Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-27

iic mas thnubHb 4.
just then the teeth curled them
selves up.
Whether il was that motion or not
| never shall know but in an instant
was as wide awake as ever | was,
and in the same second | realized that
the baby was not in bed with me but
that tho heavy object that lay across
my chest was the hind paw OF large
animal.
u mad sense enough TO lie per-
iectly still. How could / have mis-.
taken that hoarse breathing for the
baby's foolish little snore? just be-
cause ] said 10 myself that 1t was the
baby
II can't describe my feelings as /
lay there, First grew cold and my
skin seemed 70 shrivel up in horror.
My nerves contracted so that ii was
positively painful. Then came II re-
action and the perspiraiion poured all
over my body. II was pitch dark. and.
to add 70 my horror. | mad forgotten
the lay OF the land My head didn't
work just right couldn't locate The
door. Try as | might, II was impos-
sible for me to remember which side
OF the room my bed faced.
'Of course the only thing 10 do was
TO lie still until there was enough
light TO see the door. and ia the mean
time 70 pray that the object beside me
might not be reused by any noise ia
the house, had no idea what time
it was had no idea at all except
that some enormous beast occupied
part Of my bed. aud that heavy,
curly paw. with claws on the end lay
over ms body.
4 believe / was going crazy when
heard baby sob little Yes, he was
in my wiie's room. How happy felt
when | heard that noise for / didn't
know but the animal had made meal
Of Buster before il lay down. Then !
feared that the baby would cause the
brtile beside me 70 awake, but AT that
moment his mothers soothing voice
quieted him. Those words o. Mrs.
Paul : never seemed So sweet. never 81
musical
But al was again still except IN,
breathing 81 that beast. All this time
bad lain in this position not oven
daring 10 move my hand that rested or
the iur 81 tho paw. II was growing
cold the early morning chill filled tht
K MIR aud there iay. uncovered and ii
clnmmy sweat. There was no noise
OF course ! haye no idea how long
remained, ! counted one thousnn,
. hrcaths taken by the animals then
strange 70 say felt sleepy -exhaus
ton vas doing for me. That must no
\ be- ! collected my faculties agar
and once more was in abiect terror
"a faint glow appeared at the sid,
OF the room. II was glin. OF dawn
that lightened the space Of the win
dow Only few moments more
said 70 myself Slowly the objects il
the room began to stand out and final
I. liz could outline the door which wa
opposite .ho foot OF the bed. Ii wa
standing half open. waited fey
minutes longer until more light cam
Ia. then, seizing the paw, ] threw
from me and with one bound was on
Of the bed. Another carried me int
the hall. and with Bang pulled tn
door shut and as / did so heard
savage growl and a crash
Mrs. Paul can do better justice {
the resi- OF the story. but as she is no
here will toll 1t as she has often re
lated.
sShe was awakened by the mos
terrific yells intersperscd By th
growls OF an animal. and the entir
house was Jared as Il cannon ball
we're being hurled against the wall;
Running into the hall she found IN
holding on 20 my door knob with bot
hands aud jumping up and down,
had on only my short night shirt an
she said my legs moved up and dow
like pistons in and out OF a cylinder
All the while was yelling at the 10
OF my lungs. and by this time Buste
had Joined in tho chorus. Mrs. Pa,
thought me crazy, but fortunately
had enough OF my wits left 20 tell h,
20 call the men. and in few minut,
the gardener and the stable boy can
In.
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few moments we had the door las
ened. There was a rife in my wife
ROOM fortunately, and ordering II
gardner TO get ladder ] sent Mr.
Paul with Buster 10 the stable, for
was fearful that the brute would brea
through the partition. Then, withot
stopping TO put on my clothes, whicl
by the way. could not have done |
they were all in my room | hurric
around TO the side OF the house al
climbed up the ladder TO my open vii
dow. which was about six feet fro
tho ground aud was more OF por
hole than anything else. must ha'
been peculiar spectacle, standir
there In my bob.tailed nightshirt wi
my repeating rife on my shoulder.
II soon caught sight OF the brute
, eyes and fired. There was yell al
, a crash. The animal had jumped T
me. Completely unstrung by the te
, rible hours / had passed, | fell fro
, tho ladder, and, knocking the gardu