The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-05-07

made good deal Of noise, an. the
boys had begun to think the roof
could not be forced, when Jean cried
out that pair of eyes were gleam,:
ing overhead, and the young sol
diers looked, and both saw the head
Of wolf.
cit is the big fellow" said An
tome, bringing his musket TO bear
on the apparition. sIt is the head
of Che wolf.Me disturbed when we
came to the hut"
The next moment the cabin was
filled with smoke, and The boys saw
the head vanish, and the stars only
were seen through the hole in the
roof. 81 =
The assaults Of the rayenous
beasts now began to tell on the
strength of che door. Jean placed
his body against it, and Antoine
fired as often as he could, but the
wolves appeared ten times fercer.
Listenw said Jean suddenly,
and he bent toward the door, MAX
ing an ear trumpet with hi- hands.
The little fifer looked through
crack. He turned to his friend,
crying out with joy:
eI see dark figures moving over
the snow. They seem to be horse
men. Whatever they are, they are
coming this way. They are too tall
to be more wolves"
Jean picked up the drum and
beat wild tune, which went out
over the snow. It was answered by
shouts, and now both could see
horsemen galoping forward.
s"They are Cossacks," whispered
Antoine, his shoulder to the door.
'sWe shall never see The grand army
again"
The wolves we're making a final
effort to force the door. Antoine
mechanically met them, firing away
his last charge and dropping his
weapon.
In another moment party of
wild looking Cossacks swooped down
upon the hut and surrounded it,
while the wolves drew off.
"Come out!" cried the Cossacks.
"Come out, you who are within!
Surrender to Inc soldiers of the
great czar'
Jean and Antoine opened the door
and walked forth. When the Cos
sacks saw the two boys, they set up
g loud laugh, and their hetnan, a
fine looking fellow, satirically touch
ed his cap in the way of a salute.
They had expected to capture q
number Of men soldiers.
eyes, there is the big wolf on the
roof" said Jean to Antoine, and,
sure enough, up there lay the big
gray monster, the cause of all their
trouble. One of the Cossacks pull
ed the carcass from the roof and
threw it On the snow.
"Play for u.s." commanded the
leader of the wild band.
Jean and Antoine drew up to-
gether in the snow, and in q moment
the lively airs of France were watt
ed over the dreary waste. For
awhile the faces of the Cossacks
clouded.
But at last they swung their
great caps over their heads and
cheered the boys of the Yonne.
"You shall 60 back to your
army" said the hetman. 'sYou shall
not be taken to prison. You have
been brave. We like brave boys
like our own"
The next day the rear guard of
the grand army saw approaching
them with white flag a troop of
wild horsemen of the steppes, and
the regiment to which Jean and An
tome belonged was overjoyed to re-
ceive once more into the ranks the
little musicians.
The boys endured the horrors of
that retreat, and in after years,
when they sat with old playmatea
under the spreading trees of the
village and related stories of Napo-
Icons ill fated campaign, they nev-
er failed to tell how they fought
the big wolf and his pack and their
rescue by the Cossacks of the Don.
Wanted Lots Of Love.
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