The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-11-17


blld youth was aware Of the proximity of
his parents, Nad the proscuco of his danger
ons enemy about the same time. lio had
rolled dawn the stone in exi,lAtion, TO cou.
vince his parents OF the high station which
he had attained, and he now stood with am
other III his hand, drawing It back, anu
looking at them rs If to ask whether he
should throw 1t at the terrible animal before
him.
TIL then tho mother stood immovAblc IN
her suspense but conscious Of the danger
of her son il he irritated the beast, she
rushed some distance up the rock. Yet.
with the fearless mind of childhood, and a
temper little used to control he fcaressly
threw the fragment with all his might at
the ferocious animal. II struck ono Of his
feet. He gave sudden growl, hshed his
tail with fury, aud seemed about to spring.
|" Get your rifle, Josiah l" The poor man
stirrodnot. His glazed eye was fixed with
q look OF death upon the panther and he
appeared poralyzed with fear, His wife
leaped from the stand, and placing her
hands upon her husbands : shoulders looked
into his face and said " Arc You man. Jo.
siah Eaton? DO you love your child :"
lie started as it from slocp an1 ran with flt-
rious haste from the ravinc.
Again the mother looked toward her son,
Hohad fallen upon his knees. aud was whis.
pering the little prayers which she had
taught him, not in oowardly fear, but q
thought came across his mind that he must
lie. The distracted mother could keep still
no longer, She rushed up the steep ascent
with the Ell ersy of despair, reckless of dan
ger, thinking only of her son. The rocks
crumhled and slipped beneath her feet, yet
she fell not, On, on she struggled in her
agony. The furious creature paused mo-
ment when he heard her approach True
to his nature he sprang at tho boy. He
bar ~ touched tho crag, and fell backward,
as Hannah assembled tho opposito side.
" All" said she, laughing delriously, Z" tho
panther must try it again before he parts us,
my boy; but we won't part" And sinking
on her knees befo. him, she fondly folded
him to her breast, bathing his young fore
head with her tears.
Unaltered in his ferocity, and his manner
of gratifying it, the panther again sprang
from his situation. This timo he was more
successful. His forehead struck the edge
Of the crag. He will kill us, mother
He viii kill us!" and tho boy nestled close
to his mothers bosom. The animal strug-
gled to bring his body to the cras Ills
savage features being step from the moth
ers face. Go away !go away" shriekod
the mother, hoarse with horrors you shau'l
have my child Closer, still closer he
camc--his rcd eyes flashing fury, and The
thick paintings of his breath can,e in hcr very
face. At this a%fNl-momeut she hears the
faint report of firearms coming from the
gulf below-the pauther's foothold falls
his sharp claws loosen from the rock, and
the batflad beast rolls down the precipice at
the feet of Josiah Eaton.
The suns last rays cleaned on the little
group at tho mouth of the gorge, They
were on their knees--the mothers hand
raised over the head of her son, and the
voice OF prayer going to their Guardian for
His mercy in thwarting the panthers leap