The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-11-25
s1ll El''llll E|l'ltellligeltter,
muMERw. BY W0LW ng.
a FIGHT FOR LIFE

.stiSfS, aceHGuEI stiiCe, Wso ~ ~ L
man. His arms were like piston rods
and he could drive his huge mallet fists
such tremendous momentum as tc
fell :an OK as; if stricken by thanderbolt
1T is said he was once caught by two
iron-muscled Mohawks, eachsarmed with
knives, whilesHeinlich had sneither; yet
aG the first onset he fractured the skull o1
she foremost. Indian, and bore the second
to the earth as if he were. nothing but an
infant. That Indian never resumed the
s perpendicular again
this By way of Introduction to an
I'D venture that Kaupman once had with
4 paek-of wolv ves, and which came fear:
fully nigh having a fatal result tor him..
ha winter of Twas an unusually
saseveTe one throughout the Northern
3 States, and many deaths from exposure
and staryatioR occurred before the open
Ssiing: sof spring The wolves, bears and
wild animals became nearly famished
from hunger, and, asa consequence, were
nnnsnally fierce and outrageous. They
cam q down from thelnountains: and woe
& to the sheep fold tbats5was unprotected
sinring the nj iight. They were sure to be
Invaded by the starving animals, andsnot
sassheep would live to tellthe tale. There
Wsre tracks around the barns, where the
wolves lad. trotted all night in their
search for means OF entrance. Their
l,oWls coald be heard through the still,
eold hours, and more than one housewife
had been chased to her very door by I'M
prnde dentlF venturing forth at night.
Manysof hegssttlers SAT Ein the upper
story of their houses, and amused them
sslvess BY shooting the wolves, for whose
sscalps the government had standing
ho1nty of several shillings.
Heinrich SKanpman renamed at home,
only Yenturing forth to attend to his
Sdnnfb animals, and to see that they were
properly protected during the night. But
I. aftsrsa while bis stock of groceries be-
came low, and finally gave tattogether.
True, he and his family .could5lire on the
poultry, sheep and animals they owned !;
but It was rather4unpleasantto be with
out tea, coffee, sugar, salt, and many 9th
erarticles that were more necessities than
tley were luzuries.
With a want of foresightwhich henev-
sr could explain, ho started upon his jour
ney without any weapon except a keen
edged chet, which he carried in case
sled should give out. In tho house
hung his trusty rifle, but neither he nor
Ibis srnsty wife seemed to imagine that
Sfiers would be any call for 1T, and he
drove cheerily away bidding his wife a
; marFysgoed.b bye, as his mare wont at q
spanking. gate down the road toward the
village. $:
The latter place; which might more
properly be termed settlement, was
geaehed in due time, the groceries all
bought, and every thing was In readiness
Ito start: homeward. 4.5ise... !.
Heinrich had been: storm bound so long
s sn his house that hefound the companion
sahip,of his friends at the village tavern
very agreeable. There. was SO much to
talk about, SO much news to listen to,
such quantity of gossip regarding the
$ affairs Of the neighborhood, that the time
slipped unconscionsly by, until, when he
rose to 90, ,she found it almost dark.
80 Still, he had TO fears,s sas his wife would
.unde derstand that he had remained at the
village, and there was no necessity tor his
Immediate return.
AS ho turned homeward and left the
Village behind him, and noticed that the
dim llieht.by whichh he was travelling be-
!; longed to the moon, it flashed upon him
: thatperhaps he would encounter danger
before reaching home, and he regretted,
for the .twontieth time, that he left his
rifle behind
The road, deep between the drifts OF
snow, was of just sufficient width for the
little mare and sled, aud the spirited lit
sfle animal went forward at swift. gait,
while Heinrich, somewhat stupifed and
weary, was beguiled into drowsiness by
the easy gliding smotioniof the sled.
He was half asleep and half coDcious,
when he became sensible Of the increase
s2ef motion of the sled. He felt it jerk
several times beneath: him; aud all at
once a:fercer jerk than usual, accompa-
jsnied by q neigh Of terror, effectuaiy
aroused him, and he sat bolt upright and
looked around He looked in front; all.
wore its wonted appearance, q wild stragg-
cling pieeo of wood, standing two feet
! deep in snow, the narrow track twisting
through it; the heavens cold and clear.
the earth white; but close behind tho
sled were: three gaunt animals. cantering
heavily, while a fourth was fast gaining
behind.
~ The jaws Of the leading wolf, owing to.
the lowncss of the sled, We're within roach
of Hsinrich's shoulders But the latter
cared little for this The brutes were af.
ter the mare, and upon courage and folti-
etude depended the escape of horse and
master.
If. the alarmed creature could have the
( nerve to keep onward in the track she
had a good chance of eluding her pursu-
5 ers I; for the 4noment the wolves sprang
outside to pass the sleigh, the snow SO di-