The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-01-07

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been but a few hours tsiofe The pfhle ~
happy household and the bsauiy o. the Vi
lage.
There are certain caias,rvphes In the
presence Of which one Il instincuvtly
silent For several moments not \ .
IL spoken and In that dead pause Of ex'
ppctnli1n | have leisure 10 remark the lace
Of a taasaui who stands opposite M. lie
i a Young man Of twenty-five or twenty.
.ix. though his broad chest and powerful
limbs. as we'll as the magnificent brown
beard that waves over the bosom Of his
sheep skin frock, might make him appear
much older. His face Is coarse and
weather beaten enough but there Is same,
thing In that broad, low forehead, and
square, ruthless Jaw, and small. deep set,
| suffering eye, which tells you at a glance
that. whatever danger might confront him,
that man would I've very hard to turn.
While | am still looking at him he SUD
a elly steps forward and speaks; III -
time to finish this" says he, IN q tone
which there Is no installing. VINO VIII
come with me into the forest, and make
an end Of that brute, once for ally
The summons docs not remain long un'
answered. There is no Drawer man living
than the Russian peasant when his Datur-
ally sluggish blood is nee up. Three men
instantly volunteer 10 join him, while my
German friend and | lalready sufficiently
excited by all that we have seen and heard
hasten TO follow their example. Our prep
arations 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 hatchetsi but the
German has likewise a short hunting
knife, which has done him good service
before now.
Tramp, tramp, it had been for miles
without sight or sound of our lurking
enemy, and the Russians, unused to suci
severe marching, begin to fall behind. Th'
German, myself, and one of the peasants
at length find ourselves alone, and halt, il
order to give the other three time to CON,
up. Already their steps are heard crunch
ing over the snow, and a few momenti
later the dark figures come gliding towart
us through the floating shadow; but, t.
our establishment, instead of three men
only two make their appearance. Gu
leader is still missing.
"Where is Michaely" asks the German
The men look at each other without an
swering, and every face reflects the sam,
look of dismay; for we all know wha
going astray in a Russian forest In win
ter really means. In the dead husl
that follows we suddenly hear a distan
cry-not the deep, manly shout of
hunter calling to his mates, but the shril
\ agonized yell of a man in his extremes
need-the cry of the climber who feels hi
hold relaxing, of the swimmer who find
his limbs falling him. The next momen
we are all fleeing in the direction of tn
sound.
Michael, while quickening his pace
catch us up, had been brought to halt b.
the bursting Of his shoe strap, and mus
stop to adjust it But there is one watchin
him who fully appreciates that delenceles
posture. Poor Michael does not hear tn
rustic Of that stealthy tread, does not Sc
the CLEAN Of that fierce yellow eye; but Il
cannot fail to hear the sharp crackle of tn
dead branches as a huge grayish ma;
i shoots from the dark thicket, and fall
y right upon him as he rises, clutchin
ticrcely at his unprotected side with il
: Sharp white fdngs. Yet even in til
deadly peril the brave fellow does n,
lose heart. One moments grace is a
lowed him, while his assailant's teeth ia
/ to pierce his tough sheep skin frock an
n that moment sutlices. The VOLTS head
under his left arm-pit; in an instant h
G powerful arm is round its neck, iammir
the beasts throat in an iron clasp betwee
his side and elbow, while with his rigl
hand he seizes its fore-paw, and holds Il
a brute as in a vice, lifting his voice at Il
n same moment in a wild cry for help. Al
now begins a terrible struggle. No tin
Y. to snatch up the trusty axe which has ia
IF en- just in front Of him it is a tug of she
strength now. The wolf, erect on his hil
d legs, strains every nerve to tear himst
free once free, strangling gripe of h
chaels tn oat will pay for all. Hold O
as you love your life though your join
he crackle, and your sinews start, and 20
head swim dizzily, hold on still tight,
tighter, tighter And so, amidtt the tom
like shadows of the lonely forest, with
cold moon looking pitilessly down up
lie it, does the death -grapple proceed. I'll
iron pressure is beginning to tell ut la.
n. the fierce yellow eyes are growing dim, t
huge jaws writhe conyulsively, and fro
their edges the hot flakes of blood a
foam squirt over Michaels face. But he
is long can that hold be maintainedg A
not the strained muscles already yieldin
lSv the stiffened fingers already relaxing tn
a, clutch? And the five stanch comrat
who would rush to the rescue if they !
knew-where are they? One last despa
=, ing cry for aid, which the echoes of t
a. lonely forest give back as if in mocke
y and then everything swims around hi
% shadows dance before his eyes, a rushil
roaring sound sweeps past him, there is
dull crash close to his ear-and he "a
exhausted to the earth.
Was fur Elm Therr' says the Germ
Der admiringly, tearing his reeking knife fir
the throat of the monster, whose skull
literally shivered by the formida
hatchets.
When we lifted Michael we found h
,as to our establishment, completely
he wounded, though utterly spent with
nc superhuman exertions. His first act
mt coming to himself was sufficiently char
or. teristic. After crossing himself devouI
tv. and murmuring a few words of prayer,
his staggered up to the spot where the "
lay dead, and bending overit, said, will
taunting grin, Moo, brat, va vigral, s
Iic. Ii? well, brother, Tee so0n, hdpen't I?
of We rewarded the brave fellow as he
leo served; but in the hope of obtaining |
a further reward from the government,
nd thought it best to publish the whole st
An. in one of the local Russian papers, whe
I'd it soon after found its way into the JOUR-
of the metropolis, exciting thereby an
mi terest in behalf of the hero, which is I
Of 4 I'm glad to learn-likely to |
,oI abundant fruit.
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are Tho EIorh.rt &c WILL.