South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-17

son OF my pet wolves felt that
tae hands o. every man and woman
werc raised against them Like
snakes. they were classified as pests
y nd everybody who knew o. them
red .cted that some day they would
turn upon me and repay my kind
ess with their fangs But from
the time 7 found them they afforded
me much pleasure. and 7 never lost
interest IN them antI long after
they had passed away.
Ny own conceptions regarding
wolves were about on par with
the universal once didn't know
them as pets. nor did I realize that
they might have been placed on
earth by the Infinitely wise one for
a purpose which they. OF all wild
animals. could best serve SO sure
am I OF this now that I point N
proof 20 the fact that n spite q
mans demonstrating most OF the
wilderness animals and despite his
constant warfare against wolves,
stil they exist IN their uHtamed
state where other wild creatures
nav HnFeu t4NEAeE sAAta ltl altaAlt-.A "a
domest!cated. Nature has endowed
the wolf with a cunning and a
crafty intelligence for some pur-
pose we are not able 20 understand.
Feels Remorse
cannot recall my acquiring the
young wolves In the great swamps
o. Black River without experience
Ing some or the sensations OF an
ASSASSIN. I killed the huge gray
mother as she was transferring her
offspring from one hollow log 20 an
other, just as a domasti cated dog
or cat sometimes does when % pre-
Gers other quarters for Itself ana
.hildren.
= Only two young wolves did 7 keep
alive out OF the litter Of six. I de-
stroyed four after I took them out
OF the log. But the instant 7 put
my hands on Jack and jill. "a
called them. 1 was sensible TO the
lure OF their cute. plump. warm lit
tie bodies and two very cold. moist
noses. Like regular puppies, for
several days their eyes remained
closed. but this didn't detract much
from their dark brown brightness
when they did finally come open.
I had to provide food for the lit
tie ones and altar their first taste
OF the milk soaked rag had no
trouble IN getting them 10 partaKe
Black as coal was the pelage OF
these two, though the mother was
gray. and black they remained un-
IL the last day they were with me.
Never did I own more doclle pets
than Jack and Jill They were In
separable Yet as much as they
seemed % delight IN my companion
ship. and 10 conform naturally 70
the ways OF domesticated animals
rever would they associate with
other dogs. nor permit another hand
10 touch them. They didn't exactly
resent this. They didn't bare their
fangs at the attempt of others 20
caress. or otherwise manifest any
III nature. But they SHE'D away in
a manner which showed inherent
distrust toward everybody but my
self. But otherwise they were just
like little dogs. They played. they
romped. they dug holes, they tore
clothes. But they were a bit more
Aedept at catching poultry than any
Hogs I had ever seen. and this trait
was incurable. But the manner in
which Jack and jill performed this
feas was so dexterOus. SO lightning
like that Il precluded either fore
thought on their part or any human
means of preventing Il.
Chicken after chicken they might
pass up without the least indication
Of a premeditated intent 10 attack
then all at once. when seemingly
least interested. they made just one
quick snap and sank their long
clean, white fangs into the chickens
head. This Invariably caused in
slant ard. I hope painless deaths
Barkcd Like Dogs
Jack and Jill ,barked like other
doSs when occasion warranted
Their voices were a little coarser
But they were far better than 9th
" dogs in the role OF watchers. for
during all our acquaintanceship anC
Companionshlp never can Z recall g
single time when either myself OF
a stranger came upon them un
awares. They could detect uner
ringiy a human brlng a long way
of, and always they proved thi,
kecnness OF scent and eve by having
their long muZzles pointed IN tina
direction whether they were rest.
ing. playing or IN any other pos.
ture
I once loaned my wolves 20 a wo-
man for her protection during the
absence or her husband. She lived