The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-03-29

lo-cpo sW"y Wuoe W.
from the car, aud the minute ho
fcaugbt sight OF us great transfor-
nation took place. All the fur along
his spine stood up, his eyes blazcd
like FIRE, and he uttered such fierce
growls that the three Of ne raised
onr guns. The brute conld drag
over tho snow crust with HE fore
legs, and as we stood looking At him
he began bitcbing himself forward
to attack us. We let him come
within Eve or six feet Of Us before
knocking him over. From bis ac-
tious there was no doubt he would
have b'ldly attacked the three
Of MS had be been lsss desperately
wounded His scalp was the only
one we saved out Of the sixty or sew
enty shot.
Not another wolf was seen until
uight came down. Then they gath
cred around rs seemingly by the
thousands. Looking out from one
OF the small sliding doors one was
reminded OF . great drove Of sheep
canteripg over rough ground. Not
one Of them was still for minute
aud free fight was always 10 order
Our house stood six or seven feet
high, but they lesped over il back
aud forth as easily - they could
have over log. At ono time sever
al Of them engaged 10 o fight over
our beads. aud We had serious fears
of the roof breaking under their
weight. When we fiually opened
Gre I boneotly believe there were
1000 wolves within pistol shot. Our
house was the centre of v circle OF
leaping, bowling, fighting, yelping
beasts, each one Of which seemed
bent on getting nearer. 1t was II
bright moonlight night, and we did
not waste O shot. One could have
shut his eyes and been sure OF kill
ing or wounding at every discharge.
We limited our shots tU twenty five
each. and fred slowly so as not to
heat our guns. believe we killed
a hundred wolves with the seventy
five shots. u one was wounded
enough to caIse the flow OF blood be
was a goner. The unwounded would
tear him to pieces with even more
ferocity than they displayed toward
the dead. Soon after VIC ceased
firing the great bulk Of the wolves
retired, to be seen or heard no more
during that night. A few who Lad
probably failed to secure share Of
the horrible feast remained in the
vicinity to growl over the blood
bones aud utter an occasion howl,
aud after midnight We slept soundly.
We we're afterwards told by peasants
living eight or ton miles away that
packs of wolves passed their farms
at dusk on their way to the general
rendezvous. Some OF those sur
rounding our house probably came
twelve or fifteen miles. The keeper
Of the hotel saw Fifty or more pass
his place. aud they were in such a
y hurry and 80 occupied with the pro-
. ject on foot that they passed within
, twenty feet of stray colt without
halting to attack it.
On the second day Of our stay we
= were witnesses OF a dreadful tragedy
1t was cloudy day, with occasional
, snow squalls, but no wolves came
near us. At about 2 o'clock, while
my companions we're lying down,
q opeued slide to takea look over
! the highway towards Toblosky. For
J. four miles the highway was over o
3 plain. and one could see every NOV
3 ing object. Then tho road was lost
r in pine forest, which stretched
along for couple OF miles. had
: scarcely pulled back the slide when
I an object came 10 view on the road
I at the edge of the forest, aud in hall
] a minute ] made out horses. A
: sledge was coming our Say, the first
!, which had passed since we took up
: our station. We had pair of field
L glasses in the car, and had no
8 sooner adjusted the focus than ! ut
r tered shout which brought my
!, companions to their feet. There
r were three horses abreast, and they
0 were coming at dead rup, while on
I both sides of the sledgs j could
! make ont fierce wolves jumping up.
The team was powerful one, aud
coming very last, aud in minute