New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-30

WOLF SroRIIs peasant child. Just able {,
no, alone and as such left where II pleased
wa carried of unperreNed and unhur by n She
wolf 10 her nest al a distance. The Young wolves
however had Just consumed some larger and com
Yooper prev and knew when they had enough.
they let the child lie among them and saved II io
another day The liile creature remained thu
through the night. when. the old one quitting th'
nest again. and the young ones probably sleeping
Il crawed gradually away as unintenionsl OF 9
cape a. ii bad been 7ncoIscIous OF danger aud
kngth reached the fence OF d remote held, wher
II was picked up By /. lsborer and brought 10 tn
house OF the narrator Bur the innocent child ha,
suffered terribly. and bore upon lis tender bod
such marks OF the VOLTS den would so long
h lived sufficiently ATTEST o,herw Use almost IN
credible fact. The Young wolves had iorbornc I,
devour their prey buy they had tGSfei II the SKI
Of the urrhead h. kcd raw, all the fingers
more less injured. and two OF them were suckco
and mumbied completely OF
woman whose husband being bailifi 0.
some,hins Of the kind lived IN a more comfortable
way that the usual riln Of peasants. though sil
chasing as q peasant was washing one day bcior
the door Of her house. with her only child. a lii
girl Of four years old, playing about close by. Her
cottage stood In a lon'l part OF the estate iormn-
almost an island IN tiEs midst OF low bOgey ground
She had her head down Ia the wash tub and ho'
and weary was btnd'n all her efforts to complcr
her task when fcariis. CRY made her turn around
IN the Jaws of greet she wolf, the cher arm tx
tending TO her Tho woman was 80 close. that sh'
Hrasped a bit OF the childs little pctilcoat IN hci
hand and with the othsr hand, screamed irantcally
beat the wolf with al. her force 10 make II let u.
hold But those relentless Jaws stirred not for ,h,
cries OF a mother that gaun, form carried not for
the blows OF woman. The animal act oil a, fol
speed with the child, dragging the mother along
who clung with desperation TO her grasp Thu
they continued for two or three dreadful minutes
the woman only Just able 10 hold on soon the vol
turned into some low uneven ground aud tn
woman fell over the Jagged trunk OF tree tearing
IN her fall the piece OF peticoaL which now only
remained in her hand The child hitherto had beer
aware Of lis mothers presence. and, 50 long sh,
elung had not uttered q scream but the LITTLE
victim ~li itself deserted aud ia screams rcsoundcC
through the woods The poor woman rose m @
moment and followed over stock and stone. tearing
herself pi;ishy she went but knowing It not
but the wolf increased in speed the bushes grew
thicker the ground heavier aud soon the SCREAM
Of the child became her only guide still she dash,o
On. frantic with distress picked up hue .ho'
which the closing bushes had rubbed on saw trace
Of the child hair and clothes on the low Jagged
boushs which crossed the way bat Oh the scream
grew fainter then louder and then ceased altogether
The poor woman saw no on her way but J
cant ten what that was said the lady her ,oic'
choked with horror and her face streaming VIII
tears Her bearers did no, press TO know for the,
were chilled enough already And only think,
she continued. Of the wrcchejncss OF the poor
afflicted creature when her husband returned a
night and asked for the child She told me thai sh'
placed the piece OF pettcon and the hiilc shoe DE
fore him. but how she told him their great mi-,rN
God only knows she has recollection
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