The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-08

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bot though despair l. said "a double the
strength dfa man, ,the tfaprefued % eiyeupits
prey and as At the least noyepent the lrpn
teefh buried ihemselYs, devper and deeper
with pgoqiring pain into bis leg, and grated
nearly oh the bone, his suferings beoanle 20
intense that III very few minutes he ceased
from making any further attempts 10 release
himself Feeling this 10 DO the case, he DO.
gan TO shout for help, but no one replied and
Al the night drew II 10 was silent, earring
that bis CITES would attract the notice % some
of the wolves that might be prowling 10 thh
heishbOrhDoa, and resolved 10 vaii paiienly
and with fbrtitude what fate willed-s-hat he
could not avert lie had under his ooaf a
little hAtehet, WEAPON which the AioryiniAns
constantly carry about with them, and thus
10 the event OF his being attacked by the
dreaded animals, he trusted " Il 10 defend
himself but he was sdll--rut without hope
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pearmce The night lengihenedi the moon
rose, and shed her pale light over dc forest.
Immoveable, with eyes aud ears on fhe qui
pire, his body in the most dreadful agony, he
listened and waited when, al at once, far,
very hr OF, a confused murmur Of indisfinct
sounds wNs heard. Approaching with rapid
ity, these murmurs became crics and yoils;
they were those OF wolves, & not only wolves
bat wolves on the track, which must, ere =
few minutes could clapse, he upon him. A
.pang orhorrorsnd cold pcrspirAlibn poured
from his face; but fear was not a part Of HI,
nature, and by almost superlumAn efforts
and In such al awful moment forgetting all
pain, ,he drNgped himself and the trap toward,
an oak ,rcangdus, which he PLACED his back
Hero, leaning with his len hand upon
stout staff he had with him when no fell, and
having IN his right his hatehet ready TO strike
the young man, full Of courage, amer havinS
oiFcre'l up short prayer 10 his God. and EN-
brNeed "a Il were, IN his mind his poor ol,
mother and his bride awaited the horrible
result determined TO show himself true chill,
Of the fouOst. and meet his fate like man. 70.
A fcw minutes more aud he was ~ IL sur
rounded by Gordon Of yellow flames. which
like so wlll-o-thc-wisns danced about IL
all directions These were the eyes af "a,
monsters; the animals themselves, which b,
copld not see, sent forth their horrible yclli
fall in his face and the smell of their horrit
earcAscs was borne 10 him on the wind Alas
the ScHousmrnf Of the traHcdy Npproarhcd.--
The wolves had he upe.s rlse-s ,,,ntotl 1fne of
Garth, and following it, hungry and ehrsged
were bounding here aud there, and excitin.
each other. They had arrived At the bAitet
spot.
What passed aftcr this no one can tell; n,
eve saw but His above; but on the following
fmoruing whom Tho f'Cr5 Srgufu. FOR he vFH
the unfortunate person who set the T}uguen
frri, came 10 examine IL, he found the trap a
the foot Of the oak, deluged with blood, th,
bone Of a human leg upright between tn,
iron teeth, and all around, scattered abou
the turf and the path a quantity Of human
remains; bits 0f hair, bones, red and moist
as II the flesh had been but recently torn from
them; shreds Of a coat, and other articles OF
4nlothiner IseEa alse discovered tte-st,ot
With the assistance of somo dogs that wer,
put on the scent, three wolves, their head
aud bodies cut open with hatchct, we're dy
ing In the adjacent thickets. The bones Of
their victim was carried 10 the nearest church
and on the following day these mournful frae
monts, which had only few hours before beer
full Of life and youth and health, wero com
mitfed 10 the Garth