The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-08
A SPORTSMAN'S PREDICAMENT.

He was out on the plains in the winter
time, and by some accident separated from
his party; night came on, and with it the
most intense frost, and he found his vital
energies failing, and saw nothing, until
bison came to his assistance, but destruc-
ton starting him in the face. The friend
ly bison approached without any idea in
his shaggy head half so extensive or COM
Portable as pertained to the uses to which
he was presently to be put and my advis-
err, with just strength enough left in him
to level his rifle, numbed fingers and all,
was lucky enough to hit the bison just
through the heart, and drop him dead con-
veniently for future operation. Having
refreshed himself with a bit of warm, raw
flesh, my adviser then cut the bison open
and took out the entrals; as it was just
getting dark, to save his life from the in
tense frost, he replaced the entrals with
his own body, and crept into the carcass of
the animal with his head toward the tail,
and his feet pushed up the windpipe, the
skin where it had been divided, being per-
niitted to fall as curtain to the ground
Here he revealed in animal heat, not in the
least incommoded by that enormous guam
tity of blood and moisture which | have
since seen contained in the carcass Of an
animal of this size and at last fell asleep.
How long he continued in comfortable OBJ
livon, he is not quite sure, always DESTROYS
of being exact, but he awoSe with a sensa-
ton of cold, and found that every limb
save his hands, which he had fortunately
kept folded under his chin, was not only
benumbed, but the blood and moisture had
become a frame of ice, and the severed skin
of the animal itself had frozen firmly and
immoyably to the ground. Thus, then,
he was iced for the rest of his life-a sort
of forced meat. in fact, in the bovine iris
solo, which surrounded him, no white
| capped and aproned cook to deliver the
! buffalo of his burthen. simultaneously
| with his awakening from his sleep, howev
| err, he had been aware of strange noise
| outside the frozen case which comprised
him; so, with ears sharpened by necessity,
he ende avored to discover the cause. The
external rattling and scratching continued,
till slight openings admitted a CLEAN of
the intensely cold morning moon, when
through the crevices he could plainly dis
tinguish the gnawing, crunching of bones,
snarlng and fighting Of large drove of
wolves. Here, then, was a Scylla to the
| Charybdis which already contained him,
and more active or pending dissolution
was thus fearfuily around; for sportsman
as he was, he we'll knew that there was
always all immense and hasty scramble
among animals Of prey, for the choice in
| ,,estines of body. Bold, not with brandy,
but whisky (for he at once and Oh the mo-
mept or, otied his flask, and desperate with
distress. he resolved on action, and abided
| time; and here again, in this his dreadful
hour of need, his knowledge of sport and
the habits of wolves did not desert him.
He recollected that the easiest portion o!
| a bisou's frame, by which for wolf to gain
| a hold of the intestines. was from beneath
the tail: so he awaited the result. and kept
b;s bands in readiness All at once, with
eaoe, ness only equal to his hunger, an i'm
mensa Old wolf rent the TANKS asunder suf-
fcently to thrust his head and shoulders
into the bison, in search of, 10 him, de-
licious reward. The VOLTS horror, howev-
er. at once may be conceived, when my
friend as suddenly seized him on either
cheek, and chung to the head of his deiiV-
erer for dear life. SO surprised at this un-
wonted reception was the beast, that he
yelled with terror, while, with all the
strength of his back and launches, aided
! by his fore feet, he contrived to withdraw,
pulling the human appendagc along with
/ him. The result of the yells of the master
wolf as well AS his great strength, were
! alike favorable to my friend; the former SO
frightened the rest of the wolves that they
fled away, and the latter brought my friend
forth from his 'lodging on the cold ground,
and rendered him up to the grey light OF
the coming dawn. And as soon as he
pulled my friend out of the carcass OF the
buffalo he fled after his scared compan-
ons.-Eagiish Sportsmsn IN tie western
| Prairtes.