The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-25
THE SLY, ARTFUL COYOTE.
HIS HoWL, HIS APPETITE, AND HLs
DoMESTIO VIRTUES.
Points About an nshmneltte or the southwest-
surpriuiuE Tales OF the Power or his Voice
Cunning by which ne Lives isis Good
Qualities That Are GNnernIII OxerlookeA.

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hopoaleu anu iArseilo,n'oa' !. over away
He Is a characteristic part OF the landscape
OF the plains and foothills OF tho arid region or
the Southwest. Every ono knows him, and his
name Is the synonym or all That Is mean and
deccitful and sneaking In nature. 10 call a
plainsman or a cowboy a coyote is 10 give an
insult that Is vigorously reserved, sometmes
by pistol balls. Indian foiklore anounds In
tales Of the wariness and sagacity OF the coyote.
Tho coyote IS usually very leon. mas F" long,
slender snout and bushy tail, ana looks very
much like a wolf, to which family, In fact, ne
belongs. His fur is lighter colored In winter
than in summer, being In the former season
grizzly gray. with black streaks on the back,
hips, and shoulders, and tawny ones along the
legs. The under side of the body Is dingy white.
The coyote CAMS idtrdns)is one of tho most
curiously interesting boasts on earth-and one
Of the least understood. In size and shape he
resembles a lean and long Irish setter. He Is
Isix,m-. ,.a,s -. "a - II,. volosh
a mixture OF Won, dos' ana ioH' nus "oins
nature is seen in his shape, pelt, and teeth; hfn
head and eyes are those of a dog, and his in.
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SUMO .ha' o the ion' u nns hoa' =. .mee
VOLTS ferocity, and all the stories Of attacks
W o ~, ' o.nts, n.ah Ia his ISL ~ ~
hahceS' Inc cr"h'ai areh III hs sAun 10 U.
no means 50 strong as that IN tho common
"on. a.h ..ha. IT, hahi,at ~ ,ha oorot.
resemble each o'ner. Ii nho'a. Vi II oo'o'e
| covered nv the Sponish in North America
that "a Mex;co and the great Southwest and thu
tnat IS mexico anu the great southwest a'o tnc
arid plains. His name is of Aztec origin. and
ia pronounced .ki.oty," Its original form
,r,s rrdo,h.oa,r .corot, ana was ,,torcd
WIS uhuouoteuiS cosou' anu ""e ei'cteN
in the days Of the conquistadores, about 1850
The beast was popularly known until a genera.
tion &C. 40 IN. nr,irio no,f and . fcr die
uoh ago as the prairie "on' ana aieM uic
tionaries so describe him even now. Story
writer's for bovs have woven many an IN
-, 1900. -. o., ,or-ors 80 n,n,
natural romance ABOUT tne terrorS OF u pacH
of coyotes about the lonely cabin on the plains
with thrillihg erect now prairie wolves
the cahons and foothills. But all that is absurt
IN neon,e living in this region
to r RSo' soy r o r 'o ans ,a Iss'e', arc first to com
mana notice n ,h sS e,s ono ~ VINO mo- ms ssn nao any ex
heard it. Ind He n never raj raises esd his voice ts, between s,m
sunfise ana sg tnr he c nne ~ means nIsas eau o,n nnm H.. \
even the Oldest plainsmen cannot icli whether
sn1 hoT TSor goM ~ M ro an,n Uds, nor meS we;r norm. s,.r .
inv or ha tfi{nr than thai from the ihrGof of OF ,
h.al.hy and hungry rnynfn II 10 an linda
ncr;ha6,e n,edler af wall shriot bart whino
sd apnap and the rsn;iitv ~ tho aomnds am
IN, IN ,i;bnn,s nf he aitcrations IN N Low are w.. .i
nieh innred;hie Uis howl cannnt IN n wn,
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a 2 ~ "re told by soIdiers and MA in"m'cn !,
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s ~ cavoto howl thrcc p,iic. The sound
.5 o = thai thev nre.casiiv carried ~
ana many and extremely rand Variations n
ny ~ ~ u az howl "ye nrnnorhiai Ennri,
sS paru on me Wb hoy 6se . b noM aIu the rnnches Z
f tbe sonth%eSt has some funny q e4nerience +.
nT ~ nov he vas s,re there was a nac,
~ hrnSry "oyotns hosiin, NJ Iiab
I'll sabp1a11, tho nrsn;scs' and then hovy II xa
nroyed bevond ali doubt that The multitude o
noises yes coming se t nnns wd from ma a. our r P pinni
bnast Evrpv army m Garrison in The So%thwss
peae ;;s 800 ~ ~ ries ~ soIdiers ;nst ran
mas ts qmotn / OF ESQ st9rie sxh Oh haNe al besn } Trisb, bn
ctLITegu ~ n;eht nL,pc, Jmty Nv Sbai thev tysr
mntiG On nsn' P anI ~ tsrocioms WOLVES n"
oelIain Voc 81 p", thhooa tvaro IN ,a"t onIy tyt
~ IN throa 81 The aninals howI;nu for nleas,ra
~ - on q snronada A"""Ne ." p
ash Oh q n sa,d ~, n w pnoo,
=, tihMis n,acn thn oiher day ..:tbc frat Tine
~ a AZ pcnyote bovi IT. WAS IN the mach
neara e eof f0 aSwh We w Were n biv tm9 Yea paGf &
t1aaSSi n,ain ainost ,vitb;n sight ~ n can,