The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-11-25

1T was not 5lOtl g DeiOro Gno Wolves uiS-
covered there was little prospect ofsuc-
cess SO long as they remainedin the track,
and they now begin springing aside and
attempting to get abreast Of the horse.
In every3instance they fell behind; each
effort revealed them to the terrified mare,
that had no binders, and the furious
plunges she made filed Heinrich with the
greatest anxiety.
One of the wolves was very large,
raight.lmbed, and showed a speed su
perior to the rest. More than once when
lie sprung outinto the snow, he advanced
nearer abreast,o of the horse than did the
others. Upen this gaunt creature Helm.
rich fixed his eye, and caught the green
| light that played from his eyelds.
= By-and by the snow became Aatter, and
the huge wolf sprang aside. The speed
of these animals is extraordinary, and he
gained rapidly. Heinrich waited until
he got just abreast, when. rising to his
seat, be circled the hatchet over his head,
and brought it down with the quickness
of lightning. The head was cleft in
twain, and with dying yelp. he doubled
over the snow and was left behind.
One of the dreaded animals was dis
patched; there was three left as furious
for blood as him, and these never abated
their speed in the least. Had they got a
taste for their companion, they would
have gorged themselves on him before.
seeking the horse, but he whislled off the
stage Of life SO suddenly that they scarce
ly noticed his absence.
Thesdistance from homo was rapidly
diminishing beneath the quick steps OF
his mare, which continued to carry the
sled at tull speed until the fear of over.
turning became a source of anxiety.
Heinrich. too, had learned by this time,
that these were no ordinary animals with
which he had to deal, but sharp set, cour-
are0us and determined brntes, to which
man or beast would be alike welcome,
their preference. however, as manifested
by their actions, being for horso-fesh.
These were not the animals to be
frightened by the sight of q nlan's house,
and there was large open space between
the outskirts of tile forest and Heinrich's s
home, to which he looked with no little
apprehension. ...
They had now approached the very
edge.of the wood, and the wolves began
gaining on each side The terror.stricken
horse became uncomfortable, and bound
ing terrifcally forward. caught the sled
against the stump of q tree, overturned
st, and gailoped away at full run, leav-
ing Heinrich alone in the snow.
Before he could rise, he felt the brutes
clawing at his throat, but his garments
were SO thick that he was saved from in
Jury: and rising to his feet threw them
off. His hatchet had been jerked from
his hand as he fell, and he looked dcsper-
atcly around for it, but it was not to be
found.
Bysthis timo the marc was almost out
of sight. and two of the wolves were
upon the defencelcss man, and the other.
deserting the animal bounded back. Hein-
rich faced the foremost, and the next mo-
ment was surrounded.
The powerful man now called into play
all the strength for which he was so re
nowned. Hc struck furiously at the leap
ing snarling brutcs, and flung them off
when they attempted to cling to him.
Had he q weapon, even club, it is not
impossible that he might have saved
himself. A blow with a club in his hand,
would have cracked the skull OF the arg-
est brute, and with knife he would have
ripped them open:
But there was no hope fighting with his.
naked hand His blood had already dyed
the snow, and the smell and taste of it
had made the brutes furocious. Their
1.-THE, heavy bodies were hurled against
him, as if ilnpellcd by some power not
their own, and finally pulled him down.
The sweets of the earth, the mysteries
of Heaven. swept through poor Helm
sricl,s mind in those brief, terrible mo-
ments, the particulars found time to in
trude. 1t is often, very often thus in the
moments Of death.
He thought how his devoted Mary
would watch through the vigil-how
mangled remains would tell his fate in the
morning. ife's despair for the mother
of her lttle ones.
all these things rushed through his
-hrain, and he know that he himself was
in the Jaws Of the wolves.
Then those foul, lurid eyes glared over
him the tightening of the throat followed
and thinking was finished. Still he rtrug-
gled to release his arms-tho grasp on his
throat was choking him; his senses reelcd;
when like the whizzing of motcor an
other hard breathing animal shot in
among the assailants and fastened itself
cn the chief.
The wolves for an instant relaxed their
fury; Heinrich reeled giddy to his feet,
and recognized his brave dog. For
moment he stood bewldered, when he
saw ono wolf retreating, and the other
two attacking his dauntless dog He
turned to help him, and bright object
caught his eye; it was his Ratchet lying