New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-26

whenever the night wind caused the
leaves to SILVER, or a dark object
seemed to cross his path. But like
a true boy the farther he went without
meeting any thing, the Drawer he be-
came. An owl by the wsyside, that
must have been DOING and was sud
denly awakened, gave fearful boot
in the thicket close by as if to assure
himself that he was not sleeping.
Yani thought he would have died with
fright, but kept on and without fur
Their incident reached the barn, which
stood alone on hillock by the thrash
ing-foor, locked it, took the key, and
started homeward. The barn door was
on the northwest side, and in order to
return home Yani had to go around the
corner and end of the barn. As he
reached the corner of the barn and
was still hidden by its shadow he saw
sight that sent the blood back to his
heart and almost froze him with ter
ror. On the thrashing- floor, that was
white as snow in the moonlight, lay in
clear sharp outline the shad-
ow of the wolf who was him
self invisible on the other side
of the barn. Luckily YAM had pres
ence of mind enough or was too
frightened to stir out of the shade of
the barn, and the wind blowing from
the east was doubtless the reason why
the wolf did not scent him. For some
moments the wolf stood still, shutting
the night air, licking his hungry chops,
or maliciously wagging his bushy tail,
every motion being repeated by his
tell-tale shadow. Very softly YAM
| dropped on his hands and knees and
edged against the dark side of the
barn, from whence he could watch the
shadow unseen. The shadow began to
move; the wolf was becoming restless;
something had aroused his suspicious;
the shadow moved forward and then
retired till nothing was seen but the
shadow of the end Of the VOLTS tail.
Again the shadow advanced and the
wolf himself came out and stood dark
against the moon, his eyes glaring like
Goals Of fire, and low growl issuing
from his chest.
In proportion as the wolf came for
ward, Yani crept backward to the
other end of the barn, till he was
himself almost in The light, and
the wolf in the darkness; then the
wolf again reiterated. This lodging
occurred several times, till YAM at
one time got SO far to windward that
the wolf apparently snuffed him so
distinctly as to induce him to draw
gradually nearer to him. Yani then
slipped around a large stone, and, hid
den by its shadow, rolled down the hill
into a clump of bushes. The wolf
followed cautiously, stopping every
few steps to give long low howl, as
if to get up his courage, or summon
his companions to share in the antici-
pated feast. Fast as his legs could
carry him, Yani few over the ground
till he heard the wolf close behind, the
dry twigs cracking as the hungry
beast bounded toward his prey. The
boy made dash for dwarf oak, and
scrambled up as he never climbed be
fore, barely reaching a secure height
as the wolf sprang in the air and
soughtto grab his feet.
Yani now felt comparatively safe,
even when he perceived that the VOLTS
barking had attracted another wolf to
the spot, who stealthily crept on from
the bushes, and, after taking a survey
of the 'situation," and making two or
three Intellectual efforts to seize the
imprisoned boy, sat on his launches
and joined wolf number one iii watch
ing the prey that was so near and vet
so secure from their fangs. Now and
then both W ,uld leap up with furious
cries, as if they would knock over the
tree. Yani meanwhile looked toward
the east, watching for the first streak
of dawn, for he knew that his friends
would come to the rescue at daybreak,
and yet the time seemed long as he
chung to the branch that supported
him, and tried not to fall asleep in his
WEAKNESS, and thus drop into the
clutch of his ravenous watchers. Once
he thought he heard the cock crow far
away on his fathers farm, and soon
after the eastern sky began to grow
rudy, and the moon grew cold, and
S1;::s:ss, ss::ss5 the welgea became mora i'm
patient, bowling with rage, and start
ing sometimes as though they heard
sounds that aroused their fears.
Swiftly the sun shot up above the
hills, and Yani's anxious ear told him
that the expected deliverance was near.
AS the boy had supposed, on rising at
daylight, his father missed his son, and
conjecturing what might be the matter,
took down his curious old fiint-lock
and long knife, and summoning the
great shaggy shepherd dog that
watched the flock, started in the d.
rection of the barn. The sagaoious
brute bounded forward as if be knew
all about it, and before long they were
in the vicinity Of the scene Of action.
As the deep barking of the dog and
the shouting of the father were borne
down on the morning wind, Yani heard
and replied, and at the same time the
wolves began to stink away from the
tree toward the underwood, bat still
keeping their hungry eyes fixed long
ingly on the prey that seemed about
to escape their grasp. AS they were
edging off, like pair of robbers de-
tected in the act Of stealing, the great
dog barsf into the clearing, and made
dash fori the nearest wolf, whom be
grabbed, and desperate fight ensued,
dog and wolf being soon red with
blood. Before the night was over, the
father rushed in, and sheathing his
long knife il the VOLS side. laid him