Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-08-01

ned ana mine beganto rear and plunge |
IN such a manner that ! could not |
make use Of a single weapon, and only |
by main strength keep him from run |
ming away with me.
IL WAS a terrible moment OF exciting
agony; and the instant that could |
release my feet from the stirrups. / |
leaped to the ground with yell-my |
rifle slipping from my hands, and dis |
charging itself by the conclusion. and
my steed rushing like lightning after
ms nylng companion over the frozen
snow; Luckily ! had my loaded
pistols and my knife convenient to
my grasp; and scarcely conscious of
what ] was doing, but thinking only
that the dear mother OF my little ones
lay fairly beneath some three or four
Of the turionsly fighting and snarling
Wild beasts, ! grasped my weapons,
one IN each hand, cooked them at the
same instant, and, fairly jumping into
the midst OF my enemies, plnced the
muzzles against the heads OF two that
had turned TO rend me and fired them
both together
Both shots took effect ii could not
be otherwise-and as the two wolves
rolled howlingly back In their death
agonies, their starving companions
fell upon them with the most ravenous
fury, and literally tore them 10 pieces,
and devoured them before my very
eyes, almost over the body oil ms
vile, and ~ less ! should say, than a
minute Oftime.
Assert aiming, by few anxious IN.
qniries, that nay wife WAS still alive
and unframed. bade her remain
quiet; and picking np my rifle pro-
ceeded 10 load all my weapons with
the greatest despatch. A. soon as /
had rammed the first ball home felt
/ tempted 10 shoot another OF the ami
mails; but az that moment heard a
distant howling; and fearing we should
soon b. besct hy another pack. re-
served my tire for the next extreme
/ danger, and hnrriedy loaded the
others By the time had fairly com
/ pleted the operation, our first assault
ants, having nearly gorged them
7 selves upon their more unfortunate
companions, began 10 stink away: bat
/ the cries oi the others AZ the same
/ time coming nearer, 9nrnea me TO be
upon my guard.
had just succeeded IN getting my
wiie more securely rolled III her pro.
\ testing robe, a. the safest thing |
could do Ia that extremity and my
| self. pistols III hand. ia a defensive at-
I titude over her PROSTATE body
I When some eight or ten more Of the
savage ard desperate creatures made
their appearance upon the scene.
Y There WAS momgntary pause as
4 they came into SicN and discovered
4 me-during which their eyes glared
/ aud shonc like living coals--and then,
with terrific growls and snarls. they
I btgau to circle round me-. enCh mo-
T inrut narrowing the space between
x -. suddenly Onc. more daring or
4 hungry than the Others, bounded Tor
4 ward, and received shot from one
4 ~ my pistols directly bet wecn his eyes,
+ ard he rolled back upon the SNOW. a
part ~ the Others sprang upon HIM.
\ ms in the case oi the first But | had
I no time To congratulate myself TINT
T had disposed of him: for almost MT
the same instant felt the decorating
tnug- u another 10 my tniRh, which
canstd mc to shrek with pam; and
my poor wife with an answering
Shrek, believing il was All over with
I me, WAS Hbou; 10 get up and face the
I worst Nhcn, shouting 10 her not to
stir that WAS sill safe, placed my
pistol against HE head nf NV assaii.
ant. aud stretched him quivering up.
i on the snow also still had my rifle
F.. III reserve. and pointing that at the
I fighting pnck ! poured its contents
! among them How many were wound
III do not know, hut almost imme-
I dHitcly the space around lbs became
( once more cleared oi our bowling
/ euemIes--somc limpinU as they fed
aud appearing to bc harassrd by the
others
Again il appeared TOT that We had
met with wonderful dcllyerance; and
I though the wound In my thigh was
somewhat painful, a brieteNamination
soon satisfied me that II would not
prove serious; and hastily proceeded
20 reload my weapons my wife mean
time getting upon her feet, embracing
me trndcrly, mud thanking heaven for
our preservation
'uh, the dcnr rhildren' she ex-
claimed, with maternal tenderness;
"iittle do they know how near they
have come to being made orphans,
aud leftalune in this solitary wilder.
ness let Us hasten home to them,
while we have an opportunity"
we have no opportunity,
gloomily replied "lIurk there are
more foes ID the distance, DO YOU not
rthcm2"
"And are they coming this way,
too she trcmbIngly inquired.
"a fearso,h
ooh, heaven. what then, viii be-
come OF use she exclaimed: Tor | am
almost certain that we shall not both
survive q third attack
II see but one escape. said ], anN-
iously. we must climb tree, and
remain in the branches till morning
Eve shalrinevitably freeze TO death
there she replied.
~ trust not; but, at all events, as