The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-29

him howiing around the club house, off
in the cover, at night; but try as he could,
Paul could not get him. The Old fellow
was too smart. Sometimes we would find
the remnants of a big fish on the banks
Of stream, where he had been making
his dinner He was so old and feeble that
/ he could no longer run with the pack,
so he had to forage for what he could
get the easiest living on fish and occa-
sionally even growing bold enough to ap-
pear in a Gearing ana Kill a farmer S
sheep. Paul tried poisoning him, but the
cunning fellow seemed 10 have an intui-
ton of trouble, and avoided the poisoned
carcass as though ne had been Informed
in advance Then Paul tried traps. those
bigjawed springs with spike teeth set for
bear. He place them around through the
country for half a miles, but he never
caught the big gray wolf; and as far as
know this sagacious animal is still roam
Ing in the woods.
"A wolf is one of the softest-footed an
mals in the woods, on the light snow
crust its immense pads softer than
punches of felt the big animal slips
noiselessly along, creeping on a sleeping
hare, springing forward and catching it
before the little animal has time to sour
ry for shelter. By such tactics as these
do the wolves of Michigan earn their liv-
ing; and they forage night and day with
out cessation. When food is scarce they
boldly enter the sheepfolds and attack
pigpens and chicken houses at the edge
of new clearing. At time of famine
hunger gives the pack enormous courage
and strength
wolves also stalk deer while the deer
are in the stream or crossing the ice,
catching them In the river and battling
to the death in the icy waters. Wolves
hunt like hounds, only with more fierce
ness, because they are stronger and
longer-winded than deerhounds 1t will be
many years before the wolves in this state
are exterminated; yes, they will be here
after the deer are gone.
'Old hunters tell stories of the great
cunning of wolves in hunting deer. 1
have often heard how pack would single
doe from herd, chase her all night
long, enc wolves apparently taking up the
hunt IN relays, in great circle, a wolf
being stationed, as II were, here and there.
over wide stretch of country: and as
soon as one pursuer was tired to death a
strange wolf-cry would summon a fresh
member of the pack to take up the furi-
Gus battle. The hunted deer would al
ways be kept In the same immense circle.
where, hemmed in by a wall of wolves one
might say she would run to and fro. over
whole counties, it may be, eventually. 10
meet her death through the infinite cum
ming of the pack of wolves.
"A favorite time for wolf hunting is al
night and often enough we have heard
the shrill cry of a pack on the trail of
some luckless doe; and the way she could
go through the wood, even on the darkest
night would surprise an engineer of an
express train. All night long the hunt
would continue, and if the snow was deem
the wolves would come up by and nv
ana then would occur the battle royal to
the death.
Standing at bay. the deer would await
the onslaught Perhaps the first wolf
ieaping at her throat. would be received
Dy her hoofs and quickly sent rolling in
pam, II not to actual death. Then the
pack would fly at her and the death strug-
gle with wolf hanging to her neck Womb
soon end all; with wild howings thew
would proceed to tear into shreds her
tender body. eating until fairly ready N
Que from gorging; then. withdrawing to a
thicket would fall asleep. If a man han
pened 10 come up at the hight of the
nght IT would be all his life were worth .
but II he appeared after the terrific hunger
OF the wolves had been partially satisfied
ne would be comparatively safe, for a
VOLTS first impulse when il sees a NOR
is to seek coVerr 'A