Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-11-29

10 the animal, tOrthio MN an" 81
him free
so, grandfather you are a
second Mazeppa," cried Margery,
listening meanwhile with intense
interest.
ga distinction for which / paid
cruelty" SAID the old man, foldin
his arms and gazing into the fire
"Then they lifted ne upon the
horse, he all the while rearing
backing, snorting, and seating me
with my face toward the tail, they
tied my feet under him. THIS made
them great trouble for the horse
was almost unmauaeeaLle, but foI
every annoyance he gave them
paid me in blows, or slight wounds
with their knives. They then dew
a rope about my arms, drawing ard
Iashing me back on ,hc animal
another round my neck, tleine that
TO the neck OF the horse, from
whence it was carried TO his TAIL
making it use the purOse OF q
crupper. In thus way they secured
me to the frantic beast, and all the
while the demons iDcarnate danced
yelling aud screaming about me,
testifying their internal delight III
the anticipated suffering that was
to overtaKe me, and, with shouts
that sounded like thunder, turned
him loose. The poor animal and
the poor wretch upon him were
dashed into the thickets OF tue
woods. The horse, feeling his un-
usual burden, and frantic to get
rid of it, took his way among the
tangled underground, bruislng inc
at every step, throwing me against
projecting branches, rearing, plnng
ing, utterlng the widest cries OF
terror. longed aud prayed for
death, l raved and sent up cries OF
anguish with his. Sometimes !
laid insensiDle and then dread
ful blow would bring me to agon
izlng consciousness. ! knew that
death would come AT la-t, but y,
the awful uncertainty, the suffer
ing that permeated every bone,
nerve, sinew. ! can described
nothing like it. 1t is too dreadful
to recall, too frightfnl 20 portray
The old man shuddered as be
held his hand before his eyes as il
to shut a fearful spectacle. The
yound girl shudderei too, and
tenderly took his free hand in heI
OWL.
"Well, the horse became at least
exhausted. What prevented hlm
from rolling over and crashing me.
Heaven only knows. One morning'
the next but one after ms capture,
the animal emerged into broad
prairie, was dying with hunger,
sore in every inch Of my body
longing ooly that death might pat
an end to my suffering. ! vas
only partly conscious, just alive
and that was all. / seemed 90
know that my breath was almost
gone, and wished to make uo eiloii
to retain it. Then there came "a
long silence-a great blanS-ano
how many hours after / do not
know, but found myself lying on
made bed IN a log hut, and an
angel.fa girl bending over me.
"'He has opened his eyes
mother were the first words
heard, and then all was blank
again. 1t seems the agacity Of
the horse had led him to the first
house after he had become thor
oughly subdued. 1t proved to be
the habitatiOn OF an American
family. They treated me with The
greatest care, the tenderest con
sideration. 1t was months bciOrl
l was we'll and completely cured o
a longing to encounter the Indians
| preferred after that a home of m
own, and the blooming Margare
for my wife, who had taken sue
care Of me-"
so dearest grandmother er' wa
that Margaret ?" said Margery.
mo, darling" and the voice too
a tenderer tone, "ay first Margart
sleeps in the grave made out in th
wild prairies. She only lived
year"
A Safe Affirmation.
The clock struck twelve.
NDarlinO. will VOu love me Whc