The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-06-11
IN ADVANCE.
NUN B ER II.

were not long In hiding kind OF den, q
little cave, or rather a long and narrow
aperture among the rocks, which he was
convinced must be her hiding place.
With this conviction,he waited aud watch
ed for her two days and nights, when she
came forth. He says that he had been
afraid to enter the den, and that now his
first care was &C stop mp the mouth of it
aud wait for her to come back. 40.
After few hours, she returned, and
took alarm on observing that her door in
the rocks was closed against her. He had
two dogs which he set upon her and after
running about one hundred and fifty
yards, she turned about, as If confused in
her fright, and fled towards the cave. lie
ran to meet her with lasso in H. .ilnd,
and as sue approached worried by the
dogs, he threw it over her neck and called
off the dogs, and she, giving spring,
jerked him to the ground, and at the SO
cond leap threw herself, the moose having
about that time fastened about her throat
and choked her. He then tied her during
which operation she uttered such horrid
screams that the hair stood upon his head
and he had the most singular and awful
feelings he ever experienced.
After securing the girl he entered her
den, and found there large quantities Ct
nuts and berries and roots, such rs could
be gathered and digged in that vicinity
The principle fruit was kind of large red
haws, which were thereabout very abun-
dant, and she had kind of nest to sleep.
in, while everything indicated her utter
solitude. The garment which she wore
was Of skins, queerly tied together, with
bits Of leather, and also with Kind of
grass. The skins Were those of a large
animal, neither elk or buffalo, Mr.. North.
colt says, aud the hunters could not tell
exactly from what manner Of beast thew,
were taken. It was his opinion that she
had found an animal dead, OF. that she
might have been attacked by and have.
mastered some beast.
But there is an air of improbability
about this that the strange and almost
terrible reality of the woman herself does
not quite dispel; and we have pot room
here, now TO argue the point. The gar
ments were so strong, says Mr.. N, that
they protected the female from the teeth
Of the dogs. For fve days after her cap
ture his pet refused to take food, but then
partook Of REQ haws. She was taken the
three hun dred miles intervening between
her den and the nearest civilized settle
ments in Gr.yson Co., Texas, with a rope
about her waist, the ends Of which were
in the hands OF himselfand comrade, while
! the dogs followed after. As soon as he
could procure it, he had hack so fixed as
to make Of the body kind of cage, in
which he confined her, and conveyed her
safely until he finally got her on board of
steamboat. She arrived here on board
Of the steamer Hickman.
For lime she rejected all prepared
food, but now she will eat almost ANYTHING
that is offered, that is not very salt or
very sweet. Mr.. Northcott says his great
object now is TO civilize her, 10 learn her
to talk and TO hear her story, for he thinks
no IS sure that she has talked at soma
day, and that she has a dim notion Of
having long ago been with folks similar
to those she now finds herself with, Eo
is impressed from observing her that this
Is the fact. and thinks that the presence of
civilized faces. and being in houses. etc =,
ETC., has caused dormant memories to
family revive. lie disa,ows any intenti on
to make speculation out Of her, and sa Va
that he will only take money from yisito "a
that he may use it for her benefit.
lie shrinks from no examination on the
subject, and has called several pl,ysicians
to look at his strange pet. II this is a
hoax, and it is so wonderful that we are
not able to give il full credit, the girl
(whose age is, perhaps, twenty-five or
three,) looks the character she is made to
Personate SO eonsIHs'gs..eiEg, :, t!.a. the lika
was never before heard Of, or dreamed.---
We would have il thoroughly understood
that this is no exaggerated puff of a show
man, bnt plain and sober narrative of
that which we saw, and which was in the
utmost apparent good faith related to Va,
and which seems to be veriiable rcaliza-
ton Of Romance.