Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-09-05


 Carried oa Contest wHh His Life aa
 the Stake
 The following is . true wolf story written from data furnished " Dr. Thornton of Iewisburs, Pa., whose Ia- thcr figures as tho hero:
 About tho year I845 wolves were abundant i'll Tomhiekon valley, between Gatawisea and Ifazloton. When the Gatawissa raiIroad, . part of the Phil5 aaelphia and Reading, was being built, 0r Thomas A. IT. Thornton. a pracaio- lag physician, one cold autunn night was called cut of bed to visit 2 patient about go miles from his home At that time there were no regular roads as we HOW have. In their place the traveller used narrow paths or trails. Dr Thorn ton ln his anxiety to reach the bedside 31 the sufferer attempted to make 8 saort cut. He lost his way and for week wandered through the wilderness aad, having no gun, Was obliged to subslst on roots and herbs The doctor was OF horseback and after wandering aimfessly about tho painless forests for four or five days got into large swamp. where the horse stepped into a quag mire, from which his owner was unable to e1tricate him, and the animal had to be abandoned, Embedded as he was almost to bis belly in tho soft and boggy bed. The doctor removed the saddle bags containing his supply Of medicine, etc, threw taem over his shoulders and started off
 Several hours afser tho doctor got put ef che swamp where ho had aban- doned his horse be Was mortified to see that he was being followed by q band of five or six wolves. At first they Sept a6 q respectful distaneo when stones were thrown at them, but finally as if they appreciated the helpless condition of their intended victim and as dark Hess came on, the hungry, bloodthirsty band became bo1der and bolder They circled around the terrified and jaded Dan and, closing in, started to attack him on all si3es. One more vicious and impulsiYe than the others madea Q spring at the doctor s throat, but we'll direct ed blow from Q club temporarily dis abled tha animal end caused his raven o1s companions to discontinue at that time their Dremeditated and combined attack
 Tine doctor. by this thrilling episode and tho frightened condition of tto wolves, succeeded in going perhaps a mile unnolasted wAon, to his great horrer, ho foenl the whole pack led b5 the vicious brute he believed h0 had maimed with bis elas h8t on his trail The stunning bl9w administered to the leader of tie heWHng band seemed to have only intensified the bru6es eour- age and thirst for bleed. Tho man, weakened by long exposure and loss of food, realized that bo WoHld soon be torn to pieces if he did not adopt some new means of defense.
 Fortunately, as the animals began dosing around him for another on slanght he reached Q high rock and mounted on it's top, wheHo 8 giant tree served to protect him from falling back. ward He reached this eminenee in time to provide himself with some stones and two CT three good clubs before his pur- Euers started to attack him el back to the tree, and as tho aniniais s,s- tempted to come up he drove them back with his primitive weapons l large stone hurled with great force and ao. curacy broke the head of ono of tho as- sailants, and this gave the doctor 8 breathing spell.
 HsThe man, however, realized that he must soon quit his refuge, and. remen- herring that ho had ill his saddlebags 2 large bottle full of ammonia, be deter mined to employ it as . final resort to save his life. lie quickly removed one of his green baiza leggings, tied it SC. curely to stick, and after eaturating the logging with ammonia he boldly started down the rocky pronontory to. ward tho wolves The cunning animals apparently aware that he could be moro easily overp0werad on level ground, separated, siunk off and permitted him to proceed several hundred yards before they renewed the pursuit. They didnot, however, allow much time to elars8 be- fore they took the trail of the niaR who had thus far sc successfully balled their powers.
 "Tho doctor stood still and waited until one af the brutes rushed within an arm s length, when he struck him in the face with tho cloth saturated with ammania. This reception was 8 most novel and unique one fer Che wolf, who ran eff bowling with pain Two uore of the band were slapped across 5he mouths with the saturated baige, and they also left. After this experience tho wolves followed the doctor till day light next morning, when they gave up the ohase, which they had confirmed foT AS honrs aud wMoh unquestionabIy would have resulted in q most horrible death if 1t had not been for tho eontentg of the ammonia bottle.
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