Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-11-28
A u RAVE BOY.
From the American Messenger I

When was a boy lived among the Green
Mountains Of Vermont; in winter making
snow forts and sliding down the steep hills
and in summer autumn wandering over tn,
mountains looking after the beautiful trout
from the brooks. But my brother in Wis
consin wrote to me to come to him, and i
went Our house was on what was then
called I" Baxter's Prairic."' The prairie wa,
covered with flowers, and the many clca,.
lakes around abound in fish and ducks but
our principal food Tas hoe. cake and salt
york. m sis 1as n~a NJ
One of our neighbors had had no meat 70,
long time, and getting out of powder they
had no game; so one day they sent mp their
oldest son, n boy about ten years old, Tor a
piece OF pork. As hc was carrying il home
wards, and going through piece of woods
by Silver Lake. he heard the rustling Of
the leaves in rhic>et, by the roadside. HeI
stopped and listened--all was still. Again
he pushed forward, again the leaves rustled
him, and he thought he heard stealthy
step. Again he stopped; everything was
stu except the gentle dash of the waves upon
the pebbly beach, and the rapid beating Of
his own heart. He dreaded to 60 forward .
and he dared not stay, for he saw night was
approaching, when the wood always echoed
with the howl OF the hungry wolf, and tho
savage bear and the steathy catamolnt cam
out from their dens. So picking up Il club,
he again started homeward Again came
the stealthy step behind him, nearer and
nearer, until he saw a gannt and savage wolf
creeping after him, and he hurried on
still cI'ngng to his meat, the wolf was COM
ing nearer and nearer, and might any mo-
ment spring upon him. td7A Tm"
Still the boy, though he trcmllcd in every
limb, did not lose his presence Of mind. Iie
remembered having heard his father saw that
If any one faced wild animal and looked it
square in the eye il would not care TO attack
him. lie turned around and face, the hun.
cry wolf, and commenced walking towards
his home, still a long mile and half AWAY
As the woods grew darker the wolf ca,no
nearer, showing his white teeth, with the
hair bristling upon his bacl;. Tne cour.
ageous boy knew if he gave up his piece of
pork he was safe, and could run home unms
Tested, but he knew there were hungry ones
ut home awaiting his return SO backwards
he went, step by step AS the wolf came
near, he hit him square upon the head with
stone, when with nm angry yclp the wolf
sprang int the thicket and SET up a long
and dismal howl The boy listened to hear
ii there were answering howl$, and hearing
none, took courage; but soon tho, savage
beast, mnddened with hunger, came at him
again. With his club he gave him we'll
directed blow between the eyes, which sent
him bowling back again into the lhicket.--
Again and again was the contest renewed
many times did the savage, yet cowardly ami.
mai make spring at the lad, and MANY
times did the brave boy beat him of, until
at last he came near the log cabii, of his pa.
rents, when the disappointed wolf, with a
long and wailing howl, dashed away into the
woods. Trembling with excitement, and
wet with perspiration, the boy dropped the
meat upon the floor, crying, Mother I've
got II, and fell exhausted at his mothers
feet "a... .--t .s".a z. as-3