Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-01-21
A WOLF HUNT IN RUSSIA.
A TRUTHFUL SKETCH.


We arrived at Toola, the Birmingham of
bsla, on the morning of the Sd of Jan.
Is. Our party was composed, including
melf, Of some fifteen jolly sporting young
boelors, who bad all dubbed together, the
BIER to enjoy the winters sports. Being
avery desirous of engaging in a stirring
vt hunt, having heard that, the winter
b'g very severe, they had eongregaied in
lie numbers in the neighborhood of Toola.
Vhad accordingly few days before set
0 from ST. Petersburg, and arrived as
aforementioned safe in Toola. Immediate
Upon our arrival we proceeded to the
ut market and bought up large ouanti-
Of refused matter, rotted carcasses of
.eep, pigs, etc, which we obtained for a
ere trife.
Loading a sledge with ii, we ordered the
liver to take and empty it out near the
adside, about twelve miles from the town,
an opening between two fir woods. The
ct of our intended excursion becoming
own, We were the whole day besieged with
'plications, begging for permission to ac-
mpany Us, from many of the wealthy citi
rs and ueighboring gentry. Answering
ostot them with courteous invitation to
ine their ladies and come and sup with
g, v soon had cur rooms so crowded that
'e we obliged to engage the large dining
lall the hotel to accommodate our guests.
All supper We commenced dancing, and
yereiout half through a set of quadrilles
where were interrupted by the entrance
Of thoung man we had placed to watch
our / He informed US that the wolves
werethering together and had already
comnced their supper.
1t beautiful moonlight night when
we sied, the wind blowing hard, with
keenharp frost just a night to enjoy
rapidnging gallop. We accordingly set
spuro our horses and ratified along as
fast The slippery nature of the road war
rant
NJ and numerous were the laugbable
scraland predicaments some of our party
got on the road, One young girl named
Mat persisted in riding on the extreme
vergf the track, and, as may be supposed,
the " on either side being, with the ex-
cept of a slight upper crust, extremely
soft,r horse slipping, they both rolled
overd were literally buried. though not
hurtWith good deal of difficulty we
drag her and her horse out, and scolded
her ch, at which she only laughed, de-
clarishe had enjoyed it much.
Oirriving at the edge of the forest
spede met our gaze which caused the
brag heart amongst US to tremble. In
steaf the fifty or sixty wolves we had ex-
pee to meet, the plain, 90 far no 7vo could
s(1 every direction, was covered with
ung, fighting masses of dark forms
srlug and howling over pieces Of the bait,
sn they we're tearing one from the 9th
Coming to the conclusion that prudence
the better part of yalor, we were just
5ut retiring to the nearest village when
i Drained Matilda fred her pistol at the
Test group, wounding one severely, and
pse bowling brought the rest upon US in
ody Falling back about hundred yards
the place where some decayed trunks Of
es had fallen across the road, we halted
1 formed in square behind them awaiting
onslaught
We had not long to wait. We had hardly
med into line and loosened our revolvers
EN- we were attacked by about FIVE hun
d red, open mou,hed, bowling desils,
L rushed at our horses throats Yolley
ar yolley we poured in among them,
qy shot telling in such mass and cover
/ the ground with writhing, struggling
pses. But as one fell fresh one occu-
ID It's place, and although the front rank
sunk back in terror as their companions
+ shricking around them, they we're forced
again to renew the charge by those in the
m.
Dur horses were trembling in every limb
dowl upon howl announced the number
j feTocity of our foes Some Of those
bind at last thinned away, two Russians
aed their TASKS, and, advancing to our
tastEork Of trunks, laid heavy train Of
Eder along it.