The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-12-11

attacked. ZOOS
was now about half way home,
and bogiu TO feel uneasy. as the
pack had steadily increased, uutil
they numbered somo twenty-five, Nil
tue while snuppiug, growing and
lighting, aud, you may imagine,
making rather au unpleasant uoise
for lone traveller, Mt night, aud full
mile from any house
Closer and closer they passed as |
walked along at rather brisker
pace that When | started. They
seemed 10 really mean mischief by
thor actions.
l admit c)ld psrspration broke
ont upon my forehoa /; bit still /
would not admit that [ was in dtn-
ger. True. / had beard OF instances
where men had been killed b. CO.
votes, but hal never placed faith in
saeh stories.
| Snappiug ani growing like = lot
ot hunsry dogs over bone, the
whole pack wore following close up
on INV heels. and at every step they
soouied to goin upon mo, until they
were within ten feet OF me.
ruruing roI1d, / shouted with ell
my might ani threw hthdfil OF
small stones at tlen, with tbo idea
OF frightcuin5 them away but 1t
wouldn't do they wero not to bo
put TO aight hy either loui words
or stones Nllrer anl n9trer they
advanced, stretching ont IN the IJ.n
uf semi circle, AMI presenting a
very fJrnlli iblo front, occa3l)nalIy
lone would IA IKE u iOint ~ th)iyl
to iasten h.s teeth i'll my l-5. 80
bringing my gun from my shpaldor
| used it a5 so.t .. CLUB IA do .
fouse.
Graspiug it Ivy the barrols fl 'nly.
would raise it over my heat ant
bring it down with consilcrabls
forco On tho b1ly OF any coyote
that would mlks dash at m..
Il, this TIM they we're very close
to me; SO close, in fact, that | could
| bit one every ii no s"aag-dfy sil ;
aud now the startling fast bro';c
apon my mi III that 7 wa tho game
lhey we're after. hei real os hOr.
ride adventures with wolves, aud
here was species Of auim IIs eq iA.ly
~ iormid!bls IA any wolves, aud
having ~ i;lorIts iltaA.iJli a,
luT wolves ever hl |.
/ o! the torr!bla tIJusht of hNin3
made food for this. ut any othor
tune, cowardiy SGT OF whrlPb. \
thousand thanshti crowded tnrouSn
my min /, Home anl f.leul), moth.
or and Lowell ones, wI)m l had loft
far away, aal jDnraeyol to tins hnd
of gold only to mget m uAun .y
end. grew flint, Uoi would have
, fallen, but the thonsut ot i"f pehl'
ous position gavo ma siren "a ant
nergcl my arm In the uneI IA con"
test.
with a,l the force could muster,
I swung mg gun right aud ioit,
| striking coyote every time, bat
without any apparent eirsct for as
speedily as one would fall back, two
/ or three would crowd ia his place.
Some ten inmates | thus cJmblt'
Ell my terrible enemies, Advancing
! backward, for | had dim hope that
by this menus ! might near the cab
in OF soms miner, who would come
TO my rescue, and still the CO.
votes gave no signs of falling back.
| grew week aud faint, 1 knew not
why but all hope seem 81 to have
fad, and despair took possession OF
my soul.
Ny gun fell harmlessly from my
hands, and was inmediately trampl'
I'll undsr foot by the coyotes. As
( by instinct l took ono long step
back ward when, heavens the Garth
seemed to crumble under my feet.
l felt myself going slowly, slowly, |
knew not where. Vas | being dc :
voured DO coyotes l tainted.
When I regained my senses l
found myself lying in the water at
the bottom Of an old shaft that had
boon sunk by some prospecting par-
ty, and which WAS probably thirty
feet deep
Ic,uld hardly belief nv own SON
ses. l really was alive and safe from
danger. No matter what pre- iIca.
ment | was in now, was removed
from Immediate death, AMI l felt
thankful. With tho exception OF a
sprained ankle, sustained No injur-
les.
The coyotes h,vered round the
mouth OF the shaft until near morn
ing. when they disappeared, no
doubt very much dlssustoi with
their nights sport.
Early next morning my loud cries
attracted the attention of q party OF
miners ca their way to work, when
| was rescued from my damp bed,
aud you pay imagine | felt grateful
enough when l found myself once
more surrounded by friends,