Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-04-06
Tama Wolrm


Forest and Stream: Wolves have
some very. evil ways In their tanning
which sometimes demand severe and
repeated correction with a switch.
They are exceedingly fond of poultry,
and viii soon destroy an entire hen
roost If not watched. They also show
great cunning In stealing a hen. For
instance, they have been known, when
supplied with a piece of bread, to go
off with it to a secluded place in the
yard, where they will crouch fat on
the belly with the forefeet stretched
out before them. They VIII then crunch
the bread so as to have a great many
crumbs lying quite near the mouth and
all around it. A chicken viii soon be
attracted, which, when observing, the
wolf viii shut his eyes and appear to
fall into profound sleep. However, he
never was so wide awake The foolish
chicken draws nearer and nearer to the
fatal mouth. Suddenly the wolf seiZ-
es it and kills 1t before 1t has time to
squeal. To devOur it, feathers and all,
is but the work of a moment. 1t is
hard to whip this chicken stealing pro-
pensity out of the wolf, and some peO-
pie become tired of them on this ac-
count and kill them An old farmer
living a mile or two from where I write
this had a pack of seven tanned wolves,
with which he considered himself the
greatest man of the country, being a
great hunter; but as each wolf must
have a chicken nearly every day the
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tense and caused them to be killed.
They have the same weakness as to
ducks and turkeys, but viii not kill
pigs and sheep as Wild wolves do.
When a litter of sucking wolves is
discovered by the hunter, they receive
him with no more concern than if they
were dog pups. They can be handled
and tickled at viii, and they viii not
snarl nor try to bite. Like dog pups,
their breath has a peculiar smell, as if
they had been eating wild onions.
When they are old enough to frisk
around the bed they show little
amazement at the hunters approach,
but are not vicious. The spirit of fight
seems not to come to them till the male
parent has led them out on a hunting
excursion and taught them a few valua-
bic lessons. Then when the hunter
would handle them he must be cautious,
as they grOwl and snap very viciOusly.
But vicious as they are at first, it is
remarkable how easily they yield to
kindness. When they learn that the
hunter wishes to be their friend they
surrender their whole heart, and will
meet him more than half way They
Will love him Just as any other young
dog viii, and he can have rough and
tumble play with them as with young
dogs. So far as I can observe their
| temper is altogether as amiable as that
of the young dog.
1 never knew but one tanned wolf to
! project the long howl, and he seemed
! to do it solely out of spirit of mis-
! chief making. He was frequent COM
/ paniOn of some ladies on their walks,
and IN some way he learned he could
! give them great but harmless scare by
! bowling. Therefore, every now and
! then at favorable opportunity he
would let fly, and when the ladies
! squeaked and screamed he would ap-
| pear to burst almost with the fun of
/ the thing. This wolf grew so fond Of
| this experiment that he seemed to
watch out for passing ladies, and would
hide himself near their way in order
to give them a most unexpected and
startling salute. But as to this latter
part report it from hearsay, the per-
son who gave it firmly believing it.