Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-02-24

'HiOuSh it tidiiII)icG, dnu away deiooo tic
prairie he flies, snorting with terror, and
moving with as great speed as if perfectly
fresh, and away, too in pursuit, swept the
yellow horde of wolves. They were more
than hundred now, and seemed increasing
in numbers at every jump, far as Dan CLAN
ced his frightened eyes around, he would
see them straightened out with speed and
their mouths wide open, coming to join the
terrible route from every direction over the
prairie. He looks behind him--they were
close upon his heels-the greater pant OF
them, particularly those in front, and who |
seemed more fierce and ravenous, were |
scorched nearly naked, and with the white |
foam flying, their long red tongs, their
fiery glaring eyes, they presented the most
hideous picture of unearthly terror that
ever mortal lived to be chased by before,
unless by the horrible phantasmagoria OF
madness! He fired his pistols back at
them, but it was no difference, they only
yelled the louder, and came on the more
tierccly, while five joined their long train
for each one that he had killed.
If his horse should fall, or give out, they
would both be torn to fragments in an IN
stant This appalling conviction caused
him to give all Of eye and nerve that were
left him in the mortal fright TO steadylng
and guiding his horse, for the only hope
now lay in him. He soon perceived, how
ever, that he was leaving the pack far be-
hiud, for there is little comparison between
the speed of horse and that of the prairie
wolf. ..t
He now began to feel something of hope,
and as the frantic speed Of his horse placed
yet greater distance between them, the
unmaginable dread seemed to be lifting
from his life. Now he could not hear their
yells, and could barely distinguish, far in
the rsar, the long snake like train yet mo-
wing on in the relentless chase over the un-
dulations OF the bare plain. He sees tim
Der ahead, and shouts in an ecStacy of JOY
full relief, for then he himself at least is
safe He can climb tree--and in the
delight of that thought he has no time for
thinking that his poor horse cannot climb
trees.
The horse sees, and is inspirited too--for
20 all creatures on the praires there seems 10
b. vague feeling of safety in the SIGHT of
woods! But, alas. poor horsr! They have
reached the timber, bu, scarcely hundred
rods have been passed over, when the poor
horse gives out, and few Intellectual efforts
sill to obey the urging spur, can only lean
against the trunk ol a tree, aud panl and groan
with exhaustion. ascended the tree,
teng the lariai of his horse to one OF the
lower limbs He then loading his arms in
the iorlorn hope of defending his horse, if they
came up. All was still as death, hut the
loud painting of the poor horse lie assembled
higher 10 look ont for the approach of the
wolves, for he bad faint hope that they had
given up the chase. But, alas his heart
sinks again There they come, the long yell
lowsh looking train, and several large white
wolves have joined them now. He knows
well the tameless and pitiless fefocily of those
: red-eyed monsters, and feels that his irue,
noble horse, mistao! Now he can hear their
cry! They are in the woods The poor
horse shivers--looks back, and utters that
wild and wailing neigh, as they rush upon
him in body. Dan fires down among them
bui what avail is il In twinklinr his
faithful horse is down, and has been torn to
atoms The halter of the lariat hangs emp
ty beside the tree. Now they lie painting
around the foot Of the tree, with their fiery
eyes turned wistfuly up at hm--for the
horse had been only mouhful apiece
Whatever he rakes movement, they rise
with eager yells and leap up toward him a.
if to meet his fall. Dan says, that in the Ut
ter and dreadiully hopeless desperation of his
position now, a grotesque sort of hnmor pos
scssed him of a sudden, and he commenced
deliberately firing down al the red glarine
eye-balls Of the white wolves, and woulC
roar with laughter, and fairly dance upon BIZ
ticklish perch with glee, when he saw tht
creature tumble over with shrill death-cry
, and then the whole pack Iush on it aud tea
it into shreds in an instant, with gnashin.
cries He SAYS he amused himself in thi
way for an honr, and made them tear 4
pieces, in this way, one after another, ever!
white wolf that had joined the chase. Thi
sport delighted him so much that he became
careless, and commenced falling. He onl,
saved himself by dropping his gun, whicl
they seized, and almost tore lis stock TO piece
before they discovered it was not eaiable,
, saw the dents of their teeth in the barrel al
5 terwards Darkness was coming on, and the
seemed not in the least disposed to 90, and h
, .elt that he must tumble out from the faint
ness of hunger and fatigue, if he was com
. PEELED TO spend another hour in that ire
without food
He had become entirely reckless now, AM
I loaded up his pistols, determined, if he mus
q fall to bring death with him for some moi
, of them. Suddenly he heard a distant yel
S ling on the prairie, like that which had sound
! ed 50 dreadlully behind his flight The wolve
Y sprung to their feet in a body, and wit
? priokel ears, listened He looked out iowaI
5 the prairie, and could family discover larg
buffalo bull plugging along over the plan
surrounded BY great herd of wolves, VIII
were tearing him a, every jump. He conl
: eveu hear The low believing of the creature