Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-15


deer was fast gaining on them, and
from the way it snorted and plunged,
they we're satisfied it meant mischief.
While the one rowed with all her might
the other two padded, thus somewhat
increasing their speed; out the deer
was slowly gaining on them, and know
ing they could not reach the shore be-
fore being overtaken, they ceased row.
ing to prepare for the inevitable battle.
When the deer, snorting aud PlungIng,
had reached to within few feet Of the
boat, it stopped for moment. Then
it made sudden plunge, and as its
head struck the side of the boat the
brave girls brought down their raised
paddles upon it with such force as to
drive it under water. The girls again
raised their only weapon, and as the
head rose to the surface they again
brought their paddles to bear upon 1t
with the same result. When the deer
again raised from the water ir seemed
to realize that this was to be the death
struggle. and It's eyes cleaned Ike
balls of fire. 1t made a lunge, and
threw its fore feet over the side of the
boat near the oar lock. This nearly
capsized the clumsy craft, and threw
Maggie Jordan, the oldest of the three,
into the water; but as she fell she
caught the edge Of the boat, and was
hauled in BY one of her companions.
Then the heroine at the oars, as she
felt the animals breath in her face,
raised paddle, and struck for her life,
and as the blow fell across the deer's
head the blood started from its nostrils,
aud it sank back helpless and seeming
ly dead, but really only stunned. The
girls then started for the shore, leaving
the deer struggling between life and
death in the water. Reaching the
shore one of the girls ran to small
log cabin, an eighth of mile distant,
in which lived family by the name of
Berger, and told what had occurred.
Mr.. Berger seized his rife and went to
the pond, where be found the wounded
deer yet struggling in the water, few
rods from the shore. He rowed out to
it, and scising it by the antlers, cut its
throat, and then toued the body to the
shore. The deer was the largest ever
killed in the ncighborhood, weighing
.27 pounds.
Mis-, Minkler, of Story county, Ne
vada, is full of pluck, if this story is
true. Both her arms were taken of at
once by the sickle of a reaper. Her
father and the hired man were paral-
yssd with horror. Miss Minkler quiet
ly called to them each to seize the
stumps above the wound and compress
them, which they did. She then told
them to walk her to the road, and they
obeyed. She was taken home, the
wounds were dressed, aud the poor girl
is going to recover.
The trial of Westcrve,t IN Philadel-
phia, as an acccmplice of the abductors
of Charley Ross, has resulted in the
publication of numerous letters written
and sent by the scoundrels to Mr.. Ross,
relative TO the missing child, and the
manner of obtaining a ransom for his
return. We publish one of the letters
as a sample of those written by the alb
ductors. 1t Processes to have been
written at New Brunswick, September
), 1874, and reads:
Mr.. Ros-it looks very strange to US
that you should quible about the name
to address us. is your object to keep
the detectives Informed ot our where
abouts by having us writing you so
often. it looks SO but time will prove
all things. our advice is to you and it
is better than all the detectives COM
bincd can give you is to act squarely in
this business if you have any regard
for your child. We think We have eau
toned you enough on this point. We
are working the thing up to their inter-
interest. We know all abou. their do
ings and how they are bleeding you and
Mr. louis out of your money. you will
open your eyes to their games by the
by we could tell you much about them
but our place Is to keep mum and yours
to investigate before you give more
money out. it makes US jealous to see
you pay out your money foolishly when
they can give you nothing in return but
parcel Of fabricated lies. we confes
we are bleeding you too-but We have
an equivalent to give ysu in return, if
your child Is any equivalent. you will
find sooner or later that there is no
other earthly party in this world to
deal with than ourselves Cor your child.
Mr.. Ros why could not your relative
give any name SO that We could have
name TO address him it matters not
what the name is we shall regard him
as yourself in every sense of the word
so look 20 whom you appoint to transact
this business for you. we tell you posi-
lively and absoluty that on his acts
right or rong square OF crooked in deal
Ing with us the life or death Of your
child shall hang now. Mr.. Ros you
may appoint any one you please to
transact the bisines with US but We want
you to bear in mind that his acts are
vour acts and IN shall he consunated