Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-20

naStly ana WIN tW0 bolts 10Stcncd the
strong oakcn door of the cabin.
''lt was timo.
"Vainly would l seek for words which
could Gtly paint the feeling with which my
heart wus then filed. My soul ovelAowcd
with joy ut the sight Of my poor sister out
Of danger.
"rhe noise of the wolves attacking the
we'll closed door snalchcd me from my
reflections. We set about examining the
the interior of the cabin. We found only
naked wulls Of clay, stone bench alopg
the wall; but in the corner un inestimablc
treasure, quantity of wood, sufficient to
protect US against Il freezing cold.
"in hearing the bowling of these terri.
bic cnciples, We congratulated ourselves
upon having escaped them.
cod Kosko alone seemed inscnsible.
lie looked gloomily at the fire he had just
kindlcd, and his forehead bore unmistak-
bic signs Of uxicty
"At first paid little attention to him,
| was too happy. Suddenly We heard
piercing Shrek ring the air outside and
VIC looked with distrust. Such shrek
wus certainly not natural to man, and
knew of no auimal to whom it sccmcd
natural"
"This cry of agony" Kosko then said
to ne, ANNOUNCES TO us, sir, the death of
your favoritc horse. | have often heard
similar ones on the field Of battle, uttered
by young, strong horses, who combat death
with extraordinary efforts, until their
latest breath. | know the mare has suf-
irred less, but what is certain, is thut the
poor bcas:s have become the prey of the
wolves For the time being they arc
occupied aud will let us rest moment, but
soon they will return more furious, more
blood thirsty than ever"
"Thc old servant spoke the truth; they
were soon back to renew the attacks against
the caliu; VIC could even sec thut their fury
had increased, for they we're trying to climb
along the walls to get upon the roof
"Wc were in tie most horrible cxpcctu--
ton ind our eyes turned toward the open
ing in the roof. Suddenly gust of wind
blew aside the smoke, nDd VIC distinguished
the starry heavens. Our looks encountered
II frightful apparition, four wolves hcads
were there their jaws still red with blood.
"Ko>ko preserved his presence of MUD"
"W have nothing to fear from them"
nC SHiu, 'WOlNCs HEc aiiulu VI urc.
"Thcn an awful cracking was heard,
three Of the monsters disappeared, as a
or.ion of the wooden roof fell in under
the weight Of the fourth, which fell into
the lirc."
"Rctirc, al Of you," exclaimed Kosko,
"iirc," ho ordered, "hut don't miss the
mark"
':IIc had taken the gun The animal
gave vert to iriahtful how!s. rulled
the trigger Of my pis'ol, and then K,sko
flushed the wolf with tho butt Of the gun
"Wc dragged him out of the fire where
his blood had created u thick, foul smoke,
and we threw him into n corner"
"That is probably the ouly trial of the
the night" remarked Kosko "But with
the day you will sec more of these animals
than we can kill"
"Uutil then | had hoped that when
morning duwncd the wolves would with
draw into the depth of the forests"
"Evcn if they did," said kosko, "what
use would it be to us. Our horsca arc
dead, and how could such slight
creature as Miss Nudcie reach the limits
of the forests on foot? Night would over.
take us again and tho wolves would soon
discover us. But, alas! that hope is vain
Where wolves assemble in such numbers
they don't fear the light of day. While
our provision OF wood lasts our ire will
preserve us from an attack from the roof
We must then summon up our courage and
strength for future events"
''rhc hours passed slowly and anxious
ly by. Nudeic had again fallen asleep;
she slept as child that does not know
the dangers which surround it; she smilcd
while sleeping and this suilc pierced my
heart.
"OId Kosko silently kept up The fire, he
had spoken the truth, no wolf appeared at
the opening in the roof, but their scratch
ing and clawiug at the door, and their
bowling lasted throughout the night.
"rhc stars began to pale, and the
dreaded day at length appeared The
moment when the predictions of Kosko
were to be accomplished, approached. The
wolves encouraged by the daylight, about
twenty in number, climbed upon the roof
which was about 70 break in under their
weight. Nudcje was still sleeping
'ln this moment of supreme danger,
when all hopo of safety seemed lost, we
heard the dctonations of moro than fifty
rifles, the sound Of hunting horns and the
baying of dogs
"I'bc two women rose to their feet.
"Our terrible enemies p,csipitatcd them,
so'vas from the roof, and vanished, utter
ing frightlu bowls.
"Nosko cautiously opened tho door, aud
cxclaimcd:"
"Thc wolves have disappeared, aud the
hunters are coming out from the forests"
"Yc ran TO tho door, We were saved.