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

yard bn6 the wounds ffom balls which rtAoh-
ed them heldhd tho st0nnsr o. uHaes the iAFts
soon turned their fears into rage, They be-
gan IN make aiAmIng Leaps, and tho most
dreadful yelln The work Or destruction vent
on bat slowly the men wefe bot indifferent
shols, tho Wolyer never an instant at reai and
tba rAPidiiy and perseverance, with which
thsy yeontinusd 10 gAlIop Aroand, or leap ffon
sIdb 10 siah al the yard, a. lin cage, essen.
tiallJ baiiiod The endeavora Of their enemles
Tho affair Was Ia this way boooming tedious,
whom AN unlocked for misfortune threw a
dreadful gloom over the whole scene. The
ladder used by one Of Che. party bolng too
'hmt, the young man placed himself on the
wall, ~ II ia a saddle 10 hAvs a better oppor-
uhnity Of taking aim when one Of the wolves,
the largest, strongest, aud most exAsperAied,
sulllanly- -hannded- At Lths-z -zall, ~ iG 10 -GlaaE
ii,but failed, subsequently tho animal Attempt-
ed % climb upby means Of the nRhawn stones
like cat and though he again failed reach
! ed high enough almost 20 selro with his sharp
/ teeth the foot Of tho unfortunate lad. Terri
fed at this he raised his leg 10 avoid the hrute
and lost his hnlauce, aud the same moment
foil with heart-ronding scream into the court
below. Each and oil tho wolves tdrnsd like
lightning on their helpless, hopeless victim,
and cry Of horror was beard ON every side
The storm Of leAden hail ceased no. man
dared to Gre again, and yet something must
he done, for tho monsters were devouring
their unhappy fellow-scrvaut Listening on
ly TO the dictates OF courage and humanity.
the noble hearted farmer gun IN hand. leap
ed ~ once into the yard anu - men all fol-
lowed his heroic example !. general and
frigHtfil conflict ensued The scene which
cnsued dc6cs every attempt at description
No pen could adequately place before the
reader thp awful incidents that succeedcd.--
lie must, if he can, imagine the howiing OF
the wolves, tho piteous cries oflaccratcd and
dying youth, the imprccations Of the mcn the
neighine OF the horses aud roaring of the bulls
IN tho stables; and more thAuaAll the crying
and lamentations OF the women and children
in the house fearful chorus, such as happi-
" few, very few persons were ever doomed
TO hear NJ last the farmers wife, power
FOL aud rcsolutc woman, with great presence
Of mind, unmuEEcd the dogs, and threw tiIum
from n window into the yard. This most use
\ fol rciefOrcemout With thelv, vigorous ss,~eku
and loud barking completed the tumult and
the tragedy. In twenty minutes the eight
wolves were dead and with them half he
faithful dog-. The poor unfortunate lad, his
throat torn open, was dcnd; his courageous
though unsuccessful defenders were all more
hand so injured that, as soon Hs surgical Assis-
tancc could be procured for him, amputation
was found to be necessary. The monsters,
stretched side BY side in the yard, were also
stone dead, every one Of them; but not voice
on the farm raised the heart stirring shout OF
victory. CONSERVATION and gloom reigned
over it, and it was long indeed ere the voice
Of mourning deserted its walls. .
Wolfhunting with traps has its dangers
and It's InconVcnlenuies, and the TFdguvRdrd
must be used with great caution. Every
morning il should be visited and shut; other
wise mana horse, dog, or some other an
imal may fall into il and be taken. In order,
4 therefore, as much rs possible 10 prevent ac-
cid6nts, our peasants, farmers, and poSchers,
when using this kind Of trap,always tie stones
or little pieces of dead wood, tos the bushes
and branches Of the trees near the spot in
which il is set they likewise place tho same
kind ofsignal at the extremity Of the pathway
which leads to the trap, rs n warning 10 those
who may walk that way; and the pcasan who
know what these signals dancing in the mir
with every puff Of wind mean, turn aside,a aud
take very good care how they proceed on
thoir road In spite of all these precautions,
however,v very sad occurrences will sometimes
happen in our forests. Some years pgo a
trap was placed in deserted footway, and
the usual precautions were taken Of hanging
stones aud bits Of wood in the approach to the
path at either end. The same day young
man Of tho neighborhood, full oflove aud inn
prudence, upon the eve, in fact of being en-
tangled in the conjugal VI WILL" anxious to
prcsontto his .fdneee some turtlcd-doycs and
pigeons with rosy bcaks, with whose wherein
bouts hn HaG acquainted, Len -his honze n little
before sunset to surprise the birds on thoir
nest hht he was late, the night closed in zap
idly, and with the intention of shortening the
road, instead of following the beaten one, he
took his way across the forest. Without in
the least needing the bramblos and bushes
which caught his legs, or the ditches and
streams he was obliged to cross, hc pressed
on; and after a continued and sauguinnry bat
tie with the thorns, the stumps, the roots, and
the long wild roses, camn exactly on tho path
where the trap was set The night wasInow
nearly dark, and in his agitation and hurry,
thinking only OF his doves and the loved one,
he fild to observe that several little pieces
of string were swinging to and fro in the
breeze from the branches of thicket near
him. Dreadful indeed was-it for him that he
! did not for suddenly he felt terrible shock,
accompanied by most intense pain, the bones
of his leg being apparently crushed to pieces
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