The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-04-12

but could discover no clue.
| stepped ont OF the cabin and looked
around. The bir'is were paily warbl,nr
their evening CAROL the sun. which was
eating. looked like large hall of fire. and
the wind made dresry lonesome noise
among the tall pune aud hemlock. which
stood thickly about on all sides medi-
tated only moment, MY resolve was
quickly taken-l stepped hack into the
hut, pick up my carpet bag aud started
IL was only few steps to the trail. As
soon rs reached the trail / stopped and
meiitatrd Il moment, aud then was ready
to reirace my steps. What fool | am.
thought J. Ia leave this comfortable littls
cabin and this delightful little brook. aud
here just at Night start out on this To- e.
some old trail and ten TO one get lost
No, I'll risk the phantoms and STAY b.r.l
After returning TO the cabin procured
more fuel, and then tried to read again.
but could not concentrate my mind long
enough upon any one article to finish il
| flung the paper down, filled and lighted
my pipe again, aud in the course OF an
hour or so was pretty well com posed.
Wearied wih my long walk. it was
scarcely dark when sought my bemlock
bed, and p aged that sweet Morpheus
mIg"t take charge OF me and release NV
mind from worldly care till the incomiu.
of another day.
In the course Of an hour Tell into a
gentle slumber o. five or ten Minimize J,-
ration, wren wild scream aroused me
from my lethargy. In an instant was
frightening up my fire, which bv this time
had nearly died out. IN few moments
my fire was burning brightly. For per
maps minute ! remained in brearhless
silence, as If paralyzed, striving to catch
, the slightest sound, and moving NOT .
muscle; but the dull, dreary rustling of the
caves, with an occasional sigh aud moan
OF the breeze as it swept with VARYING
current through the tall pine and hemlock
was all that | could now distinguish with
the sense OF hearing NY reyerie wa.
soon disturbed 10y sound entirely differ
ent from the preceding, but 30 irirhIfnl
and unearthly, that | fairly sank down
paralyzed with tearl Then Immediate,
arose succession OF the most horrill,.
noises | ever heard sounds rs of d.,Jl,
struggle just below me by the brook wti
snarlinGs, growlings and gna,h n . Of teerb.
commlnglei with wells and groans. amt
bellowinss OF pain, terror aud despair
"Great Heavens thought |, "wbat car.
1t be? | have been in the wood. IA,
months at time; have camped ont man,
night all alone, fifty miles from any SET.
tienent, and never before did hear slcl
unear'hly noisesl Here am unn,u.,,
and alone, and some monster of the vood.
is abont TO devour mel Oh. God wL,t g,
thongLu What would becom. of NV d.,r
wife and babel My blood fairly cnrjl.d
IN my VEINS; but. thank God, hav. ,
good pocket knife and stout blue beech
cane, aud ii | have to die will sell m,
life dearly"
Ny fire now burned brightly and looked
rather cheerful within. but without those
unearthly gronns wells. and rirhttuI
growIs made it look aud appear d,smal
enough indeed.
Presently ventnrei to the DOORWAY (inr
there was no door, only place for one,
with my pocket-knile ~ one aud and M,
cane IN the other, aud addressed my intru
Ter AS follows:
II you are man Il thought perhnl.
II might Ge some hunter who was tryiu, f..
pay joke on me,) come forward ana
make yourself known, AMI YOU -hall shnr,
NY humble couch with nc, and lee lor!ly-
IN 'or your l'tte joke and used with conr
tc-y 10 every respect"
Bci.re | had flushed the senienc. I .,,v
something creeping stenllhrly toward me
aud when within about three rod- Of n,.
commenced round u those horri noise.
again. II fairly curIlyi the o'ond iu III,
veins This time for wae sau-f,d LOW
beyond lonLt, that il was PANTHER
seized a fire brand and hurici 70 40 him
tut be only moved back = ltlc farther If,
the thloNet grOUiin, sava.cly a.. nr dill .o
Tie circ'ed tie cabin ha.f DOZEN ti,ue-
hat night and would invariably come
"ck ald take biz taud 900 front OF t..
iopr. A soon AS the fire grt littlcd.i.
,r would venture 6" the doyr. all tie time
,rowiirg savagriv. do believe IL 1 h,J