The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-01
FIGHTING A MAD WOLF.
Terrific Struggle with Dangerous Cue
Hidden in a House.


Terrific Struggle with Dangerous Guest
Hidden in a House.
My room was at che end Of long hall.
was familiar with every crook and turn
about the house and didn't need light, so
passed into my room and closed the door
1t occurred to me then to take a smoke, so
l felt around in the dark and found cigar
and struck a match 30 light it. The next
minute think You could have knocked
me down with feather. Away down in
the darkness under the bed two fiery eyes
shone out like burning Goals just for that
brief moment that the match was burning
and then it went out Before had time to
think the creature was upon me and was
springing for my throat, the most savage
animal had ever met. felt rather than
saw what it was. The creature was wolf,
and it was mad.
Several animals afflicted with hydropho-
bia had been seen in the neighborhood
during the past few months. There is no
animal more formidable than a wolf when
1t has rabies, and | knew with what had
to contend. | had to struggle with a large
wolf shut up in a dark room, and the
slightest wound from its sharp teeth meant
certain and horrible death to me. AS it
came to me first | threw out my hands,
and by some good fortune happened to
strike it's neck. l got both my hands
around its throat and managed to hold it
away from my face, but it was all that I
could do.
l was nervous, l suppose, and the wolf
was far stronger than it would have been
under ordinary circumstances. The froth
was dripping from IT'S mouth and few into
my face as it struggled, 1t was the most
desperate struggle of my life just to hold
that wolf and keep it from my face and
throat, at which it constantly leaped in
the most furious manner. All the time,
from the moment it sprang at me first, |
had been shouting and calling at the top
of my voice. There was very little hope
of doing any good with it, as the servants
were too far away, and my room was on
the opposite side OF the house from their
quarters, but that was the only chance
1t was very evident that / couldn't let go
my AOld for an instant. 1t was just as evil
dent that | couldn't hold out this way long,
and that unless help came after awhile my
strength would eventually give way and
the wolf would tear my throat, as it was
struggling then to do. And how long do
you think this kept up, For two hours
for two mortal hours by the clock-I stood
there, fighting for my life with the savage
wolf and shouting for help every moment
of the time. A hundred times | thought
my strength was gone and that my arm
would surely sink down powerless the next
moment. and yet always managed to hold
him off little longer.
AT last, jUst as was almost in complete
despair, one of the servants was aroused
by my continued shouting, and came run
ming with his gun in his hand. | managed
to hold the wolf until he made a light. and |
then held him while the man put the |
muzzle of his gun against the VOLTS head |
and killed him as dead as Hector. And |
then l went TO my sisters room and had a |
spell of something that would have been /
Mysteries If I had been 8 woman. Being a /
man. it was nothing but case Of nervous /
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