The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-11-06
CAPTAIN LACK AND THE Wolves.

cnleI, known by the cOgnOmen OF Gap
tain Jack, distinguished himself as a
hunter OF deer and wolves. He was
straight IS pine, swift as anrantelope
and strong as buffalo. they said. One
fine morning, this bronzed son Of the
forest left his wigwam and fastened into
the woods in pursuit of game He had
rifle on his shoulder, powder horn and
tornahawk dangled at his deer akin belt,
which girted the strong loins of this
modern Nimrod- He had not proceeded
far before lie discovered gaunt She
wolf proving along the edge of dis
NAL swamp. Captain Jack was aware
that the United States Government had
offered handsome premium for wolf
scalps, but instead of leveling his piece
at his prize, which was within gunshot,
he stood moveless as q statue, until lie
discovered her lair, when he crept slowly
mp to the hollow log where the beast |
found shelter. Putting his rifle aside, lie
took the tomahawk in his hand, and |
wrapped on the hollow tree, when out |
came the old wolf. He then chopped a |
hole IN the log large enough to admit
his hands, and pulled out six young cubs
scaiped them, stretched their scalps on
board, took them to the supervisors and
pocketed the premium. The next year
he went to the same log, knocked upon
it again with his tomahawk, and out
bounded the old she wolf He found
six pups, which he killed, he then took
their scalps to the Supervisors and
pocketed the reward, which the law
allowed for his good fortune and enter
prise. The third year he went to the
same log, struck it q. few times with his
1udian axe, and out came the gray old
mother wolf. This time the hunter
found seven cubs, the scalps Of which
he took to the supervisors as usual
When he pocketed the premium, the
following colloquy passed between the
Indian aud one Of the Supervisors, and
it is from this conversation I wish the
reader to get the moral Of my story. !,
Supervisor. do you find all these
wolves in the same county p
milan. "Yes." AaN#
Supervisor "All in the same town?''
Indian. "Yes''
Supervisor. "All in the same swamp
Indian. "Yes.o 83
Supervisor. "All in the same log p
Indian eyes af sxs4es as
Supervisor. "Do you ever see the
old wolf?''
Indian. "Yes'
Supervisor. "Are you afraid of her2''
Indian. Mo-
Supervisor. "Can you shoot p
Indian. ..Yes''
Supervisor. "Could you shoot her?''
Indian. Yes"
supervisor. why don't you shoot
her then 2"
Indian. because me get no more
cubs then
We have lairs Of drunkenness scat
tered all over our broad land, WHY do
not our men in authority shut them up2
Simply because they are afraid they
will not get the votes of those who keep
them.
Captain Jack did not kill the cubs
because he wished to protect the farm
ers' focks-not because he had feel.
ing Of ill-will against wolves-he killed
them. because he wished to get the
county premium. The old wolf was
source Of profit to him, and he was
perfectly willing she should feast on
mutton chop and loins of lamb Had
he killed the mother of the cubs, whose
scalps furnished him with funds, he
would have deprived himself Of a source
Of revenue. He did not ego around
old Robins barn. to find excuses for
sparing the wolf. He did not say she
was good creature of God, and onght
to live-that she had been created wit,
an appetite for lamb, and chicken, and
veal, and that appetites should be ap
peased unhindered, that everything was
good in its place, and that the forest
was good place for the wolf, that she
would not hurt any body if left alone;
but he came directly to the point, and
said that he spared her in order that he
: might have scalps to sell. If our Leg.
islators would give us wholesome laws
and enforce them, there would be little
work left for our police officers, consta
bles. and sherifFs, district attorneys
and magistrates. If they would only
shoot the old wolf-instead of now ane
t!ien scalping cub, how soon woul.
Any Of our monster evils disappear
Unfortunately We find too many public
men like Captain Jack, who make
great ado about their income from tn