The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09
popping of guns, followed by mad scam

popping of guns, followed by mad scam
per among the animals.
Billy ran to the door and outside to find
a stricken wolf kicking upon the snow
and two shouting, hilarious y&ung Eng
lsnmen from Fort Quappelle coming
over the rise few rods away. The men
were on snow shoes, with packs on their
backs and guns in hand. He instantly
recognized them as two brothers whom
he had met at the fort, waiting for Ousi-
ness chances when the railroad should
come on next year. They had located
his claim upon their map and had de
clared their Intention TO pay him visit
promise of so little expectation that he
had forgotten it.
He welcomed them joyously. A couple
Of hounds which they had with them
rushed upon the dead wolf and worried the
carcass savagely.
The young fellows had come all the way
by racquette, and had slept the night he
fore at an Indian village on the Saskatch-
evan. And so Billys weary siege was
broken. In fact it came to an end the next
morning in an adventure almost breath
lessly funny.
When the trio got up little before sun
rise the persistent old three-legged wolf
was lying out as usual in the shelter of
hay rick. The newcomers dogs, let
out at the first opening of the cabin door,
Immediately gave chase. The two Eng
lishmen snatched their guns and follow
ed whooping.
The hounds speedily overlook the lame
wolf, but old three-legs was full Of hight,
and vicious He pounced upon his pur-
suers, licked one of them in trice, then
flung the other down in the snow and Mt
orally began to eat the canine up
one of the visitors, "Teddie," who ran
the swiftest, overhauled the fighting ami
mails and Immediately tried to get shot
But wolf and dog were badly mixed and,
wanting to save the hound, the English
man dropped his gun and plucklly hung
himself into the melee.
He seized the wolf-which had its nose
buried TO the eyes in the dogs throat-by
the scruff of the neck, with both hands,
and gave a mighty backward yank. lie
was a stout fellow, and tore the animafs
hold loose, but in doing so lost his pal
ance and sprawled upon his back with
the maddened brute on top. Quick as
lightning the gritty Englishman threw his
legs about the VOLTS TANKS and held old
lupus in the grip of a trained wrestler.
There was more than success in the
lock" too, for having secured his game
the hunter dared not let IL CO. alive!
Hi! Hi! Gawge! Gawge!' he shouted,
"shoot the bloomin' beast! Quick, man;
ee'u bite me, don't you know!
But "Gawge" VINO had just come up,
was not Of a disposition to attempt per-
uous shot in such a crisis. Instead, the
humor of the situation seized upon nm
irresistibIy. He flung away his gun, IN
fact, clapped his hands upon his stomach
and roared with laughter
Gang to UNI, Teddie,' he howled. " An-g
to UNI boy, err cell heat We hup!
And then as the wof snarled and wrlg-
gled and Teddie grew fearfully emphat-
ic George fell upon the snow and kicked
his heels in uncomfortable glee.
"Aw-aw-aw," he shrieked, holding his
sides while Teddie frightened his grip upon
the wrggling brute and hurled expietives
-"blawsted eediot," "bioomin' bfockead, "
and the like choice Anglcisms
The hounds having had enough in sin
gle encounter stood back, whimpered, ana
looked on with fallen chops. But Billy,
who had his eye upon the fracas, now came
| to the rescue with his aX-handle. Although
| immensely tickled and inclined to join
George in a round of mirth, he managed
a wel-aimed blow at the VOLTS upntted
head and settled the matter. He was COM
PEELED 10 interfere, however, to save the
HELPLESS George a trounclng-perhaps de-
served-at the hands of the irate Teddie.
AS for the wolves they were speedily
thinned out in the region of Pile of Bones
creek The Enghshmen had plenty OF pol
son and knew how TO use 1t. In less than
a month nearly half hundred wolf and
coyote skins hung about the walls of Bill
lNy'S cabin