The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-30
WITH ANGRY WOLvm
MR.. PlPsR's ESCAPE FROM A,,.
OF HUNGRY CREATURES

Lonely Forest Road, IN Old Man H.,
Cavs with Two Openings, One Of VII
the Wolves Didn't Know OF.
Benjamin Piper, an old pionos,
Jefferson county, Wis, had a Thrill L
adventure with a pack of wolvas
was n evening while he was mol, u
his way from Watertown on foot nm
was snow on the ground, and it had l
ed long enough to make wolves nn~sN
ally fierce and savage with bnras
Piper had been warned by frienS'
Watertown not to attempt the trin
he told them that he had not the ill.,.
est fear. Numerous large timber wo1a.
had been seer near these same fO,.'
through which Piper had to pass. hr,
they had not yet ventured to attack .''
one, little attention had been no;d
their presence. But now, in their A.
perate hunger and while lurking aho'
for something to prey D o Soma
them had discovered Piper, and at ANY,
set up a howl for its companions, PI
Piper was utterly indifferent TO M,
bowls and walked boldly along.
Suddenly, just rs he turned a sb,,
corner Of the roadway among the ers
timber, a large gray wolf walked ac,os
the road slowly and deliberately ah,.
two rods ahead of him and then turrs
and leisurely recrossed to the side fOr
where it came, swinging its tail al0t
and with the hair raised on its neck
also howled in a dismal manner. as I
hurry up its companions, whose apsva,|
now began to come from many dire
tions. Piper marched straight ahead Al
if nothing had happened, save that b
picked mp Il good sized club, intendin,
to throw it at the animal should IL
prOach him again. A moment later 4,
same wolf trotted out from Ii. brra
much carer to him than before. AMI
Piper hurled the club at the animal wifi
tremendous force. But quickly stemip,
aside and lodging the weapon. the rOF
planted itself in the middle of the nj
and was not disposed to move any farther
but showed its teeth savagely and uttered
more howls for its companions.
A DESPERATE SITUATION.
Piper nov began to get frighted
He gathered sticks and stones and huhS
them at the wolf until it was clad 70 ps
out of his way and let him proved. Bu
he knew from the sounds still coming
behind him that II pack of the animals
was on his trail and he woull need h
make haste or they would soon garake
him. He vas a strong man ll rv
fleet of foot. but he had had nOasa,
ton of winning against a lot Of vds
in a foot race, should they detennt
pursue him. So he CONCLUDED thah
must at once bring all his wits inDIE
and. if possible, deceive them. Theta
est trees around him were rather sui
TO climb and be safe among tn
branches, and he did not relish the ID
of being kept up in a tree all night,
such cold weather.
The desperateness of the sltuat
called to his mind u singular cayeC
tanning two narrow openings, and \
concluded that it might afford hlmr
lection and give him u chance to deai
himself. SO away he hurried for d
1t was now long after dusk, b
the moon shone brightly, yet OWN:
the shadows OF the trees Piper exp
enced considerable difficulty in find
the entrance TO the cavern. BdH
crawling into the narrow passasen
he secured a large, heavy club ns
should the wolves attempt to follows
into his retreat. He was scarcely hs
dozen feet inside ere he heard their X
rible howls near the entrance, andS
their eyes like balls Of fire glarlgl
him from the outside. h
AT first they seemed d"isinclinei
follow after him, apparently fearing 4
trap, but finally the boldest one stars
inside, and then all squeezed themse' IA
into the opening until it was laHEt
tight. Is
A BAD HALE HOUR. ~
As the forward wolf came within III
reach, Piper pounded it with his Gu
until it was utterly disabled, but IN
great pressure of those from behind c.
stantly brought the heads of othersnes
and nearer. Piper never stopped n.y.
ing, but whacked and beat and gol:'1
and disabled wolf after wolf as ts
came within reach. But at length
entrance became so perfectly filled
wolves that they could neither getN
ward nor backward, while their saSf
howls resOunded in the narrow pa
with such deafening effect that it uS
Piper tremble, and his sole thougA'V
to get out and away from them.
Cropping around with his hands
found some good sized. loose stones VI
which he hastily filled into the opel-f
just in front of the wolves as tigh'FrI
he could pack it, and then, with cit,
hand, he crawled along and sought
at the opposite entrance to the cat"
The dismal darkness prevented him.
anything, and it was some
before he found the way out
wolves did not know, or else had i@t
ten, this entrance, and Piper leit y
still bowling with fury crowded inc
narrow mouth of the cave at least n
yards away from where he had e!ne':
He now made his way to the road S.1
and two hours later had reached boz
A few days later he visited the ca'"