Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-10-15

the glories Of nature, Tor the eoto
was terrible. My limbs were
tiugling with q horrible pleasant
sensation; q drowsiness came over
me, and / seemed to be m dream
land. shook OF that terrible
TethsrSy with an awful shudder,
for knew-oh, so well that II l
once fell fully into its clutches l
should never awake.
On ploddsd, breathing an in
ward prayer that | might reAch
some friendly hsbitstion where |
could rest and warm myself. l
knew / could easily finish the dis
lance to Brcokisle.
( Did my eyes mislead mel Was
il some sppsritioni l hastily
brushed the snow from my eyes
and eyesbrous; IL Was still there
II vs-s light Like the Star Of
Re. hleheu, which guided the
Shepparis 20 the msnser, so did
thA. txinkling light guide me. On
l pushed. with renewed vigor and
/ fresh hope, over the rough cart
rusd, ny eyes fixed on tha. star Of
hope.
But what was that A long,
wsiling howl swoke the echoes Of
the slumbering forest, followed by
another and another, prolonged on
the still piercing night air, with s
fearful intensity. Great Heaven
the truth came over me quick IS 8
vivid lash Of lightning-it was a
pack of gray wolves! To this day
l know not where they came from,
ss they had, years before, left for
more urinhAbitei places but they
were therel / could tel BY their
distant cries that they were yet far
OF. but st each moment their
bowling became more distinct.
No; second was to be lost, and,
throwing of my grest-cost, with
feyerish haste, / bounded forward
, ike fugitive deer. Despair nerv-
ed nv soul snd lent me speed.
/ On. on, I ran, but in vain The
gray coated fends were coming
faster than the swiftest horse. But
Twas nearing ny goal. snd the
twinkling star had now grown TO
whst l supposed, snd what | could
now plainly see, was light from a
cabin window.
Suddenly thought Of my pistol,
which I had placed safely in my
pocket before leaving home. As
did 30, the wolves burst into view.
Stopping short l hurriedly threw
of nv gloves and drew and cock
ed my sole weapon Of defense
[ The wolves sent forth fresh bowls
Of fierce glee st seeing me stop
and came on faster than ever. But
ran on determined TO make sur'
Of nv shot. When they ver'
slSrmingly near, / stopped. taking
careful aim st the foremost one
their leader, evidently, and pulle(
the trigger. Over he rolled though
not killed, be was so severel,
wounded a. to be unable to defent
himself for which he had just caus'
too. for, to my Joy, his follower
Immediately fell upon him. Assil
l ran on, but had not gone but
, little distance before the volve
were sgsin pursuing me, for the,
hsd devoured the wounded one
even to his gray coat, leaving onl.
his white bones to giisten in tn
moonlight The evolves were With
in fifteen feet of me, and | halo
ed St the top Of ny voice for help
, Ny cry Was answered just IS a
enormous uof snapped s N
; heels, for ! remember bearing
: door open, the report Of two mus
. kets. some one taking me roughl
: by the shoulder and dragging N
= into the cottage, some hurrie
E words like, "close the door, quick
Z aud that was all
/.
b AL my readers are, no doub
5 veAried with 81 old mans nsrri
= tive, bat when tell them that
= occurred to me in my young
n days, it may awaken An interest
n this "o'er true tale.
d As the first gray stresks Of dav
Il were beginning to light up the seen
e set out again for Brcokdsle.
e II you could have seen o
Shines vissge As I quietly walk
a into the Office and laid down 4