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and become as wild and savage as any wolf Of

! Nnen tney Ret lntO tHls tOHultlOU tHSSc
are hunted lust as II they had never known the
friendship Of man. because they are expensive
things to have at large, slayinR many young
calves and acres Of sheep. From their pres,
snce in tho chaparral and their habit OF hunt
| ing and bayinE at night come many legends
! OF ghost packs. IL Is easy TO understand now
Mexican herder. twenty miles from human
companionship. might feel his nerves crawl
| and twist MS the eerle SOUNDS came 10 MIN
| over tho black tops OF the mesquite
Down here at this season of the year there
| Is NO rain The water OF the creeks. or ar
royas. 10 dried into widely separated puddies.
| There are tanks on all the ranches at which
| the cattle are watered. but the Wild animals
have hard time OF it. The meat eaters come
| In for special share OF the hardship. be-
cause meat makes thirst consequently.
around the edges OF the little pools OF muddy.
! ill-smelling mud are thousands OF tracks male
by every member OF the Rio Grande fauna.
The deep fluctuations OF the Mexican lion or
cougar are common enough and within twee-
ty miles OF the river one n ny even IND some
times evidence Of the great jaguar, which.
though NOT common IN Northeastern MeAlco'
ls not wholly extinct. AS Tor dirty. gray,
bobtailed-cats and leopard cats. their trans
ore so plentiful that thev excite no remark.
IL is certainty that, II the NO Grahde rahch-
man could be induced to lie in walt near the
pools on moonlight nights between the hours
OF midnight and daybreak. he would get some
rare shooting. form OF sport. however.
which Is common in. Africa and india IL never
tried here. merely for the reason that the Rio
urande ranchman Is PROBABLY the iaZlest hu'
man IN the world~so lazy. in iact' that with
5000 head OF cattle to his own brand. he VIII
drink his coHee BLACK from years emu 10 year
end Tor lack OF cream. ana VIII mover see pat
OF butter unless ne goes to town.
In June a thermometer IN Ehclhal county
hung up III the sun wou'o register LOO Lit-
eraIy. eggs may pe roastea III the sanu' SLOW
ly Dat surely. Inc mesauite ana cactus DO
not Wither IN the torrents OF neat. but that Is
only because OF their multitude OF wide
spreading ana deep-reaching foots. Ihere ls
moisture IN thls grounu' put lar uowh. fVery
american VINO hVes mere ~ purheu Almost 70
African plackness ana the women. VINO stay
more IN the houses. are yellow. lhere is not
iat person withln hlS mics o. inc Lhclhai
court house. ram. coarse loou Is bot sc
hlucn fespohslhie Tor TINS rs the neat. "hlch
legihs IN tho latter part OF March ana Shools
things un until the latter part OF November.
lruly' 10 quote Mr.. hlpllhG. IL would mako
your oioomlhs eyebrows crawl ms laI
uoes NOT melt OUT "i Il man nor persplre out
IL lFieS ou'. 1elie'uaiS ,lh'heu uo"h W NEE
LAM .lNslt
dIeHke hhehess because OF ihaoility 10 put on
os''' Wv wv, W. VI 49, rhIu Wv nov .i'''
u 'n'se 'o.,'9 nun. iot tn, le'p'' u-u"' III "io
.o'i.u'',' Vn ,, !. "ou'N '''ean 'peeu' u'"''
W ,i'o u. ,'t, ''''"'u'
'i'"' "'.,'"n9' VIM i'es ,i'e i1hes ir''i 'ne
eouu'' 30 anu "a' '"IN VI uonen uuHS'
"onV n.'et 'ne Ioopafus ia,' iohu"'' me
N.ie",no' 'aNe ueen o"u anu n's caves neeueo
"''eh t'ou. ou' eon'e ooa' PAU NUM- 70 h'ii'
anu 'ie caves were ''' " 'atel Jay Every
u0u' MOI ea"ouV WIS SUING sof' Vi nurse anu he
nhu ~ ''ouo'' III uruin uh'hs w onpahiohs'
i"eio 10 "n eienien'' Vi eI' oSeis ~oodo 'h's
so'' Vi 'nase "nlch aipeas 10 .he irohtiefs-
man anu ITO - al"ays renuS LOT IN any SORT
u. """'"e'' ~ iacAs al VI 'he feiine'heh's
o. 'ener'. Ahere Is NO hunting coat no spe
c'a' 'oEssS VI an' A'iu' nc fules' no norm
eNoh 'noo .'e eau'e 10 e'"r'eo every man
Ie's 10 'he Iron' rs pest ne can. because OF
.he c,'apatr"i. 'hroush "hich way must DC
io'oeo. "a ihposs'o'e 10 o'sfrlue the uogs.
hor "ouio II MAKE par'icie Oh a'Hsrehcs II
my wore o'srr'uuen ana wv" or tnree OF them
A'''eu. lno ch.se OIL the i'opard-cat Simply
ineanS mueuet from start TO hnish. ana the
ueath Oh the huhten peast Is almost invaria-