The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-08
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to the peculiar nature OF th6tf 0rios. j
had never heard them befese. Ny
opinion was that tho kesn-nosed brutes
had scented Harry's body, and had come
to devour It Instead Of stopping at tho
place whero Harry was buried, they
made bee-line for the cabin. A series
Of most diabolical yells announced their
arrival. Then heard something
thump, thump against the cabin door.
The door was q strong oak one, and, ]
felt confident would resist any effort
they could make. However, to make 1t
doubly secure pushed two great heavy
government chests against 1t. Suddenly
their howls ceased. Breathlessiy I
awaited Developments So long did the
silence continue that began to think
that they had taken their departure. But
/ was mistaken, soon heard them upon
the roof Before had time to recover
from my astonishment at this change
in their tactics heard one of the rocks
that held down tho roof roll off to the
ground. Terror-strickon, / jumped to
my feet, believing nothing now would
keep them out. If they could roll off
one of those rocks the boards of the
roof would be nothing them. l picked
up gun that hung upon the wall, and
raised it toward the roof. Soon l saw
one OF the boards begin to move; but q
little at first, then more and more until
the starlight was plainly visible through
the crack. Then it was suddenly
wrenched from its place, and dark OBJ
ject appeared in the aperture. l fired
The same moment l was dashed Violent
ly to the floor by something heavy como
ing from the direction of the roof. Tho
next thing I remembered was finding
myself lying upon the bed. To my sur
prise saw the cabin door was open, and
the sunlight streaming in. ! started to
get up, but fell back exhausted. Won
dering what could be the matter, made
another attempt. AS did so my heart
almost stood still at the sight of man
standing in the doorway. Could be
dreaming? 1 rubbed my eyes tremb-
lingly with my hands. The man, ap-
parently divining my thoughts, said:
Don't be afeared; it amt no ghost,
but it might have been if you'd shot
me that night, as you tried to-"
'Shot you?" 1 gasped.
Eyes, shot me-" repeated the man
"and If hadn't thrown you to the floor
when did you'd a shot me the second
time"
"But the coyotes?" l asked.
Coyotes repeated the man ir
amazement; "what do you mean?"
l told him my story. He laughed
heartily.
'It warn't no coyotes or nothin' as
you heard. 1t war me and the Other
fellows a-hollerin'. You see, we busted
both our lamps, and we were a-hollerin
for you to mako some light 30 we could
see where the cabin war. You see, yo,
war clean out of your head with the
fever, and you imagined all then
things" He then told me that hat
been lying i'll with a fever ever since
that night, some three weeks in all
and that had been delirious the whole
time. While he was still talking twt
other men came into the cabin.
"That's nice way to be a-treatin
people as is sent to your rescue" spoke
up one of them. 'And after bein
nearly frozen to death on the way
added the other one.
"My rescue? What do you mean%
inquired, not little puzzled.
"Ain't your name Harry?" asked thu
first speaker.
"No," said, SIT isn't"
They all looked at one anothe
strangely. Then the same man said
"Why, on the 9Th day of February tel
egram came from man up here a-sayin
that the fellow as war a-stayin' will
him had got lost, and hisself wa
a-dyin'."
February g." thought. sit was th'
day Harry died" In moment i saw
through it all. Harry's business at thu
telegraph instrument that morning wa
explained. Getting awake while wa
taking away the wood from tho door
and not seeing me, he had thought II
his delirium / was lost; hence his mes
sage to Colorado Springs. 1t IS still
matter of wonder to the people out ther
how the rescuing party ever got up tn
mountain. 1t was feat never attempt
ed, much less accomplished, at that sea
son of the year.
Some time afterward I met the mai
who had told me about the coyotes. ID
laughed heartily when 1 related my ex
perience. He said what he had mean
by coyotes were the aeas that fairl
swarmed up there at certain seasons o
the year. They were so big and bit S
hard that the men in the service nick
| named them s'covotes"