The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-06-20
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81 WSat do you think that The baby thinisi
Did say that the babies are things
And heads empty o bell that SWINGS
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Ans when the % SaeS
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ri OUR ENCOUNTER WITH THE WOLVES.
81 from the Young Catholic
The winter had been an unusually Sc
we're one, and the wolves, driven by cold
and famine, had deserted their usual
haunts in the forests, and made their ap-
beafance in the roads, and even near the
houses in the neighborhood in which we
lived.
i 1 was a boy of twelve years at the time,
Ind the Oldest f three children. My ia
&her superintendent the works for making
eharcoal, situated in the forest, and quite
s distance from our home He was fire.
muently gone for several days together,
but we always knew about when he would
Return and my brother and were in the
habit Of going into the woods to meet
him.
There was a little rustic cross standing
by the roadside, far from any habitation,
placed there, so we had been told, to
mark the spot where traveller had been
leruelly murdered and hastily buried.
If this were true, it happened 30 many
Years before that very little was known
hu NlHoat IF the viii
lagers; yet hardly any one passed the
cross without offering a short prayer for
the repose Of the departed soul. l remem-
4 Der that we frequently decorated the cross
with leaves and flowers, for we spent a
great deal of time near the spot while
waiting for father.
The weather had been SO cold and
stormy during the winter that we were
confined to the house much of the time,
and we were delighted at last to find il
clear, and, for the season, quite warm and
pleasant
1t was late in the afternoon when my lit
tie brother and 1 started to meet father
On our way we ran aud shouted and rolled
in the snow, and enjoyed our liberty to
tho fullest extent.
We had arrived just in sight of the
ks'Wa side Cross" when I stopped suddenly
In the middle of the road, and for mo-
nent my blood seemed frozen within me.
tf4Ay AHSSS DcRdA W bESuiUloS fhAu NuS COlO
sweat started to my forehead for there.
ust before ue, stood several large wolves
and others were comiag down the hillside
Their tongues were lollipg out of their
widely opened mouths and with savage
eyes, and ears erect, they rushed di-
rectly towards us.
We turned, and ran as fact as we could
but the dreadful Rrowls and barks came
nearer and nearer. We staggered on for a few
PAGES further, and then the thought came
to me that it would be better to face the
them.
Impulsively grasped my little brother
by the hand, and, checking his flight
upon his knees. With clenched fists, and
with eyes fixed on the wolves, stood my
ground. 1t was a fearful moment of sus-
pense! Would the savage beasts rush upon
us and tear us in piecesf Mol Strange
to say, they turned, and while some walked
about us, muttering low growls, others
skunk silently away. Suddenly there was
parently forgetting us, they seemed listen
ing and watching for something approach
ing from the distance.
Soon after, several men mounted, and
among them my father, came in sight. Alta
glance they saw our danger and hurried to
our.relief. Ateight of the men on horseback
the wolves scattered, and ran in every di-
rection some of them escaped, but two
were brought down by the shots of the
horsemen.
1t was happy meeting with father at.
ter all danger was over, and proud ride
home for us, with the wolves that had given
ns such fright tied by the legs and thrown
across the horseI
Our escape was almost miraculous, fol
my father said that although the wolves had
stood at bay for moment, it was likely
mad they not been disturbed by the qp.
preach Of his party, they would have BOON
resumed the attack.
Ihaye since thought we probably owed
our fortunate escape to the many prayers
we mad offered 30 near the spot; and you
may be sure we never afterwards passed il
without thanking God for His goodness.
Many times in my after life have
snought of this incident; and when eur
rounded by carer, temptations, and trTale
~ nearly discouraged, and on the point
u SyleldiDg, then, as in nay boyhood days
nave faced about, and boldly met my
niEuoies, and the victory has been