THE TIMES, NEW BLOOM FIELD, PA., EElUtUAKY 4, 1879.
CHASED BY WOLVES.
COME forty years airo the northern
O rt of the Btate of New York was
very stmrsiey seitiea. in one of the re
mote counties, whlcli. for nnma'a nnlro.
we Will call MaeV Countv. a tniit.Iifari..
ed settler named Devins posted himself
beyond the borders of civilization and
hewed for his little family a home In the
neait or a forest that extended all the
way from Lake Cham plain to Lake
Ontario. Ills dearest neighbor was six
miles away, and the nearest town nearly
twenty, but the Devlnses were so happy
and contented that the absence of coin
pany gave them no concern.
It was a splendid place to live in. In
summer the eye ranged from the slope
where the sturdy pioneer had built his
house over miles and miles of waving
beech and maple woods, away to the
dark Hues of vines on the high ground
that formed the horizon. In thn vnllev
below, Otter Creek, a tributary of the
M. Lawrence, wound Its sparkling way
northward. When autumn painted the
scene in brilliant hues, and it lay glow
ing under the crimson light of October
sunsets, the dullest observer could not
restrain bursts of admiration.
Mr. Kevins' first attack on thestuborn
forest had been over the brow of the
hill, some four miles near Owenton, but
his house was burned down before he
had taken his family therefrom Albany.
He had regretted that he had not "pitch,
ed his tent" on the slope of Otter Creek;
so now he began with renewed energy
.his second home, in which the closing
in of the winter of 181)9 found him. lie
had sixty acres of rich soli under culti
vation at the time of which we are to
speak, his right-hand man being his son
Allen a rugged, handsome, intelligent
boy of sixteen.
The winter of 'HO was a terrible one;
snow set in before the end of November,
and, even in the open country, lay upon
the ground until the beginningof April,
while In the recesses of the forest it was
found as late as the middle of June.
There was great distress among the set
tlers outside of the bounds or civiliza
tion, to whom the snow was an impass
able barrier. The Devlnses neither
saw nor heard from their nearest neigh
bors from the first of December till near
the beginning of February, when a crust
was formed upon the snow sufficiently
firm to bear the weight of a man, and a
friendly Cayuga Indian brought them
news of how badly their neighbors
fared.
Mr. Devins was especially touched by
the bad case of his friend Will Inman,
whose wife was dead and temporarily
buried, until her body could be removed
to the cemetery in Owentown.and all the
care of the family devolved upon Esther,
his daughter, fourteen years old. After a
short consultation, the next morning
breaking bright and clear, though very
cold, it was determined to allow Allan to
go over the hill to Inman's, bearing med
icine, tea and o,ther little necessaries for
the family. He was Impressively warn
ed to begin hte return at so early an hour
that he might reach home before the
short day's end, especially because of
the danger of wild animals. The severi
ty of the winter had made the wolves
more ventursome and dangerous than
they had been for many years. Mr.
Devlns had lost several sheep and hogs,
and deemed it unsafe for any of his
family to be caught far from the house
at night.
Allan armed himself with his light
rifle, put some biscuits and cold meat In
a pouch strapped to his waist, mounted
one of the strong farm-horses, and set
out on his journey. The road through
the forest was better than he expected
to find It, as the snow had been drifted
off, but at the turns, and In the thickest
part of the wood, his house floundered
through drifts more than breast high ;
and more than once Allan had to dis
mount end beat a path ahead. There
fore, he did not reach Inman's till two
o'clock and, by the time he had helped
Esther about her work, assisted her
young brother to get in a good supply of
wood and made things more comfortable
for the invalid, It was almost sundown.
He stoutly refused to stay for supper,
declaring that the luncheon still in his
pouch would serve, and started just as
the short twilight came on. He was a
brave lad, and, with no thought of peril,
went off, kissing his hand gayly to Es
ther. .
It took him an hour to traverse the
first three miles, and then he came to a
stretch of comparatively bare ground
leading through his father's old clear
ing, almost to the top of the hill back of
Mr. Devins' bouse. He was just urg
ing Bob into a trot, when a long, clear
howl broke upon his ear ; then another
and another answered from east and
south. He knew what that meant. It
was the cry of the advance guard of , a
pack of wolves. , .
The howling sounded ncar,-und came
swiftly nearer, as though the wolves
had found his tracks and scented their
prey. Old Bob trembled In every limb,
and seemed powerless to move. Allan
realized that he could not, before dark,
reach home throuizh the drlfta nliml
and the Increasing cold of the advancing
night would render a refuge In a tree-top
probably as deadly as an encounter with
the pack.
Presently there came a cry, shriller
and sharper than before, and Allan,
looking back, Baw a great, lean, hungry
gray wolf burst from the underbrush
Into the road, followed by dozens more ;
and In a moment the road behind him
was full of wolves, open mouthed and
keen In chase. Their yell now seemed
notes of exultation, for the leader of the
pack the strongest, fleetest, hungriest
one among them was within a dozen
yards of Allan, who was now riding
faster than old Bob had ever gone before
or ever would again. Excitement made
the lad's blood boll in his veins, and he
determined to show light. The moon
had risen, and the scene was almost as
light as day. Now he could count the
crowding host of his enemies, and, just
as he broke from the forest road Into the
clearing, he turned in his Buddie and
fired. The foremost of the pack rolled
over and over ; the rest gathered around
and tore their leader In pieces.
By the time they resumed the chase
Allan was a hundred yards ahead with
rifle loaded. He determined to make a
running fight of It to the hill, where he
was sure of meeting ills rather, or could
take a tree and shoot until help came.
This hud hardly flushed through his
brain when, right ahead of him, a de
tachment of the puck sprang Into the
road and answered with double veils
the cries of the rest coming up behind.
Hie horse wheeled suddenly, almost un
seating Allan, and dashed across the
clearing toward the wood; but he hud not
taken a dozen bounds when a wolf
sprang upon him. Old Bob reared and
fell, pitching Allan nearly twentv feet
ahead, and was covered with wolves I.
for he could regain his footing. That
was the last or poor old Bob.
But Allan I What of him V When he
recovered from the effects of the shock
he found himself over head and ears In
snow. He hud no Idea where he wrs.
but struggled and plunged In vain en
deavors to extricate himself, until at
last he broke Into a space that was clear
ot snow, but dark as Erebus, dump and
clone. Feeling about him, he discovered
over his head loirs restlmr slantlmr
against the upper edge of a pit, and then
lie knew he was in the cellar of the old
house Ills father had built, and which
had been burned down nine veers l.
fore I The cellar was full of snow, ex
cept at the corner roofed over by the
fallen logs, and Allan, bursting throinrh
into the empty corner, was as secure
from the wolves as though seated by his
father's fireside. It was not nearlv
cold in there as outside, and he found a
dry spot upon which he Iny down to
think.
He was in no danger of freealnir to
death, his food would keen him from
starvation a week at least, and Allan
concluded that, with the first glimpse
of dawn, his rather would be i n seared
of him, and, following the tracks, find
old Hob's bones, and quickly rescue him
from his predicament. He reasoned
wisely enough, but the elements were
against hiin. Before sunrise a fnrioim
storm of wind and snow had completely
obliterated every trace of horse, rider
and wolves.
At home, as the night wore on. the
anxiety of the family had Increased.
While thev were watching thpcarhprlnur
c o - - --0
storm they heard the long, dismal howl
or tne wolves coming over the hill. The
chill of fear that they should never see
the boy again settled down upon all their
hearts. Until the llOHRA VRB na vourir
within as 'the winter waste and gloomy
forest were without.
Meanwhile the brave vouth was sound
asleep, dreaming as peacefully as though
snugly resting with his brother in his
warm bed at home. He slumbered on
unconscious of the racrlnir storm with
out, and did not awake until late the
next forenoon. It took him several
seconds to realize where he was and how
he came there, but gradually he remem
bered his ride for life, and the falling of
his horse, his struggle In the snow, and
his breaking Into the protected space
where he lay.
Tne storm lasted all day and far into,
the succeeding night. Allan ate slight
ly, quenched his thirst with a few drops
of water obtained by melting snow in
the palm of his hand and began casting
about for means to get out. He soon
found that to dig his way up through
the mass or snow that filled the cellar
was beyond his nowcra. If h
have made a succession of foothold, the 'I
task would have been easy; but all Ids
efforts only tended to fill his retreat,
without bringing him nearer the air.
As soon as he saw this he gave himself
up to calmly waiting for help from with
out. The second morning of his imprison
ment broke clear and cheerful, and Mr.
Devins set out to search for traces of
his boy. He visited the Inmans and
learned the particulars of Allan's stay
and departure, then mournfully turned
his face homeward, his heart filled with
despair. When he emerged from the
forest Into the clearing he met the In
dian who had visited him a few days be.
fore, and he told the red man of Allan's
loss. The Indian stood a moment in
deep thought, and then asked :
"No horse, no boy back there?" point
ing to the road Just traversed by Mr.
Devins.
" No. I have looked carefully, and if
there had been a trace left by the recent
storm I should have detected It."
"Ugh! Well, me come over the hill
nothing that way either ; then they
here."
"Why do you think so?"
"Ah! me know wolves. When Allan
come to the place they ahead ; horse
turn ; wolves caught 'em this side
woods; we look there," and Tayena
thonto pointed to the very course taken
by the horse and rider.
It so happened when Allan was
thrown from the horse's back that his
rifle flew from his hand and struck,
muzzle down, In a hollow stump, where,
Imbedded In the snow, It stood like a
sign to mark the scene or the last strug
gle of the lost boy. The snow had
whitened all Its hither side. When the
Indian enme abreast of It he cried :
"Told you so! Reel Allan's gun!
And here rest of 'em," pointing to a
little heap over the ruins or the old
cabin.
Kicking tbfsnow hastily aside, the
Indian axamlned the ground carefully a
moment, and then said:
" No, only horse ; Allan further on."
The Indian, with head bent down,
walked quietly forward, threw up his
arms, and disappeared. He had stepped
over the clean edge of the cellar, and
sunk exactly as Allan had. A few des
perate plunges sufficed to take the
strong Indian through the Intervening
show and Into the cellar, where Allan,
Just rousing from Ids second sleep, sat
bold upright. The Indian's miming dis
turbed the snow so that a glimmer of
light penetrated into the dark space."
Allan supposed a wolf had found Its
way down there, and hastily drew his
large knife, bracing himself fur an en
counter. The Indian sputtered, thrashed about
to el ean himself from the snow, and In
so-doing rapped his head smartly against
the low ceiling of logs.
"Waugh! waugh!" exclaimed he.
"Too much low; Indian break 'em
head; look out." i
Allan Instantly recognized the voice
of the Indian, bis comrade on ' many a
fishing and hunting tour.
" Tayenathonto!" he cried, dear old
fellow, who would thought or you. find
ing me I."
The Indian quietly replied :
"Tayenthonto no find: come like
waterfall ; couldn't help his sell."
A very few minutes sufficed to nut
both en the surfuce again, where Allan
was received " like one come from the
dead," and closely folded in his father's
arms, the joy of thatembrace! The past
grief and sutlerlng were forgotten in the
bliss of that moiaent.
The Indian had to return with the
happy father and son to their home,
where he was hailed as Allan's rescuer.
and eujoyed to the full a share of the
festivities.
In after years Allan married Esther
Inman, and now, by the fireside in win
ter, be teiis bis grandchildren of his es
cape from the wolves, and the little ones
never tire of patting their faiihful old
Tayenathonto.
. - -
A Conscientious Catholic.
NEAR Fortress Monroe there is a
little Catholic church, concerning
which the following story is told :
While McClellan's camnakra on the-
Peninsula was in progress, the Contra
bands flocked down around Fortress
Monroe by thousands for food and pro
tection. One night a party of them, who hail
never seen a Catholio church, entered,
the building, admiring the altar and its
equipments, and one, more bold than
the rest, put ou the priest's robes which
were hanging In the closet. He stood
before his fellows to receive theli ad
miration, when there was a sound like
the breaking of a window-glass, aud he
fell dead ou the floor. The superstitious
negroes, thinking he had been stricken
down by a bolt from outraged heaven,
left the church in a tumult, and when
the mun was round there in the morn.
ing with a bullet in his heart, there was
no explanation. The man was burled
and the incident forgotten.
Months afterward a message came
from the fort that a soldier lay dying in
the hospital tnd wanted to seethe priest.
The holy father answered the summons
and went to the bedside of the dying
man, who said he carried a great crime
on his soul, and wanted to confess. The
priest then heard the explanation of the
mysterious tragedy in the church. The
soldier said that he was doing guard
duty at the fort one night, and, looking
into the window of the church, he saw
a crowd of negroes surrounding one of
their number who had sacrilegiously
assumed the sacred robes. His musket
was at his shoulder, and, being a true
Catholic, he took careful aim and shot
the negro through the heart. ,
" That was a terrible crime to carry
on ydur soul so long," said the priest.
"It is an awful thing to kill a fellow
being, although, through Ignorance, he
was doing wrong."
" It wan't killing the nager that lay
on mesfwl, your rlverence," said the
soldier ("it was so unceremoniously
putting a bullet through the holy vestments.
How Potter Palmer Raised a Man's Salary.
AUHICAGO exchange tells this:
Potter Palmer Is a busy man, and
that he now and then confounds things
that are dissimilar, or rails to associate
those that are alike, is not to be wonder,
ed at. In the multiplicity or his duties
he is often called upon to act promptly
and with decision. Sometimes he is a
little too prompt, as the case in point
will show.
A few days ago, in one or his rounds
through his palatial hotel, he entered a
room suddenly and discovered a window
washer leisurely engaged In reading a
newspaper. Being very active himself
he has no use for a lazy man, or ono
who slights his work. He discharged
the washer on the Rpot and ordered 1dm
to go to the office for his pay. The man
obeyed, got his money, went to Ids room
on the upper floor, arrayed himself in
ids Bunduy suit, packed up his duds and
descended to the servants' apartment to
take leave of his former associates.
About this time Mr. Palmer entered,
but did not recognize his quondam em
ployee in ids store clothes.
"Here, my man, you look as though
there was good work in you; do you
want a Job?"
The ex-washer, somewhat surprised,
admitted that he stood in need or one.
" Can you wash windows?"
The man allowed that lie could.
" Well," said Mr. Palmer, " I've Just
eHscharged a man who has been doing
that sort of work. I paid him only $1!0
a month, but ir you take the place and
go right to work I'll pay you $22."
The proposition was quietly accepted,
and In liaM'an hour the dlHcharged em
ployee wa scrubbing away In the same
old room.
The Fate of a Flirt.
RATHKR a good-looking couple from
the conntry boarded a train here
the day beftire the Exposition closed,
and with r. number of others went to
Pittsburg.
Arrlvinrj, the girl met an old acquain
tance, with whom she soon became un
comfortably (for the other ohap) friend
ly.. She ad her Pittsburg friend stack
like wax all day, viewing the sights, ap
parently oblivious of the fuct that her
escort was- around. When the hour
came for starting home she went with
her Pittsburg friend to the depot, and
hung upon his arm until just before the
train started, her escort, the while, look
ing very much displeased. They board
ed the train, she taking a seat jttst be
hind him. The conductor tapped her on
the shoulder for tickets." Hhe leaned
timidly forward and said :
"Tickets, John."
" Ticket be darned1!" said Joh-n. "Get
your ticket from the fellow you trolloped
around with all day."
This was followed1 by loud roughing
from a number sitting near, some of
Whom had been watching the girl's
movements during tho day, and she had
logo kwn into her pocket for the
necessary wealth to pay her fare home.
A Qustlon Worth Considering.
" DM you ever know a man who
grew rich by fraud continue successful
through life, ad leave fortune at
death ?"
This question was put to a gentleman
who hod been hi business forty years.
After reflecting a while, he replied :
" Not one. I have seen many men
become rich m by niaglo, and win gold
en opinions ; when some little thing led
to an exposure of their fraud, and they
have fallen into disgrace and ruin. Ar
son, perjury, murder and suicide are
common crimes with those who make
haste to no rich, regardless of the
means."
Poverty and Suffering.
" J was dragged down with debt, pov
erty and suffering for years, caused by a
sick family and large bills for doctoring,
which did them no good. I was com
pletely discouraged, until one year ago,
by the advice of my pastor I procured
Hop Bitters and commenced their use,
and in one month we were all well, and
none of us have seen a sick day since,
and I want to say to all poor men, you
can keep your families well a year with
Hop Bitters for less than one doctor's
visit will cost I know it.
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