The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-10
WOLF HUNTING IN RUSSIA.
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Iv Fhas with he EHgfsho EnBaassy, a few,
years ago, ], received 8 very pressing inyi.
tAtIon from Count Potowiski, to- visit1Shiru
At his-castle in the couAtfy, IsJeds twenty
leagues ffbm St. Pesersburg, where be
promised me some rare sport in, lhHpting
wolves The castle stood upon a high en-.
mence, commanding an extensive IEiew Of q
level open plain which was the beginning
of q wilderness that stretched away, ,pn,
brokenly for many and. many R.leagussa Il
was on this open plain, now. covered with I
heavy 4nerrstation of snow, that the eduni
promised We should have our first wolf hunt,
|, = Armed with dOabled,barreledsgunss and
some i've hundred ban nSealsridge apiece, The
Count, friend of hts, and myself, set of
one aftenOcn in q troika, a kind IF sledge,
the place where we were to begin oun ex-
citing sport. 10 1G514Ea1O eGa Cq0d .eb
"a The troika is large enough TO give ample
room for three persons besides the driver,
and is drawn by three horses, from which
lfOF the purpose, are harnessed TO It all
lGbteast The one in the centre, the princi-
lrpal beast 70 be relied on, moves NTH his
head down, and always in 3 trotS and is
chilled the +.SnoW Eater while tHetWo 9th
ers gallop along beside hiiIns with their heads
loose, and are termed the urfes. l - TO
manage al these properly, and keep the
troika from upsetting, as it skinis and dances
over the frozen, glittefing snoY, up hih ahd
down Yals, requires driver Of great skin
and experience. Ordinarily, the upsetting
of the sledge may not mattel so much; but
when surrounded by q large pack Of hungry
wolves, it is certain death - .3yi'l'
; IflbTiefi siedge and such 4 manner, We
SET on, one clear, cold afternoon, for the
scene Of our exploits,c carrying with Us a
half GROWN hog, which was TO serve rs for
bait. We reached our first destination Just
as the, sun was sinking in his snowy bed,
and the full, round moon was rising 70 sill
yer over the scene. Then the hog was tax
en- out and attached to the troika by an iron
chain, from four TO six feet long, end the
hOT1es started forward ct = brisk pace over
the 1evei, glistening plain. The heg began
70 squeal, and the Count turned 70 me with
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= SHOW do you Ike the sport2" he said.
I 'tf think shall like It better when I see
something to shoot, and this screaching
brute gets bis sharp tones q little modified, .
replied, halt. stopping my ears. 3n '.-',s.isl Sc
kd <cfou viii have other noises to take of
youf attention presently; ]" said the Count. {
Il 'iDo YOU think We shall be fortunate
enough to draw out any wolves in this way4p y
asked -1Cu9btV9 D9JG9ftd3I 70 ISJ9LVc
In 's6iye me- half an hour p .BJolued tho
| CSAnti SmdiIf Il don't show yun 7Innre
IyvpIkes thsnYO would care 70 face asfDOt
then eonSidsr ne your debtor fap Whit yoli
pIeaseT LiEd bGB DOIIq959T Sa1 bnSJ5A
! lkfteru going SOME distAneea 0hOi Oihog,
greatly to my relief, changed his time from
ABehrill esrspisrcing squesk into something
resembling q rnOurnful whine. 5Ihenkun
went down, and the moon rose in full splen-
dor, pouring over the white. polished snow
q brilliant light i fhat, by .Tefracfiony WEs
rendered simost Eezzling. 9dt III boD9Is
r. s1IAtkB 'soriSd the Count. q long low.
/ peculiar hoktg csmesYeeptug OFsr the plain;
did tn0tteH yeu 80 Is 1hEreIiB ,theI 9iFsi
answer % oareompl aiming fTieldb behind. -
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