Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-24
KEEPING THE WOLF FROM THE
DOOR.

OVOh
The Pogtzfz Hesperfzn recises ID.
following wolf story In a recent Issue:
Earl Reagan. Oliver Gross. Z L
Campbell and John Hzmnonds o
sandhin made very easy ezptare o,
. three WOLVES last week in the Gala
: han pasture. m Mr.. HznnOnds' car
: rAen they droTs ont about : o'clock
o1e afternoon some ten miles wes. CT
Fioydads- They first Jumped tbs
grown wolf and chased her about ten
miles before running onto the brute
and shooting her down Returning 10
the vOlf den. they NEXT scared ID a
hzf-groEn pup. which they ran aboui
three miles before killing The third
vof made for the den, and the feI.
lows dug him out IN a short time. The
capture Of three wolves in less than
an ho1r IN inst about the record n
this section-~
Nov the above recital put State
Press Of the Galveston News to ruml-
mating. az the late Bill Arp would say.
In fact State Press is great rurnIna-
tor and he also believes IN mental
suggestion When he thinks Of a shot.
gun II always reminds him Of a rife.
Likewise be esteems II the height Of
impoliteness to speak Of a rope when
some member Of the family has been
hung. Anyhow the above wolf story
calls to State Press mind the follow.
ing incident showing how his father
kept the wolf from the door:
This Is significant event. To
those not yersed in classical lore. the
capture Of three wolves in less than
an hour would seem 10 Be nothing
more than q Sporting event, but to
State Press, who is shark on the
classics. this means infinitely more.
State Press can remember the time
back In "a when somewhat similar
occurrence came to pass. His father
went out 70 the bzrn one morning
about dawn and found a wolf lying in /
the horse stall The wolf on being
discovered ran away. tut not quickly
enough TO avoid being overtaken by
B. P-s father. Who was a bearcat
when Il came to speed. When killed
the wolf was brought to the ranch.
house, and an autopsy was made. S.
2. personally remembers that he per.
'orned an abdominal operation on the
wolf with q bucksav. There may be
hose who vill wonder at such a pro-
viii poke scorn at s. p.
Ind bis father for holding a post.
norton examination over a skinny he
wolf whose odor was none too pleas.
INT. But such persons are rude. yul.
gar lowbrows who are ignorant Of the
ore OF the past State Press and his
lad. on the contrary. had read in a
'ery useful book called Three Hun.
lred and Eighteen Books in One Vol.
inc about the old Roman augurs
Who used to Inspect the entralls OF
Ilaughtered animals In order tina,
hey might prognosticats the future
tell whether the noble Roman en-. A.,
error would have Indigestion II he
te corn beef and cabbage for dinner. !
nd other such weighty matters. So ,
e H. Hard times were then nakisy
hings pretty lively for S. P.'s family.
M II was determined that an cram. q
iation Of the wolf might fore,ell q
hen they would depart. And the au. :
'psy proved an eminent success In I
ie VOLS capseIo1s nav we're found a
iteen assorted doorknobs. one cleo. .
&c bell with aeesssoriesj. one name 4
late. two unbroken squares Of plate b
lass. and a ssi Of perfectly rood .
on, steps. After tia; no one sas c
ssin bothered BY the wolf a, the Z
Dor. and s. P.'s father vas presen,sd G
ith four Pii,sburv s,ogies and a q
eke' to the circus by the local Chan. II
sr OF Commerce a. e recognition Q, p
IS services to the community In div.
~ away hard times"