Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1835-01-31

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Eww SIe Lege~As cfNts Esga"sS.
u1esRr AMONG THE WOLVES.
sTAs gsunt WOLF
0ssnliag dbs p1eee q daughter Mse - s'os
A. - s1;s6vs howl d'A ash e hood.
~ voif!-tbe gaunt and ferocioos
voaY How many tales Of Wild horror are
seeocjated with the name! Tales OF the
Ae.araed battle feld-wbere the wolf and
~ vulturs feast togesher-a horrible and
Ozone banquet, realizing the fearful des-
cr;pa;oa Of the Serge Of Cornitb, when
sOs he edge 81 . gun
Thsss at . raven tapping . web,"
amidst the cold and st,fIening corses Of
~ elaio. OF Of the wild Scandinavia for
eaes. vhese tho peasant sinks down ex-
haust,.d am;nd the drift Of Writer asd the
Wild wolf howl sounds fearIuliy in bis
deafeninp ears, and lean forms and evil
eves gather closer and closer around him,
n n impatient for the death Of the doomed
victim.
sThe early settlers Of New England
were not unfrequently incommoded by
the numbers and ferocity Of the wolves,
which provided around their rude settle
s.ents. The hunter easily OverPOwered
them. and with one discharge Of his mus
ket scattered them from about his dwell
ling. They fed even from the tim'd child
in the broad glare ofday-but in the thick
end solitary night, far away from the dwell
lioe Of man, they were terrible from Their
6sndish and ferocious appetite tor blood.
~ have heard OF a fearful story OF the
wolf, from the lips Of some OF the OLD
ea4aler. Of Vermont. Perhaps it may
b best told in the language ofon OF the
Witnesses Of the scene.
sTwas night of January, in the year
IT.. We had been to . fine quilting fro
lie. about two miles from our settlement
flour OF Eve log houses. Twas rather
late-about twelve o'clock ! should guess
when he party broke up. There was no
neon-and dull grey shadow or haze
bua1 III round the horizon, while over
head q few pale and sickly-lookiDg stars,
e,ve 10 their dull light, as they shone
through dingy curtain. There we're SIX
Il us in compsny-lIarry Mason, and
four % pretty girls as ever grew up this
eide Of The Green mountains. They were
NV two sisters and Harry's sister and his
eweet heart, she was the daughter OF our
next door neighbor. She was right down
hsndsosne eirl-that Caroline Allen. l
never saw her equal, though lam no stran-
Ger to pretty faces. She was 90 pleasant
and kind Of heart-so gentle and sweet
spoken, and 50 intelligent, besides that
every body loved her. She had an eye
~ blue a. the hill violent, and her lips
were like q red rose leaf in June. No
wonder then that Harry Mason loved her
boy though he was for we had neither
Of rs seen our seventeenth summer.
0Our path lay through thick forest Of
oak, with here and there tall pine raising
its dark, full shadow against the sky, with
its dark outline rendered indistinct by the
darkness The snow was deep. deeper
q great deal than it ever falls OF late years
but the surface was frozen strongly e.
;nough to bear our weight, and we hurried
on over the white pathway with rapid steps
We had not proceeded far before a low
long howl came to our ears. We al
knew il in q moment; and could feel ;
ohudder thrilling the arms that were folded
close to my own, as sudden cry burs
from the lips Of all of us-s'the wolves
the wolvesr-
.sDid you ever see a wild wolf-not on,
Of your Gagged, broken down, show ami
male, which arc exhibited al sixpence I
sight, to children half price-out fierce
half.starved ranger Of the wintry forest
howling and hurrying over the barreI
snow, actually mad with hunger! Their
- NO one Of Gods creatures which ha
such kightfsl fiendish look Us this ami
NAL. II has the form as well as the spir
1t Of a demon.
"Anosher, and another howl-and thel
we could hear distinctly the quick paste
Of feet behind Us. We turned right about
and looked in the direction Of the sound
"The devils are after us, said Mason
pointing to a line Of dark gliding bodies
And 50 IN fact they were-a whole trooI
Of them -howling ike 50 ,,any Indians il
. pow WOW. We had no weapons Of any
kind; and Ne knew enough Of the natur'
Of the vile creatures who followed US t
tell that it would he useless to cOntens
without them. There vas not momen
% lose-the savage beasts were close up
On Us. To attempt flight would have beef
. hopeless affair. There was but ont
chance Of escape. and We instantly seize.
upon II.
ITO the tree; let US climb this tree
I cried springing forward toward a low
boughed and guarled oak, which saw a
. glance, might easily be climbed into.
NHarry Mason sprang lightly into tn
tree, and aided in placing the terrifie'
girls in place Of comparative security a
mong the thick boughs. was the las
ON the ground, and the whole troop yer
*yslling at my heels before I reached tn
gest of the company. There was on
suoment Of hard breathing and wild ex
1clanation.' am ong Us, and then feeling
Of calm sA.- nk 4 llness for eScaDe tn,