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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 

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