iro',od
30. ard enjoyed himself. Taould aston
,sh youtn duos hos big he was, ~ made
bed tpread Of his din, aud tho way It n-cd
% cover 10Y bar mattress, and leave sever.
al feet 90 each side 70 tuck uo, aould have
delighted you. # sin Ict "a creation
bar, and Il u had lscd N Sampson time.
aud had met mm, 10 iAlr light, II would
have hcl,ed htu 10 tic ,wiukhng Of dice
box, But, stranger, never kel tie say
hunted him, and missed him There IS
something curious about It, | could never
understand, -aud ! never was satisfied at
Hs gtipg N W cqg ~ inR Pphans, be-
bad beard Of my preparations 10 hDni bm
the next dag, 50 lao st como IN, like
Cap', SCOTS coon, 10 s1yn has wi1d In
gfonI "lth 10 dying; bu, thai ami Ike
ly Wy private op'ntpu r., that dat bar
"as on nahmabi, BAR. anil ditd ,rlca his
fme came
" heu the story was ended, orr hero SAT
some minutes with his auditor, m eraye
silence ! saw that fl re aus a mystery h
him connected With TIC bcar whose daa,b
10 had just related, tina, had evidently made
strong impression Hu hls mimi f. .,.