The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-17

! Cor sample to The Herpicide Co. De.
Paul Z. Schulz & sons, specla
Agents. s)e
| and covered them with leaves. The
bowling Of the wolves had ceased
could hear only the creaking of dead
limb high above us, and the below al
frogs in the near pond We had fas-
tened the trap chains and were COM
ms back TO the fire, when the dog rose,
BARKING fiereely; then we heard the
crack of Drl's rife.
More II 30 wolves eroun here, he
whispered as we ran up to him
Never see sech snag on EN-
The sleep were stirring neryously
Near the pen wolf lay kicking where
Dri had dropped him.
REST on en- smoked off when the
gun holIered," he went on, whispering
as before,
My mother and grandmother sat
with my sisters in the cart, hushing
their murmlrs of fear. Early in the
evening | had tied Rover to the cart
wheel, where he was growing hotly,
impatient OF the leash
See?" said D'ri, pointing with his
finger Sec em?-there n the dark
by tibet air big hemlock"
We could make out dim stir in the
shadows where he pointed. Presently
We heard the spring and rattle OF
trap, AS we turned that way, the
other trap took hold hard; as it sprang
We could hear wolf yelp.
''Meks EN- boiler" said D'ri, tibet
81 hetrap does, when il ticks holt. Stay
here by the sheep, n I'll go over n
give em somethln' fer spraint ankles.
Other wolves were swarming over
the dead deer, and the two in the traps
We're snarling and swapping at them.
My father and D'ri fired at the bunch,
killing one of the capt.ves and another
the largest wolf / ever saw. The
pack had skunk away as they heard the
rifles. Our remaining captive strug-
gled to get free, but in moment D'ri
had Drained him with an AK He and
my father reset our traps and hauled
the dead wolves into the freight.
There they began To skin them, for the
bounty was $40 for each in the new
towns--a sum thai made our adventure
profitable. ! built fires ON the farther
side of the sheep, and, as they bright
| ca hn
cleaning eyes of a wolf in the dark
ness was up all night heaping wood
upon the fires, while D'ri and my |
'ather skinned the wolves and dressed |
he deer. They had just finished when
he cock crew
"Holler. ye gol-dum little cussi" |
D'ri shouted as he went over to him. |
Can't no snookin' wolf crack orr
zones fer us. Peeled 'em--thet's what |
Ne done tew 'em TUX n knocked EN-
read over heels. Judas Priest! He !
an peck mans finger some, can't
,e?"
The light was coming and he went
If to the spring for water, while |
brought the spider and pots The
ri at. green-roofed temple of the
woods. that had so lately rung with the
FOWL of wolves, began to fill with far
wandering echoes of sweet song.
They was big cat over there by
he spring las night" said Dri, as
We all sat down to breakfast Tracks
igeer n a griddle! Smelt the NUT
on, mos likely
Like mutton?" I inquired.
"Yis-sir-ee, they dew" said he
Kind o. mince-pie fer EN-. Like deer
aeat. tew. Shook eroun' the ponds
fter dark IF they see a deer n the
,ater they wallop i'm quicker n
ghtnin; jump right in k'slap n TEX
m.
We were off at sunrise. on a road
hat grew rcugher every mile. At noon
re came To a river so swollen as to
lake a dangerous ford After dinner
ny father waded in. going hips under
here the water was deep and swift.
hen he cut long pole and took my
iother on his shoulders and entered
re broad stream. steadying himself
18th the pole. When she had got
own safe on the other side, he came
ack for grandmother and my sisters.
nd took them over in the same way
ri, meanwhile. bound up the feather
eds and carried them on his head,
'aving the dog aad me to tend the 4
leep. All our blankets and clothing
ere carried across in the same man
er Then | mounted the cart. with
" rooster, lashing the oxen till they =