The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-02-05

DOu9hed AID 2naileh OAK; Which saw al
glance could be easily cllmed into.
Harry Mason sprang lightly into the tree
and aided IN placing the terrified girls in
place Of comparative security amor z the
+ thick bounhs, ] was lhc Iasl nn the ground
and The " hole tr'Hp were yelling at my
heels before reached tho rest Of tic com-
panv. There was one motEcn, Of lard
breathing and wild excIama'ions among us
and then a feeling of ca!m.fankfuncss for
our escape. The night was cold and we
soon began to ShI, er and shake like 81 Inany
sailors on tic Inpmast OF all Iceland wha!er.
But there were no murmulS-no complain
ing among Us, E"r we could dlslInct sec the
gaunl a,lenualed bodies OF the wolves be-
meath us, aud every now and then we could
/ see great glowing eyes staring up at The tree
where We were .ealcd, And then their
ycIIs-lhey were loud, long and devlI'sl.
know not how long we Lad rcmaucd
in this situation, for we had no means Of
asccrIalng the llmc-Whcl, heard limb of
the Tree cracking as if breaking beLeaill The
weight Of some OF us, and in moment al
lerward shrek went through my cars like
the piercing of knife. A light form went
down through the naked branches, and fell
with a dull and heavy sound upon The Stiff
shOw.
"Oh, God am gone |"
it was the voice of Ca, oline Alien. Tie
poor GIRL never spoke again There was
horth dizzincsSiand confusion in my brain,
ana spoke II Ct; and stirred not, Tor the
whole Of that time was like all ugly, unreal
dream. on v remembered that there
were smolhcrcd grnaus and dreadful howIs
underneath 1t was all over in moment.
Poor Caroline! She was literally ealen
alive. The wolves had fIighl!ul feast,
and they became raving mad at The taste OF
blood.
When came to myseC-when the hor-
rblc dream went oll---and it lasted but a
moment, struggled 10 shake off the arms
Of my sister, which were clingIng aruu;.d
me. and could | have cleared myself, |
should have jumped down among tho ravng
animals, But wl hen second thought came
over me, any attempt To rescue would be
useless. As for pupr Mason, lie was wild
with horror. lie had tried TO follow Caro-
Inc when she fell, but he coul not shake
off The grasp of his terrified sister. His
youth, and hIs weak constitution and frame,
were unable to withstand lIie dreadful trial;
and he stood close by my SIDE with his
hand firmly cIeuchcd, and his teeth set cI"Sc-
" gazing down Oh the wrang'ng creatures,
bcluY, with the fixed Stare Of u maniac. IL
was indeed terrible scene. Around was
the thick, cold night land below the rave
nous wild beasts wcIe Iappng their bloody
Jaws, and bowling for another victim
The morning broke at last, and our fright
ful enemies fled a, he first advance Of day
| light, Ike SO many cowardy lnurdcrcrs. We
walled until the sun had risen before we
,enlurcd to crawl from our hiding place.
We were chilled lhrough -cvcry lImb was
numb and coll with Ierror and poor Ma
sou was dc!rlulls and ragged wildly about
The things he had witnessed
We had not gone but little distance
| when we were met by our friends from
the settlements, vino had become alarmed
a, our absence. They were shocked al
our w'Id and lrIngliuI appearance. They
assisted us to reach home; but Harry Mason
never recovered from this dreadful trial.
He neglected his business, his studies, and
his IrlrtnIS, anon uirmuring to himself n.
bout that horrible night. llc fell to drink
ing soon after. ;.nd died Il miserable drunk
ard. betnrc anc had whcncti his head.
For my part. confess have never re-
covered from tine trrr"rS ut The nIGfancholy
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