1 2,^ TJic Home of the IVolvej'ene and Beaver. 



scv^eral ferocious enemies, who inflicted tcnible 

 ■\vounds with their fangs on his legs and arms, and 

 despite his struggles brought him to the ground. 

 Both the young men fought manfully. With 

 sweeping blows the one N\ho still kept his feet 

 strove to free his companion, but in his own flesh 

 the cruel teeth sheathed themselves, and hastily 

 passing his hand over his prostrate companion he 

 knew him to be past mortal aid. Self-preservation 

 only was to be thought of, so hurling his axe at tha 

 almost invisible foes, the survivor grasped the bough 

 of a friendly tree, and had just sufficient strength 

 to draw himself up into a place of safety. Here he 

 passed the night — a night of horror, for his wounds 

 became stiff and painful; and under his feet he 

 could hear the savage fiends riving and tearing, he 

 had little difficulty in guessing- at what. IMorning 

 came at length, and he beheld the bones of his 

 friend, beside which three gaunt black wolves were 

 lying dead, while the snow around was stained with 

 his heart's blood. The rest of the pack had disap- 

 peared, so quitting his shelter and recovering his 

 axe the horrified young man crawled slowly home 

 to relate the fearful catastrophe. 



The general appearance of the wolf is so well 

 known that it needs no description ; and furious as 

 the animal undoubtedly is when driven by hunger, 



