Text Appearing Before Image: deliberately jumpedout of the slegh and walked towards the wolves. He was soon torn topieces but the time gained served to save his masters and his childrens lives.This was a case of true heroism. A Russian courier on horseback, while carrying his despatches, was oneday overtaken by a pack of wolves. He shot several of the leaders, but heknew that as the pack were so close his chances of escape were very slim.His horse was a fine creature, and fit to try speed against such an enemy.The killings had served to give the courier a good start but while pass-ing through a wood his horse suddenly stumbled and threw him, and thengalloped away. Hastily scrambling to his feet, the courier climbed intothe nearest tree. He had a close call for his life as the wolves nearly hadhim by the heels. The wet snow on his uniform caused him great discomfort,and while he was safe from one set of enemies he had a deadlier one to dealwith—cold. He felt that he was slowly freezing to death, for already the Text Appearing After Image: A RUSSIAN COURIKR IKRSLKD BY PACK OF WOLVES WOLVES drowsy sleep from which no man awakens, was beginning to creep over him,while below sat the ring of wolves waiting for the body to fall. An hour later a riderless horse, foaming at the mouth, galloped into theoutpost. The story it told was clear enough, and in a short while a large,strongly-armed party went forth on the trail and fought it out with the pack.At length the wolves were driven away and the unfortunate courier wasbrought down from the tree and hastily carried to the fort, where the warmthof a fire soon revived him. The list of men however that go to their death while performing theirduty in the lonely land of Russia is a large one. The world never hears oftheir deeds, and in the official lists they are simply recorded as missing. Wolves can be checked in their run for a short while by throwing aa rolled-up rug in their path. They stop at once, and tare the rug to piecesuntil they discover that there is nothing to eat in it
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