New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-10
the horses. If they run, or upset us, no
earthly ooyer can save i IS from the teeth of

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earthly power can save s from the teeth Of
tile wolves, if they chance to be numerous
| Alymiddle horse is perfect-a wise old trot-s
| ter; nothing could alarm hinl--but the
other horses? They are young too young.
madame; they arrived from the Don only
last spring, and are not yet sufficiently
broken. They have hunted. it is true but
hunted mounted; it is not the same thing,
and then, only in daylight Wolves are
thick these freezing nights. halt-starvedt
and not atail timid. Take the word of an
old hunter, madame and do not expose
yourself"
You are testing. my dear prince Nine.
NoYar interrupts with little, dry langh;
or, perhaps, now / think of 1T, maybe you
are afraid? Be careful, or you will compel
me to believe that you are growing old
which would be truly pity"
She speaks with such an accent of min
gled proyocation, sarcasm and defiance,
and III her eyes is such hooking light.
that the prince responds-by ringing the
bell
A servant in Cossack dress answers the
summons.
Tell Timoty to harness Faust, Arab
and Ares to the big hunting Troika; Faust
in the middle. Let Andre prepare the
guns and the pig and be ready in half an
hours:
The little Cossabk. with his shining but
IONS and rosy face, bows and goes ont, the
prince follows him. lie t. alone with her,
the lieutenant, a troubled light in his eyes.
approaches Nine. Novar.
Dear madame he begins, gently, IT
am neither an old or a cowardiy man; but,
nevertheless I beg of you to give up this
fancy. Its very tempting, j know, for a
woman like you; but do rot beseech
you. compel your host to expose himself
and his servants to risk so terrible. For
give you my word that, with inexperi-
enced horses, at this season of the year,
when the wolves are most ferocious, it is a
deadly danger to run. I entrcat you not
to insist. Our responsibility
Thou. too serge!' cries Nine. Novar,
with burst OF ringing laughter. Away
with iear Phe more danger thsreis. the
more one should feel ones self alive; the
more sensations one has, the happier one
should be-
The lieutenant answers her, with re-
proving gesture: For ones self alone,
yes; but, for others?'
A big sleigh, in the shape Of hal:ship,
the horses harnessed to the PROV, the coach
man in front, III his usual place, waits now
at the foot Of the outer staircase; between
the sl1a is a big black horse, its intelligent
lace surmounted by long. pointed ears and
lighted by large, brilliant eyes, stands
patient and stolld between the Ukraine
runners. The right-hand horse is gray, the
lett. hand, roam, both Of them thin, sineWy,
with flowing names and tails.
Timothy, the coachman. with his strong
face and eagle glance, perched up aloit
touches his cap to the prince as he slowly
descends the steps. Nine. Novar on his arm.
She pale and trail, but smiling is clad from
head to foot in sealskin her flashing eyes
sparkling like flame through her ven. a
light rifle flung carelessly over hershoulder.
The lieutenant follows, with Andre bearing
half a dozen guns.
A clear silvery light floods everything,
house and grounds. Each line OF the har-
ness, the guns, the eyes ofthe horses and
Of the men shine under it with extraor-
binary brilliancy, and seem to give back to
it electric sparks. Nine. Novar runs across
the terrace, which the marvellous witchery
OF snow and mo onlight has turned to purest
marble. She springs to the sleigh, the men
| quickly f,llow; at the same instant low
! grunts and squeals are heard under the
| furs. Andre filings himself down on the
spot whence come the squeaks, to stiff e the
| sound, and the horses are off at a gallop.
| Fast as the run is, it is almost noiseless.
| the fall OF the horses hoo,s on the soft
! snow scarcely pc ceptible. The bells have
| been removed from both sleigh anu har-
ness. Now and til en- the coachmans whistle
| resounds throu IN the stiffness like birds
shrill call. Again, one OF the horses
sneezes. But ever in this arrowy rush
they cross the swelling, undolating plains
| hat stretch out like endless sheats OF
| silver
The plains once passed, they entera stats
| ~ wood, whose trees form lines, black and
wayering, oflimittess perceptive. Timothy
halts at a crossroad; the vehicle stands out
field OF pearl. The frs, stirred up by the
wind, moan and creak dismally, the
| boughs rub and grind each other with e
dull, crunching sound. The horses snort;
the smothered cries rise still from the bot
! tom Of the sleigh.
''ls it to be here your excellency?" asks
| Timothy, quietly.
| How ar are we from the Green lake?"
| the prince responds.
! Nearly five miles, this road leads there
| direct winds around the lake edge, and
loses itself in the steppe on its way to the
high road, which it joins near the post
staff on
Nine Novar, still impatient, interrupts
with the order. make the pig cry!"
1t would be better to wait l think, !"
| Andre r. plies. This road turns sharply
out from here and the bitches are deep;
granting, even. that we are able to keep OH
| he marg in OF the pond -"
Peace, fool!' cries Nine. Noyar; "do as
| you are bid!''
And instantly there sounds from the
sleigh q hidden medley Of squalls squeaIs
and ear-splitting grunts, such as only pig
has power TO utter. and whether bleeding to
death or merely having his ear pulled. his
gamut OF no. es is always the same. Mmp
Novar smiles triumphantly; the lieutenant
| looks at her, then turns his eyes with a
| slight lift oithe shoulder.
All at once the horses rear. Timothy
| braces himself like rock in his seat The
edge OF the forest glows now with line of
fiery sparks, greenish aud change:u-t
| phospllorescent eyeballs of the wolves adj
vance guard, fleeing and skulking, but al
ways returning with stubborn obstinancy
toward the sleigh and its tempting
freight. Timothy loosens the reins, and the
middle horse starts off with his long,
swlgin, stride, trotting steadily, without
haste or spurts, and always restraining his
com panions, covered with sweat and quiY-
| ering in every musc.e.
The wolves, seeing their prey thus escape
them, hurry to pursue. There is score al
| ready, and their number steadily increases.
! They run in great leaps, two and three to-
| gether. greedy. but not yet bold urged on
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