The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-06
II EI2lAl Mith 1 NnIY.

III The years zone by ii the north
part Of Dallas county and
southern part Of Collin county. there
were plenty or wolves, and 1t ii 4 fact
that wolves were very fond OF mutt
ton, and men who we're raising sheep
in those parts had to keep a pretty
close watch over their flocks as they
we're liable TO lose man OF them on
account of the depredations of these
hungry skulking thieves. My bro
Their owned a nice bunch of sheep
and between us we kept a good
pack of well trained hounds. With
the aid of these hounds and two
good double barreled shot guns we
sent a great many of these sheep
eating wolves acros the dead line.
One morning in the early fall we
mounted our horses and with our
dogs and guns rode over to the creek
bottom, about a mile from home. for
the purpose of having a chase of
some sort. There were a few deer
still in the bottoms, a great many
foxes and what is now called bob
ats and an occasional grey wolf. We
had been in the drive that morning
only a short time until the dogs
struck a wolf trail and in a very short
time had him up and going. II is
impossible 10 describe the feeling of
an old hunter when his hounds are
in full chase. He rises to the grand
ure of the occasion. He dashes his
horse across gulches, through
brush and briars, straining every
nerve trying to keep a little
in advance of the pack, ever on the
lookout 10 get a shot at the game.
That morning the wolf kept to the
low bottom and thick brush for about
two or three hours. but finally made
a dash across a strip OF prairie TO
gain a dense thicket on q large raw
inc that made in to the creek. was
close enough to see him going across
but NOT close enough to get a shot
Going across this open glade the dogs
gained on him rapidly, as he Was
about run down, and just as he got
into the rayine they came up with
him. was close enough 10 hear
The roar of battle, the vicious grUwl~
ing, beying and swapping OF dogs
When | reached the thicket ] slid OF
my horse and soon found a narrow
trail leading into the rayine and in
the rayine | soon reached the battle
ground. but the fight was over. The
wolf. a large grey fellow, was lying
stretched out. the dogs hot. tired
and bleeding. AS soon as came
up I started some up and some down
the rayine in search of water to
quench their thirst and cool off. /
stood a moment looking IT the mon
ster, rejoicing in the victory. He was
living perfectly still and | of course
thinking he was good and dead. laid
my gun down. caught hold of his
tail with the intention Of dragging
him out 10 open ground SO that when
my brother came we could take off
his hide. He was a heavy rascal and
| had dragged him about 20 feet
when 10 my establishment he sudden
~ rose UP on his feet and began try
ing TO turn on me for a fight. was,
| suppose, about in the fix the Irish
man was who found a wildcat asleep
and cTept up very carefully and
caught IT.. When the cat turned the
Joke and began ciaWiug the Irish
man without mercy he began calling
very earnestly for some u to help
him turn that cat loose. did not
think 30 cali for the dogs, my only
thought was to fight il out, The
wolf kept me so busy that | did not
have time to get out my knife. Every
time he tried 70 turn on me I would
spring back and jerk thar tail. Fin
ally ] saw a large grape vine root Gus
off about thpaa feet Ignw kent