The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-07-15

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fJfa this iuDtri behind him w. turned
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The palh H. aaw The shadows NJ ihe
tees and hushoa rushing by. And
around u ahDft mufsu. nOt mufr than
twenty yards beblnd thep. lrat where
tbe mo0u poured a flood " light, be- saw
n large animal leatiuH after Them
lia could see ita eyes shine lie could
hear II pnni. aud could hear The stroke
NJ H. cushioned paws en The vet earth
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meat His avn heart brat his breast M
loudly, be- thought, ~ the mares hoOfs
boat the ground
A moment moro and The marc shot
ont NJ The woods aud into tho main
road The light IN the kitchen window
nj home burst upon their Wow A pail
Ot Mr. Elroy's deer hounds opened 0nl
with n yolublo welcome. aud the good
mare, trembling all over, soon slowed
up n tho barnyard gate with her nosc
10 the ground,
The hounds whitfield the nira moment,
aud then dashed on In the direction
ir0m which the riders hnd come The
chase was over Silas aud Tom climbed
oil oi the horso.bloek aud sat down
black At last, ARE YEP said Mr.. H.
roy, coming through the gate.
why, Rfnn'mA | thought you were
sick began Tom
Pm well enough, child, now, but
there's sorrow ut home for you, pool
boy"
what Is tho matter, gran'paP Il
mammal
"You know yct mother went over /,
Thackrcy's airly this mornin' 10 spent
the day. Well, tho children over Their,
took yer little baby.sister out 10 III,
barn. an laid her down under tho biz
locus tree by the w~oods-pastur' fence
while they hunted fur eggs. An whcr
they come back she was gone. an W,
can't find n trace Of her. My poor IL
tie boy. what will you doP" And III,
old man looked as II he were going {,
cry.
Sllas heard nothing Of this, but calml,
lifted tho basket aud carrial II inn The
house On account Of the trouble In III,
household, II stood ON the table I'M
noticed until II caught Toms eyo as h
sat ON his mothers lap with his arm
around her neck, trying 10 comfor
her.
80 gran'mal there il n basket O
something for you from the gypsy.
would have dropped II when Silns toll,
me 10, II | had not promised faithful,
10 bring Il to YOU" said Tom, wipinl
his red eyes.
Mrs. Elroy mechanically raised tn
lid and turned up a corner Of tn
shawl.
'Morcy on usl Mercy on usl Why
It's the babyY' she exclaimed.
Everybody rushed towards tho table
but the mother. quickest OF all, hnl
taken the baby from the basket, an,
was pressing her recovered treasure {,
her breast.
You're the little cali the Egyptian
got the Jug OF COWS milk for. arc y0u''
cried Tom, dancing around his mother
Tho baby had been dosed with som
drug Ia quiet Il. aud this fact acconntel
for It's stiffness during tho ride. But II
n day or so Il got oycr tho effects q
the drug. and was as bright and livel
rs ever.
In the morning, Mr.. Elroy and som
Of his ncighbors started for tho gyps
camp. by way Of tho path through III
woods, and found tracks In the mud r,
sembling those Of n panther. A fc,
days aiterwari. a fefoeiotH beast, whie