Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-05-03
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their Icing red tongues. theif Arng eyes.
they presented the most hid ells picture
Of unearthly terror that eveF d nj lived
to be chased by before, .unl ~ the
horrible phantasmagora Of a esM He
Il ed his pistols back at then but they.
only yelled the louder, and eanS 81 more
iereely. If his horse should all 81 give
out, they would both be torn u pieces ii
an instant! This appalling Conviction
caused him to give an Of eye and nerve
that we're left him in the fright TO stead
ying and guiding his horse, for the only
hope now lay in him. He at length PEI
ceiyed, howevar, that he was leaving the
pack far behind, for there Is listle CON !.
parison between the speed Of y horse and
that Of a prairieawolf, on the long run.
He now began 70 feel someiking Or
hope, and as the frantic speed q bis horse
placed petra greater distance between
them, the unimaginables dread seemed to
be lifting from his life. Now he could
not hear their yells, and could barely dis.
tingaish far in the rear the long snake
like train yet moving on in the relentless
chase. He sees timber ahead and shouts
in an ecstacy of joyful relief, for Their he
himself at least is safe. He can climb a
tree-and in the delight of that thought
he has no time to think his poor horse
cannot climb trees! The horse sees, and
is inspired too-for to creature on the
prairies there seems to be vague feel
ing Of safety in the sight Of woods. But
alas !! poor horse! They have reached
the limb r. but arceiy 8 hundred yards
have been passed over when TIE horse
gives out. Dan ascends the tree, tying
che reign Of his horse to one Of the lower
limbs. He then loaded his arms in the
forlorn hope of defending his horse. il
they came up. All was still as death.
save the lopd painting Of the noble steed.
Dan assembled higher to look out for the
approach of the wolves, for he had faint
hope that he had given up the pursuit.
But alas his heart sinks again |! There
they come--the long, yellowish- looking
train, and several large white wolves have
joined them now. They are in the woods
The horse hears their cry. shivers, looks
back and utters that wild aud wailiur
cry as they rush upon him in a body
Dan tires in amongst them, but what
avail is itf In an instant, his faithful
horse is down, and has been torn to at
ons! The halter hangs empty besiie
the tree. Now the wolves lie painting
around the foot Of the tree, with their
fie y eyes turned wistfllly up to- him
for the no Sc had been but a mouthful
apiece. Whenever he makes move.
ment, they rise with eager yelis, and leap
up towards him as if to meet his fall.
Dan says, that in the dreadful and hope
less desperation of his position now, a
grotesque sort of humor possessed him
Of asudden, and he commenced deliber.
ately firing down at the red glaring eve
b Ais Of the white wolves, and would
roar with laughter, and fairly dance up
on his tisklish pearch with gleeas he saw
the creature fall with a sirill death CRY.
and then the whole pack rush on il and
tear it into shreds in an instant with
crashing cries. He says he amused him
self in this way for an hour. and made
them te"r in pieces. in this way one after
another, every white wolf that had Joined
the chase. This sport delighted him SO
much mat h became careless, All COM
menced falling. He only saved himself
BY dropping his gun, which they seized
and almost tore 10 pieces before they dis.
covered it was not eatablc. / saw The
dent Of their teeth in the barrel after
wards. Darkness was coming on, and
they seemed not in the least disposed to
go, and he felt that he must tumble out
tom the faintness of hunger and fatigue,
if he was compelled to spend another
hour In that tree without food. He had
become entirely reckless now, and load
ed up his piotols. determined if he must
fall. to bring death with him for some
more Of them. Suddenly he heard
distant yelling on the prairie. like that
which had sounded SO dreadfully behind
his fight. The wolves sprang to their
feet in body, and with pricked ears lis
tened. He looked out towards the prai-
rie, and could fairly discover large buff
fAlo bull plunging along over the plain.
surrounded BY a great heard Of wolves
who were tearing him at every Jump.
He could e, = hear the low believing Of
the creatures agony-another victim
And his thirsty guardians started to jrin
the chase. One after one they went,
while those who stayed behind would
turn their heads TO look back wislfully at
him. and whine and lick their dry chops.
VIII IN the chase came in sight. off they
started in body, with savage yells. He
fred his pistols after them in farewell.
aud killed one Of the hindmOst, while the
other with Q broken shoulder, kept on
yelling with the pack. He knew ha was
safe now if he could get q Gre kindled be-
fore they retained. il they did 80 at all.
Before they were out Of sight he had
reached the ground. and with trembling
eagcrness proceeded to light Ere with
the help of his finder box, which every
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