The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-01-14


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come with me into the forest, and make
AN end Of that brute, onc for allf
The summons does not remain long tn.
answered. There Is no Drawer man living
than The Russian peasant when bis natur'
ally aiuRgish blood Il unce up. Three men
instantly volunteer 10 Join him, While my
German frieud and | (already sufficiently
excited Ivy al that we have seen and heard
hasten 10 follow their example. Our prep.
a~raiions are soon made, and about two In
the morning, under the full splendor Of
the winter moonlight, we set forth on the
trail Of the destroyer. There Is but one
gun among the six Of us, the rest being
armed with clubs and hatchets; but the
German has likewise d short hunting.
knife, which has done him good service
before now.
Tramp, tramp, 1t had been for miles,
without sight or sound Of our lurking
enemy, and the Russians, unused to such
severe marching, begin to fall behind The
German, myself, and one of the peasants
at length find ourselves alone, and halt, in
order to give the other three time to come
up. Already their steps are heard crunch
ing over the snow, and a few moments
later the dark figures come gliding toward
us through the floating shadow; but, TO
our establishment, instead of three men,
only two make their appearance. Our
leader Is still missing.
Where is Michael :" asks the German.
The men look at each other without am
swering, and every face reflects the same
look OF dismay for we all know what
going astray in a Russian forest in win.
ter really means. In the dead hush
that follows we suddenly hear a distant
cry-not the deep, manly shout of a
hunter calling to his mates, but the shrill,
agonized yell of a man in his EXTREMIST
need-the cry of the climber who feels his
hold relaxing, of the swimmer who finds
his limbs falling him. The next moment
we are all fleeing in the direction of the
sound.
Michael, while quickening his pace to
catch us up, had been brought to a halt by
the bursting of his shoe-stNp, and must
stop to adjust it But there is one watching
him who fully appreciates that defeGceless
posture. Poor Michael does not hear the
rustic Of that stealthy tread, does not see
the CLEAN Of that fierce yellow eye; but he
cannot fail to hear the sharp crackle of the
dead branches as a huge grayish mass
shoots from the dark thicket, and falls
right upon him as he rises, clutchinc
hereby at his unprotected side with its
sharp white flngs. Yet even in this
deadly peril the brave fellow does not
lose heart. One moments grace is al.
lowed him, while his assailant's teeth fail
to pierce his tough sheep skin frock and
that moment ~sutllces. The VOLTS head is
under his left arm-pit in an instant his
powerful arm is round its neck, tanning
the beasts throat in an iron clasp between
his side and elbow, while with his right
hand he seizes its fore-paw, and holds the
brute as in a vice, lifting his voice at the
same moment in a wild cry for help. And
now begins a terrible struggle. No time
to snatch up the trusty axe which has fall.
en- Just in front of him it is a tug of sleel
strength now. The wolf, erect on his hind
legs, strains every nerve to tear himself
Tree once free, n ~strangling grippe of Mi.
cAaels tn oat will pay for all. Hold on
as you love your life though your Joints
crackle, and your sinews start, and your
mead swim dizzily, hold on still = tighter,
tighter, tighter And so, amidst the tomb.
IKE shadows of the lonely forest, with the
cold moon looking pitilessly down upon
Il, does the photographic proceed. That
IRON pressure is beginning to tell at last
the fierce yellow eyes are growing dim. the
huge jaws writhe convulsively, and from
their edges the hot flakes of blood anf
foam squirt over Michael's.face. But how
long can that hold be maintained? Are
not the strained muscles already yielding
the stitlened fingers already relaxing theil
clutchS And the five stanch conrade,
VINO would rush to the rescue if they bu
knew-where are they? One last despair
ing cry for aid, which the echoes of tn,
lonely forest give back as if in mockery
n then everything swims around him
shadows dance before his eyes, a rushing
roaring sound sweeps past him, there is
dull crash close to his ear-and he fall
exhausted to the earth.
Was fur Elm Their" saws the German
admiringly, tearing his reeking knife from
the throat OF the monster, whose skull /
literally shivered by the formidabl
hatchets.
When we lifted Michael we found him
to our establishment, completely I'm
wounded, though utterly spent with hi
, %superhuman exertions. His first act OF
coming to himself was sufficiently charac
terlstlc. After crossing himself devoutly
and murmuring a few words of PRAYER. h
! staggered up to the spot where the VOL
lay dead, and bending overit, said, with
. haunting grin, moo, brat, va vigral, shit
hY (Well, brother, TIE gon, hapen'tIN
We rewarded the brave fellow as he dc
, served but in the hope of obtaining hin
, a further reward from the government, W
thought it best to publish the whole stor
in n of the local Russian papers, whenc
it soon after found its way into the journal
, OF the metropolis, exciting thereby an in
terest in behalf of the hero, which is no,
i am glad to learn-likely to bea
abundant fruit.
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The Elephant as a Walker.