True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-01-06

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\ What think you, John,'' said Ora.
ham, evil ScheltSer be back again to-
'dsyl''
"Back again Z Not he III venture
a wager he'll not fish near here again for
a rortnighl;'' and they both went of in
to new convulsiOns Of mirth at the re-
membranes Of the old fisher mans fright
and fighis
"But don't you think his story will
bring some Of the townfOlk down 70 search
for us 7" ~
9 Quite likely andewe must be ready
to entertain them with some fresh Bed
liam eyolndons, By Jove look there,
GrahaIn sure as fate, there comes a
crowd Of men down toward the bridge !"
And sure enough, Scheltzer's auditors
were gathering upon the bridge sagerlY
scanning the hill side to catch glimpse
Of the " vcild meash."
Now, Jack" said Graham. its my
lead off this time and let US show these
fellows some OF the tallest jumping that's
ever been done on these old hills"
And so they did. Such eaping, such
swinging, such sbrieking, ! guess, never
yas seen or heard. The spectators on
the bridge stood gazing almost breathless.
momentarily expecting them to be dash
ed to pieces. Bulthey remained unhurt.
Sometimes, after some frigh'ful leap, they
would disappear and just as the aston
ished beholders had given them up for
lost, and were looking to see their mutlla-
ted bodies rolling down the hill, they
would reappear, and exhibit feats still
more daring and dangerous.
But of course our heroes soon became
exhausted, and gradually ceasing their
exerlions, vanished. Having resumed
their usual dress, they followed up the
creek a short distance, turned off, and en-
tered the town by less public route. As
they carelessly sauntered through the
streets, they found tina, the story Of the
wild men had circulated, like electricity
;, through the village, and little knots were
, gathered here and there, listening to
, wondering at, relating and magnifying
the flying reports. Some, too. had BY
this time, mounted the hill, and weIt
cautiously searching through the dens
wood that covered il; while others wer,
: hurrying toward the bridge, 10 obtain,
possible, sight of The wild men. Moth
e ing was seen, however, although mel
s and boys were%running over the hill, o
/. standing on the bridge during the Who'll
r day. Scarce anything was talked Of, o
G thought Of but the wonderful appearauo
and exploits of the strange visitors; an
many and wise were the cOnjectures
to who they were, wha. they were, .wher
Q from, etc. o.
g Of course, Graham and his fcllo'
; vil-doer," didn'tgive the true explana
# ton, and Immensely enjoyed all the
, heard and said. In the evening the
!. walked down 10 the bridge with bevy,c
g young ladies', to get moonlight view
: the wild men which view, they we:
d unfortunate enough not to get. Th
n gentlemen, indeed, insisted that they di
J, see them, but the lassies, after strainin
y their eyes, ill almost sore, concluded thi
it was all mistake. .. ... De-.
e That night our students discussed th
n proprie.y, Ii. e., the safe,y) Of carryin
on the joke, and after some hesitation, n
e solved to do it at all hazards. a..-
Next morning John, Graham, and m!
T. self joined parry who were going OF
'e to renew the search. We separated upo
>, the hill, and about half an hour afte
ward, sure enough, we saw the wi
g. men. Such dare devil jumping, sue
n, reckless exposure of 81 life and limb" al
'e such extraordinary agility, | never sa,
s watched their mad pranks for a Will
and then engaged eagerly in the Pnrsu
a. Blu. we might as we'll have chased Il
p. North Wind. They ventured in plac'
ID where no one dared 60, and leaped fro
re crag 10 crag, and swung from tree 10 tire
with speed which dis,anced the svifle'
=. They we're soon ut Of sight, and | aba
y doned the pursuit, and sa. me down OIL
ls fallen tree to rest. | was presently joi
ir ed by John and Graham, who seemed
r. tired as |. ,'sasr ss'}Ssa
S, ~" Well" I said, as they approache
$. "did you see them y 4l ~
a. 60 yes! we kept in sight of :he
ii. nearly all the time" replied John, "b
q we've concluded 10 stop at present. al
ie 60 home.' a. ,f. lp''' gF'' W.T. .s,
d. F"Just my conclusion, too. But q
e Won ever see the like Of these fellows! |!
, They certainly must have been born a
3D. raised in the woods. or they never cou
lis climb over these hills as they do" ~
Ng We found the towns.people more e
US cited than ever. The country people, tt
as had "got wind" Of the matter, and b
nc e. begun to come in 10 see the wild men q
On Join in the chase. ''' -
'" That nigh. they were again seen, a
ID = pursued with as ill.success as in the m
~ ~ ming. Next day and nigh! the same a
-" ~ by this time the, news had circulated tn
% hs The whole country, and the questi'
aS ;,o who are theyl What are they! VIII
~ ~ is ,heir place Of concealment? How
~ ~ they live! Where are they from ! H
VT -, long have they been running wild ! W
~ ~ propounded and speculaled upon by th
~, ~ sands Of ss,onished and anxious peoI
i'm l. A general /" chase" was appointed
theinext night and when the moon
we'll arisen, over three hundred men f
the all parts Of the country, had gathered
MI. getb er around the old mill, that stood