The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28

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TTHik1LLING Ri Il isI spEcTAcLE. Ec1 aaL e" 2h1
A Child rCaptu, ed by an Eagle, and Car
ried . distance of Two Miles.
gifIsff6fi the Nashville Press Jan, .''l''''sl
it4 gentleman m HI named Bowers covers 1jhrtoim jfrom
MeigesVilfe, Jackson county, 4 how 8 il in
town, ihfoffnsi us tllat,s. q on d1 Christmas
Eve, about2 8 o'cii;o6ck in in the afternoon,
the farm of Mr.. Whiteside, about
five miles from Meigsyille, was the
scene Of most exciting and nearly.
fatal event. is briefly this; -
Mr.. Whiteside was in the little
town doing some business; bis wife
was away at Q neighbor's, where . sick
child was, Struggling will. cholera in; u;
fantuln and the only indoor servant
they had was ont to the barn looking
after some cattle, when their child{l-5=aqI
bright rsf little boy inst learning niin toteode to tod
die around on its little feet and; prattlea
the name of "pa "--tumbled or crawl
ed out Of its eradle,l in which iit was
left asleep blythe servant "a few elno7i
ments before, aud managed somehow
teIget to the door, which was unfor7i
tunately open at. the time, although
the girl left in. charge of the place.
AYERS that she .had, closed it, on going
out. sTheIehilh fumbledihito thefront
yard, it is supposed and crying
and sprawling around, swhenaJ great
grey eagle, seen by the girl as she was
leaving the barn, came swooping
deWH,Fand fastening itst immense and
cruel talons in the clothing of the lit
tie boy rose up ap fiji .Ianlhtch
allflealfss high as ittscoditl; which
was not very high and sailed off across
tileoad jacent woods, just skimming, as
the sci ant says the top Of the trees
When the servant saw the eagle conl-
ing down, as she was leaving the barn,
she had presentiment of the strang-
est kind, and says She felt that the
child was out ofsdoorsg anddthat the
fierce bird of prey was pouneing down
upon it; but when, in a noment affent
she beheld the great tFfantxof the air
rise above. the shousetopi5 with the little
child IN its claws, she grew dizzy and
fell to theT ground. Her " weakness.
however, 4didsnot continue long, the
cold air blowing across her face ore-
Ivived her quickly, and, jumping Oh
her feet and gazing around wildly, she
saw the eagle disappearing over the
waodsin the direction of the Cmlrben4
land flyer She.was filled with tt.lE hut
one fnpalee TO rescue The little boy.
She beeame.as one frantic, for she had
arenarkable affection for, the child
She rushed forward, bounded over the
fence. e.as if she swefe endowed with the
liglitness and agility Of a deer, dashed
into the wood, dark and tangled asait
was, not taking time to hunt out footr
paths, or. r.cewltracks.gIS ISheIilIsbfnctive-
ly, felt that the, thieying lbirdiaw oufd
keep in straight line, and she kept IN
a straightline also eth the strength
and unthinking, courage of q strong
man who has become suddenly de-
ranged, she dashed the Ehndergrow til
aside, crossed the rayines as, if she had
been ON a level plain spnrped the fall
len trees, and tagged rocks as il they
werethe smoothest and softest MOSS.
The patch of wood was fnllysta mile
and half through g but, the girl made
the run to the other edge Of it without
feeling in the least tired. Beyond the
wood, and between it and the river,
| lay:s patch of clear ground, partly
manshy aifd paftl ycotn field full of old
stumps., hen she, left the wood and
had clear view, she saw the eagle as
If he were inclinedsto alight with ghis
burden somewhere ip the peighbpr-
] hood of the river. This gave her new
courage and fresh hope, and she ran
|. forward with increased speed q it
luckily happened at that time that
there were man hunt gsiin IN tie leigh
boring marshes, and just at the par
ticular moment when the eagle reach.
ed the ground with his burden, shot
went off SO dangerously alarmingly
4 near himatfor the hlhter was behind
a clumps of bushes, about 20 yards
4 of, and had his back toward the, spot
I where the eagle and the child were)
7 thatsshes mounted into the air again
but this time without his burden
The pursuing girl was filled with joy
when she beheld the, bird rise. without
the child. But fearing he would re.
turn, as sllo seemed inclined to- doy she
set up aisigorous shouting as slle ran
which attracted the hunter attention
/ in that direction who, seeing the ea
gle quite near him, and a lady rushing
down the slope with streaming, hail
! and garments, and wildly shouting
concluded atOouce that there was some
thing strange aanti, tpefhapsy 'efeadfu
in hisaimmediate vicinity, and h ; alst
set up o vigorous lhallooilig, and pro
ceeded to reload his gun with mucl
precipitation, forgetting to go after th
4 game which whielh he he mad inst shot. Thi
E eagiesoon became aware of''the for
midable opposition he would meet
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