The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-02-13
BOLIVAR HARDEalAN CO.. TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 49, 1874

varying from tiny animals to half-grown
cubs. The cave was strewn with sheep
skins, many of which we recognized as
coming from our own flock. Evidently
change of diet had been made. The
wolves were greedily feasting on q
young donkey which had been divided
among the four families. From this
and the expiring torch we judged that
| the keeper of the animals had but lately
taken his departure from the p ace.
Toy was hugely disappointed.
Humph No catch imp. Toy mad.
Kill wolves" he growled, seizing Ose-
was club, and raising it above an old
she-wOlf, with murder written in his
face.
"No, no You mustn't beat their
brains out, Toy !" interposed.
With much difficulty he was re-
strained. I had two reasons for sparinp
the creatures lives. I wanted their
keeper to be caught and punished for
his atrocious raids upon our sheepfold ::
and then was curious to learn what
Pap Chippewa was going to do with
them. We determined to ferret the
matter out if possible. The next night,
Toy and O3ewa made another trip, this
time with pas knowledge and consent.
They returned, reporting that the
wolves had disappeared, together with
every vestige of evidence concerning the
sheepfold robberies. Toy handed me a
scarf which had not missed before.
81 hope I didn't drop it inside the
cave" said.
Toy assured me that I did, looking as
if he'd like to hang me with thnt very
scarf
Gimp see little long bIanket,-scare
him, off wolves SO Toy no catch
him." he grumbled.
was thoroughly provoked at my
carelessness F; it had lost us valuable
game.
Henceforwafd our sheep we;e unmo-
Tested. My curiosity concerning the
disposal of the wolves had nearly ex-
pired, when pa opened the Z" Pioneer
Newsletter" one day, with q queer ex-
preston on his face. He read as fol-
lows
I" A YOUNG INDIAN GOES FOR THE WOLF
BOUNTY On Tuesday last an Indian boy
known to the community as Pap Chippewa
brought into the clerks Office thirty wolf
scalps, claiming the bounty thereon which the
determination law allows him; 81. so per head,
or total of S75, was banded him, and ha went
on his way rejoicing. The sheep-raisers of
the vicinity should render this young buck
vote of thanks for ridding the couutry of SO
swoop. If more of our pioneer boys who
delight in hunting would follow his example,
wolves would grow delightfully."- scarce among
MS, and the boys might reap large profits to
themselves, especially If they met with the
success which rewarded young Chippewa"
GA neat joke upon the government,
truly Pap has been breeding wolves
for the express purpose of exterminating
them and winning tall bounty on their
p ecious scalps," pa said, when he had
finished the account. "He's robbed
the community of stock twice the value
of the bounty to feed the worthless
creatures"
Pap had doubtless trapped the old
she-wolves while they were without
families, and imprisoned them in the
cave, expecting to realize a snug for
tune in the course of time. Toys dis
covery of the den had cut off his calcu-
lations very suddenly. And this was
the energetic hunter tC whom the sheep
raisers should have rendered a vote Of
thanks Young Folks.