Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-13
SHE vANoulsHGD THE WOLF.
Strategy Helps Maine Woman Out of
pnriInns predicr.nent.

Strategy Helps Maine Woman Out of a
Pcrilous Predicg .ient.
One day Uncle Jonas two cows disap-
peared from the opening in the woods
about his lonely home, and no traces of
them could be gained Aunt Molly, us his
wife was called, started to hunt them up
next morning, as the men of the family
were away. Leaving the children and
going in awcsterly direction, she wandered
throughout the day in the dark, unbroken
forest without mouthful to eat, except a
few spruce buds and dried berries, with an
occasional handful of ground nuts, which
grew in great abundance on the lowlands
The SUI was fast sinking when, to her
great Joy, she discovered the lost COWS
quietly grazing on Il small grass plot near
Crooked river, some four mi, es from home
With all possible haste she drove them
along, hoping to reach home before dark
end as she had no guide, not even spotted
trees, she had to trust wholly to the in
stinct of the beasts.
Their course often seemed to her exactly
the opposite 10 right. Still her practical
knowledge taught her it was best to let
them have their own way. When near
what is now known as the Pine house, on
Il ridge covered by Il growth of gigantic
pines, both cows gave II loud below, as if
from fright, and broke into IL furious gal
lop in the direction of home, now half a
mile distant. Pausng to ascertain the
cause of their fright she was confronted by
a wolf.
The wolf Mt once made Il spring for her
face, no doubt intending to grab her throat.
With the skill and fury of an expert boxer
Aunt Molly dealt him stunning blow
with her brawny and hardened fist, which
sent him bacl; upon his launches. Again
and again the starving brute leaped for her
throat, but each time was met by both fists
and feet with sufficient force to send him
back several feet. Knowing it was now
life or death the heroic woman found her
self fast growing weaker, while the attacks
of her savage adversary grew more fierce.
Snatching her tattered shawl from her
head, with n desperate leap she threw it
over the head OF the wolf with dexterity
which was not only surprising to the wolf
but herself also
This piece of strategy had the effect to
bewider the wolf He eaped wildly about,
vainly endeayorng to rid himself of his
inconvenent hcadgcar, while Molly lost no
time in climbing TO the lower branches Of
n tree ald oft Of harms reach, When
the wolf had rid himself of his temporary
blindfold and sufficiently recovered his
equilibrium, seeing his intended victim be.
yond his reach, he at once set up the most
demoniac bowls of rage and disappoint
ment, occasionally venting his spleen by
furious attacks upon the trunk of the tree
and tearing the rough bark with his long.
crooked fangs.
Here she remained until the return of
day, when the wolf skunk away in the di.
roction of the river AS soon as she thought
him at safe distance Molly, nearly fam.
ishing and benumbed by cold, FASTENED
down and speed for home as fast as the
condition Of her cramped limbs and chilled
frame would permit.
She found the children half frightened
out of their wits, as thearrival of the cows
in so great agitation had given them the
idea that their mother had been devoured
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