Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-24
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untiring as a bird, stopped short and
exclaimed in frightened voice:
Look, Hetty; look at the big dog.'
Big gay dogv remarked Eddie.
looking over his shoulders with much
interest
when I glanced along the road, /
couldn't help giving little scream of
fright. There was huge wolf follow
ing us! He was keeping along the
shady side of the read, and when we
stopped he stopped, too, skulking be-
hind tree.
when / saw that he was not going
to rush right upon us / took courage
again. But the children had been
frightened by my fear.
Isn't it dog, Hetty?' asked Ma
mic, her eyes getting very big.
No. said /, I don't think it is!
Come and take hold of my other hand
And began to drag Eddie forward at
rate that must have hurt his sore
foot good deal.
But Mamie was not satisfied.
a u,
trembling lips. When / was silent,
she suddenly burst out crying, and be
gan to run.
For us to separate would be fatal.
The wolf would leave us, and attack
her alone.
II dropped Eddie's hand and sprang
after Mamie like flash; and the poor
little fellow, thinking we had both de-
serted him, cried out in bitterest grief,
and ran after us as fast as his short
legs could carry him. AS caught
Mamie, and turned to drag her back
toward Eddie, the look of despair and
desolation on the little ones face was
fsuch as | can never forget.
Heavy as he was, / had to pick
him up and carry him little way. I
kept tight hold of Mamie with one
hand till l explained that if she ran
away from Eddie and me the wolf
would go right after her and eat her
up. After that she kept tight hold of
my petticoat.
Meanwhile the animal had skulked
little nearer. He was waiting for
the dark to come. AS there were three
of US, and l was pretty tall, he didn't
like to spring on us in the daylight. I
looked through the tree-tops at the
western sky, and my heart sank as I
saw that it would be dark before we
could get to our journeys end.
I'VE made desperate haste now,
and whenever Eddie began to give out
would pick him up in my arms and
struggle on till my own breath quite
failed me. The shadows kept deepen
ing, and as they deepened that dread
full form behind us kept drawing
nearer.
cat last, as l set Eddie down for
the third or fourth time, the wolf made
a short run forward, as if to spring
upon u.s.
Eddie, catching near glimpse of
his cruel eyes and long, uncovered
teeth, began to cry at the very top of
his voice, while Mamie and I both
screamed. The noise appeared to
daunt the sneaking brute somewhat,
anu ne drew back.
But as we hurried onward Eddie
continued his shrill wailing, and Stun
bled along SO blindly, amid his tears,
that I was in despair. Nothing l could
say made any difference, and it was
oh, SO slow, dragging the poor little
fellow along; and at last just burst
out crying myself
"Of course that started Mamie, and
l began to feel as if we should just
have to give up. You see, the strain
was beginning to tell on my nerves SO
that l wasn't quite myself.
However, it was just that crying of
Edlie's that saved us. under Gods
providence. / am sure the noise we
all made bothered the wolf SO that he
kept waiting for it to get a little
darker. And then, which was more
important, the sound was carried OH
the still evening air till it could be dis
tinctly heard on the main Caribou
road.
.~ronl Turner was tramping YEARLY
.lomeward along that main road, hav-
ing been into Caribou on business for
ais father. AS he neared rhe cross
road a queer sound reached his ears
AT first he thought it was an Indian
devil screeching, and quickened his
steps. Then it came clearer, on little
puff of breeze 1t was a child crying
terribly.
Tom Turner forgot his fatigue, and
started up the cross-road on run
swinging his heavy stick. He was not
hundred yards away from US, Du'
hidden from view around turn OF the
road when the wolf, growing bolder
crept quite close to our heels, with
terrible low snarl.
AT that sound my knees fairly gave
way beneath me. AS | sank IN the
dnst and stones I hardly noticed the