Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-06-02

that our adversaries were as warmly received
lon the left, as on the right of the line. An in
slant later, four wolves again crossed the cir
Icle of light, but this time in full retreat; and
at the same time, to our no small establishment
three others, that we had thought dead, or NOR
tally wounded, raised themselves up and follow
ed their COMPANIONS, leaving large tracks Of
blood behind them. Three carcasses remained
on the field of battle.
"Load again,-and quickly" cried George,
al know their ways; they will back again d.
rectly.' And the old man pointed with his fin
ger into the darkness. listened, and heard
distant howlngs replying to the nearer ones.
What we had yet was mere skirmish the
general engagement was to come.
"Iook behind you ~ cried voice. / turned
and saw two fiery eyes cleaning on the top of
the snow wall in our rear. Before could draw
trigger, the wolf gave leap, and falling upon
one of the horses struck his fangs deep into his
throat. Three men left their wagons
"There is but one wolf,' cried George, Sand
one man is enough. Let the others remain at
their posts -
| Two of the men resumed their places. The
other crept upon his haEds and knees among
the horses, who in their terror were knocking,
and plunging, violently, and throwing them
selves against the carts by which they were sur
rounded. The next instant, saw the CLEAN Of
knife blade, and the wolf let go the horses
which reared upon his hind legs, the blood run
ming from his throat. A dark mass was rolling
and struggling upon the ground-it was the
man and the wolf.
| At the end of few seconds the man stood
up. "David," said he to one of his comrades,
"come and help me carry away this carrion.-
the horses wont be quiet while it lies here"
They dragged the wolf towards Georges
wagon, and then raising it up from the ground,
the old man took it by the hind legs as though
it had been hare, and threw it outside the line
of carts.
"Well Nicholas" said George to the sue
cessful combatant, "don't you take your place
again."
"No, have enough as it is" replied he.
"Are you wounded p cried Louise, opening
the door of the telegue.
81 believe / have killed my last WOLF" an
swered the poor fellow in faint voice.
l gave George my carbine and FASTENED to
the wounded man. A part of his jaw was torn
away, and the blood flowed abundantly from
large waund In the neck. l feared for a mo-
ment that the carotid artery was opened, and
scarcely knowing whether did right or wrong
seized handful of snow and applied to the
wound. The sufferer uttered cry and tainted
away.
"Oh God r. cried Louise, shave mercy upon
him."
"Tc your posts" shouted George, in stem
toran voice "the wolves are upon u.s.
! | left the wounded man in Louises care and
jumped upon the cart.
| can give no details of the combat that fol-
lowed. had too much occupation myself to
attenl to what my comrades were doing. We
we were attacked by at least twenty wolves at
once. After dscharging my two pistols, l arm
ed myself with an axe George gave me. The
fight lasted nearly an hour, and certainly, the
scene was one of the most terrible il is possible
to imagine. At length, and just as was split
ting the head of wolf that hung on to one of
the wheels of my wagon, shout of victory, re-
sounded along our line, and again our enemy
hed-but this time it was for good.
Three of our men were wounded, besides Mich
olas, who was still alive, but in desperate sit
uaton. We were obliged to shoot the horse
that had been torn by the wolf.
BY caybreak passage was opened through
the wall of snow, and we resumed oLr journey.
The evening of the same day we reached small
village, where we found an Inn, that. under any
other circumstances would have been pronoun-
ced abominabe, but which appeared palace af-
ter three such days we passed. The follow
ing morning we parted from our friends the car
riers, leaving George FIVE hundred rubles to d.
vide among them.
A lady, in the bloom of youth and beauty,
was soon conscious of her charms. Like other
cornely minds. she aftired herself in randy ar