The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-19
Told by Mr.. Jones Of oiibway.

Il remember a little brush I had with
wolves in Northern Wisconsin before the
Var, said man OF the name Of Jones to a
writer. for Saxbys magazine The wolves
there were OF the large timber variety and il
being a hard winter, thew were constantly
hungry. They were fierce and dangerous,
and would attack a man even when there
We're no more than two or three OF them to
gether
"One day in January was going from Ojib-
way city 10 Pommer de Ierre river on foot.
accompanied only by my dog. Bones was not
QoE that would ever go about the country
asking folks IN his poor, dumb way where he
could ind a large pack Of wolves When
about fifteen miles from Pomme de Terre
noticed that Bones was becoming uneasy.
Five minutes later observed that he was
wearing the hair on his back pOmpadOur. 1
suspected wolves, and I was right, They
soon came up not fifty yards behind There
was at least one hundred OF them-large
gaunt, hungry, savage wolves. Their herce
howls reyer0erated through the startled for
ests Ike the dlaoOLcal shrleEs of frenZled
demons in torment saw that hand-to-
hand contest with them was out OF the ques-
ton Flight was my only hope. Picking up
Bones by the nape Of the neck, l tucked him
under my arm and started.
For forty minutes, gentlemen, I ran like
cat IN dog show. I suppose covered ten
miles Notwithstanding that the snow was
deep IN some places. and IN others the under
hind. When l turned my head l could feel
their hot, venOmous breath on my cheek.
They leaped up and nipped az the tail Of poor
Bones which was waving and tossing behind
on the terrific wind which my fight engen-
dered, like plume Of knight Of old going
into battle Their howl, weird and hideous as
the sinking wall OF ten thousand lost souls,
shook the pine needles from the trees and
tore the nerves of the unfortunate Bones in a
way which was painful to see.
AT the end OF ten miles 1 began to tire. A
large spruce tree stood in my path and
cltm bed it. Perching myself on a lower limb
some nifty feet from the ground and tying
Bones in a place on another with a bit of
string, looked down on the angry, surging
sea of wolves below. I felt safe and lit my
pipe and gave my dog ham bone which
mad IN my pocket. But soon, TO
my surprise, the wolves began
most extraordinary tactics-nothing
less gentlemen. than gnawing down the tree.
one hundred sets Of ravenOus fangs tore and
bit the trunk. l saw that the tree could not
stand half an hour, I knocked the ashes out
Of my pipe and began to look at the situation
| seriously. noticed on the branches about
me chunks Of raw spruce gum about the size
OF my fist Taking my knife L pred one OF
and dropped it to a wolf below. He snapped
his Jaws upon it with famished greed. He
holding them firm as a wise
AT the end OF twenty minutes had the
Jaws OF every wolf welded together past all
hope OF opening. 1 then descended with
Bones. who now barlied savagely and attacked
the wolves with great spirit. With his as
sistance drove the baf1ed. helpless creatures
to Pomme de Terre like a flock Of sheep
There was at that time $40 bounty on wolves
We rounded them up in the court house yard
and drew 81 900 from the county treasurer,
after which I repaired to the LIE Grand Mon
argue hotel and ordered supper, not forget
ting to bespeak the largest soup bone in town
for my dog. l returned to OliOway City the
next day but saw no wolves