Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-28
rREED BIZ WOLVES.
An Ingenious Traveller Profits by an
Attack oil "a hungry Pack.

Attack oil u hungry Pack,
al had little brush with wolves in
northern Wisconsin before the war;
said man by the name Of Jones 10 u
writer in Sagbys Magazine, "the wolves
there were of the large timber variety,
and Il being hard winter they were
constantly hungry. They were fierce
and dangerous, and would attack man
even when there were no more than two
or three of them together.
zone day in January was going
from Ojibway City to Pomme de 'ferre
River on foot, accompanied only by my
dog, Bones was not dog tnat would
ever go about the country asking folks
in his poor, dumb way, where he could
and q large pack Of wolves. When
about fifteen miles from Pomme de
.Ferre noticed that Bones was becom-
ing uneasy. Five minutes later | OBJ
served that he was wearing the hair on
his back Pompadour. suspected
wolves, and l was right. They soon
came up not fifty yards behind There
was at least 100 of them-large, gaunt,
hungry, savage wolves. Their fierce
howls reyerberated through the start
ling forests like the diabolical shrieks of
frenzied demons In torment. Isaw that
hand-to.hand contest with them was
out Of the question. Flight WAS my
only hope, Picking up Bones by the
nape Of the neck, tucked him under
my arm and started.
"For Az minutes, gentlemen, / ran
like cat In dog show. | covered 10
miles, Notwithstanding that the snow
was deepin some places and in others
the underbrush interfered. The wolves
kept close behind. When turned my
I head | could feel their hot, venomous
breath on my cheek. They leaped up
and nipped at the tail of poor Bones,
which was waving and tossing Lehind
in the terrific wind which my flight en-
gendered like plume of a kulgut oil
old going into battle. Their howl, weird
and hideous as the sinking wall of 10000
lost souls, shook the pine needles from
the trees and tore the nerves of the un'
fortunate Bones in way which was
painful to see.
AT the end of the 10 miles began Il
tire. A large spruce tree stood in my
path and climbed it. Perching mysel
on lower limb, some 80 feet from tn,
ground, and tying Bones in place oil
another with u bit Of string, looked
down on the angry, surgiug sea o
wolves below. l felt safe and lit m,
pipe and gave my dog ham BON
which | had in my pocket. But soon
to my surprise, the wolves began mos
extraordinary tactics-nothing less
gentlemen, than gnawing down tn
tree. One hundred sets of ravenou
fangs tore and bit the trunk. | saw
that the tree could not stand half al
hour. knocked the ashes out of m,
pipe and began to look at the situation
seriously. noticed on the branche
about me chunks of raw spruce gun
about the size of my fist. Taking MI
knife pried one off and dropped it to
wolf below. lie snapped his jaws upol
1t with famisned greed. He neve
opened them again, the resinous mas
holding them firm as wise.
AT the end of 20 minutes had tn
jaws of every wolf welded togethe
past all hope of opening. l then de
scended with Bones, who now barket
savagely aud attacked the wolves witt
great spirit. With his assistance l drovt
the batlled, helpless creatures to Pomm
de Terre like flock of sheep. Their
was ut that time $40 bounty on wolves
We rounded them mp in the court hous
yard, and drew 1000 from the count,
treasurer, after which | repaired to tn
LIE Grand Monarque Hotel and ordered
supper, not forgetting to bespeak thu
largest soup bone in town for my dog
returned 10 Ojibway City the mex
day, but saw no wolves.