Unto Death.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 93, 23 March 1885, Page 4

Unto Death.

j * — — -.00^ ! . /.- ( ; /t>i/ ;,[,■{'!" ,r >t Aj gaunt, shambling wolf which las been' hnaltl.ig clr'o'le's orii the prairie- smldenlynstops* lifts., hjs nose ihigh-above die grass and sniffs the ;air iti every! direction. ■':'/'- Haifkr i»-. r ... , y „..:< ;, A long-drawn ■ ho w]U— 3, • • sound ; which rasps on your .nerves and brings WEhe honest; .grdwll of the ti* ; e^ v woutd. .b'fcjmusic m com-; parison" It lias no" honest echo', but you _jhes? <$)c<. r.r.r.r.r ( sneaking across the ha^-ra'ile of prairie' tp'fiiia : evil company m the thickefrs'b'ey oriel. ; See! . . . the li Mo's ( Vshlf ils Lsg m- t|e pjpps before it is'^Hu^ht ii^aiKl'S'eiit bade fr6iri K) a, clH^; thtoats, ! mrd^a nipmen^'Hftkr %'''§acic : -of -wolves break cover 11 ' anil 'rKfc^ ; ''acr ! o )^/"~tiie gyass to join the lone 1 ''.ahim'al 'whicli sent forth thera^ly7iig r datl; iy; ;-~- H til Skulking— m^ligiVahHr^Q^ilisH- ? (Etiere are TMss ; Wicn wi^iodk^tM. aquare m the face. ""Xli.e never idoe's. Restless "ey eaj-Umeasy 'bodies 44-lolW ftppguesT-yjsllpw .fangs, I, A) llie.re.th.ey.go ! The pack head across the prairie to the south, sniffing at the summer breeze as they run, and at each long leap theui&yleaf rgfwtfvv fje vjti§£, rjass. clots of foam fly from^ ,their red mouths to blotcfh' tlie velvet 1 "grass. It ;is 5 a jtr ( a^ they ( are, Following, and, the scent l^.fj'e^h. ,;,' J , J ',,,!''.' Come,on-L , ' „ .'"! ','. \ . { , ( . „ It i^astrdnge'signV whj6h ] meets 'l our ■ ey'eSl' - 1 Ly" : ng 6'tark" ti'iid stiffi Am the ■ J p^a'i*ie; ! ' ; '^nger^ i '-(*ltltih'i6g the i;^rjiss'aii'd;a* l'6'ol^; of^g^njT'bn the fa^e^r'e^y 1 tt/r jliiig^ 'purjile^ ; under the h'6'tshii;' 'is .tlie'tiody'Bf at jmnter. DfaS^ when lyqulhaye.'lseen't^e terribte^H'ole m Dreast^ and'the- bipod;' wtii^h has wel)[e,d.o.^t,.ancl i .^oaked.t]ie gr,asg, and., cliaggjjd^tUej jC.qlour , of ; thp t t 6w.e,vs v . Hjis,ij ; fle lic,s at ,h4s ; sKle-jTrhis. . pac.lf,, atj his head.. . jMp. accident;.?'; jPjeyl^ap?.. yes — perhaps no. : ,;Xtiere is one •who-«ouM tell iis^ifuhe ; :cou]d;.b;ut speak. ('.•••■'.. „!• vi. (!{•■. ,-.i:> .f.-,".»-i j Here, dog ! "'■!'• 1: .-: t ! »-.iT' ! t/ying^beside 1 'thei dead^r-is'ihg quickly up as we apjiMach^is the hunter's friend, arid^ "companion — a • iritp o.ur eyes. .If.we.nave came to bu^th^d^d^ithkind^apdi is; ( wjell,.; jlf we,h.a.ye cpm.e^o rob the ma^ter-jr-be^arf! J.^'X'Jiere^iCpurage^ afadiJFjdeJity," and -.pe.iermination.^,,. • I HuahjJ. yTheidpg,! .wheels,^ajjout,! ahd«faiee9'thfc north. < 5 A - (SO.undj.thas, r^aohedhhisiears which sets his .-.ejfjjs ajflianietend raises; every, hair ; ( loni Jjis ; bjaukyi "Yelp ! yelp l yelp tuiEtis the. 'which' piokdd "Up) th^ j tliail :^e hii& mada as he J went' kw tjie north m search of water/ ' :i ii ; ; j No\v / wa f t;ql? .'_ , ......,,..., ! There ; are '"tWntjr'-to one, 1 - £rik ; tlie sbent\of the. dead adds, tp fehej^fi^Gfi T j ijess and daring, but, as they advance '"tb within ten paces of the dog every ctfmys'tp sl^ J a I( s'top'. u^StaMiing "with his fore paws'on the .breast of jtjhfi corpse, the dog "'gftwls^a 'wfbrM' i^ T^t 'e&dr ! and" every • ond'^before -hitti ! , : * l< lf ( e couW'runawa.y 1 'anrt -^aVe' WiUfiiii 1 b^e : ideirliev^ coruqs to, him.,. He wiu liglit the, whole.paj^-^lje .w^l ,o'.e .defending.^ his dead. 1 j See! They;?volyes;; Jlniddle together ibr a moment,, as, if in.consulr Ration, and then tjiey break f up., 1 and t foi;ni X a c: 9]rc]eJ''abqut ,' pyeh ; ' ". yictims.^ [ The dpg wheels slowly, growling* iiiß!;\¥y;a|tfoy'indsut i te,ring his^defi^ncje., , jSven now he could !,bj:e,ak.,thr,pugli iiid ;esiiape,^b;ut':he will ; ; #ot. , j Qf w a^ iudden the leader of the ipapfc gashes at*lluti;~atrd^e^etTirns-;i<)~^l^-f!kw-kle — whipped'r44-blee'd]ffg-^ii.vengefui. His place is filled by- three companidh'syaiidftjr a< moment the"c<n f ps6fi| " hfddcri'fi'bni 1 vfew and. the -uproar i| ftlgfife 5 " V ■'«>••> -■•i- -• «":■>! < : i> : °Gran'd° old- ' dog' ! ; ' They ivl have J yds^'^f 'his'lblb'dd^but We •ha's se'hf: jtiiem'^crawMg ILiStdk. 'Placing' 1 his' paws again, or? tfre iii^t,ofth ; e ;r d&dcl he growls defiance to theJast. ! It is over. At a signafij^i| whole icircle closes m, and the^st^|gle is ;ended an^he sfeasf5 feasf begina^ : |There [is a teari^| l ":olSesji^a<lp'w!grpwl of isatisfact^^^fl;ib^s^scavofeily five iminutesrliefo.re the .last wolf lss van[ished frsm^Bightj' : leaving^biily the istains of bjpod, on-f he g^as.s for the ■vulture^ to lbblrdowti bn'. J & < (