Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-11-14

face had increased rather than diminish
ed.
Cant ye keep up, boys?' he said,
pausiDg moment for US to regain his
side. "I'm sorry for that, for we have
got to do some tall walking, or else be
torn to pieces by the devils on our trail.
Hark That cry came from the wolves
on the ice, and not more than a mile
away at that guess it would have been
best for us to have taken the landlords
advice, and stayed with him to night.
But if the worst comes to the worst, We
have got our rifles, and we can give the
varmints good peppering. l ouly hope
the current where the river flows into the
lake is not open for If it is am afraid
tho wolves will cut us off," a
Ben's words had the effect to rouse us
to greater exertions, and for time we
kept even with him, but in spite of our
utmost exertions, the bowling of the wolves
sounded nearer, and we knew that they
were on our track and gaining slowly upon
us, Many hasty glance we cast behind
us, but in the dim twilight nothing was
to be seen of our pursuers A few min
utes more, and the east lighted up and
eie long the moon rose in unclouded
splendor, throwing food of light over
the lake. One glance backward now, and
our enemies we're revealed in close pursuit
A long line of dark, m)vlng objects was
behind US. and to our horror, stretching
out on either hand in the shape of ere.
scent, as if the great army of bloodthirsty
beasts ment to encrcle US. Away in ad-
vance. miles before US. rose the dim out
ines of the forest that clothed the shore,
aud there was our only hope of escape--a
forlorn hope indeed.
Ours was now race for life; an al
most hopeless one, it seemed to US, il
spite Of the encouraging words Of Old Bel
uttered we knew to give us new strength
aud courage. Every muscle was strained
to the utmost, and We few over the ice
our ears filled with the bowling of tn,
hungry horde hehiud us. A cloud foatee
over the face Of the moon, and its SHADOW
was thrown owe, us for few moments
and the gaze we cast behind showed oul,
dark, moving outline of dusky figure
on the ice, that every moment lcssenet
E the distance between us; yet we hope
for life. and looked forward with cage
gaze towards the dark outline of the for
est, still miles before us. The clou'
aoated past, and again a food Of moon
, light developed us. With pause of dis
lmay, Old Ben paused in his headlon
course, and by an effort we did the same
close beside him
"What is it?" asked.
/ Look yonder." 3
, followed the motion Of his hand, an
q my heart sank within me, and | no lonl
/. er wondered ut the exclamation that fe
D from his lips. Before as perhaps, a
eighth ofa mile avay lay a long strett
= lof open aoate'.
1.-The current from the river" said OF
: Ben. 1.-The landlord was right. and
tear it Is no use to try further. We ca
not 60 round, lor they would be upon
! before we got half the distance. b
: come on, boys; ifworst comes to wor'
: the cold water of the lake is better th'
being torn to pieces alive"
!, Old Ben sprans forward, and we f
: lowed closely The delay we had ma
had lesseIed the distance between us al
our enemies one half. Another such
pause, apd VIC SHOULD be battling for 0
lives.
- A few moments, and we stood just
- the edge of the open water. The wol'
. we're close upon US, and their howlin
3 filled our ears 1t seemed az though
" din came from thousand threats, a
~ was Joined into Que fendish howl.
Gu 1--WE can. swim for it, boys, but | fl
+" we shall stand little chance when the
ter touches our limbs /; but the cramp
p not to be feared SO much as death by tn
at fierce devils" .aa q 5aa
PIX "Cau we do nothing with our rifles
asked Frank milne is good for b.
of dozen before ! succumb to them Or
ep waters Of the lake" iay
or. And what IS that to the yelling pi
yes behind us2' said the trapper Il
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