The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-20
CADIZ OHIO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY co. 1857

dow, but the sound produced was too feeble
tn be heard far away. At last By bright
thought. fred off my three remaining
cartridges, and then-you know better what
happened aud what became Of me than |
do myself
What happened and what became of Mrs.
Hard!nge, was as follows
As We nealed the grove of cork trees so
often alluded TO in the above recital, and to
which we were directed By the sound of the
pistol, the pack of dogs left their unsatis.
factory employment of gazing at the food
which was attainable, and came en- ntdSe to
attack u.s. Bat We were prepared for them
and the? received two or three volleys SO
well directed and telling, that after coming
at us once again, they betook themselves to
the shelter of the brushwood Oh each sid 3
the valley. / said we were prepared for
them, for returning home FROM our expe-
by peasant who told us that he and some
others had seen the first pack of wild dogs
remembered for upwards OF thirty years,
decending from the High Pyrenees towards
the valleys; and as they certainly were not
far away, it WAS not safe to be out, unless in
a party and well armed, for they were
desperately savage; they had doobtless been
driven from their lairs (he said) by the long
c'Ltinuanca OF cod and now.
(which direction had they taken?''
asked we, with a view to a possible day s
sport on the morrow.
Judge our horror when the man named
the valley Mrs. HardiDgs had chosen for
her walk that morning, and pointed to the
mountain Immediately overhanging it as the
place were had seen them.
Before he could finish his sentence, we
were hurrying home at our utmost speed,
hoping to find our fears needless. and her
safely returned. When, however, we got
there, hours later than she usually remained
out, our hearts failed, when, to our quick
question, where's Mr. Hardinge?" my
wife replied, II don't know; she has moi
come in; ! thought she was with you!
Instantly the alarm was given, the whole
village was reused; every man arm with
gun rallied on us, and we took our way to
the entrance to the valley, silent and sick
with apprehension for the fate which most
likely had ere this overtaken her,
After the route of the dogs, we FASTENED
20 the trees, and climbing that in which,
Ey the light Of our torches, we conld see
Mrs. Hardingc Ii I'd her down. She was
quite insensitle, though, further than bad
bruises and tears, apparently from falls and
thorns she seemed unhurt; at all events,
there was no marks Of dogs upon her. We
carried her home, and did all we could to
restore consciousness; but alas! the horrors
she had gone through had been too greet,
and 1t was many, many days before she re.
covered irom their effects. 1t was not, in
deed. until three weeks afterwards that she
was able to give us the preceding account
Shs still treasures her little pistol as the
chief savior, under Providence, Of her lite.
but we who heard her tale so unaffectedly
told, thought the pistol would have been of
little use, had it not been for the wonderful
nluck and almost incredible courage which
had born her through hours of danger,
more appalling than often falls to the lot of
a man to endure, much less that Of lady.
1t il hardly necessary to add that that
was tie last time l ever laughed at u 'aly
for asking for "A pistol as birthday present.