The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-12
A Wolf Story.

The following wolf story comes from
the distant forests of Germany.
There was once poor woman who.
with her little girl four years old, lived
alone in cottage near a dense wood.
All that she possessed was three cows.
but by selling the cheese and butter she
made from the milk they gave her, she
was able to support herself and her
child.
One day she led her COWS out, as
usual. TO pasture in the field, and, aS
her little girl was too small to be left at
home by herself, she found her a coy
seat in the grass, gave her a porringer
with bread and milk for her breakfast,
and good-sized wooden spoon to eat it
with.
One of the cows, in the meantime,
had escaped into the forest. The mother
ran after her to bring her back, leaving
her little girl safe, as she imagined,
eating her bread and milk. The COW,
however, had strayed further than she
at first imagined. BY the time she had
| caught and brought her back to the
field full half-hour. had passed. She
ran at once to the spot where she had
left her little one. Nothing but the por
ringer, with the bread and milk, was to
be seen. The child was gone.
The mother ran about wildly seeking
her little girl. Not q trace of her was
to be seen, and at last she flew to the
village. as fast as her trembling feet
would carry her, to seek help from the
neighboring peasants.
! Just at the same time, rs it happened,
{ th,.n,,,AI, tbn
on his way to the next town, and had
lost his way. While trying to regain
the path, he suddenly heard clear,
childish voice near him saying: Get
off, or I II give it to you"
/ Curious to learn how child came to
/ be in this wild solitude, he followed the
sound, parted the branches gently, and
: there, in front of a low cave, he saw u
pretty little girl sitting on the ground,
! with five young wolf-cubs around her.
/ The wild creatures barred their fierce
white teeth every now and then, and
snapped at the chubby little hands.
The child, however, had wooden
spoon in her right hand, and raped
the young wolves with it Justify on the
nose every time they attempted to bite
her, saying, at the same time: Get
off, or Eli give it to you! Get of. or III
give it to you! Get off,
The traveller saw at once how il was:
she must have been carried of by an
old she-wolf, and brought hithcr as food
fer the young ones, while the mother
went off again in search of other prey.
SO he quickly broke off a strong branch
from tree, sprang out of his conceal
ment, and laid on vigorously among
the young wolves. These ran of, yelp-
ing and bowling dismally, Then he
caught up the child in his arms, and
ran with it as quickly as he could, for
fear the old wolf might return sooner
than would be quite agreeable to an TN
armed man. BY good fortune he was
not long in finding the right path again.
Thanking God heartily. he hurried on
quickly, knowing that he was not safe
50 long as he was in the forest.
At its entrance he met the anxious
mother with all the peasants rushing to
seek the lost child. Fancy her JOY and
gratitude to the worthy and brave man
who had rescued her little onei
The child had fallen asleep in his
arms, but she still kept firm possession
of her wooden spoon. On her mother
snatching her into her arms, and awaS-
ing her with fond kisses, she looked up
with innocent wonder at all the people
about Then turning smilingly to her
mother. she said:
Nanny, Dolly want her bed and
mix. Nasty bid dog toot me away
befo'. Dolly was fnis'ed. - Har7'er' S
Young People.