The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-12

y TERRIBLE FIGHT WITH wolves. A
farmer in the northern part of this State had
desperate struggle q few days ago with two
full grown wolves, an account Of which we
find IN one Of our exchanges, rs follows
Valentine White. ressdcu; of Bradford county.
this state lives ON q iaTun near which is dense
In tac rear Of lIr. Whites house is huge frame
barn, wit great cracks, caused by decayIu- boards
feed his stock. As he reached the barn DE heard
an unusual commotiUn inside. Thinking some OF
front door lest they should escape hut s5ncczed
himself through q large aperture left hy "a broken
and he ia the middle of the barn floor hrifcr
which had torn herself from the stauchigu ly main
siam tart6 f,<+c1sl in 75',75,,1.s -7s @ LII -, <
bull dog grip, while another was trying 90 ham
The believing Of the heiier. the suarling of the
wolves. and the rattling of the loose barn floor
made deafcuiug racket and the human intruder
limp rag, and pounded the sides Of the stable with
il. but in vain Old Whites anger NJ the attack
on his stock 6-crulastersF am feelings of ,-irr-a
and. seiziug pitchiork. he prepared himself Tor
an attack. No sooner did the wolves perceive him.
than, maddencd 10y the taste Of blood, they turned
from the hcifcr and attacked him. As one of the
dealt If n r,I5Ify. fiovv Nth ,b 80 . li, -,
teeth i'm the old mans right coat sleeve and in
such close quarters that the weapon was ol 10
avail. After kicking uselCSslv at the animal. lie
graspcd its throat with his left hand anG choked
the VOL until u let go Then seizing again rhe
tie leg of one OF the animals. which then dodaei
through the hole bcf ind him and Iirr7ei fT rvf
ing dismally. The other wolf held its ground. and
man now and tLe1 f1sterfrer ffs fesIb nc f5s
arms. Though bleeding profusely. White contin-
ucd the fight, and finally. with a wcll-d'rec-sd
thrust OF the pitchiorE, sent the tines through the
animals heart, killing it almost instantly The
with sbaey coat of ii.bi 5 ,,-l-. yi. NJ 's 81 il
were torn into shreds. and his face. neck and
breast were Scared deeply 10y the claws OF the an
imal.
The Electoral Commission Of 3 TO comes
TO the front this time As the great original
Game Of Fifteen Speaking of this new
and exciting puzzle, the Game of Fifteen,
of which much ado is just now being made
IN the papers, the following thrilling poem,
clipped from the New \ OTk World OF Mon
day, IS entirely apropoS
Little blocks shall all remind us
What hl9citheads are yours and mine
Still uusolved the final line.
The problem that perhaps another
Donkey viii with might and main
Sweat and toll and swear and bother
ITl 10 bring out right again.
Let ~ then he UP md doing.
NreStle now no more with fate.
Cease the phantom gem pursuing
Throw the burned thing in the CRATE
HINT To ISGERsOLI.-As the proceeds
OF Robert lnCeTSOiIs lecture on Paine Il 500o
are TO be applied to the erection of a monu-
age of Reason" the New York Observer
submits the following as just and appro-
pirate epitaph
To the memory Of
The man Of whom John Adams
President of the United States
recorded this opiuiou
oIthless: .unprineiPled,' - ..profigate,"
'blackguard Paine
The man VINO wrote letter 10
tiEoECE WASHISGToN
ana thus addressed the Father OF his Country
lreaeherous in private friendship and a hyuocrite
IN public life, the world viii 10 puzzled Il Iecfde
Whsther you are IN apostate OF an imposter'
Ihis cenotaph is erected 10 r. Paine by the mu-
niucent iberality OF his friend and adrnirer Cs1I
Robert IngCIs0u.
NEWSPAPER DEAD BEATs.-The Colum-
bla Courdnt grows somewhat waspish over
what II is pleased to call newspaper dead
beats, whom it thus describes
What do you think OF man who viii take a
newspaper for four or i've years without paving for
~ ana then request the postmaster TO notify you
Ihat ne does not want IL Any longer We have
some half dozen of this class. we are sorry 10 say
The man who does so is more dishonest than the
mldhight burglar or the ioot-pad who meets the
traveller on the highway and demands him 10
stand ana deliver, for you can defend yourself
against the rascality O. the latter but while vo1,
deal with the former as ff he were an honest man
trusting him TO the amount Of $ or SO Won arc
suddenly apprises Of the fact that ne is q thief
AN INVITATION AS Is AN INVITATION -
This from the Cincinnati Enquirer amt so
slow
The Paris of America
PRESENTS the compliments Of the season to
Baysrd. Hancock Thurman
Jewett, and friends
And begs leave 70 request the pleasure Of their
On Tuesdny. June ?, 1850.
VIII 10 the hanls'ine thing 20 you or hUtt hue.