The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-05-03

/ ed the lilc Of hough~ before described. and
rave vent IL their satisfaction at finding
good bed a short CULTURAL ',qk which pro-
claimed them tn the trembling iistcrc- above
10 be- Indians and of these, doubtless, who
hal been >.nt ont in pursuit of her They
then proceeded 10 draw up the old door and
larricale the entrance; after which they set
/ their guns agrin~t the wall and camped down
on the bed TIE corner.
II would he difficult To describe the senSa-
tionS with which the helpless Girl witnessed
what had occurred; ami these with the fear
Of what might sill l,e in store for her, nearly
filled the measure of her distress and per
,l,.yitv: for although >he had thus far c~raI-
I'd observation. anil although she still had
tlte satisfaction %. Knowing, by the heavy
ana measured breathing which reached her
ears that her foes had sunk into a deep sleep
yci h"w WAS she. even now, 10 AVOID filling
into their mercil..>> hands Should She at
= tempt to descend and escape through the
= window. could she eject her purpose without
: h.;ng heed and detected? She feared not
y And >ho'ilh >hr remain in her present situa-
u" tinn til DAYLIGHT. would her terrible visitors
then awaken and depart without discovering
= her: tbs alternative. ar,l cared tn her even
"a l,.>> promising. Than th, nlirr. And vet. one
Il 81; tyvn courses mr,>- H. adopted Which should
/" It l,.: While anHinn>ly r'il'rtin- on the
p ~p,',;~t fresh noises IN the woods arrested
= her attvnli"n. These were also the sounds
Ia ui' fs,i>t,.,,> i,ut evidently not those Of any
m human r,ro,vler With a li-ht, quick pat-rat,
'' the animal came ur I" the door, paused, and
=" snuffrd the air through the crcvices. He
Al then moved alon" {" the window. raised hin-
i'' SIT. on his hinl L.. thrust in his nose. and
Il" .i,;,,r ,wn or rhr.~ quick. eager Snuti> there
IL a.. withdrew and tro,tc! ofi. At n moderate
ra,c. a short distance into the forest, where
'-l h. appeared to come to a sudden halt The
'"'' mex, moment tlg long nncartllv howl Of
'' wolf rnS.. >lriil AMI trcnulou> from the spot.
'i'' ami ,lc,l slowly awav. IN STRANGE wild ca
,,n.,.~. among liz. eri,nil,r mcunainS AROUND.
III" S.'.rcv im>;nrtvcl, ahu,l,ic-,'l al the fca :
"i'' 10 the Slce,iing Indians whom She expected
III! IL hear rou~inr up and rushing out with then
II runs after Tie in>idiou> prow,er. But they,
'"i" Ia her surprise. >nored ON, unconscious ot
h"N their danger The howl was soon repcatc'!
iii> when short faint responses, IN the same Shr'
n III Sava"c moIulatnn> became audibc in ever,
di"n direction in the surrounding forest Thrsc
mug answering cries. rrnwing more distinct ans
" hc loud every momentum their evident aIprnarl
i'ry To the. spot wicr. the first signal howl W.
TAM .,;y,r. row fall, an rzcd the agitatod listen
=" or o the fearful <r,nc which was likely snor
Il, .,,,alr ls,m,aih or around her. In in
~ | ,.r,.lillv short >1nrr "f time The gathering
N IN troops ot f,,ili>hc! monsters seemed Ice az
"rk; ranging Themselves un'l,r their invoking
rA> leader. Ia hc led la ihr promised prey
""i ami soon tn, rra,nl,limr Of multitudinnrS fc
He'd .,;,reJ ,l,, they w..r, in motion. and car
ih'T t;n,.-lv advancing towards the ho'i>e- IT c
"" n,<l Ii. ,,,,ir, they all appeared Ia have as
ii 1" >..iil,,.~ under ;hc window. and PAUSED, a
A. II If Ia ,,lan ih" mob. "f artark Aii.r brief
=
a = .;,-h.~l Ia: ia" irw, suppressed >nutfing OF
tie. .1,,,;, for ;ir >rrn,c4l prey. large wolf
n"i l,,tl,rl an, into ii,. aperture lau>el
card ~,,nnl. and then quickly riru>tin. h> bal
.,''> anrrl loly forward. dropped noi>rlc>>ly
down nn the GROUND floor within Another,
ar,.l another and amorhr- followed M RAPID
lure succession. till more ilam half score of the
u-h ..arnr .rim monsters Ia landed inside and
ham >ir;', arranged Themselves IN a before
the hrl ni their inirmlrd victims who >Ill
- -,la cn omc rnorc fearful pause surcecrlr'l'
in which il,,. rrcc.l, land seemed 10 la ca
land ..,,rlv r,cim- the lc'l >lrrPc'S, and marking
h- nlt PORTIONS tor The deadly -rirr; when sud
""Nr- ,l,nl, >i,rl..in- forward. ti,"y I'll ii"r'rly
~rn ,p,.,,ir,rl uI"n tl, tn>,in'i with the seem
the in- m,;>,. OF ihcu-tmi wlarciin- firnd-
I'M mingled. with t',. sharp. >horr, halt, >iii''d
'mid ,,r,,, che, q; human a-'n,, that were heard
her in The li,l,o> din seized, tlI"iil,l, and f"r'
amy them Eb from, l;nl. To i,i,-..~ and bore off
q, ir ti.c discovered -nunrhin.amd -:iarn",io ID
"ul% different corners nf' the room The noi>c now
ll!" , ,!,,ri r;m. >rl.>i,l,rl. and noihin" wa>
@in. la., ui rls,. l,,w broken .r,wl> e" The can
il" nilel troop. a. tL,y lu>ily rraurchrl tie
rh l.;.s and tore tl,. fl. wlirh The. were
rk " maxim. iE,r horriI i;,a-t- Then followed tn"
:rs t,r, AID n"i>H ,uri, l. for tn 'r''rca>ln"
lcr tia.n.c~ i'll '''nc wrIc lcil worth c'It' nd
e cN- irar fisr.
Err !; IL rrr, tai'.two Of Tie hall@lritr'l nj