Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-03-08

as being very old; Iudee
an executor of the gr'
News should have 10 re
| of little noihings, seattle
enthusiastically then
ii originality. Ii every
been written by the pr,
editor Of the Jef1rrsoniaI
loss TO find for him an q
temple of fame. No roc
be found. but q place n
for the tale and the nam
thor, on the shelf of sol
counter Of some liquo'
pr'o.rtsSire spirif--co,
and ending in a barrel {
But we are DEPRESSING
applied To the wound.
extracts from the Ola
w off Story published Sc
with each other, and III,
interest in small things,
forts Of our friend DEM
"OEfCINAi' WOLF YARN,
by VIM. 7. Dennis"
a. Ben, the fiddler
perceived a gang of the
wing wolves were 70! :
low ing his footsteps and
might. perhaps prove
trou blcsome customers,
unless he could elude
them, They were un-
usually bcld and daring.
having just been whet-
ting their appetItes over
the blood from the deer
Young Brown had shot
a &c " hours befora. Ben
sia. discovered this aud
turning the means of
escape over in his mind,
/ determined to make a
brake for the cabin in
, the ',roif pasture" and
TAX ing to his he Is, he
made his way directly
for that shel.cr----fear
lent speed to his foot
steps, ana as he emerged
into the open space he
saw at a single glance
that some thirty or for
~ of the vurmints were
IN pursuit. However,
Ben was n little too
quick for them and en-.
tering had barely time
TO make his way to the
chamber by means Of the
ladder common for that
purpose, when the blood
thirsty animals rushed
into the open door below
him. Hauling up the
ladder after him he Gu:
off any further danger,
from them. and as they
were snarllng and snap,
ping ut each other under
him he had a very lively
apprehension Of his own.
fate had they overhaul
ed him. Looking down
through the chinks he
saw that the door was
within his reach, and
putting out his hand
reached the door and
swung it too; the latch
being perfect, it dropped
into the catch, aud Ben
was shut up with a board {
horde Of wolves. Seat
ing himself upon the
old 'mirih' Lrough'wh ich
was lying near the stick
chimney, Ben began to
ponder on his uuexpect-
ed situation, and having
his fiddle in his hand he.
uncautiously drew the
bow across the G. string.
when the CRITTERS be-,
low set up a most un-.
earthly howl" &c.-
Here follows a descrip-
ton Of how "Ben' sea-
red the returning party
by "dropping his bow on
the G string again and
"touched the Key note"
making the wolves howl
and tn. cattle snort. and
Ben stays there until
day light when he is re-
leased by his friends in
the following Dennis
manner: "I'he growl
ing Of the wolves Girec =
ted their steps towards
] the cabin, and when suf-
hcientiy hear, Ben gave
them notice Of his sitna-
ton. and the manner OF
proceeding, when they
Immediately drew up TO
the cabin and present
ing their guns through,
the crevices between the
log. OF the cabin dis
patched the common en-
envy"
We never wrote a tale
nofant Of the mode and
i, may be that We were
friend Dennis with plsgi
"ihe simple act Of jus,ic
If tale writing, like
nit Of adding to the orr
fair proportions accor'
splicing a little here and
charge ia "groundIess'
have made only one CO
for our own amuse me n [
Of our literary friend, a
author of THE Duck II
Cincinnati "Sunday Ne
editor" of the Jefersoni
pdrisons, If he is not sa,
ton Sor The Wolf-in-fhe-
: Mr.. Smith. of Ind
bill establishing a fe'
. over Oregon Territo'
. ed b. the Anti-siaver
corporated into the
and in the bin which
Senate at the last sc.
The House of r.
Legislature Of Ohio
abolish capital punis