Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-06-28

ierked him To the earth, and at the second leap
threw herself, the moose having by that time
fastened about her throat and choaked her, tie
then tied her, during which operation she ui,
tered such hOrrid screams that the hair stood
up on his head, aud he had the most singular
and uwiul feelings he had ever experienced
After securing the girl he entered her den
and found there large quantities of nuts aud
berries and roofs such rs could be gathered and
diggcd m the vicinity The principal tfnlt
was kind Of large red hnws, which were there
about very abundant, and she had kind OF q
nest to sleep in, while everything indicated
utter solitude. The garment she wore was OF
skins quCerly tied together with bits of leather
and also with kind Of grlss. The skins
were those Of large animal neither bear or
buffalo, Mr.. Northcolt says, and the hunters
could not tell exactly from what manner oil
beast they were taken. Ii was his opinion
that she had found an animal dend, or that she
might have been attacked by and have mas
tered some beast But there is mn air Of in
probability about this that the strange ard al
most terrible reality Of the woman herself does
not quite dispel; and we have not room here
and now TO argue the point. The garments
were so strong, says Mr.. ~, that they protcc.
ted the female from the teeth of his dogs, For
FIVE days after her capture his pet refused to
taste food, but then partnok of red hawS. She
was then taken three hundred miles intcryen'
ing her den and the nearest civilized settle.
menls in Gmyson county, Texas, with a rope
around her waist, the ends of which were in
, the hands OF himself aud his comrode while
! the dogs followed after. As soon ns he could
procure it he had " hack so fixed as 10 make "!
/ the body kind Of cage, in which he confined
her and conveyed her safely until he finally
got her on Il steamboat. She arrived here on
[ the Steamer Hickman. For time she rei"c
ted all prepared food, but now she will eat at'
most ANYTHING that is offered, that is not very
salt or very sweet. Mr. Nouhcolt says hi
great object is to civiza her, tc teach her tt
| talk, and TO hear her story, for he thinks he i
sure that she has talked at some day, and tho
she has dim notion Of having long ago becr
with folks similar TO those she now finds her
self with. He is impressed from observing
her that this is the fact, and thinks that tn
presence Of civilized faces, and being in hons
cS, &c, &c has caused dormant memories +
family revive He disavows any intention Il
/ make a speculation out Of her and says that h
will only take money from visitors that h.
NAV use it for her benefit. He shrink> from
| no examination on the subject, and has calIcC
several physicians to look al his strange pet
IF this is hoa<, and it is 50 wonderful tha
we are not able to give it full credit, the gir
/ (whose age is, perhaps, twenty-five or tw"nt!
three years. looks the character she is made
to perSonatc so consummntcIy that the like
was never before heard Of or dreamed, W.
wonld have it thoroughly understood tIat thi
is no exaggerated puHo Snowman, but a plain
and sober narrative Of that which we saw, ant
which was in the utmost apparent good Ialti
related to US, and which seems 10 be 4 yerita
Die realization of Romance.