Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-02-23


'scmo time, when Il amt 20 cold and 80
late in the day. perhaps I'll jine ye.'
Farewell, then, says he. And
may God restrain thy band.
80 he tucked himself into his box
and I got ont Of the straps of my pack
and took old spitire up the tree with
me.
eve had hardly got fixed afore the
hull pack Of wolves. about 20 on 'em,
was swarmin round us. They didn't
give q look Mt me, but begun TO nose
around the parsons box. aud l kind OF
held of with old Spitfre. becuz I'd
never RELY seen how the parson con-
Quoted his campaign. and was a mite
Gurus 10 ohsarye how the varmints
would use him anyway. Arter smellin
to1nd far q few minutes the wolves be-
gun to scratch al,d gnaw at the box,
aud finally they cot TO work to tip II
over.
Now. rs / was sayin, the parsons
chist Of refuge was sot or a toboggan,
20 which it was bound BY thongs. We
had stopped on the side CT q small
mounting. and when the wolves begun
to push ard haul at the box the tobog-
gan slowed around till it was p'inted
down hin. and then Off sho went like a
duck on leo
/" 'Thunderationr thinks | TO myself
Is the parson Roin coastin among oil
these trees2' Sure enough be was. and
gatherin Roadway all the tine, with
the wolves trottin after. kind Of sur
prised like 'Parscn. ! yelled. unlock
that box and stop her or thar won't be
a splinter len Of either OF yer
4 dunro whether the parson heard
rno or net. but If be did thar want
much time 60 folier my Instructions,
foT in less than hall a minute the tobog-
gan was coia like a leg in the rapids
and then like 4 bullet out OF a gun, and
afore ] could get ihy jaws closed ag'in
-ker-wbeckl she struck a big hemlock
The parfon's hox bust open leDgthwiso,
just like a leapod. and out he come
a-fyin and sailed along on his coattails
for a good ten yards, just like a
pa fridge VIXEN she lights. The minute
he struck the snow be was mp ag'in,
legsin IL for 4 tree. / reckon be had it
all planned ont while be WIS in the air.
for / couldn't a chose a better tree
myself nor Skinned up It any l%ivelier.
''When the Psrsol got perched, ]
coald see lis white face among the
branches. looSin down at the wolves
that were huvlin and leapin Up on the
tree sheet. Mr.. Rivers, Shootl" he
yeled 'Fo- Gods SAKE, save me from
these htastst
al 10: q rest over q limb and begun
to onliich Old Sritare. Every time she
spoke q wolf keeled over. snappin al
the snow aud mhkil himself Il red rug
60 lie On Once in awhile the parson
would give a yeil. and toward the last
they was whoops Of triumph. In less
than half an hour every wolf was dead
except thrce TINT snoaked away. Then
I got down and went to see how tho
purson WA lie seemed to kind Of miss
his box. for / never see n man cutie SC
disturbed about a few pesky wolves.
Fave you killed EN- all, MIR Rivers2
snys lie, with caatte1in teeth.
CAN bat three. says l. And you
neeGa't 81 afraid thcy Il como back
'Gure2 Gays he
"'sare. says l.
'But it was Is iai1utcs cfore ] could
get him 20 come down 1T is dreadful,
This c%srneRel' says be. shyin away from
the dead wolves. 'You must excuse my
confusion and inconsistency. Mr. Riv
ers. bat ! was mover in such Z plight
before Ia the s@eclusion Of Eiy bcz ]
knew nothing OF these terrcrs.
'YonU get used 10 TN. parson,
says /. now that the box is gone. And
when you set down TO supper az Jea-
Uings tonight I'll bet yoall be glad
you amt cooped up here, waitin for
them critters to get tired OF the smell
Of yer carcass.
"'Thar is sometbin in that, says he
And. by Rual. if the CUES didn't cat &
hunk Of bars meat with his beans and
mush that night at JeHnings'r'- jaime.
Buchhsm il Field and Stream.