The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-07-12
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 had condescended to warn me to turn back in case heard wolves. had noi proceeded far, when from the darkness there came an ominous howl. Nearer and nearer, and then the woods seemed to be alive with the terrific animals. turned back and was soon again at the old mans hcu use.
 "Ain't got no stable" said the old fellow. @Tie your beast ou, here Wolves ain't ap' ter come close to the house"
 l did as directed and was soon seated in the house. Affer awhile, influenced by the drowsiness impaned by the lire, began to nod.
 " Better go to bed" said the old man Come up."
 l climbed ladder after him, and stretching myself on blanket, vas soon asleep. l know no: how long slept, bu, suddenly l was awakened by the wild bowling of wolves. The house seemed to be surrounded with them, and with terrihc jumps against the door, they seemed to be trying to force an entrance. went to the ladder and called the old man.
 :" Great snakes alive :" he cried, the woods is full O 'em. should judge there's about twenty thousan'. I'm afeerd that it'll fare Ill with us afore mornin' :"
 "Wha, about my horse:, exclaimed.
 What about my wife an chillun' ?" he replied. This ain't no time fur thinkin' about dumb animals. Human critters is at stake jis' at this here stage O the game"
 Oh, sir. can we not shoot them .''
 Ef yer wanter shoot go an shoot. ain't goin' ter risk my life"
 know not how passed the remainder of the night. but at last when dawn came, l hurried down the ladder and hastened to the place where I had tied my horse. Great Cesar 4 bloody mass of bones was all that remained of a once valuable animal. The old man sympathized with me, and even the boy who had GU, the loose piece of skin from his heel, said that he was mighty sorry"
 The old man had no way of conveying me over to my mine, so, after receiving set out afoot. At last. weary and heart-sick, reached the place. A board nailed to a scrubby oak, bore this inscription: Goblet, silver claim" examined closely but found no out cropping of the precious metal. While I stood, half s,upehed, breath of air blew a piece of newspaper toward me. Ab- stractedly l picked it up and began to look down it's columns. Lunch had been wrapped in it. Through the stain of ham-grease saw the word Cob lett" and then, with eagemess, strained my eyes and read:
 :" Several weeks ago this paper con- tained aattering article concerning the Goblet silver claim. The article was in- serted at the instance of friend who claimed to have visited the place, but we have since learned that i, was written by Goblet himself, with view of deceiv- ing the public. We are credibly informed that there is not enough silver in the entire region to ill the cavity of a per cussion cap" Down went my las, hope. Sadly, angrily, turned, hardly knowing whither went. ate haws. and slept in the woods. Finally, half famished and almos, l reached crossroads store. After satisfying my hunger, was sitting n front of the store, when several men :ame up, deposited themselves on long, ,ine bench, and began to talk of the all theme in that section-horse- rading.
 ." Boys,' said one fellow, did yer ever A~e>@ nv" cAA -N oe oA ACA gus HIS UOlSSS | t's told on him fur fack an 1 wouldn't 'e surprised ii, is true. Ter Illustrate, I'll tell story O ole feller what went har some years ago. The feller was mighty anxious to stay all night, as thar san't no other house in ten miles O thar, 'ut old Nat couldn't let him stay. He managed to keep the feller till airter lark, an then as he started of, Nat told jim that the wolves was powerful thick n that if he heard any ter come back, md that he might stay all night. Wall, le hadn't gone fur when the wolves gunter howl. He turned back an old Nat tuck him in, but told him that as he lidnt have no stable, he'd halter hitch lis horse outside. Airter they'd gone er bed, the wolves howled furious an Tied ter break inter the house. When lay come, the feller come down