The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-25

Danes fighters. but they are no use at
all without the GROWING moral force OF
/ grit, that none can supply so well as
Bull-terrier. On that day the Cattle
men learned how to manage the Wolf
Next day was Halloween, the ami
versary of Snaps advent The weather
was clear. bright. not too cold, and there
was no snow on the ground. The men
usually celebrated the day with a hunt
were the one object. To the disappoint-
ment of all, Snap was II bad shape with
his wound. He slept, a. usual. at my
feet, and bloody stains now marked the
place. He was not in condition to light.
but we were bound to have a Wolf-bunt,
so he was beguiIed to an clubhouse and
locked up, while we went OF, l, at
least, with sense Of impending disaster
but I did not realize how bad a failure
1t was TO be.
Afar among the buttes Of Skull Greek
we had roamed, when white bali ap-
peared bounding through the sage-brush,
and in minute more Snap came, growi-
ing and stump-wagg NJ 10 my Horse
side. could not send him back; he would
take no such orders, not even from me:
His wound was looking bad, so / called
him, held down the quirt, and jumped
There" I thought, "I'n keep you safe
till we get home" Yes. 1 thought; but
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of Hilton, "Hu, hu," announced that he
had sighted Wolf. Dander and Riley.
his rival, both sprang to the point of
observation. with the result that they
the sage. But Snap, gazing hard, had
sighted the Wolf, not so very far of.
and before / knew 1t, he leaped from
the saddle and bounded zigzig. high, low,
enemy, leading the whole pack for few
minutes. Not far. OF course. The great
Greyhounds sighted the moving speck, and
the usual procession strung out on the plain.
1t promised to be a fine hunt, for the Wolf
had less than half mile start aud all
the Dogs were fully interested.
They We turned up Grizzly Gully" cried
Garyin. This way, and we can bead
them of. -
We galloped to the top of Cedar Ridge
and were about to ride down, when Hilton
shouted, BY George here he is! We're
right onto him. "a great Gray-wolf
ward us. His head was low, his tail
out level. and fifty yards behind him was
Dander, sailing like a Hawk over the
ground, going twice as fast as the Wolf
In minute the Hound was alongside
aud snapped but bounded back, as the
Wolf turned on him. In a few seconds
the next Greyhound arrived, then the
rest in order of swiftness. Each came
up full OF tight and fury, determined to
20 right In and tear the Gray-Wolf to
pieces; but each in turn swerved aside,
and leaped and barked around at a safe
distance. After minute or so the Russians
appeared-fne big Dogs they were. Their
distant intention no doubt was to dash
at the old Wolf; but his fearless front,
his sinewy frame and death-dealing jaws,
awed them long before they were near
him, and they also Joined the ring, while
the desperate In the middle faced this
way and that, ready for any or all.
Now the Danes came up, huge-limbed
creatures, any one of them as heavy as
the Wolf. / heard their heavy breathing
tighten into a threatening sound as they
plunged ahead, eager to tear the foe to
pieces; but when they saw him there,
grim, fearless, mighty Of jaw tireless of
limb ready to die IL need be, but sure
Of this, he would not die alone-well,
those great Danes-all three OF them
were stricken, as the rest had been, with
sudden bashfulness; yes, they would go
right In presently-not now but as soon
as they had got their breath: they were
not afraid of q Wolf, OH no / could
read their courage In their voices. They
knew perfectly well that the first Dog to