The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-03-13
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"aers he is "':said Carl; Who having
contrived TO- zfastee E,ica: horses, l. 20
they shcnld not escape, :was; searching.
in the wrecks around thsm, g Hs.e ia 4,
poor fellow half :smotheredl underE his
horse. 1 think the horse is dead.
Yes ; his throat il eut-no doubt by
the wolves teeth" ..::
THAT is what those brutes were
about when they jumped upon ma, as
came rouod ): said Eric, stooplne to
hep Carl to remove the, dead horse.
from the top 81. big, rider, in which
operation they, vere assisted b. the
~olf:hound, who alternately scratched
10 the snow and tawned upon Eric.
When they had aaeeeeded IN getting.
tho. man disinterred from the mass
which half .a1foe.tea BIN, they found
he vas quite whole !. far .s bone. we're
concerned ; ba. . bruised he could
hardly stand. WAil.t they vi. busy
With hin, smother man raa sp fon III
direction Of the fessgs, <-- n-.- -. < u
| "Goa be .tAeahAd II liss sid, ''a,s
the young ladies' sa&tl~ Noble gentle
men, you have saved 10 ali iroh6i death.
I was thrown ont Of tic sleigh ,s;<qd1a i; qaaf! I
ter Of +. mile a~'ay-~hsn tho :'horses
first bolted.5 u Heaven he praised tor
your arrival I expected to fad my
dear young mistress dead.''' 81 2;s; i
All this had taken sonio time. Tho
wiod DOW slew in strong gusts, and the
clouds we're coming up fast before1it. :
"Ws must decide what. had better
be done next, CARL" said g: Eric; >: tive
have no time to lose, the storm will be
upon Us soon. ~ I think the ladies had
better 60 back to Stetsin in our sleigh,
it Is the dearest shelter. i If .yoult will
drive them L will get'ehsss fallen Ihor.
ses up, and will follow you whha The
man Who is hurt, :as soon % !. esn. 9 0.--
But Carliusistsd on istagingobehind.
Eric pleaded the: coming storm. laa ii
~"You desnos know; NY G,rl lftwhat 4
spov.storn is; L dos Let si:ssnaia
tnRst the horses upland hiring It'll
sleigh back while you imakat; the ahisA
ofyour Why to. Stsstihs with the kdias /;
and aend. more ssaittauoe tb ~ ;:b.t ID
wamsks 4h.its, I'VE shall bs.'id sssttia
now before, Il eoassJ" sos eEqisaogaIi &
It. 1si 3ofno ~. Cari Vas ,nsxorabll
a fats, he ssid-, esia:uo v9j9 SO 1sad
"Yon hsd5better lose. no more time
Eric; s;buttake; theoladies ~ fsitas yos
csn." .,u" IL i ss8<; oLj i.as ,wtl.I I
He helped Eric to put them in tn
slsigh..l The lady who had tainted, ,2hai
| nowapartlv rrecossreda ipd 4 tat ';tlos
nestled beside her sistsr. bThetsp N
scarcely rosm for three they wsr
obliged TO- sit eloss: They we're no,
ready for a start, AID Eric, prsssiu
Carl's3 hand, said: ~>., e y u.:,>1. i L.
ri shall bs back in lses: than C
hour. Make haste, dear CARL 90
whatever you d., keep moving. I kas,
you do not waut for energy and . Stron
;: will. <: H.v. you your eigas,osss I: ID
we'll furnished 2" a...l .a;n.aGHol. .
""Yes here il is, and: plenty of q
g.ls and qherssia the br.ndy.aask. '
shall dewslls: enough, don'tasaryn.5 oa
4 ERIC turned, the ihsrsss' 'shiadsinstt
direction Of aStsttin. III Hi hid aeuns>
totoochs thsirsasuks now wlthtkt hs1
1 The few back along the reid they b.
20 l.,sly come, winged with tho ;deab
terror Of wolves audths' coming stofi
! The sleigh glanced ever tho krsan
: lik,xlightoiss. Tho wind naN1ias,
ID nfsrioas squ.lls;tots Of tas 10y b5ansl
ss If tbe >tses aud zstowsHsdahsn 4
tic hesdsoef ths'fsg gitivil;aoa aev dol
i I'VE shall have . ftightfal sausn, t!
M :afraiid ,saaiid 5hispt ttlA3uhAissl eiuaii
. psliss;Tvhs7se&tsas ssxk ad.husfm,
asd dpsih her sloakd kdAr1'a<hSods;aui''
wby;havs youl.f your friend Ito u,
nj. your friend whom you reemto 10
.oFds.rly.d Do, Do, lst n.sgo= back; s.
ID not oo'lats; ws' will jwait .ilp ls
ready to come d with uis::'' 5Iz.s a;saoo :
u At this moment; th. moon bro
= through Tie thick mass Of clouds dri
|inef before, her,, h, aud fe,f full upon It
upturn,d fsos Of ths beautiful speaE
e Eriio, ik,,..ed down upon: ~hsl Ill u;
lrsptdr, bit, for only dssn,,paw,f " =
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