Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-02-01

There they come, the long yellowish look.
ing train, and several large white wolves
have joined them now. He knows we'll the
tameless and pitiless ferocity Of these red
eyed monsters, and feels that his true, his
noble horse must COL Now he can heal
their cry! They are in the woods The
poor horse shivers looks back, and utter.
that wild and wailing neigh, as they rush
upon him in Il body Dan fires down a.
mong them, but what avail is it? In q
twnkIng, his faithful horse is down, and
has been torn to 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 wistfuly I'D at
him for the horse had been only mouth.
tul a piece. Whenever he makes a move
ment, they rise with eager yels, and lean
up towards him as if to meet his fall. Dan
says, that in the utterly and dreadfully hope
less desperation of his position now, gro.
tesque sort oil humor possessed him of a
sudden, and he commenced deliberately fir.
ing down at the red glarlng eyebaIIs of the
white wolves, and would roar with LAUGHTER.
and fairly dance upon bis tickIsh perch
with gee, when he saw the creatures tnm.
bic over with shrilI death-cry, and then
the whole pack rush on it and tear it to
shreds In an instant, with crashing cries
lie says he amused himself in this way for
an hour, and made them tear to pieces in
this way one after another, every white wolf
that had joined the chase This sport de-
lighted him SO much, that he became care
less, and commenced falling. He only
saved himself by dropping bis Gun, which
they seized, and almost tore its stock to
pieces before they discovered it was moi
eatable. saw the dents of their teeth in
the barrel afterwards Darkness was COM
ing on, and they seemed not in the least
disposed TO 60, and he felt that he must
tumble out from the flintness of hunger
and fatigue, if he was compelled to spend
another hour In that tree without food. lie
had become entirely reckless now, and
loaded up his pistols, determined, if he must
fall, to bring death with him for some more
of them. Suddenly he heard distant YELL
ing on the prairie, like that which had
sounded so dreadfulIy behind his flight.
The wolves sprung to their feet in a body,
and with pricked ears, listened. He looked
out towards the prairie, and could family
discover a large buffalo bull plugging along
over the plain, surrounded by great herd
Of wolves, who were tearing him at every
jump. He could even hear the low below.
ing OF the creatures agony-anothcr VIC
tim and his thirsty guardians started to
Join the chase. Cao after one they went,
while those who staid behind would turn
their heads to look back wfuIly at him,
and whine and lick their dry chaps. When
the CHASE come in sight though, off they
started in body with savage wells. lie
fred his pistols after them in freweIl, and
killed one of the hndmost dead, while the
other, with broken shoulder, kept on YELL
ing with the pack. He knew he would be
safe now if he could get fire kindled be.
fore they returned, il they did so at ALL
Before they were ont Of sight, he had reach,
ed the ground, and with trembling eager.
ness proceeded TO light a fire with the hel'
Of his Undertook, which every ranger Cur.
49,. He soon had great fire blazing, and
Then cutting piece from the last wolf he
had killed. proceeded TO roast it for food
When he had eaten, he felt so much re.
treshed that he could now proceed to make
! provision" foF the niynt rest. tie gathered
a great deal of dried wood and built LARGE
lire IN circle about the spot he had seec-
ted to sleep upon. The wolves came back
IN about an hour after he had finished his
arrangements for the night but he now
felt perfectly secure, for though he could see
their hungry eyes shining all around the
outside OF the circle, and they kept up a
continued bowling all night long, he laid
himself down and slept soundly until morn
ing. When lie walked up, the wolves were
all gene but one or two, branching at the
bones of yesterdays feast. He shot one Of
them with his pistol, and made breakfast
of ii. He picked up the gun, and found
though very much torn, it could still be
used. He now took his course, and started
to foot it into the settlements. After week
Of almost incredible suffering, he got in
safe, and saw nothing more of the wolves
or of his comrades, who are thought to have
been carried off prisoners, and afterwards
murdered by the Indians OH their attempt
ing to escape Dan was sick of fever for
several weeks at Corpus Christi after he
got IN, and rayed necessarily about wolves !