The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

Startle you. He seems to rise from
the very earth-not with a bound and
yell but with quiet GOODNESS that
BODIES evil.
The bull lowers his head and his eyes
flash at the sight of the enemy who has
come to disturb his reveries. Compare
their size and strength and you laugh
at the idea of a wolf bringing harm to
buffalo. One blow from a hoof-one
toss from the horns, and the wolf
would lie crushed and dead
Pooh! lis an enemy not worth a
second glance The wolf NAV look
with longing eyes and lick his chops
for taste of blood, but he is wasting
time, In that grove to the left a
bunch of cattle is grazing. He had best
shample across the broken ground, give
| chase ana hamstring one or more of
! them.
What! Another? AS the chickens
| rise from cover so that second wolf
| suddenly shows himself above the
grass. You cannot say that the beasts
| even suspect each others presence.
Ihey are fifty feet apart, and both sit
| ana stare straight at the monarch of
| the plains. The bull gives his head a
| toss as he sights the second arrival.
| wolves hunt in pairs. Here is the pair.
Nothing strange in that.
Yes, rub your eyes to see if they are
| clear, and you will find they haven't
| deceived you. Up pops a third, fourth.
| nlth and sixth wolfish head followed
| by a body which is ever gaunt and
| iean-eVer the synonym of hunger
! one wolf created nothing beyond mo-
| Inentary surprise, the pair bred a feel
| ing OF contempt, the six of them NAV
| bring peril.
! And so the monarch evidently rea-
| sons. He paws the ground, shakes
| his head, and that low below expresses
anxiety as well as defiance He could
wheel and rush away, and in an hour
| he could be feeding with the herd. But
their are pride and obstinacy and ieal-
ousy to be consulted No deputation
| has come from the herd to coax and
reason with him, and he will do battle
FOR his life rather than give in. 1t is
both manlike and brutelike
What! Have the six multiplied so
FAST Just a moment ago we saw only
the half dozen; now there are ten
tWeIVe-siXteen-they are rising from
the earth all around him, The bull
turns as if on a pivot Wolves to the
north-the east-the south-the west
The circle is complete. Watch him,
When man must die in the pres
ence OF his enemies, let him die like a
warrior The monarch knows what that
means. He sees the IolIing tongues.
and he hears the gnashing of teeth.
There is no help for him. He must die
like craven or prove his courage.
See the head so up? Hear the roar
of defiance? Is there anything craven
in that attitude?
The wolves have been sitting as quiet
as so many blocks of stone placed on
the grass. That roar of defiance puts
life into them and they move nearer.
Curious pontOmime! a grand Old
buffalo turning slowly round and round
in his tracks to eve each Wolf. and
watch every motion. A score and a
half of gaunt, grim. waiting beasts.
every eye fixed upon a common cen
ter every fang sharpened for a feast.
Swish-swirl-rush
The circle closes in at the signal, and
for fifteen seconds the eye is confused
1t appears as il some one hidden in
the grass wGS tossing and waving
strips Of gray and white cloth. The
roars of the bull are almost drowned in
the yelps and growls of the assailants.
Good! The game is there. The
monarch has used his horns and hoofs
to such good purpose that the circle
has opened away from him. Legs and
TANKS and shoulders have been bitten
and teeth have drawn blood where
pullel Noulu HdIuIy penetrate, out he
is no! disarmed Under his feet are
two dead wolves. two more limp around
outside the circle.
I'm m-m! Paw. Tossi Come again
if you dare.
There is the rush, the swirl, the
strange spectacle Of graywhiSe bun
dies juming over each other and the
circle falls back to breathe.
There are long tufts of hair on the
grass, more dead wolves. spots of blood
The bull shakes his head and seems
weak on his legs. Blood is trickling