The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-11
IIE WOLF AND THE IIOGS.


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But what was goin' 10 tell YOU about
WINS a big piece 81 fun had on" day when out
hunt ~ on the Whi,"wonnn bottoms.
As was slippin' along hopn' I'd see some
thin u shoot. all tO onct ] he"rd. away IN
through the woods awful roHrin' ana boob
hoohin'l" of hogs. didn't know what in thun-
der was up with EN- but determined TO find
out II WINS a wet. drZlly kind Of day and
could Kit along over the leaves and not make "a
hit Of noise | seooted along from tree to tree.
and nj last | come u place where thar was
about two acres OF hogs
sich sight oil hogs mover did see. Thar
they stood and squrmei about. kNerin, all the
ground. All had thar lristi's ur. an all WAS
boob. booh hoohin T. NJ u fearful rate. Thar
was white hogs. hlack hoeT. snndy hoes. spotted
81 cuss 'ln IS Madl they WIS Just hilin mad
-irothin at the mouth and chanpn' their
teeth fearful, A sort Of ST am rose up cut ~ ne
wet hair OF that mass Of rdgin' BEASTS and llIlrd
all the country round with IN overpoScrin'
snell of mad hog.
was not long in secin'. Thar. in the middle Of
the great convention Of hogs. stood big onk
the stump stood u biz gray VOLTA suunt. hun
CRY -luOkin' devil as ever | seed.
lie WIS handsomely treed. and wasn't In any
pleasant fix. as he was hcginnn' 10 find ont.
Al about him WAS a mass OF uneasy hair, devil
in eyrs lroihln' mouths. 9nd gioYn.n' te'th.
Poor DEVIL thar he stood--his tail to 'kel clpss
hrtween h.s logs and his feet all gathered into
the eNHet centr' oi tho stump and Lord. wasn't
hca sick -lookin wolf II seemed To- be- think
in that he had sold himself awful cheap.
Right closn about The stump and rairin up
against it, was a crowd of somr of the biggest
and most unpIinciplod old hOws ever sui eNrs
onto Every half mint one of thr-n biz Old she
tel"rs would rair up. Kit her tore iect ON top Of
the stump and make "a savage snap Ut one end
or 'tptLcr of The wolf. heI JAWS comm together
Ike II AJAX brake.
The wolf would whirl round I, watch that
part kerIcr SOW, when ono ON 'tothrr side Of
! the stump would make "A plunge Tor his tail
an 50 they kept the poor. cownrdly. corn.rrd
crhter whlrhn' round ami round hump'n up
Ais back. haulln IN hi, feet ana tail. and IN
every possible way rcdutin his general aver
nge.
Almost cvcry instant there was charge
made ON him from some Qunrtsr, and some
Lord. wasn't hurryin' timra with him then
When he had a moment to rest un' ga1.' about
all ne saw WIS ih"m two acres Ot open mouths
restless hrstcs, and fiery eyes. His long. red
moved his head from side 10 sido he seemed to
have about the poorest ron'rlt of his smartnrss
OF any wolf / ever seed. He had rot h msolf
into nice pickle hy irwin ~ steal pig and he
and WAS ashamed Of himself acrordin'. No
quarter could he expect anywhere IN all that
sea Of open. rOarin' mouths.
son was the noise. and chnMiu' md plungn'
nnd surgin 10 and fro that | hardly ieli sale
ben nd my tree. TOO yards away
determined 10 try an rNnrrlmrni on INIT
Vol; raised my gun nul fired into The air.
At the report me ciiitor forgot himself Ito
bounded from IN stump with the crack ~ the
gun. but he ncyrr fetched NJ" ground Han a
dozen open mouths reached up for him. and in
them he nrdDd. There WIS jest one -llru
Nrlp then for a rol around WIS seen nvln'
MINT WAS hr, r'i 20 runrHiu of homes. and fnou
them old SONS WHtn 'rku' thrr chops rHriu up
onto that thur stump and pro7pec,in about Tor
moro wolf.
Bout that time con. IN lod the ncishi..si .ld
was likely tu prove uull'fhy. and go Nl. .li
lhNi'i u Jos IA" nearest cIDa. ia -.