, 1871-01-05
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One Of the most Muscular, powerful
full -limbed settlers % the New York iron.
tiers, century since, was Heinrich Kaip-
mann. His arms were like piston rods.
aad he could drive bis huge mallst fists
with such Tremendous momentum a. to
fsll an OK as If stricken BY .. thunderbolt.
4 It Is said that hr WAs once caught by
Two iron-museled Mohawk. each armed
With knives, while Heinrich had neither
yet st the frat onset, be ffaeiuredthe shnll
Of the foremost Indian. and bore The see-
ond to the earth, as is h were a0thina but
an infant. That Indian never resumed
The perpendieulaf again 0W qgfuraFl
= All, this By way Of Introduction 70 an
adventure that Kaupmznn once had with
pack Of wolves, and which came fearful.
ly nigh having fatal result for him.
The winter FOf-f7--Was -an uaasnAlly-
severe one thronghoutth northern States,
and many dSathE from e1posure.Anduslar>
tVRtion occurred before the, opening Of the
spring. The wolves, bears and Wild lanf>,
mails became nearly famished from hunger
and, a. eoESeqnehce, were unusually
fierce and courageous. They came down
from the mountains, and woe to the sheep
fold that was unprotected during the
night. 1t was sure 10 byiavpded By the
starving aniAHzls,- and not sheep would
live to tell the tale. These were ttaeksr
around the barns, where the welves had
trOtted ell night In their search for Some
means Of entrance their bowls could be
heard through sthel still eOld lhours, and
more than one housewife had been chased
to Ter very dog by9imPrudsntly Fenturiag
forth at RightzA ~ ~ 81
Many If the settlers sat in The upper
story Of thrn houses, and amused them
selves by shooting the wolves. for whose
scalps the government had standing
bounty Of seyeEpl shilli1gs..T u.trrr -
Heinrich Kaupmann remained at home.
only Yentnring forth "a attend to his idumb
animals, and to see that they were proper
y projected during the night. But afier
awhile his stock Of groceries became low,
and 6naiiS gave out altogslhef. Tue. be
and Us fAmiIg q nld live on the peelilys
SheeFs and ANNALS they owned batr L
was rather UNPLEASANT to be without tea.
lc0ffee, sugar, sals. and many other articles
that weTe more necessary than luxurious.
ahW With want offoresight which he nav.
tr-cOuld explain, be started upon his jour
ney without any weapon. except 4 teeps
edged hStchet. which he carried in case
the sled should give out, In the house
hung his trusty rife, but neither he nor
his wife seemed to imagine there would be
any call for it, and he drove cheerily away
bidding his wife merry goodbye, as his
mare went at q spanking gate down the
road toward the village.
The latter place, which might more
properly be termed a settlement, was
reached in due time, and TIE groceries all
bought, and everything was in readiness
to start homeward. 30
Heinrich had been storm bound so long
in his house that be found the companion.
ship Of his friends at The village tavern
very agreeable. There was so much to
talk about. 80 much news to listen to, such
q quantity Of gossip regarding to the af,
fairs of the neighborhoOd, that the time
| slipped uDconscioualy BY, until, when be
arose to 60, he found il almost dark.
Still he had no fears, as his wife would
understand that he had remained At the
village, and there was 20 necessity for his
I immediate return. ~ . ne f'ti D
As he turned homeward and left the
village behind him, and noticed that the
dim light by which he was travelling be
lohged to the moon, it flashed upon him
that he might encounter danger before
reaching home, and be- regretted for abe
twentieth time that he had left his rife
behind. .aar or ,iaf'7ae7 t.sa
The road, deep between the drifts of
snow, was of just sufficient width for the
little mare and sled, and the spirited little
animal went forward at swift gait, while
Heinrich, somewhat stupe6ed and weary,
was beguiled into dFoRsinesS BY the easy,
gliding motion of the sled,
He was half asleep and half conscious
when he became sensible of an increase Of
motion of the sled. He felt it jerk teverai
times beneath him, aud all at once 6erc-
er jerk than usual, accompanied BY .
neigh Of terror, .effectually aroused him,
and he sat bolt uPrieht and looked around.
He looked ia trout, all wore It's wonted
appearanee-a Wild struggling piece Of
wood, standing two feet deep in snow, the
narrow track twisting through i;I the
heavens cold and clear, the earth white
bat close behind the sled we're three gaunt
animals, cantering heavily, while fourth
was fast gaining b:hind