Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-12-26

I SIduU lntlT laE9PdIt, OF NOuiu nav
suggested the idea ofsatisfying their appe'
tiles on tine deer which lay a few lods off
But | couldn't persuade them TO take any
hints of that sort, and so loaded my ri
fle and shot one Of them dead as the
deer. There was more for them 10 ca
| if they had chcscd to devour their owl
sort, but l couldn't blame them for re-
fusing the lean, bony carcass OF such a
comrade, especially when tolerbly wei
fattened ma was in small sapling close
by, and the more especially whcn, fthey
could see that the sapling was split no
in two at the crotch, and l must soon
come, in spite Of my repugnance to a
closer acquaintance with them. So il
was though, and before | had time to
reload my rife and dispatch another OF
them, crack went the tree, and | drop
ped my rifle just quick enough TO catch
with arm and legs around the tree and
hold on for life, I'LL could get out my
knife from my pocket, open it, and shov
it in my belt. That done l watched my
chance, and if their ever was a scared
wolf, that was one when lighted on his
back and wound my arms around him
and We rolled away together. The 9TH
er two didn't understand it all, and back
ed off to watch the 6ght.-a moonlight
tussle that ives. At length the wolf got
me under and he and 1 both thought l
was done for. He planted his two paws
in my breast and the claws left marks
that are there yet-while he seized my
shoulder with his villainous jaws"
Black paused to show us the scars on
his breast and arms, particularly the
large scar where the flesh was torn from
the bone on his shoulder. H. continued:
81 was little faint when his teeth went
in. 1t was unpleasant, and l bad time
to think of dozen other ways of dying.
any one of which would have preferred
to hat, had choice been possible. The
wolf apparently didn't like the hold he
had, for he tore out his teeth, and tore
cut my coat, shirt and flesh 100, and
seized again on my fur cap. 1t was a
lucky mistake for me- l felt his wet lip
on my forehead, and had Just time to let
go my hold of his throat and clutch my
knife, when he shook off the cap, and
made another attempt to get a mouthfulI,
but his throat was in no fix 10 swallow it,
if he got it. for my knife blade was work
ing desperately across his jugular, and
the point of it was feeling between tie
vertebre for his spinal marrow. He was
a dead wolf, and he gave it up Ike one
fairly whipped.
81 had bled considerably " hen 1 rose.
hut l wasn't weakened particle. The
whole had passed in less than half min
ute, and was ready for the other two,
that now came at me both together.
l seized my rife and met one with the
barrel acsoss the nose and foored him.
As he picked himselfup, 1 Iseized him by
he hind foot. If the first wclf was scar
ted when 1 fell on him, this was
more SO. 1 shall never forget the howl
which escaped him as swung him into
the air, and struck the other blow with
the body f his comrade. The other one,
the first l had wounded, frightened at
this novel fight, vanished in the woods,
and l was left with this one in my hands.
He seemed to let out his voice with tre-
mendous force, as he went around my
head twice. The centrifugal force, as
they used to call it al school, forced out
his wind, but as 1 let him fly, his scream
was fairly demoniacal. He vent a rod
from the bank. and the no Vi stopped only
when he reached the water. was faint
and weak now-and my visit to George
was of course out of the question so [
seized my rifle, and loaded it with diff
Guilty as l ran, aud following the water.
l at len tn saw him come up. He struck
in foi the shore, but seeing me, he did
not dare 10 land. l Ieased him so for
two miles, and each time he approached
the shore, | showed myself. and he kept
off. l saw he was getting tired, but 81
didn't want to shoot him yet, and l fol-
lowed him ill he went over the rapids,
and in the deep hole by the haunted
Rock. Here L had to leave the river
bank, and so l watched him swimming
along the edge of The rock. untl he found |
a lille shelf, upon which he crawled /
out and shook his hide. But he couldn't
get up that Tock-ihat was pretty Ger.
tain. and while he was discussing. it all |
alone by himself, helped him 10 settle
he question with rifle ball in his side.
He gave mad half bark and half yell, |
and rang into The river, but didn't rise
again.
How | got to my canoe, don't know.
managed 10 paddle over and get in
here, half dead, with my blood ali over
me. and my wounds frozen dry. Itwas
a month before L was well enough 10
hunt again, and l have been shy Of