The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10

through his charming animal stories.
u If such there be let him delay no
longer. but go right out and get wild
Animals I Have known" and then Trail
Of the Sandhin Stag" and then the "Biog-
raphy OF Grizzly" and then this latestof
Mr.. Seton-Thompson's books that has
Just been brought out by Charles Scrib-
ners Sons-"Lives of the Hunted"
Lives OF the Hunted contains, as Its
suthor says. "a true account of the doings
Of hve ouadrupeds and three birds" In
subject matter. treatment, form and gen.
eral makeup IL is very similar to Wild
Animals Have Known"-even more fully
illustrated. for there are more than 200
drawings done as only Mr.. Seton-Thomp-
son can do animal pictures.
Mr.. Seton-Thompson has always re-
ceived due credit for the full-RSge Illus
trations OF his books. but for the marginal
sketches a hazy idea has arisen that pos
sibly they were done by Mrs. Seton
Thompson: or at least il was known that
Mrs. Seton-Thompson had something to
do with her husbands books. but what IL
was has never been exactly stated. This
is explained in the preface of the present
volume:
The public has not fully understood the
part that Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
does in my work. The stories are written
by myself. and all the pictures, including
the marginals. are my own handiwork,
but in choice OF subject to illustrate, in
ideas OF its treatment in the technical
book-maldng and the preliminary designs
for cover and title page. and In the liter
cry revision of the text her assistance has
been essential
Aside from their literary value as good
stories well written. all of Mr.. Seton
Thompson's tales deserve credit for work
which they undoubtedly accomplish in
good cause-stopping the determination of
harmless wild animals. He says:
Il have tried to stop the stupid and bru-
tai work of destruction by an appeal-not
70 reason; that has failed hitherto-but to
sympathy. and especially the sympathies
of the coming generation"
His stories certainly do appeal TO the
svmpathies very strongly. After you read
''Chink' you will find yourself carrying
crackers in your pockets for free distribu-
ton among every band of little yellow
pups that you chance 10 meet.
'Chink" is this kind of dog, the regu-
lauion type Of just dog that is so well
known
Every passing wagon and horseman
and grazing Calf had to be chivVied, and
# the Cat from the guardhouse strsyed
ny Chink felt that ii was solemn duty
LlE OAGu u SOlulCLSs AUN AdN anu UlEu-
self 10 chase her home at frightful speed.
He would dash twenty times q day after
an old hat that Bill used deliberately to
throw info q wasp's nest with the order
Fetch it
1T took time. but countless disasters
began to tell. Chink slowly realized that
there were long whips and big, fierce
Dogs with wagons; that Horses have
teeth in their heels; that Calves have rel
aJives with clubs on their heads; that
slow Cat may turn out a skunk. and that
Wasps are not Butterflies. Yes. il took
Unconmonly long time, but II all told
FL the end. Chink began to develop a
rTain-a little one. but a living, growing
Srain-of good Dog sense
The growing of this grain and the de-
Nefopment of 'Chink is most satisfac-
to-v even though It is rather pathetic.
hink has A trust given him and his
fidelity nearly costs him his life. Mr..
Satan-Thompson assures US that the story
Is really true-in any event IL is so inter
eStiug and so we'll told that IL cannot fail
. - score a sympathetic point for every
foriorn little dog that may happen tn
Gross the path Of any one who has read
think. The Development of a Pup"
Krag. the Kcotenay Ram" is the long
ref story In the book. You will get more
natural history. and OF the kind that
=-icks IN the mind out Of this tale in five
-inutes than you could get in an hour
from = text book-but that is a criticism
shat should be tackled on TO an estimate
~f every one Of the authors articles.
One Of the most dramatic bits that Mr.
Southampton has written is where he
tells n Scotty MacDosgan taking the
trail and for twelve weeks following the
ram over ten mountain ranges and five
hundred miles Of snow. Finally in the
last weeks Scotty and Krag are general
lH in sight Of each other:
WHY lid he not fly far away. and baf-
20 the hunter by his speed? Because he
must feed. The man had his dried veni-
son and chocolate. enough for many DAYS
and when they were gone he could shoot
p hare or a grouse. hastily cook IT. and
travel all day on that But the ram re-
quired hours 70 seek the scanty grass
under the snow"
They become so much accustomed to
watching each other that each grows TO
be 2 part % the others life: in fact when
BY a rUse Scotty manages to lay the great
ram low and has at last in his possession
those magnificent horns that he had ex-
pected to sell for q fine figure, he refuses
absolutely to part with them. The strain
~ the chase has been too much for him.
and IN every great wind that blows past
MS lonely CABIN ne seems TO hear the
gbostly voice Of the ram calling at him
Four years go by Scotty has given I'D
hunting entirely and earns his living by
the gold-pan. but still the impression that
ihe ram is after him grows stronger from
day % day. The ghostly finger OF warn
ing that Mr.. seton-Thompson points at
the old hunter in the final climax of his
story is sufficient to reform the most
needless Of those who STAY merely for
records.
II YOU think there Is no romance in the
life of even a little, cheap English spar
row. just read "A Street Troubadour"
and sec how little you have thought of
The lives Of the Iowly- II is as dainty a
descriptive bit Of domestic bird troubles
as you can imagine.
Johnny Bear is simply fine The
hunor rs delicious. This story Is the re-
suit Of some heart-to- heart interviews
the author had with the bears in Yellow
stone Park
All the animals there are protected by
the Government No guns are allowed in
the reservation and consequently the wild
creatures become quite tame Near the
Fountain Hotel is quite a dense forest.
the home Of many bears. These bears
make free lunch counter Of the garbage