National Republican., 1883-10-20
wOoED BY A WOLF.
Euinury Hrutes, and Spends Night OF
Mortal Ycrror In II Tree.
R0ck.n Mountain Melps

n SOlOrnuO miner meets oio OF the snn-
Culinary nrutes, and Spends a Night OF
Mortal Tcrror In IL Tree.
Rocky NOuJltam Ne,ps
A tired, but happy looking crowd of miners,
were gathered in tho one business house of u
small mining camp, not very many miles from
Denver, one Saturday evening. Tho week
had been n pleasant one, and work on the
shafts had been prosecuted vigorously, as il
was getting well into October, and it was
necessary that certain development work
should be done before snow came, which
might seriously impede, if not stop, operations
altogether for the winter. The store like all
of its kind, added to its other stock of neces-
saries a plentiful supply of "blue grass, aud
under its cheering effects the boys became
quite talkatiVe, and their experiences, when
tho country was newer, became the order Of
| the evening
"Did / ever tell you how l was trecd by d
wolf? asked Bill Gourley, one Of the oldest
miners in the camp and barnace of the bar
nacles. Tho responses were unanimously in
the negative.
| "Woll, l'll tell you how it was" said Bill.
"Hou see, had just been down to the creek
! CHERRY creek, what is now DenYcr) to order
some supplies for our camp, and toward
evening was on my return through the canon
below here, when / saw standing before me
small snarling, cowardly coyolo kind, but u
powerful limbcd brute, as large us u New
foundland, but which appeared to me at that
moment several times larger There he Stood
gauGt and fierce, smacking his chops with q
vim over his anticipated meal that was
anything but pleasant to the possible
subject of it. What to do / knew not.
If made stopin advance the brute growled
and showed his teeth in fierce manner,
which warned me that the way was ellec-
tually barred to me. | dare not retreat as
these tireess iiends | knew could outrun or
at least tire out the tleetcst horse, and, ! had
forgotten to say, had left my gun for repairs
and hadn't so much rs u revolver with me.
In tins dilemma / cast my eyes around aud
saw solitary pine tree n fow rods from the
trail to the right. Without further consider
alton | ran TO il and climbed to an oyerhang-
ing branch, closely pursued by his wollship,
who arrived directly beneath the tree at
tho same moment / was secure in its
branches was safo for tho time
being, but the situation was fan
from pleasant. Every movement made pro-
duced similar one from the brute who mean.
while added 10 the unpleusantnoss of the Oc'
cnsiOn by II continuation of tho most uuearthly
howl5 from his wolash throat, as If wooinl
mo to como down and furnish him his meal
Pcerlng down through the lower branches
there in the cold moonlight ] could see ny
eyes and many times during the night | coult
! Imagine his ycllowish fangs branching
} through my bones, and my suspense wa
simply horrible. The hours seemed week
and tho memory of those eyes an,
that unoarthly howl still haun
me. Finally after ages seemed t
, have passed tho moonlight was gradual,
} succeeded by daylight, and aftor u few lin
, gcring, parting howls, the wolf departed an,
| straightonod out my stiienod limbs an,
slid to the ground. When | reached m,
cabin | was thoroughly exhausted and Ia
down and slept nearly tho whole day. Th
! experience l shall remember as long rs
live"
! After partaling again of the "grass q
! tho invitation OF tho proprietor, the part
separated for home.
. THEREi u village near the Black sea whlc
I calls itself Demorllgeui I he man with ~ corr,
a spondent at Demerdjikeui must have high ol
y time when he backs his letters.