The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-08-28
ORIGINAL STORY.
lwrirrrs ron TEE L.soAsrsR Lrpar.l
IAN ADVENTURE.n

uninhabiied region Of Ess-Florids. I se,
out, borsshack. earlv on q cloudy, rainv
morning in the month or June. with only
some general directions as 10 nv rou,e.
After having gone some dis,ance from the
place OF my sojnu'r. the road 7 was i,xv
cling became very Obscure ard soon 4 win
d'ed into foot path or pig track. and
finally, into no road vt all. Iwande,ed
not little perplexed the rvelong dav
without guidance from man. sun q, com,
pasa. Night came on and fo,,nd me in
the midst Of that wild. wide, dark and
dismal hammock bordering OF the Guilt
My feelings may be better imagined
than described. when IL il known ,hs,
wolves and hears were no uncommon
sights in this "slough Of desro,d." II
WAS too hard work getting along hv dar
to think Of attempting It kv night, .ven
hal been assured Of nv cnnr.e the
darkue.s palpsble recessits'sd a bivou.c.
Dismonntinc I tied m, jaded horse to
limb Of = branching oak. at the loot Of
which dropped. my'elf ~.arv and AI.
hausted. but not to sleep; under other
circumstances tired nsture's s~sat restor
er would indeed have baen welcome. hut
now FELT almost "a IL WAS in der Of
lions, and despi,e nv efforts to the con
tsry. 7 found nv imagination wonder
fn!lv prone to blend into one and The same
thing, the erosking Of frog. and the hoo,
ing of owls With the barking Of wolv..
and the ero~line OF hears.
Aher lying there long snonrh II ...m
ell Tor two nights. = rus,le Of the leaves
c'ose hv. accompanied with = .till .,rsn
ger sound !ihed N. half war to INV tee,.
and began to make ma think tbs, nv
worst fears we're to he realized. In =
half hent postu,e. I listened . moment
longer onlv To hesv the Same rnstle ac.
companied With the same eroan. crurt or
growl, in most unccmfori. able p,ox;Nitv.
! had no weapon hut small pocket knife.
but had hesn armed from top 10 toe.
standing to meet . kerocious bean nj such
a time ana place would have been nv
last resort.
Nv hr.t in,pulss WA n climb, no;.sle.s-
" {. possible. tn. tree under which I had
been reclining. This proceeded to do,
with all The dispatch con.i.tent With -.
crAcv. With pine knot in hand which
picked up At i's foo, thinking II you'd
prove = moro efficient ~espon than nv
knife. should he pursued and matter. be
brought to the ~oist. The f,.' i;mhs l.s
ing near the grouni I lad no difficulty in
getting = start. After ascending the
trunk. ] canro, tell ho~ far. through =
series Of its ,hickeM branches. - nv IN.
stasrsd lot would have Il. the limb IN
which ! wss yes'ing suddenly cracked,
and qnick ~ thought. xas going e,.sh
ing through the bushes. with kesrfnl We
soei'y towards the place ! started fron.
and had Il not been that nv FIJI was -
lievsd ny the ,ntar.aninc branches. I .e,i
" believe il would have heen q matter ~
little concern for ny welfare -hsth.s I
had fallen into the jaws of = mons,e, ~
no such crsa'urs had ever existed. S,unn
cd Considerably, I ~ss vet M, rendered
insenGhls bv the fall. and distinctly re-.
member. having . consciousness OF . pe
euiiar sensation creeping o,sr nv head.
cansed, no doubt. nv avery haiv IN !, ~.
sumine an .rsc, and indsp~nden, position.
The noise caused bv nv catastrophe At
thst dead hour 81 the night, appeared 70
yaa sufficient 10 as,t from iis ia;r and 70
provoke an attack from ev.rv prowline
beast Of the forest. but il ELECTED only .
coofussd and but little louder repetition
OF the strange sonnd.
Presently, I be.sd 10 the same disee
ton, the low intistincs muttevine OF .
human voice /; then the words fsll On nv
ear, do your ~orss. you will find moth,
ing but Ski. and homes wrapped in o'd
rage" Something slse was muNered
sbout being relieved o: an intole'shle
burden, which could not distinctly IN,
des,and. .. -
"AnRss and ministers OF grace defsod
Up Have escaped bssr to run sfoa
Of ghostl Ny mind ~. IN sucb =
state Of confu.ion worse cootoumded by
the fall from the tree. ,hs, could not .ui
6ciso,ly collect NV thoughts TO b. p,sp.r.
Cd to sumu'on to my sid philosophy and
common ssn'e epooph 70 dispsl so,issly
che idea Of . ghost, before snosber deep
hollow grosn together with an apparently