The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-10-29

- long noses and gaTo vont 70 the Ifa,e, bIoa,s
>: c''fda'ng bowl riFI, Whlrh nil sronttexssaeE
: are fasniliaf, # ~ a-.z
"HowlF taeher, KS st.n1l he alte; y,
), hft,ltheci ,IitnmF.
) 1t 1teaFeainsY looked as If his fears uould
% tR' Fea'xeti, for the wolrea We1 e np,xareaely 9
:. Verf hungry, and sFn foiieea, with r. feel.
;, ing OF terror, THAI thtv Intended il, atzack
= ,,s on the ice
. 'sNo time to be lost. Colonel y, ze.;,,
Leighton, e&citeel!Y. eve must nit hack
. across The lake and go avouae tlea,.,s>
Hastily getting Jimmy before 51s. Ne
+ t"Fnea and shot off with arrow-likc. swift
meas. Bnt the wolves ut once took ia ehn
ice' ana gave swift chase. They slipped
considerably at first. hut after geftine
uhoeF folE headway they ma1e 'pnS, sgpit}
noonds, anti gained etf us eyeev u,osnens
Besides, Jimmy impeaeg} oar progress yeRs
moeh' Still, NC ssrainpd every .aexxa
contested every inch 4 fe,s sna,nanss
Aaofe showed thar some Ret device mx,sE
Dc attempted, OF they wot3ld srtnek liz
we could dlstctly hear their shorr, nant4
ING breath and the $wile batter og sheip
! feet,
'tolonel. we mnss dodge'" said x.eigh.
! ION, ~ he gave IA quick glanee over Ala
shoulder They are riyh1 sapou ns ~
"All ready" exela!taei, New 70 she
right p
AND ~ spoke, VIZ iaa3e quick. ahass
curve. 4he reSG!S was uore ehan Wa o.
pe2fod. 4he wolves. Ct eet)r4g, eonld nos
sIop 0t nnee, l'ht werf alielMg by III %
Their nn'nehess oDe at Fle&l No pasr as ~
snap of my legs: lsRf II EpyninK 5oe sAose
we upset Me(3Diret who Henr down lu
spite ~ i1a, eise sFa should have nslnra =
fhly START nj tbs wolves before they gould
haze aFopred rheir uoFnenrnn, 10 IN gss
turn. as.~@.
ast ~ Ii MAS, Jimmy bad ::aleNedi' sgouua
when 80 turned, clipped fro.u Oily gragp,
and went aiding on his Daek Ill nearly the
direction Of the wolves. @s-"ss
As the Irishman rose TO his feet the
wolves turned and rushed directly at him.
only few rods separating them, while NV
companion and myself were several rods
further away.
But we had no idea Of deserving the
faithful fellow, though the sequel proved
that Jimmy wae muster nf the situation
aud the hero Of the hour, al&tr ALL
AS the wolves sprang toward with open
jaws liecked with foam, AcGs,irc unstgais-
ped his trusty axe from his back and l,5ised
it for a blow. The oppoy&unit9 was 4
hand. A long gaunt wolf rushed foSSaf1
and made spring diseetlr at +ai9n wifi
q swift circle Of his axc he fairly split tlle
brutc's head in twain: Anuthssff 'Wolf
quickly follooWed ant1 1Ae iitslHTiitnasaible AZ
crushed in his skull ,lahe Meyf wolf wa
yered, and see:nea inclined ID ,n,k o4At
but 'limmy'a blood Was up, and, with
quick spring, iae ieyeles1 a slaei0ag blow
q. ~, lna.1s:@ .ses = sc sief
t'iI f1oEls aud writings i founderkss on
the ce. -
This WAS the end. 1he ivs4aiuiug tt.fee
'lunk away, and were s<'aa 4psst to sight in
rhe gloom.
Tiara an Oun5' Did ehe snarlitp' bastes
:hink to ate live lrjshuaaa, wild such D
'liilla1ah rs this axe f,rnis,st himS'' ,saig
Jimmy, excitedl*.
We tarrle' long enougi, 10 secure the
aides as trophies for Jimmy, and reached
'ampin couple OF hours without further
Incident. But had it act been fpr Jimmy
nd his axe, ehe adventure might have bad
different termination. Ire -5-