The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-19

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ssfd 10 . aight-ha~ horrible I dill not
lnsvses. er | eoala o., have cnaurv,l Il.
Whas tallovs I cpuld srarcely cr,di,
myself. u I lii ncs hear er my hard a
'anSsble preset II Il in n wvll.dctncd
scars and. even nav. ! cuald ut bear
~ write ~ that tish,'s experience hal
MT my saildrva's laughter and nv lpv.
ipg krebapd'. care long since hasI.hCd
AL unnatural gloom irum my life.
Willis I ksd bevu sitting alanc on tho .
lakeshoss. toward the evening, I hal .
heard dtstan, shas; !, sCarCviy reused .
me- n sportsman. thuuEht. had wan. :
dervd fr6m bis sncampmsut on the .
opposite shorv. hal seen saluc ssmc In
var Wild woods. killed Il. aad hi. canua
hid toag siacv CARVED him away. Ia
the gathering darkness ! CROPPED nv
WAY back thFuggh the iamilisr h.tIc
path apd rtashcd INV own aoar. I
aloae shpu'a pass the Threshold 10 The
taturvs their feet WIRE sill; the busy
isvt that had toilcd tor me. followed me.
and hal beea ever near mel vac 10
60 on my rugged path alone Heart.
stek AMI overcome, 1 stsppcsi n the
DOR. and. lsasius my Acsd ssains Il.
s,bbsd in uncpptrpllablC despair. Tscd
90, ~ length. had grown quiet, nd
was ius, abou, to litt the latch, when q
faint moan. as ii an animal In paii.
and close ,o me, startled me-: then 1
dcaih.liks silcncu reigncd.
knew I had mn, been mistaken. !
Gel, thai I mus, forge, myself and heb
the poor creature In distress. Ell, j
very good ior strength to know tina
.ou,c ono needs you To be strong" N,
longer hesi,aiing. I hurricsfia,o, tho LITTLE
cabin. struck . light, and went In the
direction whence tho moan had reached
my ears. Though, Of the shot I haA
: heard. :. was quite possible q por,
: wounded deer vas lying In The bushes.
Yes! could nov see it, siin-unnis.
,akably . iawn-spo,,cd dun.color It
y Law quite still-pcrhaps tina. moan had
been its diving gasp!-and 20 I came
! quite close 10 Il, leaned Over, and. par.
y alyzed with horror. saw ny moier's
Q face, only young and very beautiful, as
J, she must have looked when a girl.
y Des,hly pale. dead, possibly she lay
q matted hair oil about he face and
" clothed in doc skin. jus, G,n she stir.
= red; Il was rot death. al wonder
', ceased within ne, every fesing fed be.
er fore tho thought that thislring, what.
IS ever. whoever she was, nxtt be saved
y TO live.
N ldraggcd her the few sps into thu
N house. laid her on my hcubck.boughs
Q. untouched by me since .heickness Wis
70 tied ne. Then I found Uund In IN,
to NOR cre,tures side asdIound Il up
m 6athed her head, and, IL D quiet, nov
n, AGAIN I felt startled At seesg my moth
Its er'simaee, Young and fair yeiore me, an,
Tx whom al length her Rreshyes opened
IN. 7 asls /, must bc thst sist, lost 10 M
mi now. and sent back This sad hou
IN. :" ,"l" nv mo,hcr's nee, I lcauc,
md sorw,rd In an sccos Of uderness, 4
m Velcome her. when . lot Of fright, a
ter snimsi.likc. villa terror pk possession
NE - hsr Iscs. And 4 lov1nrt Of sns,
%. Sroks from her human u.
Ing Tia s,sr, she rave used q fires
Tor Aov n Mood: dimness lssed over he
MET go. Ac,in stanche,l,e wound. An
res r,sr.,s.I nour;shmentiu case IN
'sk' walked. Too busted In ess ways ic
Sr,hsr .neculatiou. onlvith sirsnq
'iful ~s;SSs n INV heart ~ wesriueu I
.na- ho.Sr mddsniv I felt tklesm Of eve
lrits ~.,chin~ mo- Such strss ewes! II
lard hn,rsn sxnrsssion Ale them:
ons, ssssithv Iook IN hem nov
her Csniiy a. i could I preached b,
ear aide She trsmb,edsnd tried
her hLis hsr hsad when lfisred her N
o.! csrsiuliy prepared ioodl moved avn
WE'D Ana osudiousiy avoided " sppearan,
Of vo,chine Ter. Yet wss Intense
net CONSCIOUS o. her cysrmoyement.
haii' could zee her ewing agerly with
tne vretched, iamishsd 10. { raw vents,
mast steak that had been icottsn and !,
'-o'o, on the tade close besid6er. Suddenl
q, - like Q beet OF prev. Dr. feeble hs,
0o3 stole towsd Il, and i'm moment d
nso had torn hin pieces o. devoured II.
When Horror illed nv MT. Could Il
'ance creature b,humsni ct still In I
corner, yke. myselnnsecn, Gov
colo vatch aud estrsis heil necessary, .
. my soon-vcaleaa Overcoming her-ai,
y - l hi. Last e6It Ara istoaaIne in an 3
Tiers sssv sIeen.
His III / w,.o vsarand 10 yerv 10,
moth hi The dadfSl MA Vas almost
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found sen on tneeec oeae ner, snu
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