The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

the ulO9t WoOLplnx W. ever Do9tV-
"Oll. l don't know about that"
.One evening about two weeks ego"
said Mrs. Bowser after looking At him
In establishment. "our neighbour. Nj.
and Mrs. Green. came In for game Of
cards. We were just ready to sit down
ut the table when Nj. Green mention.
ed the fact that be had just met that
day the man who had saved his life
some thirty years ago. A. . boy Mr..
Green had gone ont to skate on 4 small
lake. lie had been skating about three
quarters Of an hour when large wolf
came out Of tho forest and began to
pursue him. The pursutE bad lasted
nearly an hour. and ths boy was about
to fall from exhaustion when the man
| spoken of came along with his dog
and the wolf was frightened away.
Mr.. Bowser. did you tell story to
match Mr.. Greenr'
Most certainly" be answered.
Yes. you did. And Mr.. Green began
laughing As soon Is you started In. He
seemed to understand that there was .
whopper coming. and be was right
You said that when you were boy
fifteen years old and your parents lived
nenr a river in Florida you went ont
one night with your skates to have
little spin. Wolves were plenty in that
location. but you did mot think that any
wolf would be 20 daring A. to attack
young Samuel Bowser. You didn't
even take a crowbar with you ~ .
weapon Of defense. When you made
the statement Mrs. Green was looking
on the floor for q lost hairpin. You
may have thought she had lost one. but
l knew better. She wanted to get her
face out Of sight % that she could
laugh"
But why did she want to. iaughr'
asked MFR. Bowser.
Mrs. Bowser's only direct reply to
this WINS look Of contempt. and then
she went on:
"You had only gone half . mile on
you skates when you heard the howl
of wolf. Did It scare you7 Not much.
Young Samuel Bower was not KID
to get scared over the howl Of one
wolf. You simply continued to cut
iy there came the howl Of q second
wolf No attention was paid to It. The
howl was beard BY your mother at
home. but she only greeted It with
smiles. She didn't know much about
wolves. but she did know her son
Sammy from head to heels. At this
critical point. Mr.. Bowser. you must
have noticed that Mr.. Green went 10
the front door to go II 1t was raining.
He was gone about nve minutes and
must hive had nvs hearty laughs dur:
ing that time. His face was still
iwitching as be came In"
Il don't see why he wanted to
laugh" remarked Mr.. Bowser.
Maybe not. There came howl Of
third. fourth and nth wolf. but you
ouly smiled in disdain. Your mother
heard them, too, but she did not even
stop her knitting. Al you moved slow
iy up the river whistling N you went.
there came more bowls until you nnak
~ estimated the number Of wolves at
0fteen. Then. OF q sudden q pack Of
the fierce and hungry brutes dashed
out upon the ice and with foam 6ecked
jaws and clashing fangs rushed upon
yOu.s Was Samuel Bowser there to b.
pulled down and made wolf meat Off
No. you weren't there. were you. Mr..
Bowser7"
II don't remember that I was" be
replied.
No. You were scooting up the river.
not for your life, but to amuse yourself
with the savage brutes. You let them
come 80 near the foam dew ON your
coattails. but at NO time were you In
danger.
ut Is said that wolf can tire out
horse. but when they got hold "
young Samuel Bowser they lost their
job. After he had drawn them 1fty
miles w the river they began to
wheeze and pant and tire out. Then
three or four Of the pack turned back
to look for an easier chicken roost.
aud those who continued on lost their
speed and spirit How far did you lead
those wolves up river. Mr. Bowsery''
Never mind that" was the reply.
II think you said $50 miles. 1t was
then coming daylight. and you want
ed to have some fun with those wolves.
You circled around them. You pulled
their ears. You grabbed them by the
tail and swung them about. You gave
them an occasional kick. You drove
them before you to the starting point
of the night before, and there you
looted them into the woods. where
they fell down exhausted. Your moth
Ter had not been alarmed over your
absence. ~but she had come down to
the bank Of the river to sec II any
| muskrnts were PLAYING around. Che
held out her arms to you and called
you her gallant boy. You might have
continued that wolf story for another
hour. but the Greens rose up and said
they must 20 home on account Of the
baby. and they went. l heard them
Aughing all the way home
Il will see Green tomorrow and ask
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