The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-10

Hrr ftTird, Gf WUtTUFrIhF MI firnt
d,nFn lhnsc llnl rnuis Though alive, lul
.tr0rrbfd, hliuded mud snRgdrlng, NJ wns hli
l'pDr hnrse, They hecUiue very snNAge, will
hold, .iulpuully' nud numbers, aud very lsW
creatures which have escaped from lho hun
pS nlWcs clu rscnp0 from llplr yrt nor
myennus jaws, The eFnniure, ~ Glhrr ilnim
~ utterly rOutemlHihlr iur IN cownulice, hu
hr rludderrd WHEN. hG called ~ mind ilir
drendOil rlnflcs Lr had henri Of AirF dendli
hrrCruess % surll iiules ~ llIls. MY Gud q
hr monucd'uluud- TrWgsl't>il bpd enough lul
me- "a pass lhal ll1uo buck yondrr mud ln,c
0ply escaped llHl a. urura lalr thousand
liurs more hidc0us'"
lie looked ~ his hOrsei The animal VIVA
now, too, Refreshed, nnd begun a. be- cun-
sGlnila of lhH uew llanprr, No. n gngrd HrDund
Win sHrWF ryrhuls uron lIi9 HaKFF- UUf
sWii'ly -FdhrrinF crowd lhnl huwlcd along
lle slinre. lle snuYfod' IN niii iai, mud lifted
liis hrnd with Will, -iruutniuI uciFi, that
-rrmcd 10 poor Dun lIiu most piionuS Hnuud
llul ever rang upnn his oHr hoiufc, llmrr
Wns tnme cOmlnrt, though--lhe horse bad
lG, enough lrll iu bin 10 make one more run
lnr safety. he mounted, md nlier having
iirrd his rifle, with deliberate ain into Tho
llurkosl uftlicln, charged rlpltthrough NJ iull
rueld They lrnnrd M his feet, mod ATTEMPT.
ed a. sciYr hls horso's legs, lW tie mutual
was too muusIly frightened fpr ll,rm to im,
podo his MY ia IN instant Through, ho
trrwrl-, mad AWAY r'.'s.---sI'.. l',4''f'u llr
nirs, snoring Wih terror, aud moving Win
~ great speed no if porlrrlly frrsli aud away
too. M pursuit. swept tie Yelling herd ul
wolves Ilicy were more thnn hundred
now, mud seemed increasing In number, NJ
every lutnri irf ~ Dan glanced hi- fighleu-
Il
rnrd nuI with speed, md lhcir mouths. Widr
open, coming Ia Join the TERRIBLE route from
every direction over Tho prairie, lie looks
hrhlud him--ihcy were rlusc upon his heels
tho freal pot oflhrtn, particularly those ~
front, aud Whn seemed most fierce AID rny-
t,otg-, we've ECarChed AraflN naked. bud will
the white foam nyiug,ticir luug rod tongues,
their fiery glring eyes, they presented the
most lndr0us picture of mccarthy lcfrgr Mat
ever mortal lived a. be- chased lay lrlorr, ,'n.
less hy The hurrlhlr plinulnsrHgorih, Tie fired
llis pistols hack ~ Them. hui n Qlhd" 40 dil.
ference, they only YELLED the louder, Hud
rHurr ~ W.. ttorc drfcoly, Wilde FIVE Iuiurd
iiIrir long lfain f0r cnch one that hc bad Kill
ed. " hi. horst should f,ll pr give oui, they
would both be- torii 10 Fragments ~ ma iusluui!
Thus appalling ,c0uvtrttnii cnusrd liini 10 give
all of eve mud nerve tint were lett iiiu Ia llr
mortal fright, 10 str1dyiug nrd guiding lis
horse, for the only hope NOW ldy 10 hun. Tie
suun perceived, however llu lee wns lru'luF
the pack li'f behind, for lhrrr.is lutte CON.
parlson be- iwrcn tie speed Ola horse uud
lhn' OF the pfuiGo wolf
Ilc nav hcrau tn Grpl something Of hope,
md as tie frantic speed of his horse placed
yet NJ % rrcHtcr distance between thcm, the
dread s"riucd 90 To- liliug iiuW
his iiir. Now hc coGld uol l,rrr ria''- tUih,
nud could barely drjrpmtii lNr To- the rear
lhc long suolc.lkc train yet moving on Ia
ll,,- ti-!GAiltss cmsc over llr irUdulu;gug Of
lhc bare PLAN. Tie scr- Iimi'r,- ahead. mud
shouts m on ec.'ncy of Joyful rclicG foe thou
hc umsclfpt least n snlr lie can climb
10 tree --uud u lir d,d,.hl oi llmt thought. be-
has no time Tor thinking that M, poor horse
'pnuOi climb tfCrsi
The horse secs, md is inspritcd too for
la nll creatures on the prnirics there seems
o W. vague feeling Of salty IL ilic siphl Of
he woods Bot alas poor horse! They
have reached tire iiu,hcr, hui scarcely n htri
lrrd rods lH,H hrcn pHSscd over, When tie
poor horse gives on. aud nltcr few iuritc
url efforts siill 90 ohcy the urging spur rin
luly lean against The uunl, "t tree, aud
Imi,i and gro,u with exhaustion. Dan Hs-
rcuds the tree, wing the lAriHt Of hi, horse to
,ue of the lower liu,hs. lie iheu ldnded LIS
arms. ia tho iuforu hope of defending his
torsu it they caluC zap. All Wns still ~ druih
bat ihe loud pOuliug dT the poor horse, Ne
iscrudtd higher to look -out for ihu approach
II Iirr- wuivrH for Ito itrd faint horr they
had given up the rhnsc. liul ulns his huau
.iuks again There they cone, ,ho long
,clloWish looking TRAN, uul several large
White wolves hnyc lniucd thcui NOW. Tie
>oWs we'll the talnclsss and piiilc-s formerly
iithcsc rcd-cNCd monsters, md feels that hls
rue his noble horse, must go Now lac can
cnr their cry! 1'try ittd ms 'rf'e, " Gods
The poor nursa shlvGrs-luuks back. aud at
crv TINT Wild audi waiting uciph,ns lhoy ruslt
ipou hiA, IN body Dan fires down uwoue
hcm lot what avail . IL? IN n wiuklna,
his faithful horse ~ dawn aud Torn Ia OJoms'
The halter Of the larint hangs empty h,sidc
he tree. Now lhcN liz pfitlug around tlc
foot uf the tree, with their frey eyes tuned
wisllllly up at ln---iur the horse bad been
only utouilful n piece. Whenever lie
makes novcncut, they rise with cnger
yellS, and lcNp up towards him as II TO meet
his FILL
Dan Snys that IN the utter Ond ,lrcndtulIy
hopeless desperation of his position NOW, II
groiesqnc SORT of hiImor pnsSessed him of n
suddcu,nnd he cnuincnrcd deliberately FIRE
ing down ~ the red plnriug eyrhnlls at the
white wolves, aud would roar with laughter,
nnh fairly dance upon bis Icklish porch with
rlee, when he saw hc}SrcalureS tumble ovoss
with shrl death.cry, and then TIM whole
pack rusir on it and tear II into shfeds ia an
instant, with gnashing cries lie says he
amused hiiuselrn this why for mn hour, aud
undo them trar to pieces, ~ this why ,-one
utter nnother cycry white wolf that had joi0-
ed The rlinsr. This sport delighted him 50
much tllnt llr herninc careless aud rnmnIcnc-
cd falling. lie OHty saved hiR@plt lay ifrpp.
ping his gun wtirh tiTry srtzrd aud almost
tore it's stock To pieces hrturc they discover
ed it wns not enlNhlc. saw tbs drntS ol'lhrir
teeth in the barrel Afterwards. Dnrkncs was
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