Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1865-11-16

)ment elapsed ere a hali-grown girl
appeared, running Mt full speed,
land excIaiming, "The bear! the
bear! the bear has run Off with
MARY Prices baby!''
J. (which way7 which way?
lshouted the multitude iii the same
ibrcath. b ha :.
/ s. "Towards the painted rock, .
was the answer; ''and the dogs
are afterit."
! And sure enough, there might
be heard but a short distance Oft
lin the forest, the deep-mouthed
music of trailing hounds, clrclinS
] through the woods short time,
and then pauslng at a fixed spot,
and changing into those tones OF
furious defiance which told that
1.-THE animal had been brought to
bay, when the whole population,
men, Twoihen, children, all that
tcould run Or. walk, FASTENED to
wards the ground, and in an III
credibly short space OF time, not
withstanding Intervening brlers
aud brakes. tangled brushwood,
and the rush Of Il rapid stream,
thew reached the point OF danger,
and do1btlpss Of horrible death
a glimpse at the hairy monster
sufioedtoblanch the bo.dest cheek,
and make ever, heart stand still
with fear. 1t had assembled gi-
gant;c oak tree, which shot up
wards near y perpendicular clii',
and frcIn one Of the large limbs
that actually touched the face of
ithe rock, it had passed into a hol-
low opening i'll the solid wall, just
{ big enough TO contain its enormous
bulk aad the small body OF the
child. And there the 81. are crea-
tGre stodd, d part Of its head
alone being visible, and with Ell
ither the Infant or The thick woolen
shawl Of the mother in its mouth
Its usually dull eyes now glaiinG
with hrage, like internal fire, al both.
dogs and men. Could it be fancy.
or Uas there not blood on those
Ivory tusks which CLEANED so fear
fully amidst the folds Of the col
iored shawl? Every body thought
SO; but every ybcdy might be mista-
lken, as wild excitement tinged all
things with the Lues of the pres
ent absorbing passion and the
object at which every eye gazed
was eighty feet in the air.
j.. at first, the crowd at the foot
of the cliff seemed stupefied, as if
an earthquake had burst beneath
their feet, or bali Of thunder had
fallen from a cloudless sky, the sit
uat on was SO unlocked for, the
peril was SO unparalleled, 50 unap-
proachable ty anything in exreri-
Eence or the known analogies OF ma
lures course, till at last some one
) cried" Bring a gun, and shoot
4 the black devil-shoot him through
itbe brainw The word was imme-
diately taken up and re-echoed by
hundreds" Shoot him! shoot
him! Be quick, for God S sake@
Instantly, Bill Smiths rifle was
elevated with il deadly aim and a
finger that never yet faltered on
the trigger, when the pale mother,
who had hitherto stood with tear
: less, vacant eye, as If in dream
cas- if utterly inca! able OF COM
pretending such a my s.ery of in
seifssble woe--started like one a
-grouscd frein a deep slumber, and
catching hold of his arm, cried In
: lieart-rending accents, ''Oh, donot
j1aurder my ch;ld?s The raised
, weapon dropped TO the ground, for
|, it could not admit Of a doubt thar
to bring down the bear from Its
present position would result in the
| immediate death of the infant, If,
indeed, it were not already dead,
: which, in truth, no one doubted,
, save the mother, who now entreat-
ed and prayed the multitude to
! save her ssdarling, her little En-
, ma 'ii&ti @ '
la She attempted to climb t. g
tree herself; and after lacerating
| her delicate fingers, fell back heav.
ily- to the earth, or rather would
] have fallen, had she not been
!, caught in the friendly arms of the
youth John Allen. Heretofore
E he had for long years, ever since
! their childhood, been her worship
: per, and for some time past he had
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