The Bossier banner., 1882-03-02

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lowp but he wasn't to, sl i sgod .. y
hls stiddy path Billy bes,SSF
didn't believe the doa o.
name, or he'd got chanoad new y
and by that time we began ut = y !. tas
creepy and exert olirssiyss y i lssla
spirits up. We sang and ba1 % y
we set on the dog, and cal1aa Il.sH |!
the the names we could Law onr stso ts
odd Jack-of-the-woods I .ols "nga m
his tail. 'old Blackini, y, ins
never heerd aregimunt cd sIsen' s
SO much noises we children ,aass a;a
the mountain that night. : aia
.,,,.l There was one clearin', le,,,,
miles from our house, and " ~ = I
home when we came in ~ rsn..l - lea
1t was a lonesome cabin - ss .
self in the middle of a field aua M
gettin' skeery by this time 81 s., y. ~
not to go any further, but ston N os y
with the folks whom we NEW U'a =
home next mornin' before Sh, 40 Y
we didn't like the idee "a s
dark any further throucb ~ 's
As we started for shelter. on - !.
began to run out at. elbows ~ ~
heerd a voice-somethin' ws wv Y
and we piled over the, rail fenes 81 y y
for the house, where a LIGHT ss wss slaa ~
as tight as we could pelt. 7ss " :. Il, gaa
And what do you think ~
from our mild companion r n :. =
tellin' you bout? I'VE
ftThat beast t had been ,y;su \
give jump andlit ON the ton
! Light sd as Q cat, and gave, one ]ops
screech that just lifted us ,Ts
dog in this world, but 4 n na;nt...a asl N
been trottin' with us ali that :.
when it was so dark we eouldn's,' y
him out. How we stumbled alan
the rough plowed ground | can ss n
Seemed as if we never could v,a n I
house, and our hearts bursstM;.' sM
breasts, and throats ehokin' va % =
scared. Seemed s if / was All III NJ
for that one b,irnin, mint we 4 ws.. !.
tin over that field! The womss n
house was alone that. night. sitini at,
ironin' and she heerd the NAM NAM,
scream, and she was scairt to h
and just had time to drag her bus6,.3
tool-chist against the door. when =
up, too outof breath tocall, and mn \
bounce, against it. She thouebt / j
the panther, and was nearly dead y
fright. We screamed out to her h 1
us in, and she pulled the door oum 4
wide enough to, let us tumble n h
last one beggin' and cryin' foriea,
panther would claw him beiors !
could get in, and the chist was ,s drs,,|
back and the door fast, before We n
sense to know we were safe ~
"There was a bright fire On \
hearth, and it shone out of the Vinds,1|
and we knew the. panther wouIdntl
likely to come very close, crettry A.
'fraid gof fire. The woman. aIoDs n
her baby and children asleep, ,wasis'
full glad to have us with her That IN,
We put all the loose boards in the "A
chamber up to the windows, iur \
that thing might try to get IN, and,
sat up hearin' it screech round d
house fit to tear itself in pieces, Il \
50 mad to think we'd got away 4
lire burned down and there was no n,
wood in the house, and we didn'ti,
to stir out for a, stick, for all the pis
brush lay close to the door. But 81 I
BY the screams died away, and d
vatchin' an hour more we were glad
90 to bed. Next mornin' we found
earth all clawed mp round that !,
doorstep, and the bark scratched
he logs round the window where Vi
'astened the cellar door up for q shut
light at the foot Of the bed. II b
lave come s1neHin' round after
bought it had gone of. and dons
mischief. ~
"We never could tell why III hsd
lttacked us in the road, unless II i
scared of us. we showed so d
ear and kept up such a racket, ri
ay panthers like singin', and that i
ave keptlit quiet, or it may have h
young one, or not hungry b,.,ay
"Next mornin' father and the h
rove up bright and early: to ask il d
hing had been seen of us. After
.rother Billy started the day bed
hey heard from neighbor out hunt
bat a big panther had been round
'laces up the mountain, stealth lShd
ut of the pen, and it had .caria
heep off day before. Mother hadbs
Ireadfully uneasy when we didn't
lome at sundown, and father began
rorry about as when we didn't coi
y bedtime. He had been out ito m
s, and then started with the team
Don as it was light enough ] to !
Father said it was well we hadn't q
ny further, for the woods was vi
st our end of the road, and then
'anther might have got his courage !
nd wanted to make acquaintance NJ
81 We was little shy d good while
er that about bein' out late after dart
81 should thought you'd y
fraid, /" said Ruth, drawing o. Do
reath as she took up her knife az
0 attack q pumpkin. s's
: /" Fraid, child, 'fraidp We vas
fraid neither. only most scairt
eath," was all the confession the
ady would make. There was seylde!
a decided difference with her
ween sudden panic and cowardly re- re-
,on't you think, there is, too2-H'
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