The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-05-03
MAGGIE'S ADVENTURE WITH
y WOLVES. i'i1

iace, piushing choeks, pure, bri ght blue
eyes, with two pouting, cherry lips, thsi
roade one feel like pressing her to his
heart, and covering them with kissss.
She Was now eighteen years old. Her
iathor bad settled on one Of those rich
bottoms Of the Ohio, at the lover end Of
what is someti=.e= called "Sevon Mile
Island AT the time Of which wevrite
there resided family Of MeAfass, on
what is now called Montours, run, be-
tween whom aud the Clarke's the paoat
intimate friendship existed.
"Maggie," naid Mr.. Clarke, III want
you to go over to Mr. MeAfess and Dor.
row his rife. The lock Of mine il bro.
Ken, and as We want to kill our hogs to-
morrow. cannot bear the old fashioned
barbarous way of knocking them Ia the
head with an axe"
II was then three o'clock in she aftsr.
noon of beautiful November day. The
trees were all stripped of their leaves,
except here and there q red oak that
still held on to ito faded foliage.
'You will have to hurry, Maggie, >
said Mr. Clarke, 'or it will be night on
you before you get back
q rill make all the haste ressible,
she replied, 'but ana not afraid 10 be
in tao woods aftsr light, especially with
such beautifal uoon over head
Takias the steep, billy path, she ar
rived at ueishbor MoAfess jus. AZ the
last rays OF che sue we're disappearing in
the west.
Supper would be ready in half an hour
Nothing would do but shas sas sBsss
stay and take tea with thsm. by the
time it vas over, il was dark. But the
full orbed moon, without. al interesting
cloud, was iilumining the eastern hori-
zon aud in half a. hour mere would DO
p urins her beautiful light ever hill aud
valley.
There was young Jenkins jus. from
Fort Pitt-as.rIttsburg waB shea ssllsi
for supper, dressed in the latsat style
OF frontier, fashion, and haviag all tho
equipments of forester.
After Sasgia had placed she pouch
and heva on her person in regular hun.
ter style, and taking the gun in her hand
was preparing ts leave, NJ. j Jsnkius pro-
posed to accO'spany her She thaaked
him for his kind saSsr; bat declined it.
He insisted. What could ahe do bu,
| accept.
They had reached the ridge along
which the path Wousd its way toward
her home. The fascinating Dir. Jsn
kius, excited BY the romance Of ysuth.
impressed with the beautiful moonlis ht
scene, and inspired By the pressace Of e
beautiful girl. had uttered great many
soft noshings. He Use well dressed,
good Looking and Maggie uaa pleased
with his talk. Before they had reached
the tep Of the aiu, he had almost taken
the place in her heart Of Wallace Stew.
ard her acknowledged lover, 30 honisd
had been his words.
No sooner had they reaeaed the irrsg-
ular path leading alosg tho ridge to
haggis's home when they hsar3 tho
! howl Of wolves in the distance.
What is that Miss Clsrke" inquired
Jenkins, with slight trsmor Of voice.
81 think" she answered, "it is she
howl Of wolves. From the SQUAD, l judge
they are in considerable namber, nod
they seem to be coming this way"
| tHad We not better return until they
have pasSrd!" hs asked.
NO." she replied, "yos can return il
you wish, but I am going home.
Another vicious howl from the blood
I Thirsty animals and this time they seem.
ed TO be qafte near a. haud.
|. 'Hsre, Miss Clarke, fst mo assist ynu
to climb this beech. But before he had
time to complete the sentence, he saw In
in the distance by the clear light Of the
full moon, nov-above the hills, pack
OF ten or tTelEe wolves coming Of full
speed along the ridge. Without fur.
'her oersmohy, he swung himself Into
the branches Of the tree leaving Msggis
TO take care of hesself.
Thus deserted, shehas.ened along The
path leading to her hons until she IA,
.horoughly exhausted and cohpeAsd te
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