The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-06-26

sort of reckless fellow, and soon after
| arriving he got restless and started off
after flock of ducks we had seen on
the lake. This left me alone, So, |
climbed up on the platform and
waited
"All at once l heard the dried leaves
in the valley crunch and | knew at
once that something was up. A rush
told me that the animal was coming
up the ridge very rapidly. l prepared
myself none too soon A startled bucl.
broke from the thicket and started
down the trail with all the velocity OF
the prOverbial scared deer Two
shots, however, stopped him, and /
went down to look over the prize. |
hadn't before wondered what had
frightened him, but now the fecked
breast and lolling tongue only too we'll
told me that he had been pursued. BY
what.
'Ow-oo-o-h.' The unmistakable
cry of wolf 1t came from the ridge
across the valley, and | knew it would
soon be there. l quickly climbed the
tree and got into a comfortable posi-
ton. None too soon! The pack broke
forth from the thicket at exactly the
same place that the buck had come
out at. They were the pursuers When
they reached the place where the deer
had fallen they stopped and began
smelling around. l aimed at the
largest and had the satisfaction of
knocking him over. My next one was
not so lucky, however, and | only
wounded him. The other ones soon
finished both of them, however. for
they fell on them and quickly devoured
them.
What, only four cartridges left!
This l found to be fact, and to dis
pose of the remaining wolves, seven
in number was now the problem.
How could l do it? 2 couldn't; that
was all. 1t was almost dark now. and
| could only occasionally see their dark
forms creeping around the carcass of
the deer. They had found this soon
after | had stopped shooting. The
moon began to rise, and l could quite
plainly see them grouped around the
deer. This offered good shot, per-
haps two. | shot twice and knew by
the aroused growing that l had hit
one Of them. Another shot and | hit
another of the brutes. l had now only
one shot left, and no prospects of any
thing better than staying all night on
the platform. | crouched down, how
ever, wrapped my overcoat around me
as best I could and waited for morn
ing.
Will! Oh, WIFI came a voice
from down near the lick. Where are
you. and what are you shooting at?
Il recognized the voice of George
and shouted back, am up here on the
platform, surrounded with wolves. Is
there anybody else with your
eyes, the rest of them are here. We
will be up there in minute
81 waited. 1t seemed an hour, for if
there is anything that makes the time
drag it is when you are expecting
somebody for help. They soon got
there, however, and scattered the
wolves.
AS soon as left you,' said George,
/ went down the trail and then fol-
lowed the shore of the lake. | got a
couple of ducks and then came back
to the camp, expecting to find you al.
ready there. You were not, and when
eight o'clock came we thought some
thing must be the matter up here. We
started out and when we got nearly
here we heard you shoot the last time.
We hurried faster and then halloed to
you. You know what happened then "
Harry D. Boardman, in Detroit Fl
Press.