The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-23
PERILOUS ADVENTURE.
OF Which Two Courageous Kentucky
Girls Were the HcrOincs.

Girls Were the HcrOtucS.
Two fair young bellies of oh Kentucky
recently demonstrated that the average
l... .I tue Olu cuU4tlol wealth ls as plu.h.
as sine is pretty. THE adventure which
befel them Do their escort was one that
would send a shiyer down the stitest
spinal bone, but. after the first shock had
passed away, the young ladies' conducleI
themselves with GOODNESS and courage.
The mountain Businesses Of Lewis county
are infested with wildcats, which axe "a
constant source of w0rriment 90 the
neishDOrins farmers. because OK theif
m~arauding expeditions against the ilfe
-t0,A. Dr. Is mot often that they atlaeh
human beings. but two Of the fierce cfea-
lures mixed DO up with the herQines oi
this story. The cats were probably dflV-
e1 to the attack by hunger. Misses Cora
and Rosa Rigd0n live at PetersViile, a.
few miles from Nanceburg. The village
is situated almost in the heart OF the
mountains, and IS reached from Vance
burg By q typical mountain road. which
runs through forests, ana winds slnuous-
ly along the edges of the deep gllies.
Accompanied by Mr.. Frank Clark, the
TWO young ladies' left their homes last
Monday for Nanceburg % do some snop-
ping.
This they accomplished In n short time.
and then started for home in the middle
OF the afternoon. They We're within live
miles OF Petersville. when the shades of
evening began 20 fan. Tho road was
steep and rough. and the ascent was
slow 10 avoid accidents. The horse was a.
spirited animal, and was hitched 20 a
light sldebar buggy. The top was reach
ed and the descent OF the mountains be-
become dark and the breeze sang mourn
- Nh. rood h.rn runs FIHnUWm
a dense forest, which * almost
impossible. IL had became dark,
and the breeze sang mOurntuAy
through tho overhanging tree tops.
The surroundings We're OF such a char
acter as 10 preclude jolity. and. the young
people spoke but little. Presently the oi-
cupants OF the buggy were startled py
the scream OF a wildcat. which emanatel
from the forest about 800 yards 70 their
right. The mournful crescendo ~ the
festive feline frightened the girls, but
Clark treasured them. The horse pricked
10 his ears at the sound. and started
on "A brisk trOt. In "A few minutes the
scream was repeated. II was evident That
the cat had scented them, and was IN
chase, as the terrifying yellS became
more frequent. There was a pause Tor
an instant, and an answering scream was
heard on the left. The fact mat two
cats were pursuing them did not discon-
cert the xirls in the least.
The cry OF a wildcat heard I'm such con-
ditions can never be forgotten. The horse
almost became u"nmanageaOle and rear
ed and plunged in fright. The road was
very steep. and on one side was an alb
rupt precipice. The young people were
in imminent danger OF being spilled over
the edge Of the bank. Suddenly the
horse planted all rour feet, and came 10
an abrupt stop. The animal quivered
and shook with fear. out OF the gloom.
in the middle Of the road shone two blaz-
ing balls OF fire. The cat was getting
ready TO spring. Fortunately, Mr.. Clark
was armed with a revolver. He handed
the reins TO Miss Cora and drew The
weapon from his pocket. Mr.. cllrK Is
a good shot. which fact stood him IN
good stead. Taking careful aim a. the
spot between the two blazing lights, he
fired three shots as rapidly as
he could pull the trigger. With
an unearthly yell the cat sDrsu< and