Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-03-11

err" said Ella.
1--WE will save it as long as we can,
was Andreas's reply. And his voice was
hoarse and husky.
We left Hugo at his Good Samaritan
deed of kind towards the hawker.-
The man soon recovered sufficiently to
sit up, and give scme account OF him
SELF AS Andreas Jansen had supposed,
he had lost his way, travelling from one
farm house to another, and had sunk ex-
hausted into the deep slumber which
generally subsidies into death. In an
swer to his inquiries rs TO how he hao
been fourd, he heard about the intended
drive to church, and discovered the self
denial Hugo had practised in giving up
the expedition to take care of him.
+" owe you thanks, young man. You
have preferred remaining with an old ped
lar i'll difficulties, to accompanying your
betrothed 1t is dull exchange"
Indeed" said Hugo, :" am quite re
paid by seeing you all right again. was
afraid, at first it was all over What a
narrow escape! Another half hour, we
should have been too late.'
i" Yes, another lease of life," said the
hawker, gravely, "spared little longer
by the Heavenly Friend who has stood by
my side in many dangers during long
life of wandering
6 Let me hear your experience. How
much you must have seen 1t will be
hours before my friends are back. Talk
ing them over will help while away the
time.'
The sketch Eric Peterman gave of his
life was indeed remarkable. He was one
of those pious men, not unfrequently
met with in Norway, who, while earning
their livelihood by hawking, are at the
same time humble missionaries, Bible and
tract colporteurs, holding prayer meet
ings in the villages when they can get a
congregation, and, in an unobtrusive
way, often doing great deal of good
Like most of his brethren, he was a man
of few advantages of education, but we'll
versed in the Scriptures, and possessing
native eloquence, combined with the un-
failing attraction of soul thoroughly in
earnest, and ennobled by the pursuit OF
a lofty and disinterested aim. He had
been disciple of the celebrated Hauge,
the John Wesley of the North, and had
shared some of his Imprisonment at a
time when little about reli ligious liberation
was known in Norway. Many lines he
had traversed the country, and even pen
etrated far into Russian Lapland. One
whole winter he had been weather bound
on one of the Lotfodens. Strange stories
could he tell of perils by land and perils
by water, shipwreeks and hair breadth
escapes from robbers who coveted his
pach. The time passed quickly in lis
tening to such narratives. The record
of this good mans life was like living
sermon to Hugo the exposition of Cos
pei truth in most inviting form, the ex-
ample of one who had practised all he
taught. After a pause, during which
they had been partaking of the contents
of Dame Ingeborg's basket, Eric said
rather abruptly
By the bye, | heard some unpleasant
news at the farm was at yesterday
They say large pack of wolves has
come down from the fields to the north
ward ; the early and severe winter this
season is supposed to have driven then
down. Some hunters out ON a bear
chase few days back, had narrow es
cape they report the wolves as going f
the south"
81 hope not" said Hugo /; they ha(
! heard nothing about it at Ravansdal. N,
more had |; but then | came from tn,
contrary direction. / hope not, though
| should like it above everything if WI
could muster a strong party, and have I
good hunt but wolves are fearful foe
to meet unprepared."
Underlined apprehensions he could no
shake off filled the young mans mind
and, after trying to talk of other things
he came back to the wolves, and to spec
ulations as to their position and move
, ments. So time sped on, and he pace,
up and down with growing uneasines
. he in vain told himself was ungrounde,
g and absurd !; and he longed for the return
of the sleigh, to terminate these secre
. fears. Eric had been listening intentl
+ for some minutes, aud all at once ex
i claimed
"There, now, hear howl -
Hugo threw himself on the snow t
hear better, and ere long heard the sam
, sound.
81 fear il is so. Ii is far, but, oh. i
b the same direction they have taken.
t After some moments of intense stten
! ton, both men satisfied themselves tha
q it was not the howl of solitary vol
: and that ii was steadily advancing.
ssOh, tell me what we can do ?" erie
e Hugo sit is on "A track which leads fror
the town, just the time they would be o
G the road. Ny poor Ella, what can
do %
"Unarmed rs we are, it is only by re
4 naming here we can be of any service
!. and this is a position We can easily de
! fend. With that amount of fre-wood I
: our back, would defy an army Of wolves
S Look the chalet stands in recess
! rock from point to point we can make
rampant of fire. SO saying he bega
J to arrange fagots in a line from ne poi
!; ofroek TO The other, leaving an open spac