Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-01

Danes fighters, but they are no use Al
all without the GROWING moral force OF
grit, that none can supply 30 well as
Bull-terrier. On that day the Cattle
question.
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
Of some sort. and now. OF course, Wolves
were the one object. To the disappolnt-
ment OF all, Snap was In bad shape with
his wound. He slept, as usual, at nv
feet, and bloody stains now marked the
place. He was not In condition to eight.
but we were bound to have a Wolf-hunt,
so he was beguiled TO an clubhouse and
locked up, while we went OF, l. at
least, with a sense OF impending disaster
| knew we should fail without my Dog,
but ! did not realize how bad a failure
It was to be.
Affair among the buttes Of Skull Greek
we had roamed, when a white ball APP
peared bounding through the sage-brush,
and In minute more Snap came, growl-
ing and stump-waggling, up to 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
him to my saddle.
There" thought, "Ill keep you safe
till we get home" Yes, l thought but
!, F f1Itnn no. not With wi Snap The voice
had sighted a Wolf. Dander and Riley,
his rival, both sprang to the point Of
observation, with the result that they
collided and fell together, sprawllng, in
the sage: But Snap. gazing hard. had
and before l knew 1t, he leaped from
the saddle and bounded zlgzig, high, low.
In and under the sage, straight for the
enemy leading the whole pack for a few
minutes. Not far, OF course The great
Greyhounds sighted the moving speck, and
the usual procession strung out on the plain.
II promised to be fine hunt, for the Wolf
had less than half a mile start ana ali
the Dogs were fully interested.
They've turned up Grizzly Gully" cried
G t This way, and we can bead
We galloped to the top of Cedar Ridge
and were about to ride down, when Hilton
shouted, BY. George, here he isl We're
right onto him. "A great Grav-wolf
came numbering across an open plain to-
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
and snapped, but bounded back, as the
Wdlf turned on him. In a few seconds
the next Greyhound arrived, then fine
up full of fight and fury, determined TO
go 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 a minute or so the Russians
appeared-hne big Dogs they were. Their
distant intention no doubt was to dash
at the old Wolf; but his fearless front
his slnewy frame and death-deallng 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 fOe any or all.
Now the Danes came up, huge-limbed
creatures, any one of them as heavy as
the Wolf. I heard their heavy breathing
tighten into a threatening sound as thew
plunged ahead, eager to tear the foe 10
pieces; but when they saw him there,
grim, fearless, mighty of jaw, tireless of
limb, ready to die If 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 20
right in presently-not now, but as soon
as they had got their breath; they were
not afraid Of a Wolf, oh, no. / could
read their courage in their voices. They
knew perfectly well that the first Dog to