The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-20

difference 70 the prairie dog. He can bur-
Tow Down n the SAID until Re reached
water. But the ccy0se cannot do that. a53
As re IS ra-ssy ever seer 10 drink at all.
curing this dry period. That this - not 80
Is assssse1 Sy tAe fact that these AniFsa-s
nave been seen 10 sneak 40 "a The ranch
.Arks aid eagerly oriak the iepi1 water
This does not nappea e<sen. however and
tSsre SENS - ae no doaAs fASs the scav-
e1gtr or tae arafrses. as ne - sometimes
cA-se6. can 50 without water fer days az 3
TIE coyote Is TIE vaSssond o, The four
E0Gssd animal weird ISe is the prototype
OF sae ascks0ckes- Hafa his looks and his
ceser. Ia the daytime his hair seems 10 be
OF the cslior OF the sand OF the plains. at
,waAxal u aasznanlxas ~ith the gloom OF
TIE dying day. Al Night, II she moon Is
sssaEaaAs- Z seems TO ese A tssas gray. and X
ths moon IS ohScared II Is h.ack-se black
L2at al isEat - visible cs Ei-n are tive small
seTy eyes watch Sorne Into view as he
kEe"is around TIE cowboys IRE tie Is
ever ready 10 raid a night camp that Is
u ne believes he cara escape with a whole
sxaa. Ii The opportunity Is offered he VIII
rush IN and snatch a piece % broii.as meat
sroin on the cua2s, oysrtarn tae coffee pat,
scatter tie ensfeH2s. scare the horses. snl
make OF at the speed IT an express train.
Tie 5 always followed BY a few rife balls
anG hsue-cpaget stream OF profanity, but
generally manages 10 escape uraurs.
TIE coyoie can raa ike creased Light
nlng. He can run circles around an ar
eihAry horse and nor half try. He lust
a@lss MS tongue oat Of the northeast cor
nsr OF bis mouth. shuts one eye and sides
CT Sideways over the ground. He dent
ran-he slides. His gait IS easier than that
Of pacing horse. His hack seems per-
tsctly stu: and hts tail sticks straight cut
oehlHd- Sod can Play checkers on sis
sack. but WITH his fr4tlering little gait he
treiexs-
Columns upon columns have been writ;an
about the coyotes howl As ussch mare
space might De easily tllled with entertain
Ing matter on this subject One little coy
ote can make as much noise as three fun
sized wolves His wall is so sad that II no
asa not make such sn aar-splstsins ain you
could easily be convinced that he was CIV
ing vent 10 his grief ~ the loss Ut some
dear relative. Persons who live anywhere
within radius Of two miles OF the city
PARK can testify to this. III sse mena seric
there were two small coyotes. They didn't
ioak big enough 90 disturb the peace OF
even one ward. At II o'clock az night
however, the engineer on d.star, incenl~
ing freight train would blow The whistle ct
crossing. Before the echoes had died
away the two cayotes would simultaneous
cry o. some long-iost brother and they
Would reply with great feeling and volume
me effect was that OF pack Of hounds in
run cry after deer. several dog fights
ana a poAt!Sel meeting all going on at the
same time. Nervous wives were not com
PEELED 10 wake JOAN" John WAS aIways
wide awake, and giving evidence By his
language that he had forgotten thar he
used to be a Christian and 90 10 church
regularly but he could DO nothing hut
swear rapidly and earnestly in good. CID
faSsiloud, emphatic Texan The covota
Gag. was briekhat-proof and the vtg!lan,
PARK police We're sure TO prevent the use
or artarms. Finally the women ressd-
ing In that end OF the city pstisionei the
moved" They were; but The method en-
ploysd has not yet been nada nub.ic FL
tesn-m!nate eharivaris. however. are no
longer I'm vogue In that neighborhond
Away back IN 1876 a gentleman from, the
Eastern states visited Texas on business.
He was compelled TO travel for some dis
, n on horseback. AT dusk he. teshered
his horse on the bank OF small stream.
built FIRE. fried bacon and made pot of
coffee. He had Just finished his meal when
he discovered that he was surrounded by a
circle OF small, c0al-hrsght eyes. Believing
that he was in the midst OF a pack OF
man eating wolves, he lifted his rifle ana
hrei into their midst. One animal relied
over tn the dust. The others began 10 emit
aowls like that which must have been
emitted by the spirit OF darkness wien cast
INTO the eternal pit. The gentieman's hair
lifted his hat CT his head. He rapidly ex-
haus,ed his ammunition and then began To
shout for help. His horse-~a wise old Texas
animal. by the way--ilfted his head and
gazed az his owner In rigid-eared ast0aish-
ment. Then he began 10 browse ccassnx-
edly. But the circle OF eyes grew stsafliv
larger. the bowls louder and the gentleman
from the Els. more frightened Finally
an answering shou. came from vn the
creek and IN few minutes a cowboy
STROBE IN
What's the matter. Stranger he asked
There's million wolves around here
They're going tn attack This place in
minute. say can't you get some wood
around here so tia. we can reaienlsh thIs
hre2 ~
Wolves. Where are thsy?''
There; can't you see p
The cowboy laughed,
Way. mister. thein's nothing but coy
otas :"
The Eastern man WAS finally treasured
but he passed a sleepless night