The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-03


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- - 1o0ee - nnh Gays the unl We
nolS the eavn9c % hunger were fearful;
D0id 1ardly snd II Amer thaf, hunger
eed On thea Day, my thirse was 50
l1I0oas mat Mv0Auneaniiy !! brought the
vash-dlsh to my hps and drank several swaI-
lows OF water; the d'sh came lnvoianfar1ly to
my lPs; eouia nos heiP IL; TINS was me
only time l drank during tne nine and nan
days. lie claims 10 nave oeen eneaged IN
over one hundred Dargiarie', oes'des having
0fUked yn sevesaf u1e1~
.. ~, rsfAW&afSe-.
A3~S;~lGr. s,S..rca h.u~s oxer the
heights .bat crown The River Rhine. Tales
Of feuSlal masni6ceuc. IN ancient times rival
the stories that lend romantic history to
scenes Of the same char,cter m Scoxland' and
the Rhine passes in it's cour.e through all the
varied eh,naxs Of rueeeul n,aeui6cence tn the
calm waters that are bounded bv fertile val
levs resembling ratber the placid ouiet of n
Lake ,han the pHcr,y~ ofa stream. Through
al ths,,s cOntraste,l scenes
n ne. nss s ."o ~. snhsn,.'s ,,r,u,d
And ali its thousand turns disclose
Sumo fresler beauty varying round"
The Uu,er Rhine formed frontier de-
,urtment Of France. and Alsace. which be-
ionce,i to the German Empire till 1858, after
n,ss;uc N the control Of Austria wa finally
,nnexei IN France bv IIu;s xiv. in 1891.
md the Province IA now the battlefield OF
Orussia. In the West of this province are
IN. chains of the Vosces and Jura Mountains.
These stretch in gloomy masni6cence. and
With the exccu<;on of the NOR Alsat;an
xcavers are rarely penetrated. save by an
,.Iver,urous hunter in ,s,rs,,it of game The
ch.n,o;S herr. are so,gb, Inv the Sportsman ar
n,,rs,,c1 bv the wolf Who make This nimble-
f,.,.5 .,,,rS,r Of the f,r,s. their chief sub-
s;.,.n.. saw. when in descent unou some
c.r,;I. and ,,,l,;v,ts,l srot IN the Mains. thew
cx,crd their forav. To the sheen fold Of the
,.,,s,n,
Rarely boxcxer doss,he wolf make these
;,.,,-s;.,n, ul.,.s ;,,,u.Il..l nv Nm. stern die
,a,es Of hunger. This .u,,rs the natural lazi-
nos of b;s d;snos;,;on and he then b.,nmes
The mast d,uc,.rs,s Of raycnous animals OK
o-r;s;,.r ali tho s,o,c;,v Of the fox with an
;ns,,;,se r,,acitv that lads him in extrim-
NV d, nr,,v mon the carcass Of his brother
| ,rnIf The f6pfI Oyer n blS hAfY 4 0la1-
.r,,.,b,e that dogs will hardly attack him.
and ,h.. Ash rcI;,se,l IN h, eaten even nv
,b.. blooahm,nd who nurs,,es his trail.
An oil hunter rcl,tes n nights experience
in the snres, of I'M. Vosy,s when the presence
nf ,hose animals was more numerous than Mt
IN. nr,.sen, time and how nv an Ingenious
rns, bs ,,..sn,i,,, himself and ,locs from the
,ns.., az I, n,cL of tbese r,uo,is,s l,r,.,..
Ie,,,,e and half from the nearest civilized
inr,icr Accustomed IN The biyo,,ac. he did
ma, hes;,,... IA, s,..,.l TIN, MONT !, the forest
RELYING un,n the result of his davis labors
far , s,,;se,,,orv meal which with a hunts
\ mans prov;,lenti,l skill WAS duly prepared
bv the cheerful fire that coutributed hath to
nour;shmsnt and warmth. No sign Of a
Iurkinp IA, was remarked until. warned nv
the insiinc, of hi. dogs. who croucbe,l at his
f,, their hair br;stlina with terror. the ex-
pcr, Luutcr was notified of a present danger.
An instontis reflection. and II he had anv
Doubt of the cause. il was certified bv the
prolonged howl. rather than bark, which dis
| tipa,,ishes the wolf from the dog The hun
Tor h,d e,s.,,ps.d himself in IN. t;ssure Of n
cayernel rock. and he felt secure that he
c,uld h. attacked from one side ONLY. So
h.. ,r.,,rej b;usclf ,o.,inst ,uv sunrise anil
c,stins. fresh wood upon the fire. pecrrd into
the darkness where the dark forms with
.l,am;ny ewes revealed the presence Of his
| w,lt;sh ass,iI,pts The hupter felt that To
make an OMEN attack ar even orcibIy resist
| ,s.,ult xnul1 IN, , useless hone lie we'll
knew ,b,, the brightness of the fire would
deter immediate assault. The only fear WIS
that his s,,pply Of material falling short. this
mc,bod Of defence would Ie exhausted.
| 4, I,st =, briobt tbourbt supy,sted itself To-
his huuter,s exurrience and knowing that
tho na,ure of wolves Nh, sometime, amall,,!
Inv the scrupin., Of a violin. he drew from his
br,a,, his iiute and struck upou il the high
| 49,, Ievs in tho lo,,,iest NOTES.
The effect was rs instantaneous as remark
,ble 4 r,,sbino sound of A ,-ins feet sounded
| ,cc,n,nauin,,nt In the NOT. 8 of th,. hute and
the u,.tlinr of leaves in the distance died
AWAY n. the r,yeno,,s mack fled to the inner
rrc,s,.ss of the forest. The hunter slept NO
mor.i(bat NIGHT but yiniIuntIy stood guard
mill the n,troI of The. moon h,d PASSED. and
the cl,am If .lty sssure,l him of present
| s,stv
! SINCE then he never y,ntured To make n
Iiv,.r,c wi,i,,t cpmpanions. even in the
forest bordering ON civilization, for at that
prriod il WIS not unusual for a predatory
wolf urged bv hunger, To seek the. border
settlements and bear of the sheep of the
Larly ,s,sant. The wolf of this section is
the size OF a large n1,-tiiI, Of - grcyi.h, vel
| white i'm winter, Some naturalists claim
that the wolf and iackal are nothing more
| '.''' " -, -,
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."s" ,'a"..a T." ,I,.;r J.,,,I c'.n.,rm,.;dn
M ,ha ,;m,;I.,. .;,h tho In, viii Nh. sxc.n.
Wv. H., =, ,h. v.,H com. ~ On. tooth h,r.
o., a." s."s'.." s"r cr,,sh;no their EnJ ;n,.m,,ch
a -, I;v. ',', x.a.,.hl.. no w.iI ,s animal
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c,s.i S,.,,,,., 80, NJ, ,,nr. and .,., i,
Car,",nv m. r,c. Is now nr,rIv cx,;uc,
whn" H., ,,,..s..c. i ,sc.r,,;nej =, ha0ue
:" f'ru.J 81 ,h. nc;chbor;nc ,..,s,,,rv Who
,nn.,ar viii scx,hcs and nike ,,nns and every
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