The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-05-03
A WOLF STORY.

Whilst upon wolf stories | must record less
tragcal one, that was related to me in different
part OF the country. There had been merry
making at new year, amongst some OF the settlers,
and black, who had wife and three children
about three miles off, and who played OH the fiddle,
had been sent for 10 play Virginia reels to the
young people. 1t was three in the morning when
he took his kit under his arm to return home. 1t
had been showing for some time with high, cold
wind that drifted the snow into heaps wherever he
passed the clearings. He had got about half the
distance, exceedingly fatigued, and wishing that
he was at home with his b'ck pickaninies when,
having just left an extensive swamp which ran
far into the country, he heard strange pack OF
wolves singing out as if they had scent of some
thing. The wolf, when in a eanshed state has
very keen scent and can detect change in the
air at great distances. In this particular instance,
it happened that they scented Mr.. Marcus Luffet,
Marquis La Fayeite,) for such was the name he
was known by; who had rather strong hide He
had very soon reason TO believe that was the case;
the wolves were to leeward of him and were
coming in his direction; so feeling assured OF this,
and despairing of reaching his home in time, he
employed all his powers % reach small abandoned
cabin in clearing by the roadside, which was
about quarter OF mile off, the roof of which
was partly destroyed, but the door OF which was
yet hung. On came the ferocious animals, bark
ing and shrieking they were upon his track, and
great were his apprehensions of falling into their
power, but on gaining the clearing he fortunately
found the snow was drifted away there, and did
not impede him, SO that he just able to rush in
season into the cabin and Chamber up the sides to
rafter that ran across. The door he did not attempt
him when he entered, and he was afraid he could
not keep it shut against the pressure of a large
body of desperate animals. Great was the rage OF
the wolves when they entered, at being baked OF
their prey, and, as Mr.. Marcus Luffe would say,
Dew carried ON list as il de ole debbel himself
was inside OBJ ebery one OBJ dere cussed troats,
The cabin was at one time quite filled with them,
and he said they went in and out and round the
cabin, to see If there was any place by which they
could get at SO savory joint as that which was
hanging up, but rather too high IN the ladder
Finding that he was safe, he began 10 acquire
confidence, and watching his opportunity, he
scrambled along until he got over the door; and
there with little management, he contrived with
his legs 10 shut great number of them in the
cabin. Those outside appeared to have gone away
to look for other game and those inside remaining
silent with their glaring eyes fixed lntently upon
him, the Marquis, who had no small idea OF his
skill, now thought that he would threat them to
Virginia reel, and forthwith commenced with his
kit to astonsh the upne auditory with such solo
as they had never heard before. At first they
howled, the performer not appearing to give uni
versal satisfacan, but day beginning to dawn and
finding that they could not get out, they crouched
down on the floor OF the cabin altogether, and
renamed silent. As soon as he thought the MORN
ing was sufficiently advanced, TO remove all ap-
preheGsion from those outside, he got through a
hole in the roof, and hasIened ID his family. I'M
mediatey collecting number OF men, armed with
rifles and axes, he returned to the cablE, which
they all entered by the hole from whence he es-
caped. The wolves were erouched together as
he had left them, and showed as speakihg a'dispo.
sition as it had before been ferocious. They shot
no less than thirty-seyen; all the skins were given
TO Mr.. Marcus Luffet and the neighbors subscribed
twenty FIVE dollars in cash, some return for the
important service lie had rendered to them by the
destruction Of SO many dePredators upon theiI
calves and pigs. f-->5-