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POLISH WOLF SHOOTING.


POLISH WOLF SHOOTING.
The following sketch, by French officer,
may not, perhaps, be unintcresting. 1t GER
tainly gives the picture of Il novel sport 81
and, as such, l consider it may he welcome
TO the pages of your Magazine. Whether
any paper on similar subject has ever yet
appeared, really cannot positively say 81
bu, rather think not. give it nearly yer.
batim:
After The peace OF Tilsl,, the corps d'ar-
NEE of Marshal Davoust took IN their quar-.
tiers in Poland. My regimen, was quariercd
near Blone, in the neighborhood of Warsaw.
Bllleted myself in the house Of Count Las.
scar, IN the little village of Cozerki, | rcas-
sumed-as had ever done when my duties
permitted me to do so-tlic character of a
sportsman. l frequently filled my game
bag, and often met with much success. On
one occasion, killed VOLTA fact of which
l was so proud. that, when the pcasan,
brought il home to me, carried it down in
triumph to my host, and boasinaly exhibited
it to him.
Is that all 2 asked the Count, with rather
sheer at the poverty of my sport is that
all you can dol Why, my friend, if you
like that kind of shooting, I can at once
crafty you. l will show you mode by
which you may kill ten or dozen larger
wolves than that any morning you choose
that is, if you think it worth the troublc.'
The trouble III travel hundred miles
TO enjoy such SPORT
well, then, what say you, TO morrow 2
with all my heart replied | !; and re-
tired TO my room 10 prepare for the treat
which awaited me.
The earth was covered with deep snow,
and the weather was remarkably cold. AT
daybreak was aroused and invited TO en-
ter slrdge drawn by four horses, and in
which found the Count already ersconced,
warmly wrapped up in inrs. As we were
starting, the servant threw in under our feet
young sucking pig, which hogan sqnackinc
ON ~ sucl manner. 'I'niI could scarcely
bear its shrill cries.
'Good gracious, sir demanded. 'Wha,
is this noisy brute placed here for 2
you'll see, by and by. itquiet, and III
fulfil my PROMISE
'Ah it is for our breakfast, l suppose
Surely, if this be the case, You had better
have i, killed before starring
BE quiet; VIC have ample provisions
without eating this little animals; and my
friend again relapscd INTO smoking silence,
drawing on his ample mcershaum for the
present enjoyment.
The horses now plunged into the forest at
full gallop. The little pig, tired Of squeak
ing, had become mute. | confess, the whole
affair puzzled me.
When we had travelled about three lea ues,
the Count suddenly addressed me,
Pull his ear
Whose earl'
The pigs
did so, and the little thing began crying
out in the most piercing and pitcous manner,
making the whole forest around ring with its
shrill voice. In less than five minutes three
large wolves appeared, and started of in pur-
suit of our sledge. now understood, for
the first time, that our sucking friend was to
act as decoy TO attrac, these ravcnous ami.
mails.
Although as yet too far of to Justify sIo,
at them, was still doubtful whether would
not take pop at them, when the ehasseur
suddenly theew down IA small pigs skin stuff.
ed with straw, which he had attached TO the
sledge by a cord sonic twenty or thirty yards
long, The instant lie did so, the voracous
monsters, thinking that our little saueaker
had fallen out, sprang forward TO seize then
victim, almost ,nmbling over each other to
secure their prize.
In moment more the Count and myself
had fired with such precision that two wolves
lay stretched on the road.
'What splendid sport = cried !, delighted
at my performance.
wait little. have not fulfilled m,
promise. We will not return until a dozer
more are shot,
The sedge kept moving rapidly on. II
about a quarter of an hour we again had re.
course to our noisy decoy, and BY repeating
the same stratagem of the stuffed pig, once
more nveipled the hungry inhabitants of the
woods within the range of our rifles. This
experiment We repeated at least dozcr
times during our drive, which extended Owe
about five leagues. Fourteen wolves wer.
thus destroyed, which ! left with much re,
gret behind us. On this head, however, m,
friend assured me need not be uneasy, a.
we should yet secure our prizes.
Tired at length with even this fine snort
we turned round, and at a more moderate
pace retraced our way. On the spot where
they had fallen, we found eleven of the four.
teen animals We had destroyed. These on,
ehassem, in the most dcxterous manner
stripped of their skins as he came IN TO them
the operation not occupying more than three
minutes each. The other three wolves had
acutually been devourod by ,bo;. r.