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/ dtteHudteu DOuIeS vi lH6 wolves UeHedtH
US, end every now and then we could see
great, 6 lowing eyes staring up in the tree
where we we're seated And their yells-
they we're loud and long and deviIish.
know not how long we had remained
in this situation, for we had no means Of
ascertaining the duration Of time when
heard limb Of the tree cracking, as il
breaking down beneath the weight Of Us;
and moment alter shrek went through
my ears like the peircing of knife, A
light form went pIunging down through
the naked branches, and fell with heavy
sound upon the slid snow.
"Oh, God! am gone!!"
| II vas the voice of Caroline Allen.
The pnor girl never spoke again!-I'here
was horrd dizziness in my brain, and |
spoke not-l stirred not, for The whole
was al that time like an u1'y unreal dream
| only remembered that thsre were cries
and shuddering around me; perhaps
Joined them-and that there were smolh
cred groans aud dreadful howis under
Eeath! 1t was all over in moment
Poor Caroline! She was literally eaten
alive, The wolves had Irightfnl feast
and they became ravIng mad with the
taste Of blood.
When came fully 10 myself-when
the horrible dream went oh--and il last
ed but moment, struggled 10 shake off
the arms of my sisters which we're cling
ing around me, aud could have cleared
myself, should have jumped down among
the raging animals. BIT when second
thought came over me, | knew that any
attempt TO rescue would be useless. As
for poor Mason, he was wild with horror.
He had tried to follow Caroline when she
fell, but he could not shake off the grasp
of his terrified Sister. HIS youth, and
weak constitution and frame were unable
to Withstand the dreadful trial; and ho
stood close by my side, e,wi;h his hands firm
y cenched and his teeth ssl closely gaz.
ing down upon the dark, wranglIng crea
lures below with the fiyed stare ofa mani
NC. 1t vas indeed a terrible scene. A
round US was the thick cold night, and he
low, the raven0us wild beasts we're lap.
ping their bloody jaws, and bowling for
another victim.
The morning broke at last; and our
frightiul enemies fled at The first advance
OF daylight, like SO many cowardy mur
derers. We waited until the sun had rs
en- before we ventured tocrawl down from
our resting place. We were chilled
through, every limb was numb with cold
and terror, and poor Mason was deIirious
and ragged wildly about the dreadful things
he had Witnessed. There we're bloody
stains oil around the tree and two or three
long locks of dark hair we're tramPIed in
to the snow.
We had gone but little distance when
we were mvt BY our friends from the set
element, who had become alarmed at our
absence. They were shocked al our wild
and rrIght(ul appearance, and my broth.
ers have o(leu told me that at first view
We all seemed like 50 mIny crazed and
brain slckeued creatures. They assisted
us to reach our hOm"s: but Harry Mason
never recovered fully from the dreadful
trial. He neglected his business, his stu
dies and his friends, soon mutering to
himself about that horrible night. He
fell 10 drinking sror after, and died mis-
cradle drunkard, before age had whiIened
hair IN his head.
For my part confess have never en-
lircIy overcome the terrorS Of the mslan
chpiy circumstance, which have endeav
ored 10 describe. The thought of it has
haunted me like my own shadow: and
even nov the whole scene comes at times
freshly before me 10 my dreams and
start up with something Of the same feel
ing Of terror which | experienced, when
more than half IA century ago, passed
night among the wolves.
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