132 WOLF DAYS IN PENNSYIiVANIA. 



entrance. When they became too daring, a gun dis- 

 charged from the window into the pack would dis- 

 perse them temporarily.'' 



Jacob Meyer, an elderly resident of Carroll, Clinton 

 C^fjunty, recently told A. D. Karstetter, Postmaster of 

 Loganton, that one Winter night during the Civil 

 War, after "sitting up" with his "best girl," he had 

 occasion to cross the Wolf's Path, on the Northerly 

 side of Eastern Sugar Valley, when homeward bound. 

 It was in the "we sma' hours" and the stars had begun 

 to wane. Suddenly Meyer heard a yelping and snarl- 

 ing, only to find himself surrounded by a dozen huge 

 grey wolves. The animals kept surrounding him, 

 gnashing their teeth, and switching him with their 

 hairy tails, but made no further effort to molest him. 

 But when he started to walk, they acted as if th&y 

 wanted to trip him. He was unarmed so decided to 

 make the best of the situation. The wolves gambolled 

 about him until at the first grey streaks of dawn they 

 disappeared up the path in the direction of Nittany 

 Mountain. Meyer was almost frozen, being deprived 

 of the power of speech for several hours after return- 

 ing to his residence. Meyer's adventure recalls an 

 almost similar experience of William Penn, Founder 

 of Pennsylvania, as described by former Governor 

 Pennypacker. The fampus Quaker, who had been 

 inspecting some property in Chester County, near 

 Phoenixville, became belated and lost his way. NKght 



