South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-12-11

eoo we're conirk 20 ehare the eovor'
meal. Aaseily s,rihging DOZEN or 81
Of the iargsst h.h, and ssEn M III
oast~t Of torceses the man seassed OF
bfisk ron over tbN hard, ioporvsaa
s~ow cruss. that gllstsued cold aus
Uhtte Ia che clear moonlight. SIS
He held aiigb. Ell torch IN one han,
which DO thought might sssfas d
keePiog che wolves ~ bag. shoull
they follow him. s9t,(
/ Tue shsIp. eager aowis camo, 6oar
81 end nearer. Then shcre cane e
his ears % be was sscending the Hill
4 osswoeu the river and the seconc
plateau Of the valley The sna.ts aad
barrie OF . eonfussl Wrangliug. and
% knew the creatures were devour
log the ash he had i-ft upoo tho ice.
IL Wss not long sbsfore be became
awsss that the hungry hrutss. made
more rsvennus BY their rspast upo,
the 6sb. we're follow ing him. bu. hs
dill not dare to turn his head to look
b .ek. naa So 80
4 . Oscs or twice he threw q 6sh over
his shoulder as . peace offering To the
oncoming pack, but that only check
Ed their progress Tor q moment; that
sharpened their apr-titas al the
mere. and their hows became more
and more resonant aud persiste ut.
As Neville. having croseed the no ID
running through the village Of N II b.
usld, now began TO asc md the steep
hills lying between that township and
Warwick, he gave one g'aoce back.
ward, and could see, Just below him,
the g'eaming eye. bats of the savaae
crea,ures shining through the I .rk-
ness-c.oads having now obscured
tie moon--like balls Of Are.
He turned quickly, and made his
wsy Is fast ~ he Q ,l1d backward,.
When one torch d nearly burned
out. he would light anothet. aud
throw the stub Of tie one too short
TO huld longer back into the faces of
the bowling pack. thus retariing
their progress trfe.
| His Courage did not forsake him in
this dire exig .ncy. He was a strong
man and he remembered that God
slways helps those who help them
selves, Sow and steady wins the
race. you cowardly bru,es,' he vocif-
Grated, and l an walk back Yards
the four remaining miles. II necessary {:
I'm all right If my torches hold OUT
ga aud on, the arduous walk in
this reverse manner continue There
was one mile m are 20 accomplish, and
his stick Of torches was getting ex.
hausted. ss well. 10 fact, wa, the poor
mans strength.
As be neared his bono he began to
shout for help. His wife had not
8 me TO he'd that night, and she heard
him although he was more than q
mile away.
It's your father, she said to the
boys. Wo!vos are chasing him. ]
can hear them bark aud snarI. We
must not only save him. but kill as
many OF the miserable bru,es as wa
can, so as to got the big bounty the
town has set on their vile heads.
Open the door of the new sheep
fold and set ladder against tho wa II
opposite the door, while go TO NEE.
your father. And mind go back into
the house and stay there till you are
called.
With an apron full OF torches and
lighted one ia Der band. tie brave
woman sped across the fields 10 meet
her husband, whose strength was by
this time. nearly exbau sted.
The sound OF her voice soon glad
dened his ears, and when she relieved
him In bis backward walk, the chang,
OF position was such q relief to hin
that he forgot bis fatigue entirely.
Now let US run for it, he said 1,
Sire. Neville, 90 they reached the fls
near their hon ..
Not so, my good man, che 70.
piled; do you seeer straight for tn,
nes sheep fold that our neighbors
! have made so much lighi OF, aud Sc,
. II IL will not keep Wild animals in a.
} we'll as out. You shall be we'll PAL,
, for this lights work.
As the good couple approached tn
, sheep'fol The old grizzled leader o
the pack lesseued bis pace and, for
moment, his hoarse bsrks ceased, a
: II aware that dagger was imminent.
3 But Mr.. and Mrs. Neville, havin,
! walked through the wide, open doc
. of tue lofty fold. assembled the ladda
: where they took one Of the three re-
, naming fishes that be had resolutei
9 withheld from his ravenous follower
. and held il 10 the blaze OF the tore
she carried.
/ 10 "a instant the wolves resume
, close erJer and bounded mo the en-
, closure. The bait hal taken an,
! The greedy creatures fell rapidly, In
J 10 the trap.
Dir. Neville had quickly descende d
run around to the door and closed il
: while his wife. after she had throw
! down The scorohed fish TO the elamor
; Gus pack, as quickly drew up the lad
der and by II made her descent from
, the outside OF the fold.
There were twelve OF the wolves
: for which the town paid 800 per heac
bounty. For those times, that mad,
rich man OF David Neville, and b,
this means he was enabled to pay 70
and stock bis farm.
Although he lived TO be an old mar
he was often sorely troubled will
asthma contracted on that frest,
night getting GU. Of breath from suct
unnstura al exertion.
The farm thus bought is known e