Telegram-herald., 1889-10-04

NHh 4t1LEAALNt Fta DECoN.
shing but pastime. II Is war, and they
proseeuts 10 - save their hocks and
their children and their homes. The
externtnating methods are many and
curious That most commonly resorted
20 by Eh5 peasantry Is somewhat SINH
i@r 20 che plan adopted IN Africa. when
hunting much larger game. Some
where near forest, which large num-
bors % wolves ace known 20 frequent,
q space is cleared and alzrge hole, eight
or zen feet deep and Ave or SIT wide. -
dug. This ia covered with small
branches and straw. At one end
or sometimes In tAe center is hxed 4
pole or tree aGd tied 20 this Is young
Pig (porcsin0kl The bait has an un-
pleasant time Of 70 even before the
wolves appear-it Is SO fixed that be Is n
continual torture and - a consequence
yells gruuts and scrcames as only .
pOrOsin0k can. On three sides OF the
bait IA built a high fence, so that 20 get
az the pOrker IL Ia necessary 70 cross tbs
piS One nights setting OF the trap
frequently lures 20 the slaughter OF
next morning as many as a dozen
wolves The work OF killing
them Is very soon over. Il does
NOT however. take the survivors
long 70 learn that there is
something suspicious and unprof :able
about the affair and the time soon comes
when they cease % be tempted by the
screames of tho sacculent and tempting
pig Hunting proper Is conducted In a
far different manner few years ago
J travelled on sany Sleigh from 81.
Petersburg 20 Archangelsk via Oloneg.
distance OF I. lO4 versts or about 730
miles. Is was in December, and owing
20 The extremely cold weather, the tenn
perasure varying from so 70 70below zero.
the wolves we're peculiarly ravenOus. We
left The Hotel Snamienskaya, -.
Petersburg early in The morning. and
we're soon among the pine forests (SOs-
noVoy Less, bowling along az great
speed. We were warmly clad IN sheep
and reindeer skins-the wOOlly side in
bns the cold was intense, though we
found some compensation in the weird
beauty OF the scenery. We saw num-
bers OF wolves early on our Journey, but
they did not annoy Us. for. unless they
are particularly ravenOus, they viii not
come near - sany and horses and
ringing sleigh bells. Our yamshik
driver. assured rs. however. that before
the lakes (Ladoga and OneZskOe OserO)
we're passed. ~ would have our hands
The mail road or Trakt. over which We
travelled Is splendidly kept by the gov
srnment IL leads through forests ~
giant pines. crossing fr0zen rivulets and
Winding over and round AID through
mountains 0f whose ns<eduess. barren
ness and desolatlon only Inadequate
ideas can be conveyed. Away toward
the southwest were the lakes. frozen
many feet deep. The pine trees and
smaller Erowths glistened with frozen
white and bent beneath their burden,
and the ground in the forest and in the
open towards the lskes was Carpeted
with an immaculate c0Verlet OF nature
frozen bard ss steel by The ICY atrnos-
rhere. The croakinz Of half buried
crows. and the occasional bowls and
barking II the wolves were grim sc-
compartments % the music OF the
sleigh bells On the horizon the three
hours sun-so peculiar 20 this region
glowed with a igll golden light that
snythiag bus suggested the brilliant
slushine of the south. There would %
daylizbs for bat few hours. but vhea
night came is T0ud b. Illuminated
bT riittarinr stars and a moon Of extra
ordinary brillancy and for weeks
made more beautiful by the Aurora
Roreaiis. whose exquisite cOlors add n
almost fairy-iike and weird splcndor 20
the scenery We we're nearing the end
Of one Of the lakes when the vanshik
Grew my attention - a srrar ge feature
o. this Northern clims on the sides Il
the road We could see the crows
snd Woodcocss and small wolves
snd other little animals buried
in The snow with only their
heads peauinE above IT, The snow
g. warmer than the atmosphere. said
tbe Tsmshik. On We seed over she
frozen ROAD. which rings Ike metal -
the nlction ~ the slieTh runners and
tbe striking - The horses boots Tt -
= cartons m 1sicsl ring thas comes s-on
this seven ~ eight feet ~ ice-frozen
SNOW and ne are All ss-s and eyes a. ~
rnf chr cigarettes Scon Ne have
passed she al es AMI Krr approaching =
sharp bend in tae foress road. when a
very bedlsm y bowls and shos- saa
cries aDt srunts zreet 1nr ears.
is = huut. ny ecmpanloa er-
rlsns We siraw oE tile road az .hs
tnrn- - ss.rh sha srcrk Our rewoivers
80 knives were hsstil J gotten - sd J and
eur steirh bells seut ringing. by .
strfnE. - warn the brutes Of We bad
hardiT turned she corner wen there
dashcG pass "a a sanT & peculiar con-
efrrctaoo lt Eas not more than one
foos raised rom he ground sad sss an-
uscni-g arcad The harness. too, eas
unlsra& The irevi ssbla BELLS were
ahsent. snt son-rarv 90 ERE ordinary
FHle ~ the Smc.rtteis liscveru 1iena
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