The Hillsborough recorder., 1875-09-22
FIGHTING FOR THEIGLIvEs.
Three Yonag Girls Attaeked by a Back
Deer WHite Roauiag Acfoss g Pond.


On the 3oth ullimo three young women.
residing near the Big Brink pond, in Sho.
lola township, PA; started To 90 herFying.
They were Obliged 10 cross The pond to
reach the woods. Before entering the
boat they saw something IN the water.
Thinking il was dog they paid further
attention TO Il, but started on their way
across the pond, which is about two miles
wide. After rowing for several hundred
yards the girl who was piloting the boat
saw that what they first thOughtto be
dog swimming in the water was buck,
which was coming directly toward ..them.
Having clumsy pair of oars, it was some
time before the boat could be turned, ana
then the deer had reached to within u
few yards of them. The girls became
greatly terrified, for the deer was fast gain
ing on them, and from the way itsported
and plunged they wete satisfied Il meant
mischief. While tie one r0wed with all
her might the other two padded thus
s0inewhat increasing their speed; but the
deer was slowly gaining on them; and
knowing they coul,i NOT reach the shore
befure being uverlaken, they ceasedfOw-
ing toprelmre for the inevitable tsaitle.
When the deer snoring and plunging,
lad reached TO within few feet Of the
boat IL stonped for moment. Then il
ma,.e sudden plunge, and as its head
struck the side of the boat the brave girls
brought down their raised paddles upon
II with such forceas 10 driveit under water
The girls again raised ilieir only weapons,
aud as tile head rose To the surface they
again brought their paddles 10 bear upon
1t with the same result. When the deer
again raised from the water 1t seemed to
realize that this was to be the death strug-
gle, and lis eyes cleaned like balls Of fire.
1t made plunge, and threw its fore feet
over tile side ofthe boat near the oar-locks.
This nearly capsized the clumsy craft, and
threw Maggie Jordan, tie oldest OF tie
three, into the water, but as she fell she
caugh. the edge Of the boat, and was
laulej by one fher companions. Then
the heroine at the oars, rs she felt the ami.
MATS breath in her face, raised paddle
aud struck for her life, aud is tie blow fell
across the deer's head The blocd started
from its nustrils, and Il sink back helpless
and seemingly dead, but only stunned.
The girls then started for the shore, leav-
ing the deer struggling between life and
death III the water. Ruaching tlleshore,
one OF the girls ran TO a small log cabin.
an eighth ofa mile distant, In which lived
4 family by tho name or Berger, and told
what bad occurred. Mr.. Burger, seized
his rife and went TO the pond, where he
found the wounded ,lceryet struggling III
the water few rods from theshorc. He
ruwcd cut 10 II, aud seized II by the
antIers, cut It's ihrat and then towed the
body 10 lie shur. The deer was the lar
gcst ever killed IN the noighborliuOd,
weighing - pounds.
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