The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-16
THE v WOOD FIEHD.
BY SYLVIA NUS COBB. in.


THE v WOOD FIEND.
srsyLyA NUS COBB. Jn
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while south lay deep wood which had never % ., besg ss
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me. fPsh sfsafss asssF' @dsd
mai place fun of bats owls and az oris q horrd ser
rs SsS 3 %ass ns4 % lie 'ps people as
who I've u the southern towns hac 20 trasA na 40
one IN make aay was DAMP etsaa 1t around that
hs w0sa % L qss Who g GSt So BE- Sess
cT Soms as t ssw lie s wdo ss f.. ga
hey eniesd hs wSod Ard they hsi cst sbc p oze he
as ssGs S1 fSTsa "lsR ssssa As sa sad s
SSS Ss Els E'a as iHs a
the huge branches and uttered yell ts made tue
gacy az possible p 70 Ss
ss ho fep, o. -
defy s In fs an S eS
WOOD save tew ho started OF bstore dark a ed
ey % Old ho Of he Hound G and Sag gave them r eood alsr
great numbers Of people to remain OYER ngh ne
aak sug6sa good peoples fears and !. re re
back sa09 e assertion Of others rs,olyed m 70 "A
Sa on M ~ d noss snd mRe hey M hd enese M
q % se l"s Ssss to % & Of s scene rne s
sIe was S damp and nayaei the oanag n g ct h Wra
croasag o' ,e roes and tie hoog os made sp the
sp o G So e Se and es sp e o. '
Bu Iot far, no not FAR s.ddeny as as ,aey turned pon
end oo@e a. up before c @ @ ssfea Al u s & s w
Ike clap iafaaer poser. Wa continuation q seiis
which "a r ", n h 1ss s
Wretch Swe II e1 ana S @ E 3
Il was ten ciosk when the six men reached
with horror The hs wife G rushed she out o. the sn nonse q aaS
more venagesome ones proposed ha 'e should All Z, in
Al us, mdrght Mark iIatom entered Tie barroom where
watch and noddng under great doses
The host seemed Operate Tor the iesrfuy
SSSs m ns was pale ind %an lis Sasis aer
crowded. % sSoa, him he soui say no'i,ns Of ai ad
@ be % p On o a as. %S mercy
Much @ effort S was made bw nol one Word Toaid the ho
uiscr a. % his interview vi ihe Wood fiend . - j,
oos as Sd Sy cleared s ooa seeing anything
81 ae nss market day e much sp.n. il tax
ssged and lie work was until dark After this hour
Of those who vea IN sn beyond & .mmson s wo ON on
preceding market day resolved 70 push .ssn on They
5g se hs growing q AMI MD beast no,e iel 1p9 s,9
tie din outlines Of me road .ley The aoa, q
s oa "ds he scSd re.Sa Se
have come ap bodily o% S hs oreost 6o.s
dropped from saddle The others turned back and hei
when aey reached the aey roani man missing.
They dared not 60 back er him III Lahss M ooa
cay ,el ,e he The fiend he e blow upon
self yg the grass all alone his horse gone and his head
Efc iSr ihe Country became The horrible spectre
was aud q snsh no one could be Pers,acd 70 60
could do 20 n.hed up and 90, home before
s % r % hands . M who aene oesa
naSi Parties had seoursd lie sogs BY daylight nothing
2 se es$ a. ssa ESpen p' Or
Wood fend G JcE stanley re,saed 2 Ennsrea .s,I from
age the n.er Of The boxing wrestling gangs and leader
poweriuI i lac country physical strength
ecrned aud bod and fearless as he was powerful ALL he
~ JACK pSs heard i tie sio! IN an rs - shades and he pom
sas, hayI heard hissos he shook hs head and sa
u shoadn want be caught IN the wood after dortr he
aoa yoad never sct your home agan' returned hc host
Ne %en around osil as friends Emmerion AMI b9de
them re % hs w s ds aS ny ~ = @ pe @ no ONE ONE knew hs
he bod ioid ihsm Afer his he went . the inn
ard in the OF the host AMI several gres ~
believe there WIS henf or ghost ~ an
the wood twice 1T night, said he, nil
aayshtng. What o'd coward yon must be-
Mark to be sfpari of own inagin stonl'
The host indignant ~ this, and replied thd nc
"A = could he there.
AT any said he, n shouldn't want 10 venture lhcre
after dark
"wei" re os,ed Jack I've ao good horse and shall
us' 10 sfer dark Ii e gsds comes III sec whg can
rim as'cs Vie can't catch my horse, know Ba don't
believe H. Us 81 mocnshine. -,
Tie nnkeeper sheok hs head socmny, aud SID ne
kt ienaih ihe SHADES OF nigh settled over the
town ana over the wood and Jack ordered hts
knew that he musi have plan Of his own on
oo. and hev krpi ae!e, The and his wife red 10
dissuade him aushtd nj them aud whom his horse
was brought fariy dark. aud he Stars
were s ou hut there We went a"ne ant rode
elsurey he reached the edge OF the wool Here
ne and having taken two heavy pistols ron as
examined he printing hy starlight and en placed
them within hls lcstherH bet and moved en-.
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