The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-06-22

forsake him, 50, leaving the keg, precious in
deep, but not so precious * lie, I he COM
rnenccd feeling around the base Of the larger
trees for hole, closely followed by the boy.
who was in an alarming statesof nervous ap-
prehension, II was not long until they sue;
ceeded in the search. g Alsycamore stood on
the bank Of a small creek that runs into
Skunk, 1nd leaned, considerably into one
water. On its upper side was,.a hole, but.
little larger than.a mans body, and nearly
'onalevel with the ground; into this hole ere.
my first introduced himself, and after him
the elder, who had taken the psecaution to,
procure a. chunk Of wood as a,barsier in case.
sofattack.
The few minutes spent in this way. would
doubtless have proved fatal to both, for. the
panther in few mighty bounds thatcruslied
through the thick cane Ikea tornado, reach
ed the very spot where they had stood when
they first heard the cry, but the,$neH of the
sp5sis$eg caused the creature to halt, and the
delay saved them. Never did practised
.drunkard inhale the fumes of hiss.fayorite
drink with more gusto than this unsophisti-
Gated denizen of the forest. With long shifts,
that the eimprisoned pair could distinctly
Hear, he inhaled the perfume again and
again. at times tapping the sides of the cask
with his tongue, then stopping to sniff at the
bunghole with delight that would have
gone to the heart Of "Tam o'Shanter and
'Souter Johnny had the been there to see.
This luxuurious indulgence was continued
for considerable time, but was broken off at
last by a,cry that came fiom another diree-
tion, and pointed out the position to second
panther, mate to the first. The cry was i'm
mediateIyanswered, and in an instant the
two were together lovingly engaged ove$
the whiskey cask. 80. t.sg
From the evil effects which followed, it is
probable that the two feline Tapped up
fright smart chance" of the whiskey as it
flowed from the bunghole of the keg, for
they growled at each other awfully, and a
considerable tussle was heard among the
leaves where they stood. Old friends how
ever, soon, forget injuries, and so they
lay do down side by side to rest. And now
all might have been well with the two pris-.
oners, for the probability is that the two
panthers would have peaceaby departed,
and left them to pray for daylight, but for
an incautious expression OF Bobby's who re-
lecting on the various catastrophes Of the
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