Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-02-24

! fC'iolLS VI ihoIIy Ieei, ike tldt or ANNA Is
leaplng on the earth behind US.
They are upon us, exclaimed mvcom-
Epanlon. Each now for himself and
God protect both. Farewell p
And on his heel he flew, as if racipo
With the wind. Ia the gloom / made out
to discern his form just distinctly enough
to follow in his wake.
a loud roar behind warned me that the
wolves had become aware of our flight,
In my terror | lost sight of my compan
ION till | heard the echoing Of his foot
steps, and plunged on.
saw the lights ahead growing mo-
mentarily larger and larger. BY this |
knew | was gaining on them, and that
/ Idellverence was near.
My strength was giving out: but I
dared not shout, dared not halt. Life
and hope were before me-the wolves
and death behind me.
! The terrific enemies in my rear were
now so close upon me that | could hear
them pant IN their chase.
A sense of choking came over me
but with violent effort [ shook it off, and
few on.
Suddenly, painful feeling came over
me-
The painting beasts were hard upon me.
The air was hot and heavy with their
breahings.
A load was upon my heart, sitting there
with the strength and weight Of night
mare.
A conviction that death was near fash
ed upon me.
All the sins, conceptional and actual of
my past life rose up before me with q ter
ribIe distinctness.
| know my hour has come, | muttered
as | sped on, but shall not die without a
struggle.
With my knife l cut away the betting
OF my portmanteau, and with a dull heavy
sound, it fell to the earth Ny cane was
also thrown aside and | grasped a pistol
IN one heand and a knife In the other.
Meanwhile the lights increased in num-
Der. The forest grew less thick and ma
zy also; but the latter was Of little advan-
tage, for while 1t offered less obstruction
to me it enabled the hungry pack behind
to run me down more easily.
To add to my perilous state, all was
dark rs pitch around me, and the wolves
were so near, | momentarily expected toI
feel their terrible claws and their fiery
revolving breaths.
At this moment, a voice that almost
made my heart leap out Of my breast,
cried out:
You are on the edge Of a gulf. turbid
waters are between US. Put your faith in
God and leap"
AT the same instant | felt two heavvl
paws upon my shoulders, and hot breath /
upon my cheek. Juering a cry Of alarm, |
| flung the hand containing the knifeI
around me, and left the brink
| heard a low cry, frightful yell, the
quick rolling and tumbling Of a body, al
loud crash IN contiguous waters, followed |
almost immediately by a roar that re-
sembIed the howling Of ten thousand |
devils
" Good YOU are game, comrade. You
have done for that fellow The rest of
that rascally pack dare not leap that gulf. |
and stand there licking their laws in theirI
wrath. Now follow me-the rascals NAV |
alter their minds, and we are not yet out
of the forest
l grasped his handicapped out-and
the fever of my fright being still upon
me, darted on.
In a few minutes we cleared the forest,
and found ourselves in sight Of a small
town, IN the windows of whose houses we
dIscerned many a cheerful light.
We soon reached the town, and looked
about us for a resting place. The night
was dark, and perhaps for that very rea-
son we were unable to discover a form in
the streets.
In a few minutes we came in sight Of
building, whose size announced it either
a hotel or jail. As we neared it, we saw
plainly that it was the former.
" Is this a house of entertainment ?''
said my companion to a man sitting on
the steps, with a large pipe IN his mouth.
1T Is" said the man.
Are you it's master 2"
mo, Monsieur / am one Of its at
tendants."
"What IS its name q
Whose-the Landlords 2"
"No, the Inn's?"
THE White Wolf"
'sGood"
- w 2 are tlen at berSe
Walk in gentlemen, walk IN
My companion laid his hand upon my
arm Significantly, and then we entered. |
The man followed us and the door was
Immediately closed.
The travellers hall was large and roomy,
we'll lighted and furnished with heavy
bar in one corner, a large oblong table
in the centre, and vast number of chairs
and settees scattered through and along
the walls.
Behind the bar were two good looking
females, whose tall stout, well knit frames
and bold, well shaped features, stamped
them of very ext mely masuline char
acter.
They were evidently sisters, and could
not apparently, have been more than SIX
and twenty wears of age.