The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-04-20
4 Brave Beg.

When was a boy I lived among The
Green Mountains of Vermont; in winter
making snow ioris and sliding down The
steep hills, and in summer and autumn
wandering over the mountains after flowers
Or nuts, or catching the beautiful trout from
the brook. But my brother in Wisconsin
wrote TO me 10 come TO him, and went
Oar house was on what was clted 'Baxier's
Prairie.' The prairie was covered with
flowers, and the many clear lakes around
abounded in fish aud wild ducks but our
principal food was hoe cake and saIiPork
One Of our neighbors hac no meat for some
lime, and getting ost of powder they had no
game so one day they sent up their oldest
ssa, boy about ten years old, for piece
of pork. As he vas carrying it homewards
and going through piece OF woods by Sill
YER Lake he heard rustlng OF the leaT
ir thicksl by the roadside. He stopped aud
lIstened-all was still. Again he pushed for
ward, again the leaves ruslled behind him,
and he thought he heard a stsalthy step.
Again he stopped; sveTy ything was still ex-
cept the gentle dash of the waves upon the
pebby beach, aud the rapid beating of his
own heart.
He dreaded 10 go forward, and he dared
rot stay, for he saw Night wan approaching,
when the woods always echoed with Ike
hungry wolf, and the savage bear and the
ste&athy ca,ahnoani came ou, from their
dens. So picking up club, he again start.
ed homeward. Again came The steal;hy
step behind him, nearer and nearer, uniil he
saw gauut and savage wolf cteepias
after him, and as he hurried on, still cling.
ing 10 his meat, and the wolf was coming
nearer and nearer, and he might at any
moment spring upon him.
Still the boy though he ,rembIed in every
/ limb, did no. lose his presence OF mind He
remembered having heard mis- father say
; that II auy oce faced wild animal, and
hooked it square in the eye, Il would DOT
/ dare 10 attack him. Hs. turned alosnd,
faced Tue hungry wolf, aud commenced
walking backwards towards his home, STR q
! Tong mile and half away. AS the woods
grew darker, the wolf came nearer, show
ing his white teeth, with the hair brisliing
upon his back. The courageous BOY knew
lha, il he gave up his piece of pork be was
safe, and could run home uamolested. but
he knew there was hungry ones at home
T; awaiting his return. So backwards he went
step by step. As the vol came neaer, he
hiI him square upon the head with stone,
when with an angry 'yelp the wolf sPrang
into the ,hicket, and set up long and dis
NAL howl. The boy listened TO hear if there
were any answering hoSls, and hearing
none, took courage but soon the savage
beast, maddened with hunger, came al him
again. With his club he gave him well
directed blow between The eyes, which sens
him bowling back again into the thickei.
Aga;n ard again wts the coates reneWtt
many time did the savage animal make &
spring at the lad, and many times did the
brave boy beat him of, until at last he
came near the log cabin OF his parents
when the disappointed wolf, with Ion:
and waiing howl, dashed away :ate the
woods Trembling with excitement aEC
wet with Precipitation, the boy dropped ih'
meat upon the floor, crying, Mother, i'rs
got H. aud isll exhausted at his mother
feet