Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-03-08

Of tree, and pant and groan with exhaustion.
Dan ascends the tree, tying the lariat of his
horse 20 one of the lower limbs. He then loa-
ded his arms in the forlorn hope of defending
his horse if they came up. All was still as
death, but the loud painting Of the poor horse.
He ascended higher to look out for the approach
of the wolves, for he had fain. hope that they
had given up the chase. But alas ! his hear,
sinks again There they come, the long yell
lowish looking train, and several large white
wolves have Joined them now. He knows well
the lameless and piiless feroci.y of these red
eyed monsters, and feels iha, his true. his no.
bic horse, must GO! Now he can hear their
cry! They are in the woods. The poor horse
shivers-looks back, and uiters that wild and
wailing neigh, as they rush upon him in body.
Dan fires down among them, but what avails
i'll In a swinkling. his faithful horse is down,
and has been torn 10 atoms! The halter OF
The lariat hangs empty beside the tree. Now
they lie painting around the foot OF the tree,
with their fiery eyes turned up wisliuly at
him-for the horse had been only mou,hful
apiece. Whenever he makes movement, they
rise with eager yels and leap up toward him
as If to meet his fall. Dan says. that in the ut
ter and dreadfuly hopeless desperation Of his
position now, a gro,esque sort Of humor posses
sed him of sudden, and he commenced delib.
era,ely fireing down at the red glaring eyeballs
of the white wolves, and would roar with laugh
ter, and fairly dance upon his ticklish perch
with glee, when he saw the creatures tumble
over with shrill death cry, and then the whole
pack rush on it and tear j, to pieces in an in
slant, with gnashing cries. He says he amssed
himself in this way for an hour, and made them
tear to pieces. in this way, one after another,
every white wolf iha, had joined the chase
This sport delighted him SO much, that he be.
came careless, and commenced falling. He
only saved himself by dropping his gun, which
they seized, and almost tore its stock 10 pieces
before they discovered it was not ea.able. |
saw the dents in the barrel afterwards. Dark
ness was coming on and they seemed not in
the leas, disposed to GO and he felt that he must
tumble ou. from the faininess of hunger and
fatigue, il he was compelled to remain in tina,
tree another hour wthou, food. He had become
entirely reckless now, and loaded up his pis-
tolls, 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 sprung TO their feet in
body. and with pricked ears, listened. He
looked out towotds the prairie, and could family
discover large buffalo bull plunging along over
The plain, surrounded by great herd of wolves,
who were tearing him a. every jump. He
could even hear The low believing Of the crea.
lures agony another victim! and his thirsty
guardians started to join in the chase. One az
Ter one they weni, while those who slaid be-
hind would turn their heads 10 look back visit
fully at him. and whine and lick their dry chaps.
When the chase came in sight though, off they
started in a body with savage yells. He fred
his pistols after them in farewell, and killed
one Of the hindmost dead, while the other with
broken shoulder, kept on yelling with the
pack. He knew he would be safe now if he
could get fire kindled before they returned,
if they did so at all. Before they were out Of
sight, he had reached the grouud and with trem-
bling eagerness proceeded TO light fire with
The help Of bis tinde.box, which every ranger
carries. He soon had great fire blazing and
then cutting piece from the last wolf he had
killed, proceeded 10 roast il for food. When
he had eaten, he fel, so much refreshed that
he could now proceed TO make provision for the
nights rest. He gathered great deal of dried
"oou Gnu ouiii idIg HIe In cUCie dooul tns
spot he had selected 10 sleep upon. The wolves
come back in about an hour after he had fin.
ished his arrangements for the night; but be
now felt perfectly secure, for though he could
see their hungry eyes shining all round the
outside of The circle, and they kept up con.
,inued bowling all night long. he laid himself
down and slep, soundly until morning. When
ne walked up, The wolves were all gone but one
or two, craunching al the bones Of yesterdays
feast. He shot one Of them with his pistol,
and made breakfast of il. He picked up the
gun, and found that though very much torn. it
could still be used. He now took his course,
and started TO foot il into the settlements. After
a week of almost incredible suffering, he 20,
in safe, and saw nothing more Of the wolves or
OF his comrades. who are .hought to have been
carried off prisoners, and afterwards murdered
by the Indians on their attempting TO escape.
Dan was sick OF a fever for several weeks a,
Corpus Christi after he 60, ia, and rsved inces-
sanity about wolves!