The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-14
A THRILLING fECInFr

Thrilling INCIDENT.
ihe hTst settlers III Maine found, beside its red
'aced owners. other and abundant s0urcts Of
annoyance and danger. The majestic forests
"nich then waved where now is heard the ham
o. business, and where thousand villages stand
we're The homes of inuumerable wild and savage
animals
Omen at night was the farmers family arous-
ed from sleep by noise without, which told that
bruin was stormiug the sheep pen or zig sty ~
was laying violent paws on some uuiuckS calf
and often, on a cold winter evening" did they
roll larger log NJ ainst the door, and with bems
in" ''""~ts Draw closer around the fire - the ciis
ma! howl Of the wolf echoed through the woods
"a, "U.I n5.s TIE nIust ttrOcIUus. blood thirsty
but cowardly Of all, rarely attacking man. un-
less driven by severe hunger, and seeking his
victim with the utmost pertinacty
The incident which am about 20 relate occur
red IN the early history o. DiddeIord.
A man who then lived on the farm now occu-
pied by Mr. H--was one autumn engaged in
Telling trees ut some distance from his house
His little SON, eight years old, WAS i'll the habit,
while his mother busy with household cares
OF running out into the fields and W ooas around
the house, and often going where the IA ther was
at work. One day after the frost had robbed
the trees OF their foliage. the father left his work
sooner than usual, and started for hrme Just
oy the edge OF the forest he very curious
pile of leaves Without stopping to think hat
had made 1t, he cautiously removed the leaves
when what was his astonishment to find his own
darling boy lying there fast asleep Twas but
the work or n moment to take up the little sleep
er put III his place small log, carefully replace
the leaves. and conceal himself among the near
est bushes, there to watch the result
After walting short time. he heard q VOLTS
distant howl, quickly followed by another and
another till the woods seemed alive with the
fearful sounds.
The howls came nearer, and in few minutes
large. gaunt. savage looking wolf leaped into
the opening, closely followed ny the whole ack
The leader sprang directly upon the pile of
leaves, and in an instant scattered them in every
direction Soon as he the deception his
look OF herceness and confidence changed to that
OF The most abJect fear. He shrank back cow
cred I" the ground, and passively awaited his
tate for the rest. enraged by the supposed
cheat, fell upon him. tore him in pieces, and de-
Foured him on the spot.
When they had finished their comrade. tbev
wheeled around. plunged into the forest, and
disappeared within five minutes from Their
rrst appearance, not wolf WAS in sight The
excited father pressed his child to his bosom
and thanked the kind Providence which led him
there to save his boy
The boy, after playing till he was weary. had
iaih uown ana fallen asleep, and in that situation
the wolf had found him, and covered him win
leaves, until he could bring his comrades to the
fast but himself furnished the repast.
Fdfqf Railroad 4ectaeni-0Rd arrest for Mr.
ee'-''" Friday morning, between three and
Your O'Clock, a man, who had given his name to-
the captain OF the Watch ION Thursday niebtl
as Cotton, from Oil Creek Crawford Co p,
was instantly killed by being run over hv ,be
tender attached TO the locomotive Altono o.,
Liberty, near the mouth of Wood street IN
his person was found pocket book and purse
containing two dollars and seventy five cents
and pair of silver spectacles. A receipt for
the rheumatism WIS also found upon him. but
nothing to show his place OF residence or name
Mlchal kuhun, engineer on the locomotive and
Jas Z. Boyer. dispatcher, were arrested by the
Mayor on charge Of ..murder.-P PinsGurg Ga
ssue.
Chinese Type an California The Alta Cali !
fornia mentions the arrival mt San Fr ,ncisco f
Slr Richard Cole and wife. from Hong Kong
Mr. e. has been engaged for more than ten ears
81 the manufacture of Chinese type, in printing
and in the instruction of the natives in the arts
both printing and type making. He has now re-
rnoved to San Francisco. where be proposes to
employ his types for the benefit of the Chinese
while his wife engages, as he did in China, in
hair instruction in sohoal