Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

ton out 10 try, as there was no othe
point of concealment between us ant
the tree but the place we were in.
Jerome selected an immense gra,
fellow as his mark, and pickc out on,
of the others-a pure white. with blacl
ears and muzzle. We each took careful
aim and fired together at tho wore
three.
when the smoke cleared away
from our guns we had the satisfaction
of seeing both animals rolling and
swapping their great jaws in the death
agony, and the third disappearing il
full retreat over distant knoll.
'Reloading our guns as we went, we
hurried on with what speed we could
toward the tree, the fathers heart in
Jerome being stirred to its depths by
the awful dread he felt at seeing those
motionless figures, which made no per-
ceptible move at our firing or approach
The younger boy, Mark, was the
uppermost, and tied TO the tree trunk
with his brothers belt, and, better to
secure his safety, his brother sat astride
of limb lower down and clasped the
legs of Mark and the trunk Of the pop
lar with the same embrace.
AT first, as we gazed up at the poor
children, we thought they were both
dead, but when |, the lighter man aud
the least overcome, assembled the tree,
1 found the younger long since past all
assistance, for his body was frozen
hard. But Williams still gave out some
warmth, but quite overcome with the
stupor that precedes death by exposure
TO excessive cold.
Fortunately, before leaving the
house. l had showed into my pocket
small flask of the very plresi
Franch brandy, some of small
quantity given TO me by the cap
tuin of a Jersey vessel that had Wis
tied the coast the previous summer as
best could L forced a portion of this
between his clenched teeth, which
caused him to cough, and at the same
time he opened his eyes for moment
in dazed way.
Sufficient of the liquor had found
it's way down his throat TO create gen
tie glow through his body, and after
moment or two he opened his eyes and
cndeavored to speak, glancing up in 6
mute and appealing way toward hH
brother.
His fingers were frozen, interlaced,
on the opposite side of the tree, but IA
they were past all chance Of being
saved, and especially as they gave him
Ito pain, wrenched them apart without
hesitation and lowered the boy to hi1
father.
GAS we had all we could do to carr5
the frozen boy to the house before night
set In. we concluded to leave the corpse
of little Mark secured to the tree as I'd
was. There, at all events, he would be
free from any other wolves that migh'
be in the vicinity.
"While old Jerome built fire ia
make warm drink for the boy William.
I ripped off the skins of the dead beasts,
as they were both beautifully furred
and of uncommon size. These 1 made
up in ball and hung them up forsafety
from destruction until we came back
the following day.
~ trifle more of the brandy and some
warm cruel brought William back TIC
full consciousness, and we started for
the house, bearing him between US on
an improvised litter.
"What q night we passed, with the
wailings and lamentations Of the poor
mother at the loss of one son and ths
Gripping of the other!
"Having been an assistant surgeon IN
my yot5syer days, found on examina-
ton of Williams frozen extremities
hat all his toes on both feet had to
come off, and all the fingers of the left
hand. But managed to save the thumb
end index finger on the right one, the
possession of which has enabled him to
do many things that the want of them
would have prevented him from accom-
plishing.
"a few days after 1 had performed
the operation on his hands and feet
(Which was quite painless to the boy),
he told US that the wolves had swooped
down on them all at once from the crest
cf a neighboring knoll, and in their
Taste to scramble up the tree their gun
was dropped, and the vicious beasts sat
down on their launches to deliberately
starve them out"
In a thoughtful way De Hertle arose
from his chair, knocked the ashes from
bis pipe, and, wishing me goodnight,
departed for his wigwam.-N. Y. Led
ger.