Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-10-24

mah's hut. You have only TO make one
turn to the right, ard keep straight on, AZ 4 I
YOU viii reach il, lie has wolf-trap. (
Get all ready and will bring on the wolves. /!
Never fear. Only yon must give me the
little horse he L. swift and sure; have
hunted wolves before with h,m."
After a slight hesitation about the mans
safety. whirh he thought in no peril OF any
sort, bis plan was adopted. The little horse
was got out aud given to Mattiyic; the
baron mounted the dickey, and on We went
ahead. Our man, screaming like "a pig,
rode back to invite the wolves TO follow
him into T,moiey's trap. Around T,mo-
| fey's house was a strong high palisade
| through this there was only one entrance,
/ by door opening inward and hung by
pulley and heavy balance-weight, so when
wolf pushed himself through the door, it
closed, and shut him into the space between
the palisades and the house. This space
WAS again divided off by cross-partitions
round The premises, IN each OF which was
6xed sliding panel. or drop panel, that
could be pulled up or let down from witain
the house. BY these means the inmates
could separate the wolves aid kill them
with dogs, guns or hachets, at their leisure.
had heard Of one man trapping in this
manner as many as fifty wolves in winter.
besides other game, the skins Of which were
worth 10 him at least one hundred aud fifty
rouhles,
As we approached the hat we found II Of
larger dimensions than We had expected
and the paiisade seemed TO take in a larger
circumference than one hut required. We
shouted, but no one answered all was as
still and quiet as IL the place were unin-
hatit,.d. On our entering the door through
the palisade, it closed with bang, and we
found ourselves in a small enclosure with a
gateway opposite. leading to the back
premises ha, il was made fast. Afer thun-
dering at il for minute or two, small
door in the gateway opened, and there
emerged cautiously the figure Of man
rubbing his eyes and staring through his
hair He reminded me Of the 5lnd bear.
His hair. like great mass of tangled tow.
was matted over his head and face; he
wore coarse gray ragged overcoat over a
gray cotton or sacking shirt and trowsers,
and long felt boots completed his costume.
lie made many excuses, and asked pardon
many times for keeping US waiting, but
seemed 10 be in no hurry 10 admit US, until
we told him that pack Of wolves might
be expected, and that our horses aud con-
veyances must be put in place of safety.
! The info rmation acted on him like gal
r vanic shock, and he was of into the house
. with spring. through side door inside
the gateway. We followed, stooping all
/ the time, and were in the house. 1t was a
man kennel, twea,y or thirty feet square, a
: great stove in the center, dogs about a score
: lying or the floor, and men snoring on the
D top of the pack. The heat was suffoeaiing
S the stencil poisonous. Timofry soon reused
D the sleepers, pulled them off their perch by
: the legs, pouring water over their heads
0 cutting the men, and kicking the dogs
3 +" Wolves wolyes! you pigs, and you al
b sleeping! Be quiet, dogs. No barking
/, Evan take the baron's horses and dogs
:. round by the back entrance to the shed
r Quick Andrea, stand by the big gate, anl
be ready to shut it after Mattivic get
y through. Put the dogs in the third division
Q and get ont the guns. All, thank God snt
y the baron for bringing Us The wolvesl
We had no intention of being cooped VI
is in the hut while the fray went on, ant
Is therefore took our station beside the man a
# the gateway, which now stood wide opei
II for the admission of Nsttisic and his Ii I'll
d horse. In a short time all was quiet, ant
d every necessary preparation made. Ther
1t came the bowling of wolves, and the scream
ing as of pig, the gallop of horse owe
IS the hard crisp snow. the rush of many
e small feet. The outer door in the palisaa,
d was dashed open, and Mativic, followed il
=. half minute by the whole pack, rushed in
2 The half minute was just sufficient TO ena
Die Mattivie to vanish through the cute
h door into the trap. Then, as the last pres
e. sure on the door was removed it closed will
d loud sharp sound, and some five-and
D, twenty wolves were shared in space no
f la, ger than twelve feet by twenty. w
e did not at first close the inner gateway, but
ir levelling our pieces at the mass OF wolve
e now huddling themselves up in corner
z poured in two voleys in rapid succession
then closed tue gate, and reloaded for an
d other charge. The change from the air Q
+ feroeious savage daring which the wolve
% had displayed in the pursuit OF singl
3 horseman, 20 abject terror when they foun
themselves caught in the narrow trap, wa
instantaneous. They were like sheep in
p pen, crushing up in corner, riding on to
of one another, lying dewa on their bellies
crouehing and shiyering with fear. 1t i
g not necessary 10 describe the scene of mer
slaughter. Two slaves were chopped GU
of the gateway, that we might fire through
The drop pannels were opened, and two o
le three were admitted at time TO the mex
, division; there. dogs were let in on then
ID through the adjoining trap, or they wer
: killed BY men with sreal bars of wooa o
axes, and at length wh"n only six OF seve
,e remained. three of The men went in anon
se them. and with perfect safety dispa;che
them. They say that worm will turn d
the heel that treads on it, but wolves caugll
in trap like this, from which there is n
d. escape, have less courage Than worn
n They crouch, sbiver and die, as saw
n without one effort at self-defense, or on
D. snap of retaliation