The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-18

rFN@iitS NptN~S IA 'HOffs
There were three kinds % wolves On
the prairis-. the common prairie wolf
tn. bix timber wolf and one that WAS
a cross between these two. The Illinois
prairi.s were ia those days dotted with
-Stensiv" tracts IL lumber known a.
groves. all Of which had names k.g
Grove was Il stretch of this timber which
b.cam. the site Of the present city of
Bloomington. In these groves the big
timber wolves made, their homes
The prairie wolves were rowardly
hut the timber wolves w-r. bold and
aggressive They wer. not only abb. To
kill and carry of sheep, hut they did not
hesitate to kidnap our p,xs. The hybrid
wolf wa Of a dark gray color with long
legs and a slender BODY. the typical
illustration Of III. saving A gaunt as a
wolf II WAS a. feet "a, the wind.
-Onc, n "a, lar .I,mss Risbop who had
com. from north.rn PennsyIyania dis
coy.r,i on. of tha.., yolyes ,ttenptinp
tn carry of a mo Ano,bsr ne;vhhor had
n d,g that had gained a biv r.put.tiop n
a wolf hunter and fighter Bishop and "A
man who hnnp.n.o tn be with him cor
n.r., tins mig stealing wolf IL tn. log sty
and MIR Bisbnu ran !, miI. tn this. farm
of tn. n.ighbor who had IN. famous wolf
dog. borrowed he dog and ran back boms
with him
Tn. dog cLmb.d Enthusiastically into
IN. p,up.n and nttack.d IN. wolf Tn.
wolf whipn.d hum in sbor, order and fol.
Iov.,, him out Of IN. non Th. dag
headed .,raigb, for bom. m. wolf IN no,
purs,l,, and Bsbop and IN. other man
Tn. dog got hom. NOT mucb ,hs.d of
I h. wolf
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Tn. dop dash.j thro,igh and in IN.
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cradle IN which IN. family h,,hv MAS
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W.
pieug" r""arn "' l'"p phShe'- ~ corn
Ia the person who would bring in the
scalp of that wolf a reward that meant
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" 80 =" - u" ""Sr
NOBODY liked hunting more than John
Price. although he wsls notoriously the
worst shot in the. whole. uruiri, district
.mop. bis .,pJo,ts ,b,t d;st,,vn,.,.,,, RI,
- -, -. - 80. So
was h'S having Sho' 'hi'' TIMES at easy
open range at deer during the course
~ one day hunt without ha wing scraped
A. much as n hair from the door put ha
-, ,,,n,; ,,,. 80. -.
nun aus ''e'' ."'io" Nv S",' ana
one das %" came IN happV a. could be
carrying "A deer'- tail which he had shot
off the wearsr of IL
ON. J.y Price "a out I,oLinx for
T.. -; 60
""e' an" ne'"''h 'na' ,'e o'H Won wis
proving about he 'owd"n farm he went
around that ay. lie saw "A big shadow
on TN. SNOW and turning around h.. s,u
-, ,,,,,,,h,.,I,,. az, I.,~...i, -,
500 WIN
ing OH walnut ire" tha' mao o"eh choppen
down on the edge OF "A grave
The wolf was n good I5O yarda AWAY
pv;c, h,,,,.t .wav n, :, 90,
so
aihAzeu a. me '-S"'I o' ms shot INA, ne
got down IN the snow. and II was some
time before h" recovered enough To yell.
The wolf had bounded in the air as Prices
rifIe cracked and fallen dead IN the snow
Corn was worth u a hushel tbs. day
Price killed the wolf hut h" refused to
take the bounty of I.10 bushels lie
said the glory OF having killed " was
worth more than IN" price thai was on
the crittsrs head
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