The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-30

though the wound in my thigh was some
whatspainful, a brief examination salts
lied me that it would not prove serious
! and hastily proceeded to reload NV
weapons my wife meantime getting I'M.
on her feet, embracing me tenderlv. and
thanking God for our preservation s'.,.'-'
"'Oh, the dear children z she exclaimed.
with maternal tenderness; slittle do thew
know how near they have come to being
made orphans, and left alone in this soli,
tary wilderness! Let us hasten home to
them! Oh, let us hasten home to them,
while we have opportunity
1--WE have no opportunity / gloomily
replied sHark there ale more of our
foes in the distance you hear them?'
"sAnd they are coming this way, to?'
she tremblingly inquired.
Il fear So - ia
"'Ob, great God what will become of
US! she exclaimed; for am almost GER
tain that we shall not both survive third
attack o. ~ 40 fsS1 ~
- see but one way of escape said 1, (,
anxlously. 'We must climb tree, and
remain In the branches till morning. a
we shall surely freeze to death there,'
she replied. 1889 Sass. =.
Il trust not; but at all events, as our
horses are gone, we have no alternative
l think your buffalo robe, well wrapped
around, will protect you from the cold,
as 1t has done from the wolves; and as
tor myself, will endeavor to keen warm
by climbing up and down, and STAMPING
upon the limbs" ..a5 .. LIS. o"
But why not kindle freq she
quickly rejoined, her voice suddenly ami
mated with hope that I was obliged to
disappoint. -. ...-... -...s.. .....'@'
For two reasons, I replied. First.
because we have not time-do you not
hear another hungry pack howIing?-and
secondly, because we have not the mate
rails, the loose brush and sticks being
buried under the snow
God help us, then! groaned nv wife:
there seems nothing for us but death!
on, my poor, dear children Nav the
good God grant that they be not made or
phans this night ..# -.5-a.-s:
II babe her take heart and not despair:
and then selecting a large tree, whose
lower limbs were broad and thick, but
above the reach of our enemies. hastily
assisted her to good foothold, and i'm
med1ately climbed up after her.
eve were not there moment too soon:
for scarcely had we got ourselves settled
in comparatively comfortable position,
when another hungry pack of our enc.
mics appeared below US, bowling, snar-
ling and tighting-their upturned ewes
occasionally glowing fealfully in the
| darkness. ri lg-
"But we were safe Fl pm their reach; and
all that long, dismal night we remained
there listening to the discoruant tones,
and thinking Of the dear ones at home.
"The night was intensely cold; and in
spite of all my efforts to keep nv slug.
gish blood in circulation, became SO be-
numbed before morning that 1 believe 1
should have given up and persisted, ex-
cept tor the pleading voice of my wife,
who begged me, for God sake, to hold
out, and not leave her widow and nv
! children fatherless.
"Daylight at last; and never was morn
hailed with greater joy. Our foes now
skunk away, one by one, and left US to
ourselves; and few minutes after their
disappearance got down and exercised
myself violently; and having thus
| brought back little warmth to my sys-
TEN, l assisted my wife to alight, and
we at once started homeward.
II scarcely need add that we arrived
there in due time, to find our poor, night
long terrified children almost frantic With
| JOY at our safe return.