Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-29
THE BIG GRAY WOLF.

ms. h.foro tho invasion OF Russia by
es emperor number Of recruits be-
d aging to the village were allowed TO
,.arn home for a visit, and the two
i IN, heard thcir stories OF tho last cam
N gign.
II N Jean could beat the drum. and An
. tine was an excellent iifcr, the recruits
4 isf-ed the parents of tho boys 10 lot
Il am go 10 the army and share IN the
j DRY Of taking tho capital Of the car.
No parents agreed, aud whom the 70.
ri,s went buck the boys went too, aud
rru accepted by the mastering officer.
bnid he needed a good drummer and
gar and WINS glad to sec thcm. Long
sloro they reached Moscow both had
,,como primo fayoritos IN tho regiment.
II was drcary tino for tho French
amy when 10 started awny on that III
-ous retreat from the city OF the cznra.
Winter had sot in. the earth was white
With deep SHOWS, tho air was biitor aud
old. Before they had gone far hun.
lfcls Of soldiers fr0zo 10 death
AZ night tho wolves would I'LL tho
, frosty air with their howls, and when u
man dropped out Of the ranks they would
ri,h down upon him and dovonr him
before his comradoH. They were largo
and fierce, and they came IN great packs
aud sometimes could not DO driven Oh,
not even by fusillldc.
ono evening near ludown Jean came
TO Antoine and said he had discovered u
farmhouse near BY lIo Thought they
might get some warm milk for them.
wycs by telling the people how cx-
haustcd they were.
Tho boys stolc or, Jean with his drum
and Antoine with o musklt and somo
ammunition, which had been given him
BY soldier who had been Transferred to
enc Of iho amhulanceS
when they reached tho place. instead
q a farmhouse thoy found a hut nearly
ready TO crumblo to pieces, and no sigu
u any one near.
As they passed into tho hnt something
rushed out with u snnrl. and tho BOYS
found thcy had disturbed large gray
wolf.
The hungry boys started back. Night
cam, sooner than common. Darkness
Suddenly swoopcd down On oil tho vagt
movy plain. When they tried to iEd
the army thcy could not.
Suddenly there entered the cabin q
long. low howl cha, startled tho young
Musicians.
"Ihc wolves have come" cried An
iine, springiug up and running 10 tho
hor, which th0y had shut.
llft sttu aV.ssfs .t.YI Httss. .ss.TV .ssl.s.aa
DIES shono like silver, showing that no
Wgc gray coat. lio seemed to head
aepack. llo had brought them all ON
ae boys track.
Antoine was for firing at the wolf, but
Jean said It would only prccipit,to an
stack They had hopes that rome Of
Prince MuutH horscmcn would como
along aud rescue them without further
dangers.
By aud by tho wolves became holder.
The boys saw them come almost close
enough 10 be- struck with stone. They
had discovered tho young musicians, and
how they began 10 oct up their long, po.
euliar howl.
Jean seized tho drumsdcls and beat
tho wiaplan In hopes OF frightening tho
beasts on, but tho music made thcm
howl the more.
"iloro they come, Jcanr exclaimed
Antoine. Look TO tho doorl II they
throw themselves against it in a body
twill not keep them out
Tho pack IN front had risen and were
rushing forward. Antoine thrust tho
nuzzlo Of his muskot through a crack
and fired into the bowling, struggling
masS
Several yolps Of pain attestod tho
power Of tho shot. Tho wolves drew
Oh, carrying with thom u dead comralo,
and doyourod him before the boys eyes.
Antoine had reloaded. They stood
against tho door and awaited another
attack.
jean seized his drum, The littlo mu-
slcian of tho Yonno played as ho had
never played before, his drums,icka
lew, warming his half frozen fingers
and filling the old shanty with strange
Music, the roll call Of Eapoloon's army.
The hut was not high and lis roof was
covered with heavy snow. Suddenly tho
Toys saw several wolves leap up aud dis.
appear. They seemed 30 have bounded
toward the roof, and whom Jean cried
out that ho heard something overhead,
Mcy both knew that tho animals were
on tho hut.
ics, the wolves were up there, trying
70 scratch tho snow away, That they
might leap down into the cabin and
make short work OF tho young soldiers,
foF moment jean aud Antoine shtanl;
together aghast.
"Lookl the doorl tho door!T shouted
dean, dropping his drumstici. "They
HFa mere again, Antoine
Once moro tho boy with tho mrskct
hred ut the lot outside to hear another
howl and to SEQ the paol; deyour a slain
eomrade
but this timo tho wolves did not fall
elaeki they continued To try TO force tho
door while Antoine reloaded with half
frozen hands and Jean held tho barri-
cadc.
Iho animals on tho housetop made q
good deal OF noise, aud tho BOYS hnd DO.
gun to think the roof could not bo
forced, when Jean cried out that pair
o. eyes were cleaning overhead, aud
,he young soldiers looked aud both saw
The head Of u wolf
ut Is tho big fellow" said Antoine,
bringing his muskot TO bear on th6ap.
partition. at IL tho head Qs..iho wolf we
disturbed when we came sesno hut"
The next moment tho cHbin was filled
with smoke and the boyg saw tho head