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Article AN EXTRAORDINARY ANECDOTE OF GENERAL PUTNAM. ← Page 2 of 2 Article THE BASTILE OF SAXONY. Page 1 of 2 →
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An Extraordinary Anecdote Of General Putnam.
jy fifteen feet , then running horizontally about ten more , it ascends Gradually sixteen feet towards it ' s termination . The sides of this subterraneous cavity are composed of smooth and solid rocks ,-which seem to have been driven from each other by some former earthquake . The top and bottom are also of stone , and the entrance in winter , being covered with ice , is exceedingly slippery . It is in no ht in
p lace hig h enough for a man to raise himself uprig , nor any part more than three feet in width . Having groped his passage to the horizontal part of the den , the most terrifying darkness appeared in front of the dim circle of light afforded by his torch . It was silent as the house of death ! none but monsters of the desert had ever before explored this solitary onward to the
mansion of horror . He cautiously proceeded , came ascent , which he shortly mounted on his hands and knees , until he discovered the g laring eye-balls of the wolf , who was sitting at the extremity of the cavern . Startled at the sight of the fire she gnashed her teeth , and gave a sullen growl . As soon as he had made the necessary" discovery he kicked the rope , as a signal for pulling him out . The people at the mouth of the den , who had
listened with painful anxiety , hearing the growung of the wolf , and supposing their friend to be in the most iminent danger , drew him forth with such celerity that his shirt was stripped over his head , and his skin was severely lacerated . After he had adjusted his clothes , and loaded his gun with nine buck-shot , holding a torch in one hand and a musquet in the other , he descended a second time , when he drew nearer than beforethe wolf assuming a still more
, fierce and terrible appearance , howling , rolling her eyes , snapping her teeth , and dropping her head between her legs , was evidently on the attitude , and on the point of springing on him . At this critical instant , he levelled , and fired at her head , Stunned with the shock , and suffocated with the smoke , he immediately found himself drawn out of the cave : but having refreshed himselfand
, permitted the smoke to clear , he went down the third time . Once more he came within sig ht of the wolf , who , appearing very passive , he applied the torch to her nose , and perceiving her dead , he took hold of her ears , and then kicking the rope ( still tied to his legs ) the people above , with no small exultation , drew them both out together .
The Bastile Of Saxony.
THE BASTILE OF SAXONY .
The following Description of KONIGSTEIN , is extracted from Baron TREJTCK ' MEMOIRS . THIS vast rock is not a fortress that an enemy must subdue before he can conquer Saxony . It contains but a small garrison , incapable of making a sally ; and serves only to secure the Hi !
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Extraordinary Anecdote Of General Putnam.
jy fifteen feet , then running horizontally about ten more , it ascends Gradually sixteen feet towards it ' s termination . The sides of this subterraneous cavity are composed of smooth and solid rocks ,-which seem to have been driven from each other by some former earthquake . The top and bottom are also of stone , and the entrance in winter , being covered with ice , is exceedingly slippery . It is in no ht in
p lace hig h enough for a man to raise himself uprig , nor any part more than three feet in width . Having groped his passage to the horizontal part of the den , the most terrifying darkness appeared in front of the dim circle of light afforded by his torch . It was silent as the house of death ! none but monsters of the desert had ever before explored this solitary onward to the
mansion of horror . He cautiously proceeded , came ascent , which he shortly mounted on his hands and knees , until he discovered the g laring eye-balls of the wolf , who was sitting at the extremity of the cavern . Startled at the sight of the fire she gnashed her teeth , and gave a sullen growl . As soon as he had made the necessary" discovery he kicked the rope , as a signal for pulling him out . The people at the mouth of the den , who had
listened with painful anxiety , hearing the growung of the wolf , and supposing their friend to be in the most iminent danger , drew him forth with such celerity that his shirt was stripped over his head , and his skin was severely lacerated . After he had adjusted his clothes , and loaded his gun with nine buck-shot , holding a torch in one hand and a musquet in the other , he descended a second time , when he drew nearer than beforethe wolf assuming a still more
, fierce and terrible appearance , howling , rolling her eyes , snapping her teeth , and dropping her head between her legs , was evidently on the attitude , and on the point of springing on him . At this critical instant , he levelled , and fired at her head , Stunned with the shock , and suffocated with the smoke , he immediately found himself drawn out of the cave : but having refreshed himselfand
, permitted the smoke to clear , he went down the third time . Once more he came within sig ht of the wolf , who , appearing very passive , he applied the torch to her nose , and perceiving her dead , he took hold of her ears , and then kicking the rope ( still tied to his legs ) the people above , with no small exultation , drew them both out together .
The Bastile Of Saxony.
THE BASTILE OF SAXONY .
The following Description of KONIGSTEIN , is extracted from Baron TREJTCK ' MEMOIRS . THIS vast rock is not a fortress that an enemy must subdue before he can conquer Saxony . It contains but a small garrison , incapable of making a sally ; and serves only to secure the Hi !