The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04
A GREAT AND CUNNING WOLF.
Lobo, King cf Wolves, and His Famous
Band.
From scribner's Magazine.

From Scribner's Magazine.
Old Lobo, or the king, as the Mexlcans
called him, was the gigantic leader OF
remarkable pack OF gray wolves, that had
ravaged the CuIrumpaw valley for num-
Der of years. All the sheperds and ranch
men knew him well, and wherever lie APP
peared with his trusty band terror reigned
supreme among the cattle, and wrath and
despair among their owners. Old Lobo
was giant among wolves and was cum
ming and strong in proportion to his size.
his voice at night was well known and
easily distinguished from that of any of
his fellows. An ordinary wolf might howl
half the night about the herdsmans BIZ
vouac without attracting more than a
passing notice, but when the deep roar
of the old king came booming down the
canon the watcher bestirred himself and
prepared to learn in the morning that
fresh and serious inroads had been made
among the herds.
old Lobo's band was but a small one
This 1 never quite understood, for usually,
when wolf rises to the position and
power that he had, he attracts numer-
Gus following. It may be that he had as
many as he desired, or perhaps his fero-
clous temper prevented the increase OF
his pack. Certain II is that Lobo had only
i've followers during the latter part of his
reign. Each OF these. however was a
wolf of renown. Most of them were above
the ordinary size; one in particular, the
second in command, was veritable giant,
but even he was far below the leader in
size and proves. Several of the band be-
sides the two leaders were especially
noted. One of these was beautiful white
wolf that the MeXiCans called Blanco, or
Blanca; this was supposed TO be female,
possibly Lobo's mate. Another was a
yellow wolf of remarkable swiftness, and,
which, according TO current stories had
on several occasions captured an antelope
for the pack.
There came under my observation an
Incident that Will illustrate Lobo as an
aggressor OF diabolical cunning. These
wolves had al least one pursuit which was
merely an amuscmt mt, and apparently not
at all connected with their appetite for
food: Il Was az has already been intima-
ted. stampedng end killing sheep. The
sheep are usually kept in fiocks of from
one thousand to three thousand under
one or more shepherds. Al night they are
gathered In the most sheltered place avail
able and q herdsman sleeps on each side Of
the flock 10 give additional protection.
Sheep are such Sensele5s features that
they are liable 10 be- stampeded at night
by the yeriest trihe. but they have deeply
engrained in their nature one, and perhaps
only one. strong weakness viz, 10 follow
their leader. And this the shepherds turn
to good account. by putting half a dozen
goats In the flock Of sheep. The latter
recognize the superior intelligence Of thcir
bearded cousins, ana when "A night alarm
occurs they crowd around them, and us-
uaIly are thus saved from "a stampede.
but 10 was not always so. one night. late
IA last November two PericO shepherds
we're aroused by an onset Of wolves. Their
nocks huldled around the goats, which.
being neither fools nor towards, stood
their ground and were bray ely defiant. hut
alas for them. no common vol -5s head
Ing this invasion. Old iobO the Werewolf
knew az well az the shepherds that tho
coats were tho moral force Of the flock, 80.
hastily running over the backs Of the
denaely packed sheep. he fell on these
leaders. slew them an in a few minutes.
and Fnon had the luckless sheep stam-
pedlng in "a thousand different directions