Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-13

end. But how Senseless was such q
wish, for what could we have gained by
it! Instead of being torn to death by
the wolves we should have suffered the
lingering death of starvation, or at best
been frozen to death Inow felt with
out hope and perfectly desolate.
The stars became palcr, the twilight
appeared above us, the flashes oft fire
became less bright, and the day broke.
Axinia slept on the frightfpl bowling
of the wolves, the increased energy
which was evident in their movements
around our place of refuge, did moi
wake her; but at one time saw he1
lips move, and that she was speaking.
and drew near to understand what she
said.
''Fear. nothing, Cassimea," said she
softly, as if in a sweet dream. "God is
watching over us-a deliverer is nigh. ~
L cannot describe the effect which
these wsrds had upon me; and how
they instantly filled me again with hope
and faith. l suddenly felt myself in
fuenced by a supernatural power. I
felt quite calm with regard to any fu-
ture danger and seizing the hand of the
astonished Rosko, I exclaimed, in a
cheerful tone!
Courage, faithful Rosko! We are
too good to serve as food for the wolves
"a deliverer is near
And he was near. He appeared in the
time of our greatest need, when the fire
now growing pale under the light of
day, no longer scared our hungry pur-
sucrs, which clambered upon the roof in
such numbers that it threatened every
moment to fall in upon us and as we
looked up we saw twenty pair of savage
jaws wide open, thirsty aftor our blood
and longing eagerly to devour us. AK
inia had not awakened. She slept as
soundly as if convinced that the angel
of GCd was watching over her. My
whole being appeared now to have re-
solved itsclfinto faith of our delivcrance
l looked no longer at the savage
growing forms above; hut looked into
the pure and innocent face of my sister
She smiled and moved slightly, and then
awokc, crying;
Gle comes We arc saved ~
At that moment we heard the report
of fifty shots in the forest, loud halo,
and the barking of dogs. resounded
the air, and the trampling of horses
hoofs came fast towards us. My sister
and her maid started up; we heard our
enemies scrambling down from the roof,
and We hcared the howling of the scat
tered wolves in the distance, and We
cried;
eve are saved -
Rosko went and looked through the
split of the door and said:
"Therc is q wolf hunt, the wolves
have fed and the hunters are just break
ing out of the wood
lie threw the door wide open, and We
went out into the space before the hut;
freedom was again ours; and we had the
Joy of seeing at the head of the troop of
horsemen who had thus rescued us, the
friend whose house we had left when we
started on our journey. How is it pos
sible to describe the delight of our meet
ing and our thankfulness We now re-
ated, in hasty words, the fearful circum
stances of the night; and our friend told |
is that shortly after our departure,
news had been brought to his castle that
| herd of wolves, from the boundless
rorest of Lithuania, had entered the |
oftStS through WHICH We were 10 pass, |
hat they had already committed great
destruction, and that the inhabitants of
he immediate ncighborhood had pre-
pared to begin a general attack upon
hem. He had been seized with the |
greatest alarm on our account, and had |
cen in moment all the danger to |
which we were exposed. He had assem-
lied around him all who we're capable
# taking part in the hunt, and was just
bout to hasten after US, when several
anded proprietors in the vicinity de-
ired tojoin his little troop with their fol-
overs, and to accompany him in the
hasc. These new corners, however,
Wished not to set out upon the expedi
ion until the next morning, but our
riend's energetic description of the
earful situation in which we were in all
placed, at length prevailed
lpon them to make use of the moonlight
hight for the undertaking; aud thus we
we're saved from fate at which the i'm
gination shudders.
He DRINKs-How omin ous that SEN