Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-21

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ed during the long delay: but at last
the line was completed and the order
given to move.
From the center the marshal's words
repeated by hundreds of tongues, went
rapidly to the end Of the line
'Forward-march Don't fire ON any
game smaller than wolf.
The tin horn boys, distributed at reg
ular distances along the line. sounded
their horns, and forward we went. tramp
ing and shouting, making noise enough
to frighten and drive everything before
us.
I was near the center of the lne,
which must have been at least two miles
from the lake The boys kept blowing
their horns, only stopping at intervals
to take breath. Every few minutes the
cry would pass through the line
keep your ranks on the right" !"
keep your ranks on the left 70
1t was grand time for all of Us. We
had advanced in this way perhaps ff-
teen minutes when new order came
Extreme right and left wings. halt I
Close down on the eenterl Keep the
/ line good
The order was obeyej. The wings
rested. and the center kept on. and still,
every minute or two the cry. Keep the
lIne gOo4 echoed down the ranks,
warning every hunter to increased watch
and caution.
Very soon the command. Move slow
er ran along the forest.
\ moment after q rife shot was heard
on the extreme right. and the cry came
back. Look out for wolf on the left
/ Presently shot was heard on the
left, and the cry came back, Look out
for wolf on the right Every man at his
post Go slow
By this time the line was less than q
mile and a half in length The wings
were found to be too much in advance
of the center. and were halted again un-
I'll the center closed down.
The hunters were so near to each 9TH
er that there was less difficulty in keep
/ ing the line. but the marshal and his
aids continually passed back and forth,
drawing the men together. In this way
the line was finally shortened to one
mile. and then the order was given fer
a general halt
The ground enclosed at this. time was
very favorable for our purpose Back
from the waters edge, perhaps ten rods,
rose a ledge of granite rocks. almost per-
pendieular. ard nearly hundred feet
/ high This ledge extends along the
shore about . quarter of mile Each
end Of the ledge sloped down almost to
the lake. Above the ledge was open
forest. and the low ground between the
ledge and the lake was filed with rocks,
bushes. brush and the trunks of uproet-
ed trees The preeipiee facing the water
was full of cracks and eaveFns. fit re-
treats for lurking wild beasts; but it
was impossible for anything to climb up
to these IN more than two or three plae-
es. while few men stationed above
could overlook the whole shore level
I Accordingly the best hunters were
placed on the wings, to cover the ground
between the ledge and water, and the
boys and younger men ranged along the
top Of the ledge to keep the wolves al
/ bay
It took nearly half an hour to perfect
the ring and impress every person IN il
with the necessity OF sticking to his post
let what would happen Then the order
went round the line. the tin horns again
sounded, and the march recommended
Very soon the cry egme-
Wolf on the right Look out for hin
on the left
4 moment after three shots were hearC
almost simultaneously On the left, and
the cry came back
Wolf wounded Head him off
The excitement was now intense The
center had already reached the top o
the ledge and the wings were fast clos
ing below. They had just surrounded
. the space between the rocks and the va
: ter, when two wolves we're seen dashin:
. through the bushes Then another
then another.
. Shot after shot was fred at them, auc
cries of: There they go. Stop 'em
! Look out for EN- Head EN- of mad
even more tumult than the guns
Ne boys became greatly excited sucI
wild hunting few Of Is had ever taker
| part IN before. and our spirits were key
ed up to the highest pitch By this tim
: the wolves had become frantic with ter
ror. Glimpses Of their dark. gray form
. were seen as they darted madly througl
, the uBderbrush-
Suddenly great black fellow ruaher
I up the cliff near the center. pantin,
: with exhaustion, broke through the ring
= and would have escaped but boy vh
lad no rife rushed after him with
: club, yelling 80 frightfulIy that the vol