The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-20

which rendered them distlngulshable from
! the brushwood which clothed the bases OF
the mountains. Luckily, too, the valley,
recipitOus and rugged on either side, had
nearly even ground, perhaps half a mile
wide, upon which, when once reached, the
walk would be easy. So, though the trees
were good three miles off and | was al
ready sufficiently tired, calculated that
should reach them in about an hour and a
half, ali hindrances considered, and once
there, should be only one mile from the
inn; and after all. fattered myself could
get home before you," she said, addressing
her husband, "and the others had begun to
be frightened about me. =
"OH | started therefore, and walked
away with will In less than haitian hour
the sun set, and Tor while it was almost
totally dark. Topress on not minding the
stumblcs and occasional falls, and to keep
up as brave heart as | could, was all that
was possible; and had got nearly to the
end of the last wood, close to the open
ground (which had not dared try to reach
by direct scramble in the dark and could
see the cork trees looming large in the glim
mer of the rising moon, when / thought
heard peculiar cry far away behind me,
and | paused for a moment to listen, think
ing there might possibly be some belated
wanderer in the dark as well as myself
For only one moiucnt. The next | was
rukh hing along as 'ast as terror could drive
me, sketching things. cloak, umbrella, ev-
erything which might impede my fight
flung away; tor in that moment all | had
ever heard Of the now seldom seen Pyre.
mean dogs, their terrible acute scent, and
horrible ferocity; flashed through my mind,
and | knew by instinct that the sound |
had hearu was the cry of one of them as it
had stumbled on my trail, and that the
whole pack would be upon me long, | fear
ed, ere | could get .ven as far as the cork
trees.
SAT first as I frd along wildly, I gave
myself up for lost, for the idea OF defend
ing myself never occurred to me, SO para
lyzed was | with fear; but as | went on ano
heard the occasional cry, and hungry yap
ping always nearer and nearer. the horror
of the threatened death reused in me q
courage [ had never known before, and re-
membering now, in fearful earnest, my re-
voIver, resoNet to sell my life at all events
as dear as could.
AT this moment / gained the open
ground. The moon, white and brilliant,
lighted up the valley, and brought into
strong relief the group of cork trees not far
away now, an ! VIII cA, oil if | could but
reocb, believed | might yet escape.
Il pulled out my revolver. hardly abat
ing my speed, slipped the safety stop, and
made for little TICKET of juniper some
fifty yards in front; for now the cruel 'yap
ping sounded closer and closer, and it SEEM
ed as if hundreds of savage beasts were at
my heels: if | could not stop them so as to
oaiu n little ti,ro + mult h torn IN tniecas
in minute. Suddenly facing them as |
memb ring the direction to lire low which
you gave me, you know, Eliot, | shot off
each barr quick RS lightning, then rushed
on again: That bath had Killed solne1! at all
events, was evident ny fhc growing and
| knew that the dogs now-a- Jays, were
never known to descend to tn" valleys until
driven by actual starvation, and, also, that
when hungry they 40 not scrupe to eat the
dead OF thep own klnG; so / ran on, at the
same time reloadlng the pistol, my hope
being that by hring among the pack might
gam the time they, took while they stopped
to deyour those which were Killed:
How 1t was l don know; l. suppose
every cne has telt the same wren the first
brunt OF great danger, has been lndured,
and one remains t'r the moihent still IN
safety; but as l ran, felt a reckless cour-
age and a, so to speak, determination nat
to he Killed, take possession OF me. On L
went my pace little Slackened, tor fear,
cd my strength would hardly hold out; and
L was cnngra'ulatlng myself upon the pre-:
clouS minutes was galnirg, when heard
single yapp' 50 closee behind, that an
agony OF terror put Tor the moment my, late
courage 70 nigIt' anu l Almost iell do"h
l'"is.!ses.' az .atnlns my h,su' l saw iWo
: army eses "''nin s".u Vi i"e' In leSS
l'il'e, noNe:e'' u a" 1t 'dA's !" teI' you l
'eElseu aH"in' nrcu' nnu' Whiting oh'y 10
see 'hat the cog was oSaoieI struggled on
once "ofei anu now oniy "w yaros rom
,he ,fcGS' l was 'o"h'hg M 10 sec whlcn Woulq
DC the pest 10 maze 'or' "hen ,he pack
care on aea'h IN iul' G'g, hias! there was
no Il1nIper mere for de1ence e for my back.
and knew al must ne lost II thcy once got
70 o close quarters: 50 L 'urneo agaln' let "l,
aii 'he osrrt,S prel'F Heat'y at raDdom; ana
1heh ;maue 'is la't EN-, ft l ieit would De
possible lor was wen msh exhausted ana
iaSt reached the trees
how scramo'ed up one or them
don ! KNOW ana "fiat became OF me Tor
awnlle uon kIoW' l 'aicy | 'oSt con
sciousness sn altogether' Out when l came to
myself, ana Looked down on tue sea OF glar,
S d"r nvo" w. va, IL "nn"S. ,,,tiI ,na
oo.u & eaIuu'e ,a aue i, J Ian u.iueh. ,my Godiu
NV Nv" Ill ,h ,o,a 7 haJ hanpr "' ny n,hna,
anu ga Wv. j. ' .,i':aL " 80 ' 90
sa"a SO fr,<,, uJ",; ho,I ~ ".eh - '"e, p'es ma'
se'uu, m ni'l's nenG,ou ~ ~ p"o no''oi'
~ aiat an ;aau ~ b rb ~ u Saie' appea'eo'
'',el ai' u ~ sun %n.'0 was
but now long! | had only three car
tndges left. ! tou'd net he sure ot the
number OF dogs IN the pack, but there we're
upwards OF nifty at least and whether they
only attacked at night; or were equal y saw
age curing the day, knew not But even