St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1859-03-31

iatrictable; t,c trutte. IN Tho ,,;isla t,;os
20 SN'ioI'' ana the GME1sSs 10 -et the bit
between their teeth Kfjpr ail This t;mc
the hunters hrC at tspJ.,n ,be-a -,
no nerd 70 take sim. Tho bo, c~f.s 49,.
horses neigh, the wlAfs howl ami tho g,,ns
fire, producing a ka,us ~,r,crt or9nr,
them. The equlpGse. i5e hunters the b,a
the troop of wolves .. involve. -, , yybirl-
-.iad which scgtier j. ,n,.. All ,r,und
aul looks Ike . cson.! !ip , ..orrn d.r,in,,
tAuu igG ard l.f sa:q-
u re '""t' 49, Of tie h1rses. Wild
as thy may T.. nj. q : wau b-t sho,la
he lose comu44-' a.. 49,, "a. sbor,Id tno
harness sip, o. he Il h. 1p.ai :. is all
uy-r. &eEl daE if,Sy.tSlsA - .,ht DAYS
after, tic debris N is-eio5il. o5il., :, ds.;vs,c,l
~1v,,h ne .uas. the --sseeSesN itr, bs,Ises
aud the Large bones Q: tic hunters :.li,. :.
the driver.
Last winter Prince R--unlcrtook one
Of these hunts, and it had rcarly proved
h's last. lie WAS. along with two friends,
at Que ot MS estates, which borders on q
wilderness, and they resolved 10 have z
chase OF tnc wolves, or rather, it my be
said, to be chased by them. y large sclcc
was got rcady, ia which three persons couii
move at case three strong horsgS were yOk-
ed I" II, and it was ntrustei to . driver, oi
great cxporIcuce--a native Of the district
Zach hunter had n pair of double-barrelle,l
guns aud five hundred ball cartridges, and
their places were So taken that the prince
looked to the back, anu his friends each 70
a side Of the sleigh.
A; night they arrived at the ground-an
lmnense desert covered with STOW. Tie fuil
moon shone. brightly, and its rays, rcfrActc,l
10y the white surface, spread light ike that
Of day The hog was attached, AMI tie
train started Finding itself drawn on in spite
of its Efforts, it rt>ed cry. whcreupon some
wolves appcarcd-nJt many a, first, timid also,
aud keeping at great distance
Gradually their number increased, and they
approached the hunters, who commenced by
giving their troika an ordinary motion. not
withstaudiug the trembling impat.cncc Of the
horses. About twenty wolves came up, when
the party found themselves near enough To be-
gln tine massacre. OF went shot. and a
wolf tell the whole band appeared t. get
alarmed and diminished in number hv about
half In fact, contrary TO the ge:.crll tyirci
that wolves 10 not feed on o',c another. seven.
or eight staryiog oncs hal stopped behind to
dcvour their dead com paui'n; but the vacau-
cy was soon supplied. On all sides how linz.
Teplie, to howling, and all rDand were seen
pointed noses and eyes sparkling like carLuu-
c'es. The animals Were within gguah1r. lnd
the hunters MAJ a running rrc; but tbnngh
every st.nt took Effect. the band. 80 far from,
being diminished, rather ct llrger il So.
ceased - hc a band. and became a troop. the
close ranks OF which pressed On the hunters.
Their ccursc was 50 rapid that they seemed %
ilv on the snow, aUI So lightly rs not to
make the smallest noise. Like 4 llowing tilc.
they approached increasingly, and did not re-
treat before tie fire Of the three hunters well
kept up as it was They formed IN immense
crescent on the bank of the trOika, the two
horns oi which bcgaL to get in advance Il tie
horses. and tie number increased so RAPIDLY
that il actually seemed as If thy sprung out
Ul the ground. There was something fau,as-
TIC in their appearance, and IL became quite
Impossible 90 count the numbe-s now showing
themselves in n desert where It was in general
difficult to SEQ more than two ,r three IL dlv
The hog had ,casci TO cry. and bad been Ia
ken again iu;4 tuc -lcdse: where. It's cries re-
commencing, rcl1ublcd the boldrcss Of the
wolves. TheEring did not celse. and half
the ammunition was now expended. There
remained two hundred balls. The two horns
of the cresccrt got higher and higher, aud
threatened tho formation uf u circle, nciysiug
sledgc. horso and hunters.
S1"uld anyone # ;ho nor-cs fall. all would
b, over; ~ already terrified, they seemed
to breathe i.r' ami pranced most furiousiy and
wildly.
What thiultrou of this, Ivan :" said the
prince to Iis diver
Why. G,:', murh like it prince"
-. Are YOU a!rlii Of auvthin9;7
the wolves have tasted blood. and the Ion
%or YOU Lccl iriu-, the more viii tue number
iucrc1 Sc"
"Wha: do ypu adviser"
"If you wi.aIiow it, prince, shall slacken
the bride olu.t horses"
Are yYu sur. e them -
Il shall alkxcr fo- them"
"And VIII ysU answer Tor us too y
Ivan male 10 reply, it being evident that
he did not vi,1 TO commit himself H. slack
eaed the tri(lr directing al the same time the
heads of the IerScs towards the princes cha
tcau and tie noble animals, feeling them
selves is If loo~en,d frnm the vehicle, gp5deG
by terror, reloubei their speed. The SPACE
seemed literally to become anuihiIated bcfun,
their desperate efforts. Ivan urged them str
further hy sharp whistle, while they at Me
same time described a curve, which cut jof
one Of the corners Of the horns. Happily. fthe
wolves oprue! t. let the horses pass, and the
hunters were preparing for further opera ions,
Wien the driver eXclaimed. "For your ives
don't fir" : They obcyed. TIE wolves, Ter
plcxed Jy THIS unexpected mannuyTe. remtn-
ed In moment undecided aud during tlis
instant the troika gained considerable 9s-
lance. When the wolves resumed the puTsit
it was TO- lat; ; they could not overtake sie
vehicle 4 quarter Of an hour Afterwards thy
were in sight oi their chateau.
Next morning the prince visited the scele
Cf his exploits, when he fuumi the carcaAs
OF more than two huu!Ee,l wolves.