Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-09

GLOW can you talk so = said the Doc
tor, with a strong accent on the "eau."
"There is your deer, Poke, in toe wiua-
fall" said l, as caugh. sight Of the eyes
mo,iug rapidly along over the mass Of
timber that lay heapcd aud kaotted to-
gegher.
"lhat's 10 DEER" said Poke, "uo c.ov-
en-f9ct could 70 over that wILf-faii that
way. | woU.d rather Sc the ii -, hunts
nan Of the HaT'z Mountains JLaa see
those eyes e..iu.' Il hs w4- sFl4k.ls,
saw il the iuky darkness ahead Of u,
another pair of eyes, AM two OF three
pai.s on the ,eft. The truth flashed on
me. The scarcity Of the deer, tie fr0z-
Unity Of the Hi.j-fall, the re,j.css1ess Of
those bale!ul e,es all g-7a me the c.1c-
the wolves were around u.
\ wori 70 /, kr, aud tie ffEli- vas cx-
planned, and "e stood s':.i isr cou,u!,a-
;ion. We tried rev COP IL or gun 4;
but il Vas D. Us, tu-y we've saturated
with water. We tr.lad toward tie camp,
bgt IN oar confusion W. forgot tue d.rec-
tjon. To Lciglieu the misery Of tie
scclc, our torch was almost burnt outlet
that die, aad the rest could be easily d.
viueG.
We we're standing, at the time, under a
grove os small pecan trees, and 1t tha, Ia
slant !yw suort vas heard, from the
shadow near us, Ike the cough Of dog.
Poke did not say wcri but, Grorping 2
tie gun, and se!zIBg lino Of one OF the
trees over his head, with an agility for
WHICH had never given him the least
credauce, elevated himself to the crotch,
aboa; tn feet from the ground.
!id 10, wal, TO do anything Of the
kind, of course n5t; | wyl.d rather have
placed my bacs asaln-t tree, and Won a
glorious dss,h u battle against ny Iumar-
Gus foes; but, a.ack for bad example,
dropped the torch, that broke in pieces
IN falling, and c.as!ing the nearest 'Tee,
which happened to be ! medium siz=3 gum
tree, soon scrambled up Z 4 place cf safe
ty. Lucky it vas for me that | had that
tvrch in my haud, for when it fell, 1t lay
scattered around the base Of the tree, -fi.s
Pickering and flashing in tie darkness,
aud the animals that had surround d ",
as they saw their prey escaping, rushed
forward with an angry noise they saw
the glowing embeIs, and held back just
long enough 10 permit my escape. As /
drew myself up on tLe first limo, rush
of gratitude passed over ny soul, AMI my
f..';,,- r-rro a. $50 -. - . cf,fl's Nh
ing could be seen, f.r the sombrs forest
shut ont tne li:ie there vas ia the a;m3s-
phere, but hs4ri the pl;teIing Of feet
beneath ny fortress, he falling raId.
BIck and forward they came and Welf,
aud snoring sounds and champing tce-a
made the blac.; night alive with imaginary
shapes wondered hov it farei with the
Doctor, yet dared not call, for the uEcsr-
taiu;y was less fearful than the reality
mi:L; Ge. lpic'ursd lin falling, dragged
back from his half attained re:Ise, al! IL
sid5d among the hungry racE and the
very noises below might be tie mumbliug
Of his bones,
'wLii ;Iei- Whit tu- cruucsei Der L- ~hitsr skull
A; length [ summoned courage, aud
called "Poke ~
.Hul.oa ~ was the resp0nse-more
grateful to mi car than any sound in the
world.
"Hov are you, ny bOy?' called
again.
"S afe. thank the Lord :"
"What Gisgraceful situation to be in,
AMI how are we to get out of i;?"
81 vii! be gr4tsil. if | can only keep ia
it; for this tree i, :, sma.. thar The " r..t.
can a!uo>t reach me w4ea they JUMP !;
aad, as climbed AZ, Que caught ~ coat
tail, aud tore j; eatIse.y a"
"Ciimb Up higher, then"
81 can't; the tree is SO small that,
when l get any higher. it bends over and
lets me t0vu-oh dear ~
"Haven't you yors pistol with you ?
Try and shoot one, anl i, may frighteu
them"
40, dear me; there are hundreds Of
them. just look a. them below
IlookeI d,sl, aul sur,.y ! could see
drove Of then. They w-re evidently
tie gray VOL, Tor, in spite Of the dark
ness, | could once in a while detect theiT
moiioas from their light Coats.
Poke suggested that they were phaD-
tom wolves, and c!ared they were all
white.
All the fearful stories I bad ever read,
came coursing through my 5rain-sGow-
barred hu,s suuffcd out ana -avished b.
these prowlers, and heard the shrek Of
the child, thrown from the sleigh by its
fear-maddenei mother, aud many old
dreams re,shapei in my mind the terrors
Of nights of fever. Were We to be tired
out by their deyiish p..ieucel Was one
gang TO relieve another until We YEARLY
fell into their hot, tainted jaws, thus to be
hurled into oblivion!
| shouted, in the hope that some one
might bear NE but what good to shout
IA that midnight forest? l heard voice
it was Poke saying his prayers. | lis
tend deyout.y, bu. could offer none NY
self.
When he had flushed, | called to Lin. /
he answered faintiy-
"What is it! speak quickly; | cant
hold on much longer"
Fire your pistol dc t-y, it may bring
'ome help, even if it does not kill"
81 will try," answered Poke.
There was a mouentary pause, aud then .
be sharp crack OF pistol was followed by /