The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-11-04
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4 NIGHT AMONG THE WOLVES.
The gaunt WOLF
Seeming the place of sllagllter, with his long
And most offensive howl did ask Tor blood
"The wolri-lhe gaun; and feroc,ous
woIf!-How msny tales Of Wild horror are
associated with the name Tales on the
deserted battle feld-where the vol and
the vul,ure feast ,ogeiher-a horrible and
obscene banquet, realizing the fearful de.
scription the Siege Of Corin,h, when
"Ou the edge or tie gull,
There was raven Tapping volt"
amids, the cold aud sid; meg courses OF the
slain; or Of tho wild Scandinavian forests,
where the peasant SINKS down exhausted
amid the drift OF winter, aud The wild vol
howls feariully IN bis deafening err, and
lean forms and evil eyes galAer closer and
closer around him, as If impatient fer the
death Of the doomed victim.
"The early settlers OF New Eug.and
were not unfrequenty iuconFnoded BY the
numbers and ierociiy Of the wolves, which
proBled around their rude se!ilement.-
The hunter easily overpowered them, aud
with one discharge Of bis mUskei scattered
them from about BIS Dwelling. They fed
even from tue l:mid child, 10 The broad
glare Of day--bui 10 the thick aud solitary
night, far away from tie dwelling Of ncu,
they were terrible from their faG1sh aud
ferocious appetite t5i blood.
al have hear. Of fearful story Of the
wolf, from the Fps Of the Oldest settlers Of
Vermont.
Perhaps it may be best told in tue Ian
guage of one Of The witnesses Of the scene
Twas a night Of January, IN the yea
~. We had been to fine Quitlng frolic
about two miles from settlement Of tou
or Eve log houses--'lwas rather iate--
about twelve o'clock should guess 81 el
the party brche up. There was 40 moor
and dull grey shadow or haza hung al
round the horizon, while over head a ieS
pale and siekly looking stars gave Us theli
dull light, as they shoae lhro' diugy cur
tain. There were six Of US in company
Harry Mason and myself and four as prati,
girls as ever grew up this side Of The Cree
Mountains. There we're my two sister
and Harry's sister aud bis sweetheart, .bt
daughter Of our neat door neighLor. Sa'
was a right down handsome girl, tia
Caroline Allen. ! never saw Der equal
though an no stranger to pretty "a
ces. She was 50 pleasant and kind 0
heart--so gentle and sweet spoken, an,
SO intelligent besides that every bod
loved her. SIZE had en- eye ss blue &
the hill s,oiei and her lips were like
red rose leaf n june. No wonder tia
Harry Mason loved her-bOy though h
was, for ae had aeiiher Of Us seen cur sey
enteeeuth summer.
"Our path lay through thick forest c
oak, With here and there tall pine rais ia
It's dark. fol- shadow against the sky. vii
an outline rendered lndtsinct 81 the DARK
neas. Tue SION was deep deeper a grea
deal than it ever fails Of late years, but tn
surface vas frozen strong enough to bes
cur weight, and We hurried 90 over th
white pathway H!;h rapid steps We la
not proceeded far before low long how
came on our ears. We all knew Il 10
moment and could feel shudder Thrill
ing the arms that @ero folded close 10 N
own, as a sudden cry burst from the lips
all Of US: the wolves, The wolves
odd YOU ever see Wild wolf: not on
g! your Gagged, broken down. show animal
which are exhibited for SIX renee a Sigh
children half price: but fierce, half siatr
ed ranger Of the forest, hurryi1g ai4d how
ing over the barrea SLOW actuals mad 81
hungerf There Is 20 one Of Gods Gre
lures which has such fightul, fiendl,
look as this anlmal. II mas the form as ge
as the spirit Of demon.
Another, and another howl and the
We could hear distinctly the quick patti,
OBJECT behind US. We iorned right abou
and looked in tie direction Of the sound.
The devils are after u.s." said Maso
pointing 10 line Of dark, gliding bodies
And so 10 fact they were--a whole trot
Of tbem-Lowlng like so many Indians
bcwwow. We had no weapons Of an
kind and we kDew eaough Of tie nature
the vile creatures who folIoaed Us 10 fsr
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them. There was not moment 10 los
the savage beasts were close upo
Us. To attempt flight would have been
hopeless affair. There was out enc chanc
Of escape, and we instantly seized upon j
"To the tree let Us climb this Tree y
] cried, springing forward toward a 10
boughed and gnar,ed oak, which saw
glance, might be easily climbed INTO.
Harry Mason spfang lightly into III
tree, snd aided "a placing the terrified Cir
in place Of comparative security anon
the thick boughs. vas the las; on ii
ground, and the whole troop we're yelliu