The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-05
HUMAN" WOLVES.
Startling Experience with Them III
the Great Florida swamp.

had been employed by he Great
Improvement and Reclaim Company 81
Mobile to explore and map certain
lands IN Florida lying well down on the
edge Of The great Cypress swamp. The
~companyhad purchased nearly one nil
iion acres Of wild land IN the location |
nave mentioned, and il was necessary
for some one to visit il and walk over
most Of The ground before ii could be
PIT into The market ia the manner con
'emn'atcd. had been on the ground
Three weeks. having two men with me.
when the adventure happened which
am about 70 relate.
One morning the three Of MS left our
cabin beside one OF the lakes on The
upper ST. john for a tramp. intending
% return BY evening. While | made
notes and kept The topography the men
noted the varieties If woods. nature az
'hr soil and other details ~ ;nt.res,
On three different occasions va had
encountered white men IN The dense |
and lonely forest. and knew from their
looks y surroundings that they were |
rcncgadcs from civilization. Twice we |
hau stumbled upon rude camps occu-
pred by negroes, and they were d though
looking lot.
We had Travelled = distance Of pcr-
haps three miles when | was stuny I,
the back Of the right hand by an insect
resembling q horns.t. although mnch
larger. In fifteen minutes The pain
brought me 70 a halt, and my hand was
swollen like a puff-bal. After 4 con-
suifation, II was decided that | should
return to camp, and the men would
push on by compass and cover d certain
'siea, and come in toward night. Re-
Tore had covered The distance 10 camn
! VIZ near screaming out with the pain,
poison.
mere was Q remedy in the medicine
c"eS'' put y was q full hour before the
Pan was relieved. Then I began to
ISL sleepy, and | bunked down and
was soon fast asleep. AT about noon.
"'''f nap Of two hours. | was awak-
cned ~ the sound Of a human voice.
Say, your
! opened my eyes to find 4 white
isnegade standing over me, holding
W. ~ my revolvers in his hand.
sat up. All our goodsin camp had
oecn packed up and taken away. Tho
'n'n VINO confronted me was the wick
.~"esl'looking fellow we had wi me n
ume swamps. His hair and whiskers 4
Merc 70 long and unkcmpt that little Of
aS 'ace except his ugly black ewes and I
se'ow teeth could be seen. His cloth-
was part cloth and part. skins. and 4
!" was plain that he had avoided civ 1
"i1alion for years. {
w up and come,r he crowled.
Who are YOU and what a. vou q
feet. - : ic"cneu my !.
"Walkr' he commanded. no;r,;nc
the west. s =
AZ that moment a third actor -
"'ru' AZ was . womAn-tall, gaunt.
L.'e,ous ~ dressed ia the same nom
'pt costume as the man. She h
4 @'"r o"t q the Jungle 10 the west. and
xo ,Jon y near enough TO make her
XIV understood she said:
n. " hc won't move down him and liz ri
"anns and feet. We can lots two nj
~ MN. N ~
"ae had the other revolver IN her IN
,,a' and / noticed that both ma "A
sa~"ung-knives. was unarmed. stiII n.
"n rom the Effects Of the poisonous hi
aE ahu entirely In their power The *
n vaan struck into tho JUNGLE. / fol- 81
I'M a'"" y up the ~
n,.r = walk Of about 4 quarter IL q j.
y reached the bank Of the lake. NJ
dos,;a !" = tree by 4 rawhidc rope Was 4 sh
"g cabin. The foundation was 4 ru
sT scow, and M mppcr riI
~ 'hcy may DO termed. con ",
4 ~ long. narrow and s~toutlv- III
" ~ % logs. There was a CHM "a
MIX mud and sticks. from which Sh
han 'Lsueu' and two persons were Oh
/ w s"nk 20 receive rs. One was 4 how N,
III i've ,u or thirteen, and tho other 4 iot
,oLo sTo or thrce years older. They ~
e"cu Q like Wild animal ,hsn j"