Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04
FAYETTEVILLE, TINl. THURSDAY, MARCH A. 1852.

heels before | reached the rest OF The
company. There was. one momen
Of hard breathing and wild exclama
htion among us, and then feeling 0
calm thankfulness for pur escape
The night was cold; and we sool
began to shiver and shake like 81
many sailors on the topmast of al
Iceland whaler. But there was nj
murmur, 70 complaint among US, fol
We could distinctly see She gaunt at
tenuated bodies of the wolves beneath
Us, and every now and then we coul(
see great glowing eyes, staring up ii
the tree where we we're seated, anC
then their yells; they were loud, long
and deyilish. / know not how long
We had to remain in this situation
for we had no means of ascertainine
the time; when | heard a limb of the
tree cracking, as if breaking down be-
meath the weight Of US; and a mo-
ment after Shrek went through my
ears like the piercing ola knife. A
light form went plunging down
Though the naked branches, and fell
With a dull and heavy sound upon the
stiff snow.
1'Oh, God! l am goneH'
1t was the voice of Caroline Allen.
The poor girl never spoke again
There was horrid dizziness and con-
fusion in my brain, and | spoke not,
and | stirred not, for the whole was at
that time an ugly unread dream
/ only remembered that there were
cries and shuddering around me:
perhaps joined them, and there were
groans and dreadful howls
underneath! 1t was all over in a
moment. Poor Caroline; she was
literally eaten alive. The wolves
had lrightfu1 feast and they became
raving mad with tie taste Of blood.
Wien | came fully to myself
when the horrid dream went of, |
struggled to shal1 1e off the arms Of
my Sisters, which we're clinging
around me, and could ] have cleared
myself, ] should Have jumped down
among he raging 4 pimals. But when
a second thought came oyer me, |
knew that any attempt at rescue
would be useless. AS for poor Ma
son, be was wild with horror. : He
tried to follow Caroline when She fell,
but he c puld not Shake off the gras p
of his certified sister. His youth
and wedk constitution and frame,
were undble to withstand the dfeadfhl
trial; anu he stood close by my side
with his hands firmly clendhfd, and
his teeth set closely, gazing down
upon the dark wrlngling creatur les
below with the fixed stare Of a ma
MAC. 1t was indeed a terrible scene.
Around US was the thick cold night;
and below, the ravenous wild beasts
were tapping their bloody jal is, a nd
bowling for another victim.
The morning broke at laf st, and
our fightful enemies fled at the first
advance Of daylight, like SO many
cowardly murderers. We waited an-
til the sun had risen before We ven
turad to crawl down from our rest
inc place. We were chilled through;
every limb was numb with cold and
terror; and poor Mason was delirious
and ragged wildly about the dreadful
things he had witnessed. There were
bloody stains around the tree, and
two or three long locks of hair were
trampled in the snow
We had gone but a little distance
wheH4we were met by our friends
from the settlement, who had become
alarmed at our absence. They were
shocked at our wild and frightful ap-
pearance; and my brothers have Otter
times told me that at first view VIC
all seemed like so many craZed and
brain stricken creatures. They as
sisted us to reach our home; but
Harry Mason never fully recovered
from the dreadful trial. He neglect.
ed his business, his studies, and has
friends, often muttering to himself
about that horrible night. lie Tel
to drinking soon after and died mis-
.erable drunkard, before age hac
whitened a hair of his head.
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