THE STAR OF THE NORTH.
R. W. Reaver, Proprietor.]
VOLUME 9.
THE STAR OP TIIE NORTH
19 PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY MORNING BY
R. W. TV KA V Kit,
OFFICE— Up stairs, in the netc brick build
ing, on the south side oj Main Street, third
square below Market.
T GRII B:—Two Dollars per annum, if
paid wahin six months from the lime of sub
scribing ; two dollars and fifty cents if not
paid within the year. No subscription re
ceived for a less period than six months; no
discontinuance permitted until all arrearages
are paid, unless at the option of the editor.
ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding one square
> will be inserted three times for One Dollar,
and twenty five cents for each additional in
anition. A liberal discount will be mude to
those who advertise by the year.
fR tf 111 an eou o.
HOW lO I'ltKsF.hvp WOMEN.
The following ia too good to be lost. The
author deserves a monument whoever he
may be, and we hope he will get hiadeserts.
Il is a capital article, full of good practicul
tense, and we believe it strike* at the "root
of the evil":
''There is nothing in the world that we
think so much of at we do of woman. Our
mother is a woman—wife, sisters, pretty
cousins, are women; and the daughters will
be if (Heaven spare them!) they live long
enough. And then there is a love of women
In general which we do not deny. A fine,
magnificent specimen of the sex, full of life
and health, a ripe red cheek, and flashing
eye, is something that does one good to look
at as she illuminates the humdrum side
walks, and every day sireets. A North Riv
er steamer, under full headway, with colors
flying, is rather a pretty sight—rather stir
ring and inspiring, and we pull up our tired
nag to see her pass and admire the swell she
cuts. Comparatively, however, the steamer
sinks into significance, or some other very
deep water, by the side of a well kept, well
dtessed woman. There is no rubbing it out;
women are the the ornament, charm, bless
ing, beauty and bliss of life—(men's life,
we mean, of course.) And means that can
be devised for preserving them sliobld be
publicly made known, They are different
from any other kind of fruit. You cannot
pickle them. You cannot do them up in
•ugarnnd set them in a cold room, with a
paper roaked in brandy over their mouths.
Yon cannot put them up in cans and seal
them up air light, without injuring their
form stnl flavor. Now, as men are so de
pendent upon women for life's choicest bless
ing*, a proper mode of preserving them be
comes of great moment, and wo are sure
that the public will thank us for ail infallible
receipt..
Have the feet well protected, then pay the
next attention to the chest. The chest is tho
repository of tho vital organs. There abide
the heart and lungs. It is front the impres
sion made upon tho organs through the skin,
that the shiver comes. It is nature's shake
—the alarm bell—at the outset of danger.—
A woman never shivers from the ellect of
rotd upon her limbs, or hands, or head ; but
let the cold strike through her clothing on
the chest and off go her teeth into a clutter,
and the whole organism is in a commotion.
One sudden and severe impression of cold
upon the chest has slain il6tensol thousands.
Therefore, while the feet ate well looked af
ter, never forget the chest. These points at
tended to, the natural connections of the
•Iress will supply the rest, and the woman is
ready for the air. Now let her visit her
neighbors, go shopping, call upon the poor
and walk for the good of it, for the fun of it.
Keep away from the stove or register. Air
that is dry or burnt, more or less charged
with gasses evolved by the fuel, is potion.
Go up stairs and make tne beds with mit
tens on. Fly around like mad, and ventilate
the rooms. Don't sit pent up in a little room
with double windows. Fruit will r.ot retain
its full form and flavor in air-tight cans.—
Neither will women; they need air. If the
whiter comes on daring these operations, go
directly and put on something more about
the chest.
Again, do not live in dark rooms. Light
fades the carpet, but it feedstbe flower. No
living animal or vegetable can enjoy health
ia darkness, fright is almost as necessary
g air, and a btown tan is far better, even as
a matter of beauty, to a sickly paleness of
complexion.
That much in regard to physical means
for preservation. There are moral means
no lees important. Every woman should be
married to an excellent man. Marriage it is
true, brings care and weariness, but it is the
ring that is worn that keeps bright, and the
evatcb that lies still and unwound that gets
•out of order. The sweet sympathies involved
in the relations of the family, the new ener
gies developed by new responsibilities, the
•new compensation for outlays of strength,
brings about a delightful play of the heart
intellect, which, in their reaction upon
4he body, produces an effect that is nothing
less than preservation. Then, there is a high
er moral power than this—one which we
speak of soberly and honestly. No one is
completely-armed against the encroaching
ills of life, who has io the heart no place for
religion. The calmness, the patience, and
the joy and hope that are in possession of the
woman whose heart is right in its highest re
lation, can never fail to preserve and height
en every personal power and charm that she
possesses.
Tbete ! you have the receipt. Some of it
is in sportive lorm, but it is not less sober
r/ulh. It has within it fhe cure for many a
disease—the preventive for more. It might
be made longer; bol when we see lis pre
scriptions universally adopted, it will be lime
to bring forward the remainder.
BLOOMSBURG. COLUMBIA COUNTY. PA.. WEDNESDAY. MAY C. 1857.
AN ACT
Jtefafiag to fees of Aldermen. Justices of the
Peace and Constables.
SEC. 1. He it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same, That from and after the pass
age of this act the fees to be received by
aldermen and justicee of the peace shall be
as follows:
For information or complaint, ot behalf of
the Commonwealth, for every tea words, one
cent.
Docket entiy of action, on behalf of the
Commonwealth, ten cents.
Warrant or mittimus, on behalf of the
Commonwealth, twenty-five cents.
Writing an examination or confession of
defendant, for every ten words, one cent.
Administering oath or a (firm at ion, three
cents.
Taking recognizance in every criminal
case, twenty cents.
Transcript in criminal cases, including cer
tificate, iilteen cents.
Returning same to court, for each mile,
circular, actually traveled, to be ullowed in
only one case, at each session of the court,
three cents.
Entering judgement, on conviction for fine
ten cents. m
Recording convictions or copy thereof, for
every ten words, one cent.
Warrant to levy ;fine or forfeiture, twenty
cents.
Rail piece and return, or supercedas, fifteen
cents.
Discharge la jailor, filtcen cenls.
Kntering discontinuance in cases of assault
ami battery, twenty cents.
Entering complaint of master, mistress or
apprentice, ten cents.
Notice to master, mistress or apprentice.,
fifteen cents.
Hearing parlies and discharging complaint,
twenty-live cents.
Holding inquisition under landlord and ten
ant act, or i:t case of forcible entry, for each
day, to each justice, one dollar and fifty els.
Precept to sheriff, lor each justice, fifty
cents.
Recording proceedings, to each justice, fif
ty cents.
Writ of restitution, to each justice, twenty
five cents.
Warrant to appraise damages, twenty els.
Warrant to sell strays, twenty cents.
Warrant to appraise swine, twenty cents.
Receiving and entering return of appraise
ment of twine, five cents.
Publishing proceedings of appraisers of
swine, fifty cents.
Entering action in civil case, ten cents.
Summons, capias or 6ubpasna, each, ten
cett's.
For every additional namo after the first,
two cents.
All witnesses' names to be put in one snb
pmna, unless separate subpmnas be request
ed by the parties.
Subpoena, duces tecum, fifteen cents.
Entering return of Summons and qualify
ing constable, ten cents.
Entering capias and bail bond, five cents.
Every continuance ol suit, ten cents.
Trial and judgment in case ot defence
made by defendaul or defendants, twenty
five cents.
Entering judgment by confession, ten cts.
Investigating plaintiff's claim and entering
judgment by default, fifteen cents.
Taking bail, ten cents.
Entering satisfaction, to be charged only
when an actual entry is made on the docket,
five cents.
Entering discontinuance, five cents.
Entering amicable suit, ten cents.
Entering rule to take depositions of wit
nesses, five cents.
Rule to take depositions, ten cents.
Interrogatories annexed to rules for taking
depositions, for every ten words, one cent.
Entering return of rule, five cents.
Entering rule to refer, five cents.
Rule of reference, fifteen cents.
Notice to each referee, five cents.
Entering report of referees and judgment
thereon, ten cents.
Writien notice to a party in any case, ten
cenls.
Execution, fifteen cents.
Entering return of execution, ten cents.
Scire facias in any case, twenty cents.
Opening judgment for rehearing, ten cents.
Transcript of judgment and certificate,
twenty cents.
Return of proceedings or certiorari or ap
peal, including recognizance, forty cents.
Receiving the amount of a judgment be
fore execution, and paying the same over, if
not exceeding ton dollars, ten cents.
If exceeding ten, and not exceeding forty
dollars, twenty-five cents.
If exceeding forty dollars, fifty cents.
Every Bearch where no service is render
ed, to which any fees are attached, ten cents.
Entering complaint in writing in case of
attachment, and sweating or affirming com
plainant, fifteen cents.
Attachment, twenty cents.
Entering return, and appointing freehold
ers, ten cents.
Advertisements, each, fifteen cents.
Order to sell goods, fifteen conts.
Order for the relief of a pauper, each jus
lice, twenty cents.
Order for the removal of a pauper, each
justice, fifty cents.
. Order to seize goods for the maintenance
of wife and children, twenty-five cents.
Order for premium for wolf or fox, or oth
er scalps, to be paid by the proper county,
I fifteon cenls.
Every acknowledgment or probate of deed
or other instrument of writing, twenty cents.
Taking and signing acknowledgment of
indenture of an apprentice, for each inden
ture, twenty cents.
Assignment and making recotd of inden
ture, twenty cents.
Cancelling indenture, ten cents.
Comparing and signing tax duplicates,
each justice, fifty cents.
For marrying each couple, making record
thereof, and certificate to the parties, two
dollars.
Certificate of approbation of two justices
to the binding as apprentice of a person by
overseer or directors of the poor, each jtie
tioe, twenty-five cents.
Certificate to obtain land warrant, fifty
' cents.
Swearing or affirming County Commis
sioners, Assessors or other township or coun
ty officers, and certificate thereof, to be paid
by the county, twenty-five cents.
For administering oath or affirmation in
any case not herein providing for, ten cents.
' For issuing precept to lessee in landlord
and tenant preceding*, justice, fifteen cents.
For hearing and determining complaint,
and all other services rendered therein, fifty
cents.
For recording proceedings therein, each
twenty-five cents.
For issuing and reoeiving returns of writ
of restriction, including entry thereof, eaoh
justice twenty-five cents.
SEC. 2. The fees for services under the
laws of tho United States, shall be as follows,
namely:
For certificate of protection, fifty cents.
For certificate of loaf protection twenty-five
cents.
For a warrant, twenty-five cents.
For commitment, twenty five cents.
Summons for seamen in admiralty case,
twenty-five cents.
Hearing thereon with docket entry, fifty
cents.
Certificate to clerk of district court to issue
admiralty process, twenly-fivo cents.
SEC. 3. That the lees to be received by
constables, shall be as follows:
For executing warrant in behalf ot the
Commonwealth, forty cents.
Conveying to jail on mittimus, or warrant
arresting a vagrant, disorderly person, or oth
er offender against tho laws, (without process)
and bringing before justice, levying fine for
forfeiiure on warrant, twenty five cts.
Taking the body into custody oil mittimus
where bail is afterwards enieiod before the
prisoner is delivered to jailor, twenty-five
cents.
Serving subpmna, ten cents.
Serving summons notice on referee, sttilor,
master, mistress or apprentice, personally or
by copy, each ten cents.
Executing attachment, thirty cents.
Arresting on capitis, twenty-five cenls.
Taking bail bond on capias, or delivery of
goods, fifteen cents.
Notifying plaintiff where defendent has
been arrested on caoias, to be paid by plain
tiff, ten cents.
Executing landlord's warrants, or serving
execution, twenty-five cents.
Taking inventory of goods, each item one
cent.
Levying or deslraining goods and selling
the same, for each dollar not exceeding thir
ty, five cenls.
For each dollar above thirty, Ihreo cents.
And one half of the said commission shall
be allowed where the money is paid after
levy without sale; but no commission shall
in any case be taken on more that the real
debt, and then only for the money actually
received by the constable, and paid over to
the creditor.
Advertising the same, forty cents.
Copy of vendue paper, when demanded,
each item one cent.
Putting up notice of distress at mansion,
house, or other public placo on the premises,
fifteen cents.
Serving scire facias personally, ten cents.
Serving same by copy, fifteen cenls.
Serving rnle and interrogatories in attach
ment of execution, twenty cents.
Executing bail piece, twenty cenlr.
Traveling expenses on an execution return
ed nulla bona and non est inventus, where
the constable lias been at the place of de
fendant's laal residence, each mile circular,
three cent*.
Executing order for the removal of a pau
per, fifty cents.
Traveling expenses in said removal, each
mile circular, ten cents.
Traveling expenses in all other cases, for
each mile circular actually traveled, counting
from the office of the justice to the place of
service, three oenis.
For making returns to the court of quarter
sessions of the proper county, fifty cts. each
for one day.
Mileage for same,counting from residence
of constable to the cocnty seat, to be paid
by county, three cents per mile circular.
For appraisement and all other services,
under exomption act of 9th of April, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, one
dollar.
For serving precept, and returning same
in landlord and teuuut proceeding, twenty
five cents.
Executing writ of anu return
ing same, fi'ty cents.
When the rent shall be received from the
lessee by the constable, suoh commission ae
is now allowed by law up writs of execution.
Ssc. 4. That the tiver.ty-aixlh end twenty
seventh sections of the act approved March
twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred
and fourtoen, and of tho third section of the
set approved March twenty eighth, one iltott-
Truth and Right God aid our Country.
sand eight hundred and twenty, in relation
to penalties for taking illegal fees and bills
of particulars, and hereby re-enacted and
their several provision* ex'enderi and made
applicable to all violation* to this act.
SEC. 8. That the provisions of this act
shall not apply to the city of Philadelphia.
Approved—the nineteenth day of April, A.
D.,one thousand eight hundred and fiftv sev
en. JAMES POLLOCK.
A RRMARKAIII.K NAItUATIVK.
Mr. William Baily, formerly of Lyr.nville,
Ogle County, in this Slate, called upon us
and related the following thrilling and re
markable narrative. From hia description of
places and things which he saw, we are per
fectly satisfied thai hia statement is correct
in every respect. A gentleman from this ci
ty, who hns traveled over the country he de
scribes, assured us that no person who had
not visited these places aril witnessed what
he describes, could ever have related what
he related, lie converses in several different
Indian languages, and appears to have paid
close attention to what lie saw passing around
litni, during his sojourn among the savages.
He looked well and hearty, and with the ex
ception of his hands being lorn by some
wounds from a tomahawk, he seems to have
su fit-red no damage. He left on the cart last
evening for Logan County, where his moth
er residtf.
Mr. Baily left here some oightenn months
ago with a parly of nine persons to engage
in driving teams from lite Gulf of Mexico
to the Rio Grande. They landed at Indianolu
and hired to a man by the name of Ross to
drive team lor him. Tltey drove to Nuces
river, ant! camped there. While asleep their
mules were stolen by the Indians. They pre
pared the next day to follow them, and canto
up with them at sunset. They saw six In
dians, fired and killed litem all, when they
were attacked by about three bundrod, who
were scattered in the wends, and who imme
diately fired on Uae whits men, killed all but
Mr. Baily, whom they took prisoner. They
then took him back to the wagons, which
they plundered of all the arms and ammuni
tion in litem. They took two boxes of Gov
ernment, Coil's revolvers and twenty kegs
of powder. The prisoner was stripped of all
his clothing, anil bound hand and foot upon
a pony. They then started for their encamp
ment in the Wilohatav mountains, which
place they reached nftor eleven days' hard
riding.
They remained in camp about a week, and
thou suited on • tofcw.,,o expedition to tutnok
a train on the Santa KB road. They remain
ed about five days waiting when a merchant
train came along. They proceeded to sur
prise the irain, and killed every person with
it, look the goods and mules belonging to
the train and siarled for the Kickapoo settle
ment, traded off the mules for ponies and re
lumed to tho Witcbataw Mountains.
The prisoner was kept strictly confined du
ring the night with pieces of raw hide, by
the hands, to a limb of a tree, as nigh up as
lie could reach and stand on the ground.—
During the day he wis allowed to lie down
and sleep a few hours. During the lime Mr.
Bailey was with them they went on five rob
bing expeditions, taking him always along
with them. The lust merchant's train they
robbed they took (women prisoners who had
bravely defended themselves till their weap
ons were all ditchargid, and who had killed
twelve of the red skijts. These two were
then taken and tied, to a stake and skinned
alive. Mr. Bailey w|t placed close to them
and compel'ed to witless this horrible scene.
Every .time be wou|i closa his eyes, they
would punch him wijn spears and bayonets
until he would open Item, and look on this
picture ol revolting hbrror. They then took
the skin reeking with warm blood, and slap
ped him around the face with it, covering
him with blood, aud' telling him if he liiej
to escape this should be his fate.
One of their excursions was against the
United Stales mail wigons They killed the
five men with them, (pre open the letters, got
out the money, and alter cutting out the pic
ture from the bank bills, threw them away.
They kept all the newspapers that had any
pictures in them, throwing everything away
that was not embelished.
For three nights alter this they did not tie
him op, but kept guard over him. The third
night they had a big var dance, and in the
excitement forgot Mr. While danc
ing around their fire iq front of the tent, he
crawled out under the back of the tent seiz
ed one of the ponies aid escaped. He was
soon missed, and was pillowed for fire days.
At the expiration of that time they came so
close on him that they tfired at hun, which
obliged hitn to leave f|6 horse and take to
the mountains. Fortunately, he found a
small cave just largo knough to crawl into,
in which place he renamed tor a day and
a half, the Indians being so near him that
he could hear their footsteps as they search
ed for hint.
110 remained in this position until he was
assutod his pursues had left, when he
emerged from his cmeealment, and made
a straight shoot forth* Kickapoo settlement,
about 600 miles disttnt. In about a month
he reached the longed lor point, where he
hoped to find friends and assistance. Nor
was he disappointed in this. Ho was kind
ly furnished food and clothing by the Kiok
apoos. He had subsisted for the who la
month previous to this,on bitch roots, which
he dug with his hands on his louely march
While with the Camanches he was led ou
the raw horse llosh Not a very pleasant
diet, truly. The Kiokapoo* trotted him vet)
kindly, and showed him on his long tournex
to civiliiatiou
After leuviug them, four days' journey
brought liim to tho Chickasaw'scamp, from
whence ho proceed to the Choctaw nation,
who treated him in tho most humane man
ner. Ho journeyed on to the Shawnee na
tion, where he was welcomed to the best
they had in their lodges. Leaving thorn, ho
next reached tho Cberokees, and then made
for Missouri, which Stato ho made some
twenty miles north of the Neosho. From
thence ho eatno to St. Louis, and then to
this city; having traveled constantly and
steadily on foot for over two months.
As stated before, he left hero last evening
for Logan county, where ho has a mother
anxiously waiting his return. Mr. Bailey is
a young man, about 22 years of age, and
born on tho 4th of Jul%, our national day of
Independence. He says bo is an independ
ent man, but did not feci so at tho time lie
was witnessing tho horrid murtlor of his fel
low men among tho savages of tho Far
West. After eignteon months' hardships
nuil privations, ho finds himself once more
among civilized people, and in a land of
peace and happiness. Wo should suppose
by this timo he woultl bo glad to locate in
Suckertlom, and "roam no more."—Spring
field Republican.
A Night of Terror*—A Swedish Story.
FIIOM TIIE UKIIMAN OF CJKO. DOIHNO.
I should in vain endeavor to describe llie
feelings I experienced at Ilint moment.—
Many year* liavo passed away sinco that
time; 1 have gone through much that was
calculated to try the soul; hut never had I
feelings equal to these. The purest joy a!
the deliverance of my sister look possession
of me, and with it the feeling that I had sin
ned against the greatness and goodness ol
the Almighty. 1 felt the utmost contrition ;
I dared not speak to Axinia, whose confi
dence in Heaven had never for a moment
forsaken her and who at this moment, and
with a Me any voice, was offering thanks
for Iter merciful delivorance. The snuffling
and rattling cf the wolves si the door roused
me from tho train of thought into which I
had fallen. Uosko had the presence of mind
when lie ran back to set the horses off", and
thereby gave litem the chance of saving them
selves, to snatch the lantern from the sleigh,
antl bring it with him into lh6 but. We r.ow
began to examine lite interior, to see wheth
er wo weie in safely; and as we did so, we
heard the low growling ol the wolves, who
continued jumping against the door, and
climbing up against the windows ; but fortu
nately the windows were fastened with very
strong shutters. Mud wa'ls surrounded us,
and a bank of earth was built against one
side ; a little half rotten straw laid in one cor-
ner, and by llie side of it lay an invaluable
treasure, a lieap of firewood, sufficient, in all
probability, to save us, during four and twenty
hours, from the severity ol the frost. The
old servant lost r.ot a moment in n.aking use
of the discovery. A most grateful fire soon
flamed in the middle of the room, the smoke
from which went upwards and found an out
let at one of those openings in the rool which
usually lorm die chimney in these hunters'
huts. 1 now breathed more freely, and coold
look more calmly upon my sister, who had
eat down quietly upon the earthen bank, and
was engaged In endeavoring to restore the
fainting lady's-maid, whom had Kosko pla
ced there vrhen he carried her in. With the
help of some spirits from Roeko's flask, she
at last succeeded ; and we all gathered around
the fire, the beneficial effects of which soon
gave us new life ; and while we listened to
the savage growling of our fearful enemies
outside, we congratulated ourselves upon
havir.g escaped from them. The French
woman, now that the paralysing effect of the
feat had left her, began to describe, and bow
she had expected every moment to see one
of the monsters spring into the sleigh and
swallow all up. 1 eat holding Axinia's hand,
in mine, and an exptession of unspeakable
joy might be seen in the faces of us both
Old Rosko alone appeared unmoved at the
favor which fate had shown us; he sat look
ing with gloomy thonghffulness into the ri
sing flames; his brow was knit, and from
time to time be shook his bead. Suddenly
we now heard, resouoding from a distance,
so loud and heart-piercing a cry of pain, thai
we looked at each other in astonishment, and
Axinia crept close to me, as if for safety. I
had never heard a sound like it before; it
could be the tooes of no human being that
pierced the air with so much strength, and
I knew of no animal the cry of which it re
sembled. It soon ceased ; but the piteous
complaint, the complaint, the heart-piercing
distress of that tone, continued to sound in
our ears. Rosko had goue uneasily towards
the door, and was looking through the crack
in it. It had now become stiller without,
and it appeared to me '.hat the growling and
howling of the wolves no longer sounded
ao directly into our neighborhood. O.d Ros
ko came back train the door, and he must
have seen in the expression of my tace an
interrogation as to the shocking aud unnatu
ral tones we had heard.
"Poor Alexander! alt is over with him!
The young beast was full of courage and tire,
aud no doubt fought his blood thirsty ene
mies bravely with bis hoots . but he was obli
ged to give wav . the numbers were to great
for him Ve< sir." continued be, ''thatdread
lul cry announced to us the death ot your tx
vottc horse. 1 have beard this tone which
pierced to th* veiv soul, on the held of ban *
U is peculiar to strong, voting horses, which
perl hatdly with their hie, aud struggle w*a
death to the last moment I wilt !ay auv
wager it want easwt with Cvuthta she is
vrvaker than Alexander, and eider wo Sat
th's much is certain, that the poor aatuuls
have become a prey to the wolves, which at
this moment are engaged in their horrid meal.
They will aoon return, however, more blood
thirsty than ever, fnr this slight repast is suf
ficient only to stimulate their insatiable appe
tites."
The old man had truly spoken. We sat
still, and as if wailing round the fire ; and a
few moments only had passed when we again
heard the feel and the panting of the wolves
close outside; then tlipy came bursting
against the door and window shuMers; then
the growling became louder; and we could
find thai, with newly excited rage, they were
trying to climb up the door posts and the
mud wulls in order to get upon the roof. We
were in the most anxious suspense. Our eyes
wr.ro fixed on the opening of the roof just
ABOVE THROATD* WHIOT, WL.ON IT FTUTTN{ WTNTI
parted the cloud of xmokn which went up
from our fire, the star-lit heavens looked
brighily down upon us. A fresh column of
smoke was just about to twirl upward, when
tho lady's-maid uttered a shriek and, point
ing with her finger to the rool, fell speechless
on tli ground. A fearful sight was before
lis! Four wolves' heads, with bloody jaws,
and their tongues hanging out, sltowinglheir
white rows of savngu teeth, were ranged
round the edge of the opening, ami looking
down, with glowing eyes, into the flames be
neath. Seen through the smoke us we saw
them, they looked like demons. Al this un
expected sight, only Rosko retained his pres
ence of mintl. He threw a fagot into tho fire
saying, "We have nothing to fear from theso
four ; they do not like fire ; it dazzles them,
and they will not be able to see us." But
suddenly there came a loud crash in the weak
rafters of the roof; three of the monsters dis
appeared, but the roof gave way under the
fourth, and hung down within die cabin,
while the creature endeavored in vain to
cling to the rafters which kept braking round
it. It wss very evident that it must soon fall
into the flames beneath.
"Away from the fire !" cried old Rosko to
the two females, who, terrified, fled into a
corner. Then bo turned to mo and said—
" Now, shoot ! Send a pistol ball into the
fellow's body; take a good aim—hit sure!"
He seized the gun himself, and stood by
with it ready to strike a blow widi the stock
Wo heard the creature eroaning with fear.—
It was of unusual and fearful size. I obeyed
mechanically tlie command of the ol 1 ser
vant. I look a true aim, fired, and at the
Famo instant the animal fell into ttie burning
pile ol wood beneath, from which flew on
all sides firebrands, burning coats and spat Its
I started back from the flames; but there lay
our enemy bleeding, arid rolling itself among
the firebrands, howling horribly and piteou'ly
with pair.. Kusko kept his place coura
geously; and afier having raised the stock of
fiis gun once or twice over his head, and
brought it down again each time with a heavy
blow, there lay the beast d*-ad before us. us
limb 9 stretched out stiff from its body among
the burning wood, which, being all wetted
with its blood,gave forth a smothering steam.
Rosko, who had always his wits about him,
pulled it out of the fire, and dragged it into
the further corner where he left it lying say
ing at the same time that he hoped it would
be the only visit of the kind we should have
during the night; "but the day—the day,"
added he," in a low tone of voice,"wili bring
us more of such customers tban we shall be
able to master."
These words had reached my ears only ;
Axinia and the French woman looked atix
iously np to the roof, to see wnether any
iresh danger threatened us. I drew r.ear to
the old man, and led him far away from Ax
inia towards the wolf, as if 1 wished to ex
amine it ; and then 1 asked htm, in a under
voice, what were the fears he entertained for
the day, as 1 had been in hopes that, when
morning came, the wolves would forsake oar
place of refuge, and betake themselves to the
depth of the torest.
"And even if that were to be the ci-e."
said he, gloomily, ''of what use wou'J it be
to us I The horses a-e dead : and bow is a
weak, tender female, hke Mademoiselle Ax
inia, to reach the outside of the fc-s 4 t on
In the midt of our endeavor, right wou'J
overtake us again, and the wolves wau J
know we!! where to find us. Bet any hope
of the kind is vain. When the wolves have
assembled in such an enormous mass as they
have done here, they are not afraid of day
light. Uo timg t —• ■ k-vtli
out our fire will protect us irotn a-y at ack
from above; indeed, I do not thik another
of the monsters will be bold enough to try
the roof sgaia to night: but by daylight the
dimes Jo not mike so powerful ia .mpna
►ion on them. We must summon all oar
courage and all our strength Sor whit v thee
happen, and prepare to Je'end the wosriu
and our own lives to the last morns*; But
it will be of no use—of BO use,'' added he. a
ato te growing faia'.et and ti -ter— of so
use it all.*'
1 had pi iced my wh.de confidence on tne
return o! day ; I hid I'reedy imagined that
we were site at home ta the oas. !e of nav
father;—but now all my bcpe were demvoy
ed—now. for the firs; tints, oa. twat en
appeared to me wbe owe. am—an J* i a
the horrors of OC>+M>,- took P-.MSSW.OO OI me
-1 did net dire to go wear Axvn a. oust saw
should guess- from the d si orbed wire I was
la.whst was .hetraihas wear tate. I w.oec
,ii to be kept troaa bet as kvg is possible,
thai sue aa ght a:ie to espry Utw teeing
,h she was SUM uutu the Jmger was ready
uvs- VtMW bears uivek* sou pa
talij bjr. AII.UI bad ACEO ANEIY. AND AY
tepowug >-ke aa wgw *d ,'*■** a cwSu
who know# twthiug Of Ow danger wfevd ar
rounds it W <ady * baa-d. e. eAbwuwed
b be." apprefiewls*** wd fer eaer --hie. Sad
[Two Dollars per AnnflH,
NUMBER 16.
fallen inio ■ kind of disturbed .lumber or
■lopor, Irom which sho every now and then
awoke in affright, raived herself up, and star
ed v.canily a) the hole in <he roof,'and then
sank down aga in, seemingly insensible. I
looked at Axinia, and aa 1 paw her smile in
her .leap, it pierced me to the heart; I felt
opprn.aed wilhin me, as if load lay
on my breast, from which I could not gat free
In the meantime, old Rosko silently went on
keeping up the fire, and appeared to bs think
ing seriously about our position, although he
did not communicate hia thoughts to ua. He
was righllin~what he said to us about the
wolves; not one of them appeared again
during the night at the opening on the roof,
but their scratching and scraping, and push
ing against the door, their low growling and
iliair miming hunkwaid and forward round
the hut, continued the whole lime.
j II is not surprising tiiul even at this length
I of lime I should remember accurately every
[ particular of what wo had suffered ; the dan
-1 gers of that moment were such as wouiJ
' make an impression upon a whole lifetime.
! however long it might be. Before;,Rosko
' told me what he had most to dread, I have
longed for daylight to return; but now f
could have wished the night might be with
-1 out end But how senseless was such s wish,
I for what could we have gained by it! lr
[ stead of being torn to pieces by the wolves,
we should have suffered the lingering death
I of starvation, or at best have been frozen to
! death! I now felt without hope, and per
i fectly desolate.
! The stars became paler, the twilight ap-
I pcared above us, the flames of the fire be-
I came less bright and the day broke. Axiuia
! slept on ; the frightful howling of wolves,
I the increased energy which was evident in
I their movements around our place of refuge,
I did not wake her; but, at one time, I saw
! that her lips moved, and that she was speak
ing. and I drew nearer to understand what
| she said.
j " Fear nothing, Cassimir," said she softly,
as if in a sweet dream, "God is watching
over us; a deliverer is nigh !"
j I cannot describe the effect which these
I words had on me, and how they instantly
filled me again with hope and faith. I sod
; denly felt my'elf influenced by a supernatu
ral power. 1 felt quite calm with regard to
any future danger, and seizing the band of
the aa'oniidied Rosko, I exclaimed in • cheer
ing lone •
"Courage, faithful Rosko! We are too
good to serve as food lor the wolves ; a deliv
erer is near. 11
And he was near. He appeared in the
f time of our greatest treed, when the fire row
I grown pale under ine light of day, no longer
i scared our hungry pursuer l , which now clam
bered upon the roof in such lie.-libera that it
; threatened every moment to fal! iu upon us
- and as we looked up we fceheiJ twenty pair*
; of savage jaws wiJe open, thirsting for our
: blood,and longing eagerly to itevour os. Ax
: ima bad not awakened she slept as soundly
as if convinced that the angel of God was
; watching over her My whole being appear
i ed now to have resolves itself into faith to
our deliverance. I looked co longer at the
savage growling forms above, I looked into
the pure and innocent face of my sister. She
smiieJ and moved slightly, and then awoke
crying:
"He comes ! We are saved !"
At that moment we beard the report of fifty
shots in the forest: a hood hallo and the hark
, ing of dogs resoanded tbtoogb the air, and
ihe trampling of horses' hoofs came last to
wards o. My sister and t.er maid started
up : we fceari our erem-ei scrambling down
from the roof, we heard the bewuag of tbs
scattered woves ia the distance. aad we
cried:
■ We are saved !' J
Rcsko went and looked .trough the epii; >
the door, and aid:
■ Ttere ;s a wolf hoat; the worses have
fied. and the hunter j are just breaking oat of
the wood.''
He threw the door wide epen, sod we
went oat into she space betore the bat; sree
dom was agio ocrs; and we swd the toy to
see at the head o; the r>p at corsemeo wac
had ir.as rescued us, ttM fneod wiw acuse
we cad left when we stared ac oorywtrawy.
How is it pros; J.* to descr be he Wright of
ocr meeting, ami or ihaakni cess! We see
relate la hasty words the teans c.-ruoastan
* Vtt kf • - 1 ■ i ■■■ ,1 mi ifc ae
sfccrtiy af-er oar depart are. news had been
broagat to his ca,e that a heard of wcivws
from the bcaac.ess forests of L-ban a. sad
en e-ed the teres; through whica w ::*i t>
pass : that taey bad a ready cvaa.oiM fe
deetroctxia and devtsiamjn and thai aw m
aabtiia.s of toe .mmec aie netgoaoraomi
were prepense to begin a geaerm a k Kim
t~em He sad Jeea setaed ana as gwawi
t ci CE oar accoaat, ami s*d sew ur a mo
ment a . J* car get wb.ea we were expo
sed. He had sswear h.ee arcana 3< u! uioee
who wens oajsNe tax og nr. a a aunt,
sod was 'ust abeet to iasnro wtev i*- wawtt
seven nox: jrepnwwrs t ta* v-cindy J*-
s.-eo o ■> i s i ue nvep w-ia JWur todow
eos ano to scceatpaay b.ee o o* iiirn—
Thews ie-cwsers. Jvwvc wiaaed mst
w >et oat apoit me rxpeuiuoa aut aw
Wit meru-iw Jot our wuu * roergii v de
sert -tree o> me eenwi smtxtrow o wam we
1 were ,ii ,-robxbiuty .NTWEC i. mwgta BVW
viiiied xpva Jreaa mike tt* of tae atoou
igh 5 gat or he aaderjsk rg. *>rd thus ewe
we **n tvaa x tt-e at wa.ua k* .amg
ten J jiidete.
CW V 9mjl taaaied Awtr Ssvwt , wt .-u
dealx tdte Jterowtec at Taaw
Me leceef 'y .-unag - he ws.