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bent over him。 ;SnapSnap�察�it's all over�察�you've killed him。; But the Dog
was very still�察�and now I saw two deep wounds in his body。 I tried to lift
him。 ;Let go�察�old fellow�察�it's all over。; He growled feebly�察�and at last go of
the Wolf。 The rough cattle´men were kneeling around him now�察 �old
Penroof's voice was trembling as he muttered�察 �I wouldn't had him hurt for
twenty steers。; I lifted him in my arms�察 �called to him and stroked his
head。 He snarled a little�察�a farewell as it proved�察�for he licked my hand as
he did so�察�then never snarled again。
That was a sad ride home for me。 There was the skin of a monstrous
Wolf�察�but no other hint of triumph。 We buried the fearless one on a butte
back of the Ranch´house。 Penroof�察�as he stood by�察�was heard to grumble�此�
;By jingo�察�that was gritcl'ar grit� �Ye can't raise Cattle without grit。;
THE WINNIPEG WOLF
I
It was during the great blizzard of 1882 that I first met the Winnipeg
Wolf。 I had left St。 Paul in the middle of March to cross the prairies to
Winnipeg�察�expecting to be there in twenty´four hours�察�but the Storm King
had planned it otherwise and sent a heavy´laden eastern blast。 The snow
came down in a furious�察�steady torrent�察�hour after hour。 Never before had I
seen such a storm。 All the world was lost in snowsnow�察 �snow�察 �snow
whirling�察 �biting�察 �stinging�察 �drifting snowand the puffing�察 �monstrous
engine was compelled to stop at the command of those tiny feathery
crystals of spotless purity。
Many strong hands with shovels came to the delicately curled
snowdrifts that barred our way�察�and in an hour the engine could passonly
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to stick in another drift yet farther on。 It was dreary workday after day�察�
night after night�察�sticking in the drifts�察�digging ourselves out�察�and still the
snow went whirling and playing about us。
;Twenty´two hours to Emerson�察─ �said the official�察 �but nearly two
weeks of digging passed before we did reach Emerson�察 �and the poplar
country where the thickets stop all drifting of the snow。 Thenceforth the
train went swiftly�察 �the poplar woods grew more thicklywe passed for
miles through solid forests�察 �then perhaps through an open space。 As we
neared St。 Boniface�察�the eastern outskirts of Winnipeg�察�we dashed across a
little glade fifty yards wide�察 �and there in the middle was a group that
stirred me to the very soul。
In plain view was a great rabble of Dogs�察�large and small�察�black�察�white�察�
and yellow�察�wriggling and heaving this way and that way in a rude ring�察�to
one side was a little yellow Dog stretched and quiet in the snow�察�on the
outer part of the ring was a huge black Dog bounding about and barking�察�
but keeping ever behind the moving mob。 And in the midst�察�the centre and
cause of it all�察�was a great�察�grim�察�Wolf。
Wolf�拭�He looked like a Lion。 There he stood�察�all aloneresolute´calm´
with bristling mane�察�and legs braced firmly�察�glancing this way and that�察�to
be ready for an attack in any direction。 There was a curl on his lipsit
looked like scorn�察�but I suppose it was really the fighting snarl of tooth
display。 Led by a wolfish´looking Dog that should have been ashamed�察�the
pack dashed in�察�for the twentieth time no doubt。 But the great gray form
leaped here and there�察�and chop�察�chop�察�chop went those fearful jaws�察�no
other sound from the lonely warrior�察�but a death yelp from more than one
of his foes�察 �as those that were able again sprang back�察 �and left him
statuesque as before�察�untamed�察�unmaimed�察�and contemptuous of them all。
How I wished for the train to stick in a snowdrift now�察 �as so often
before�察�for all my heart went out to that Gray´wolf�察�I longed to go and help
him。 But the snow´deep glade flashed by�察 �the poplar trunks shut out the
view�察�and we went on to our journey's end。
This was all I saw�察 �and it seemed little�察 �but before many days had
passed I knew surely that I had been favored with a view�察 �in broad
daylight�察 �of a rare and wonderful creature�察 �none less than the Winnipeg
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Wolf。
His was a strange historya Wolf that preferred the city to the country�察�
that passed by the Sheep to kill the Dogs�察�and that always hunted alone。
In telling the story of le Garou�察�as he was called by some�察�although I
speak of these things as locally familiar�察 �it is very sure that to many
citizens of the town they were quite unknown。 The smug shopkeeper on
the main street had scarcely heard of him until the day after the final scene
at the slaughter´house�察 �when his great carcass was carried to Hine's
taxidermist shop and there mounted�察�to be exhibited later at the Chicago
World's Fair�察�and to be destroyed�察�alas� �in the fire that reduced the Mulvey
Grammar School to ashes in 1896。
II
It seems that Fiddler Paul�察 �the handsome ne'er´do´well of the half´
breed world�察 �readier to hunt than to work�察 �was prowling with his gun
along the wooded banks of the Red River by Kildonan�察 �one day in the
June of 1880。 He saw a Gray´wo1f come out of a hole in a bank and fired
a chance shot that killed it。 Having made sure�察�by sending in his Dog�察�that
no other large Wolf was there�察�he crawled into the den�察�and found�察�to his
utter amazement and delight�察 �eight young Wolves nine bounties of ten
dollars each。 How much is that�拭 �A fortune surely。 He used a stick
vigorously�察 �and with the assistance of the yellow Cur�察 �all the little ones
were killed but one。 There is a superstition about the last of a broodit is
not lucky to kill it。 So Paul set out for town with the scalp of the old Wolf�察�
the scalps of the seven young�察�and the last Cub alive。
The saloon´keeper�察 �who got the dollars for which the scalps were
exchanged�察�soon got the living Cub。 He grew up at the end of a chain�察�but
developed a chest and jaws that no Hound in town could match。 He was
kept in the yard for the amusement of customers�察 �and this amusement
usually took the form of baiting the captive with Dogs。 The young Wolf
was bitten and mauled nearly to death on several occasions�察 �but he
recovered�察�and each month there were fewer Dogs willing to face him。 His
life was as hard as it could be。 There was but one gleam of gentleness in it
all�察�and that was the friendship that grew up between himself and Little
Jim�察�the son of the saloonkeeper。
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Jim was a wilful little rascal with a mind of his own。 He took to the
Wolf because it had killed a Dog that had bitten him。 He thenceforth fed
the Wolf and made a pet of it�察�and the Wolf responded by allowing him to
take liberties which no one else dared venture。
Jim's father was not a model parent。 He usually spoiled his son�察�but at
times would get in a rage and beat him cruelly for some trifle。 The child
was quick to learn that he was beaten�察�not because he had done wrong�察�but
because he had made his father angry。 If�察�therefore�察�he could keep out of
the way until that anger had cooled�察 �he had no further cause for worry。
One day�察 �seeking safety in flight with his father behind him�察 �he dashed
into the Wolf's kennel�察 �and his grizzly chum thus unceremoniously
awakened turned to the door�察 �displayed a double row of ivories�察 �and
plainly said to the father�此 �Don't you dare to touch him。;
If Hogan could have shot the Wolf then and there he would have done
so�察 �but the chances were about equal of killing his son�察 �so he let them
alone and�察 �half an hour later�察 �laughed at the whole affair。 Thenceforth
Little Jim made for the Wolf's den whenever he was