Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-05-24
ANIMAL HEROES
The Thrilling Story Of SNAP" the
Bull Terrier.

| Ernest Thompson Seton's last book.
| "Animal heroes IL, II possible, more than
| ever up To the standard Of his intensity IN
| tcrcsting wid-animal tales. To the animal
| lover this new collection will he read with
absorbing attention, Mr.. seton has been
subjected to considerable criticism 10y other
natnralists, notably, John burroughs, for
endowing his animal characters with un-
usual Intelligence and powers, which.t IL Is
claimed. are not possessed 10y any dumb
creatures. Very likely, ms n class. but, as
Mr. Seton himself admits IN his preface To
Animal Heroes, these histories, while In
each case founded on the actual ufe-foings
~ a real animal, are more or less composite.
What novelist indeed. does not combine
the most striking characteristics OF several
individuals 60 Construct his human hero,
who shall appeal TO the reader as an ex-
ceptionally fine characterp SO has Mr.. Sc
ton taken the record OF n number OF wood
or other animals and embodied their most
striking kills or foilings OF the pack into
one ~ gacious, brave and gigantic specimen,
Like all OF his books. animal Heroes
is delightfully."- illustrated by some two-hun-
drcd drawings aud sketches from hts own
and his wife's pencils. Interest s stlmu.
lated by constant succession 81 marginal
drawings literally intorsporsed with full
page paintings Of thrilling Incidents. The
story OF od-hunting, OF fierce puisuit. of
sometimos 10 the pursuer-is told by an
4, yc-witncss welding master uI1 Ia de- |
uICtug animal adventures and NJ all
times runs through the stor, the love |
which the writer bears for all mals-of /
The proud. indomitable. fcori,ss beast /
cyon though he be the scoutEr OF the /
country, killer OF cattle or sh..p or even |
iOgs, OF which latter the author is pas /
fond. be they good ones
Nothing be discusses has ever been writ /
ten which is better worth the reading, and .
wthal sadder Ia It's finale than rs the ac- /
,ount In this volume Of thu uffe dog. .
SNAP" This snap Is a lu terrier. /
which was sent the author as a -.t ~ Hal |
owe en- lokc-hc was 50 vicious Iai uuap- !
pruag liable; He kept Mr. Seton. un The top /
II the table most OF the night. where he
smoked cigars until his pockct--1 ran
put aud then, shivcred. Howe, .r he I'm
Ally made friends with his little pup-a
goungster absolutely without fear A year
later. the two found themselves near Men
ioEa. North Dakota where the wolves had
been playing havoc with the livestock. |
'yaiing poison and traps and actually /
scorning the attempts Of the ranchcrs and /
he wolvcrs 10 eNtermiuate them. The fol- |
lowing Is a recital ~ the hunt In which |
snap figured most gloriously.
Prom a high point we caught sight az
moving spcck OF gray. A moving white |
'pcck stands for Antelope n rcd spcck for |
Coyote. aud each Of these Is determined |
BY It's tail. II the glass shows the tail
Town. Il Is Coyote; N W. IL IL the
la ted Gray-wof.
We got a momentary view OF the pur-
suit. Gray-woH II surely was. Looping |
way ahead ~ the Dogs Somehow
70 fast as they had after the Coyote. But
30 one knew the finish Of the hunt The |
Dogs came back TO US one ~ one, aud we
Jaw no more 81 that Wolf
Sarcastic remarks and recrimination were |
low freely INDUCED In by the hunters
''Pahi scairt. plumb scairt. was the
'sthcr's Disguised comment on the pack |
They could catch up easy enough. but
when he turned on them. they lighted
,ut for home-pah''
Where's that thar ousurpa ssa be. fear
ess. scaire-O-uort Tarrler asked Hilton. |
'cornfully.
Il don't know 90 said I u am IN |
lined 20 think be never saw the wolf: |
but N be ever does. III bet he sails In
Tor death or glory"
That night several Cows were ALLIED J