Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-27
glaring eyes shone in the darkness like
so many Goals of fire.

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glaring eyes shone in the darkness like
so many Goals Of fire.
Fortunately her sudden fall startled
the wild animals little; and as they
momentarily drew back, she, with rare
presence Of mind, at once gathered her
buffalo robe, which she had dragged with
her, in such manner about her person
az to protect herself from the first onset
OF their fangs. The next moment the
ferocious animals, with the most savage
growls, sprang at her, at me, and at the
two horses simultaneously. Hers at once
shook himself clear Of his foes and fed;
and mine began to rear and plunge in
such a manner that could not make use
OF single weapon, and only by main
strength kept him from running away
with me.
ut was terrible moment of exciting
agony; and the instant that could re-
lease my feet from the stirrups leaped
to the ground with. yell-ny rifle slip
ping from my hands, and discharging it.
self by the conclusion, and my steed
rushing like lightning after his flying
companion over the frozen snow.
'1.uckily, I had my loaded pistols and
my knife convenient to my grasp; and
scarcely conscious of what I doing, but
thinking only that the dear mother Of my
little ones lay fairly beneath three or four
Of the furiously fighting and snarling
wild beasts, I grasped the weapons, one
in each hand, cooked them at the same
instant, and fairly jumping into the
midst OF my enemies, placed the muzzles
against the heads Of two that had turned
to rend me, and fired them both together.
Both shots, thank God took efect-it
conld not be otherwise and as the two
wolves rolled bowling back in their death
agonies, their starving companions, smell
ing and getting a taste Of their blood.
and instinctiyely comprehending that
they were now fairly in their power, fell
upon them with the most ravenous fury,
and literally tore them to pieces, and de-
voured them before my very eyes, almost
over the body of my wife, and in less, I
should say, than minute OF time.
"Ascertaining by a few anxious inquir-
les that my wife was still alive and un-
harmed, babe her remain quiet, and,
picking up my rifle, I proceeded to load
all my weapons with the greatest dis
patch.
GAS soon as had rammed the first ball
home l felt tempted to shoot another of
the animals; but at that moment heard
distant bowling and fearing that we
should soon be beset by another pack, I
reserved my fire for the next extreme
danger and hurriedly loaded the others.
sBy the time I had fairly completed
this operation our first assailants, having
nearly gorged themselves upon their
more unfortunate companions, began to
stink away; but the cries Of the others at
the same time growing nearer, warned me
to be upon my guard.
Il had just succeeded in getting my
wife more securely rolled in her protect
ing robe-as the safest thing I could do
in that extremity and myself, pistols in
hand, in defensive attitude over her
body, when some eight Or ten more Of the
savage and desperate creatures made
their appearance upon the scene.
There was momentary pause as they
came into view and discovered me-dur
ing which their eyes glared and shone
like living coals-and then with terrific
growls and snarls, they began to circle
round me, each moment narrowing the
space between US
"Snddcnly one more daring or hungry
than the others bounded forward and re-
ceived shot from one Of my pistols di-
rectly between the eyes, and as he rolled
back upon the snow part of the others
sprang upon him,as in the case of the first.
'But l had no time to congratulate
myself that had disposed Of him: for
almost at the same instant felt the lace
rating fangs of another In my thigh.
which caused me to shrek with pain:
and my poor wife, with answering shrek,
believing it was all over with me- was
about to get up and face the worst, when,
shouting to her not to stir, that was
still safe, placed my pistol against the
OF my assailant, and stretched him ouiv-
ering on the SHOW also
II still 'ad my rifle in reserve; and
pointing that at the fighting pack, I
poured It's contents among them. How
many were wounded I do not know: but
almost immediately the space around
us became once more clear OF our howl
ing enemies-some limping as they fled,
and appearing to be harassed by the 9TH
ers
again it appeared to me we had met
with wonderful deliverance; and
though the wound in my thigh was some
what painful, a brief examination salts
fed me that it would not prove serious
and hastily proceeded to reload nv
weapons wife meantime getting up
on her feet, embracing me tenderly, and
thanking God for our preservation.
"Oh, the dear children 2 she exclaimed.
WITH maternal tenderness; slittle do they
know how near they have come to being
made orphans, and left alone in this soil
tary wilderness! Let us hasten home to-
them Oh, let us hasten home to them,
while we have opportunity
"'We have no opportunity gloomily
replied. sHark there ale more of our
foes in the distance-do you hear them?'
"'And they are coming thus way, to?'
she tremblingly inquired.
81 fear So
COB, great God! what will become of
us!' she exclaimed; for am almost GER
tain that tive shall not both survive a third
attack
~ see but one way of escape said I,
anxiously. we must climb a tree, and
remain in the branches till morning
"'We shall surely freeze to death there =
she replied.
"'I trust not; but at all events, as our
horses are gone, we have no alternative.
| think your buffalo robe, well wrapped
around, will protect you from the cold,
as it has done from the wolves; and as
for myself, I will endeavor to keep warm