Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-05-14

tici s0ca v2nittFs sustained 20 me. WIS
uudcrgoiuea rapid chang in many respects
-af boiy Is wcll as uinl When goi
hlllofihat leer- lc4 l Was mentally full
of pluck and hope: NY huntia- coat, Of Irish
corduroy, was whole and ti1ltly buuoaed
Now, mentally | was deuoralized, every
button was gone from the coat, end he
/ right sleeve hung disconnected with the
body ofthe garment. The Jack bad been
ierked from my bead, and lay rod of 10
( the marsh grass could bold on no iaugsr
/ ! would make ono more effort, one more ap-
I peal | did Martin said L aren't
! you ever going TO get oui OF that boat
I The heavy thug Of the boar AGAINST TIC
aux au explosive aud ,llut,sring n9ise
which sounded very much BIKE the woTd
damn spoken from Jstaeen shut teeth,
a splash a scramble, aud then caught sight
o The gaunt form Of Martin, paddle 10
aaad and hunting knife between his teeth,
op.ns along toward me, through the tall,
rank grass But las. II was too late. The
auspcioUs mo'a,nt had passed My fingers
one ly one luo,ened their hold, and the
deer es.aering all his strength, with q ter
ridc elevation Of bis hind feet sent me reellng
backward just Us Martin, doubled up into
heap, was about to aliahJ upon bis back
lie missed The back, but as the good luck
would have il even while the buck was in
the air,-,he deer going up as Martin came
down,-tho fingers OF the guide closed with
a full aud desperate gFip upon is tail.
Quick as fash ! recovered myself from the
bogs, replaced the jack, which fortunately
had net been extinguished, upon my head.
and stood an interested spectator OF the pro
ceediDes Now everybody knows how
viii deer can jump when frightened and
the buck, with Martin fastened to his talL
was thoroughly reused. The first leap
straiehfcncd Martin ON, Ikea larb. bnt il
di8 nor shake him frou his holl IF the
reader has ever seen a small bow hanging to
the railboard Of a WAGON. when the horse
was at falI .pee5 he can form faint idea
Of Martini so,.aararre ~ the deer tore Ike
a .lwiad tbraucb the tall Grass Blinded
and bewild.led by lbe Fqbt frauzied with
far. ,be breL, as deer often win instead Of
lrsdiur off. kent racing M and down inst
within the border of light made bv the lack.
ami occasionally making bolt directly for
n Mr. ra.iti5D was unjoae. was the
sole sreciator Of series Of gvmnast;c
eyylufians truly original. Small as the audi-
apcs was. the prrf5rmers were tborouebIy
i, earnest Had There fesn fen tbopssnd
.,re,afo-s the actors canld NOT have la;d
themselves ont with greater energy No
a.,l .p,a eopl3 have oof another hmm 5ut
of rh. lurl Or another inch Of horizontal
no.i,ion opt If Martin When ever at l,og
;n..,.,,ls his foat d;d tou.b the srorrd i
,y,. o,l, 70 leave + far another and biab,r
.sr;,l ,.l,,s..a NJ .l.... -i...-l
would take a long stretch into the log and
darkness, ou.y to re-appear with the same
inevitable attachment Of arms and legs
streaming behind
hen the contest would nave enaeo'
what would have oeeh Ihs result laa Il
continued, Whe' her the luck or the GHlae
would have come Oh the winner u is not
cay 10 say, Nor Is IT necessary TO sl'ecu-
late, Tor tue close was specify reached and
IN an unlocked i9r MANNER Inc deer had
led Off some dozen jumps cut Of the y'Tcle OF
light, and ! was beginning 10 ih'nk tnat ne
had shaken himself loose from his enemy,
when all az once be emerged from The fog
with Martin still. Streaming bthIud him, and
made straight for the RIVER Never DID /
sec buck vault higher or project himself
father in successive ieaps. The &rauacer
was loo much rut 10 it 10 agticulate word;
Only series OF aruuts, as he was twigched
along revealed The state Of his peut-up feel
ines Past ne he deer flashed ike a
fgatherod shaft, heading directly for the
bank. Hang on, Martin! ] screamed,
solered 10y be thought that he would save
him yet if be could only retain his grip
hang 10 him Ike death He did Never
did my admiration go cut more strongly TO
ward Martin, as red iu the face and unable
to relieve bimself by single expression. be
went tearing alcng at fearful rate in full
bolt for the river No one man in fifty
could have kept Lis single handed grip,
jerked, at the close ofsuch struggle as the
Saranaccr had rassed through, and twitched
through the tall bog grass and over the un-
even ground. But the guide 5 blood was up,
andnoti'ingcou'd loosen hiseiutch The buck
hs..t 3 val hoy tffr s.,llt