Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-06-27
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The GRAY WOLF.
.6y hary Graham Bonnee!r !1,E.e!

It's not nearly so thrilling" said
the gray wolf.
What isn't so thrilling?" asked the
prairie wolf.
I said it isn't nearly so thrilling"
said the gray wolf
well, what isn't nearly so thrill
ing" asked the prairie wolf.
There, now, you have asked the
question correctly" said the gray wolf.
Then won't you reward me and tell
me the answer?" asked the prairie
wolf.
Il will indeed" said the gray wolf,
and then smacked his lips together as
though he were quite through talk
ing.
DO tell me, then, don't STOP" said
| the prairie wolf.
Il mean," said the gray wolf, who
is the hero of this story, and was
known simply as the gray wolf, "that
the zoo isn't nearly SO thrilling as the
wild, free life isl
Il could have told you that myself
said the prairie wolf.
| ANoN, lSleH 10 He, 1FdlFle WOlL,
said the gray wolf, there are many
creatures and many people who are
always saying:
"'Oh, that is no better than I could
have DONE or I could have said as
much as that or 4 was just going to
say that
in many cases it might be quite
true, but don't like a creature to try
TO get the credit of something some
one else has done.
'Just suppose a person made fine
speech and some cross, jealous per-
son said:
"'0h, 1 could have done as well as
that. He said nothing new,' well, that
wouldn't be nice at all. Now we
aren't nice in one way, but we don't
pretend we're something we aren't.
Take my advice, Young Prairie, and
/. don't try to get credit for what some
one else does"
Il guess your advice is good" ad.
mitted the prairie wolf.
"Ah," said the gray wolf, 81 am
known by many names. I am some
times called black wolf and some
times white wolf because my fam
lily move from place to place and be-
cause we act little differently in a
number of little ways and look differ
emily in different places"
you're mighty fond of that word
different" said the prairie wolf.
Don't be rude, Young Prairie" said
the gray wolf. ''For wish to tell you
that what they call me means but lit
tie to me. For oh, / have been a great
creature in my day."
, "What was your day?" asked the
: prairie wolf. ''Was it Christmas OF
Thanksgiving or what?"
'You think you're smart" said the
gray wolf, but let me tell you that
don't wish to pay any attention tt
such remarks.
: 81 wish to tell you that when
: was free 1 was the danger of many
cattle ranch. All, what hunts ant
feasts and sport 1 have had.
"And anc ther thing. wish to tel
= you is that my family are interesting
= and they're just as wild as was.
|
;, "They, too, love cattle and sheep
just as loved cattle and sheep, ant
though here in the zoo, they don't Civ,
me chance to show my love 70
; these animals, can think happily o
' the days back when had my chance
. and took them.
!, "And not only the days--no-th
; nights were sven more important. Al
such nights Such feasts!"
= 81 guess some are glad you ar
safe in the zoo," said the prairie vol
4 st don't care about 'some,'" said tn
e gray wolf, ''for I am gray wolf an
: the gray wolves only care for then
y selves ami each other. That is quit
y enough, gutter
e 81 suppose in your opinion it is,
ended tie prairie wolf.