Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-01-18

of throsts were fercely yelling each other
on TO the feast. For moment my senses
reeled. But felt Garry leaning heavily
upon my shoulder, and / aroused. .--- ---.-..
But what hope was theTe?, aL8had no
weapon, and the maddened devils were in
our path before and behind US. There
was but one chance, and that was topush
ahead oA e.
There was slim chance, and / grew
sick as / thought of Garry. The quiet
cabin and happy hearth at home, flashed
swiftly through my brain. At that mo
ment a dark shadow glided up by the side
of our sleigh, and SO wild and devlish a
yell never heard. Ny flesh crawled on
my bones; a cold shiver ran 10 my heart,
and crept over my head, as though the
hairs were standing on end. Two orbs
glared out like demon lights, and / could
hear the painting of the eager BEASTS
Finally grasping the lines and shouting
sharply 10 the horse, we shot away.
The horse needed no urging. At the
act, that Internal chorus again burst out in
earnest, and their dark forms leaped in
heightened strides on either side of U.S.
The speed was fearful, and yet the yelling
devils kept pace. Turning to speak to
Garry, l saw dark form leap into the path,
and as we sped ahead, his teeth shut with
vice-like snap, missing Garry and strip
ping her shawl from her shoulders. With
shrek she clung to me, and with my arm
l saved her from being dragged out of her
seat. Hs.
became maddened, reckless. l shouted
to the horse, now reeking with foam.
We went on at a fearful rate, the stumps
and roots and uneven places in the road,
threatened at every instant to wreck oar
sleigh.
Home was three miles dist tant. o, for
a world to give her home! AS the road
struck the river bank, 1t turned shortly on
the brink of fearful precipice. Here
there was new danger. Ii was difficult
place, and there was not only danger Of
upsetting, but of heing hurled into the
river.
There was a path across this angle of
land where logs had been hauled out. IL
was mile nearer this way to clearing,
than by the river; but burst not attempt
it with sleigh.
and neck with us, and every now and then
jaws shutting like steel traps close to our
PERSONS. Once around that angle, and l
hoped. How madly shouted to the noble
brute. We nea1ed the turn in that race for
life.
Heavens! the internal devils had crossed
ahead, and hung in dark masses. A de-
mon instinct seemed to possess them.
A few moments more! The wolves
seemed to feel that we had bad chance,
for they howled more devilish than ever.
With sweep the horse turned in spite of
me. The left runner struck high on the
roots of pine, and the sleigh swung over
like flash, burying us in the new snow.
Away seed the horse, and my heart sank
as L heard his quick footsteps dying out
toward home.
The maddened pack had followed the
horse, and shot by us number of rods as
we were thrown out upon the bank A
shrek from Garry arrested them in their
career; in an instant they were upon US.
1 gave one long, desperate shout, in the
hope of arousing the folks in the cabins.
l had no time to shout again; hot breath
burned upon me, and the dark masses
around like shadows of DOOM
With broken limb, 1 wildly kept them at
bay for a moment, but fercer and closer
curged the gnashing teeth. Carry lay in
sensible on the ground before me. There
was one more chance. A stunted pine
grew upon the outer edge of the bank,
and shot out nearly horizontally over the
river below, full hundred feet from the
surface. .. -
Dashing madly on their teeth with my
cudgel, yelled with the waning energy
of despair, grasped Garry with one arm,
and dashed recklessly out upon the pine.
thought not of the danger; cared not.
l braved one danger to escape greater.
l reached the branches; breathed free as
heard the fierce growl of the bafied
enemy.
/ turned my head, and God of mercy!
A long shadow was gliding along on the
trunk of our last refuge. Garry was help
less, and it required all the strength of
intense despair to hold her and remain upon
the slippery trunk. turned to face the
wolf-he was within reach Of my arm. L
struck with my fist, and again those fear
full jaws shut with snap, as my hand
brushed his head. With a demoniac growl
be fastened upon the shoulder of Carry!
Oh! for help-for weapon-fo for foothold
IN earth, where l could grapple with the
monster.
l heard the long fangs craunch into the
lesh and the smothered breathing as he
continued to make sure his hold. Oh! it |
was horrible beat him over che head,
put he only deigned a munching growl
yelled, wept, cursed, prayed, but the
hungry devils cared not for curses or
prayers. His companions weres till howl
ng and whining and venturing out upon
he pine. almost wished the tree would
give way.
The wolf still kept his hold upon Carry.
None can dream how the blood Missed and
swept through my knotted veins. At last
ne brute, hungry for his prey, gave
wrench and nearly threw me from the pine.
Garry was helpless and insensible. Even