The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-24

had ttken bis measure, t1eY c1lctuA-
ed thar he'd alfesdy tackle. 50 much
in The way Of diliralties that Q ghost
woaldn't BE Of mleli eccaunt Sc
i8hey sent him 10 lb5 hzon;ed c4bia.
lie bad q big yellaa dog Eiib him,
about a. ugly aad as savage as him-
self, and lhe boys sosg u e3aera.a
lated themselves, frcu prscieal
view p5iat, that while they we're
giving the old rafian shelter. they
were helping ia the eaass & Chris
tianiiy against ghosts an5 gotos
They bad little faith II the cd man.
hut vent tteir whole pie on thai
dog. Tkss's where they we're mis-
taken.
"The h5asa sio11 neafly tb-se
hundred feet from The Eeares. cave,
and on dark nights. being ia boi-
los. was a. ioneiy IS II il had beel
OF top of Shas,s Il yoa ever saE
.the spot wien thefe 1Es jast nooB
enough - bring oat tbs litlis sur
.Tonnding ciamps of chappsrel vatll
they boxed IKE esa5ecti1g agaces,
and make the biisIof broken quaslz
glisle1 IKE skulls, y9a'd begi 70
understand how big . c0ntracl tbst
ma5 sud that ye!l3w dog uadsrt 51k.
"They eeatfn'o pa essi9a TIA. sE
tgrnc0n, aai "a Hard Times seg on
70 cock his snpssr Wbea It vas
over Be sat doRa by tie esnbers aod
IL MS pipe, tie yell5w dog JyisE
4. his fse. Suddenly Rep. rap,
comes from the dor. Cone ia.
says The man groay Eag, ais
Come il and be a-d t5 ven ?
be bad &c idea = getting - -
open tie 3o5r Bat % one a1
e1. and Tie nez. n9meut sna zh F1ss
the only sound pare II The o1ly viz
dow. Seeing this, I'D Has4 Times
gets up. wiih tie daFil in his cys sad
e revolver II his hahi. followed J7
TIE yeliou dog win every te1.h
showing. and swings open the 1sor
Nc one becet Bur IS The MAJ opea-
ed ibe door, tbst yslloU dog. that
had beer s. clipper before. saddesiy
begins - frcGeh aad step b1ck ard,
SEP by sep, treabIias aad Ehiger-
Ing, and 81 last cfoacAss d3Euil .bs
caimuey, without even so muc5 as
looking a. his master TL mss
slaI1s he do0r shIal Bgaiu. b1- thsre
comes aa3taeT s@zss. Eais li1ie s.
gsems 70 cone fr92 inside the cs35a.
sud 81 i.a'. until tie man p IA
aragad aad ser eFesytbi8g gaiet
thai he gss ~ without speakiDg
sHG Il kes dash iaT The ds5t G8d
tssrs arsu1d outside iba c45-
Ia lAa mad, ba1 inds aola iag ba. Fl
le1ra and darkaess Ihsu Le esBes
back. sEcz5s sad calls lie dog Bls
TIA. greRt yelieE d0g 1dat ihe ls~s
Zould hsYe stekel sA their mseer
CO, i eroueaing aatier tbs bass, asd
has 10 be dragged out Ike z ce5s
fFSza . issIis'g treS. ar.d lies thsre. ats
eyes s,arli5g from their sockez
every lim5 ard muscle eoiyerisg
gith fesr. ani his very hair 5reEa
up IN bristlIng ridges Tts msB
calls bim II ;be door lie drags bin
self fsw steps, stops. Sails. aa3 rs
fuses 70 20 farther TIE man calls
bin again with 81 cath aud q lhgss-
The. what does ihs; yelloF dog % Z
He essEls edgexise toward lhe door.
c,euohipg himself against tie bank
tai he's dsifer tran q Eaifs blaze
then, baif wsy. he stops. Teen that
d-d yellow dog begins % walk
gingsrly-litli1g each foot % il the
ar. one after the oiheF, sGA lrem-
bling in every iimb TaeB be stops
egaia. Then be erogehes Then Be
gives one little shudaeriag lesP-not
straight forward, b9t up-eleafing
the aeor ab3u. six iGcbes. SIS if
"Oyer something, interrupted ths
Judge. hastily iiiliug himself on his
elb3ws
TIE Doctor stepped instantly.
-Jaaa. be said e91l.y 10 one y the
Mexiean packers, quit f59.i1 Nth
that T5aie l0a 3 hsve lbsI stake
%. aad that uais loose il another
misa,e. C0ze over this Way
Tbe NeEiesa igsaed Wli,s.
scared faes 70 the u sct5T. molefiag
something, AID la: q ;5s dssr-ski8
6ide We eli Upraissd our voices
wis5 ore accord, the Judge E2st
psniien,ig a1d spyi2gs -iclliy, sa1
inp.ored the aOc1eE 10 90 Oh III
shoot the first mAa thai interrupts
voa sgais," added Th9Fa-sn, peg
saasiFelF-
81. tie D-c,s- xiih bis bslds
izcguidiy uhder his head. had lgst
bis isieges. Well. tie deg Esa oE
10 lie his. sad neither tas threats
10r TIE csj1leries ol his master could
ever nake HIN ente- he cabin agEin
TIE 1ext dsy tie m1a ieft tbe camp.
Wbst lime il ~ Ge.linz on -
suud1atD, ANT i. Keep o6 ny ley.
vii you. you d--d Crease, and
stop ium6iiog rgu9d ihere Lie
doEB
Bat ws kueE lie Docigr had act
e9mple;ely asiste3 bis s.ozy, sad
ae gaiied patiently far ibe csncl0-
s;oo Mssawbiie tAe cd, gray r.
iszce o. lie woods sgsiH asserted
isselE-b1l zbs33ws HeEs nOE begin
Ming % gaiber il the hesFy beams Ct
tie roaf a5srs, asd tie din ais,ss
seemed - hs nETroaiDg aHd clgsng
n a1esod Is Presently tie Dse.cr
recomDeBeed isz.iy, ss . 70 ia;sr-
rnpiioB had occurred
aAs said before, / never pat
much faith n Tia. s.srr, am sEouic
cot have tod j.. 6Bt f0r = arstbeT e.
gisus expsTianee Of ny ozB- /; was
il he sPEi7g Il 81. &nG ! Tas ore
&C s party Ct teur, cemiBg Dp tTgm
OsNsill's.w .wLere Ba lad beea sn71e1
I'd. Ii was awiai wealher: the
sao4 bsd cbEaged 70 slset zad rain
after re had crossed the 6iFide, ard
TIE wafer wSs oct everywhere !.
every 6itch 3 aa 3 creek, every creek
riFsr. Ne hsd lost two horses OF
tie TfHlh Fork. Ks were dead
beat, cE tie trail, ard Flsshing Tound,
zitb night coDipg ca. snd sbs level
hail ike shot 10 CT. fscezL TniBgs
acre locking black ard scaFy. wien.
riding l;.ile stesd Of The party. l