HISTORY OF VERMONT. iOl 



grease, and skin. The female generally bears 

 two cubs a year. The bear arrives to a great 

 magnitude in this part of the continent. The 

 largest, of which the hunters give us any cer- 

 tain information, weighed four hundred and fifty 

 six pounds. 



One of the most common and noxioiis of all 

 bur animals, is the Wolf. In the form of his 

 body, the wolf much resembles the dog. He 

 has a long head, a pointed nose, sharp and erect 

 ears, a short and thick neck, with sharp and 

 strong teeth. His eyes generally appear spark- 

 ling ; and there is a mildness, and a fierceness in: 

 his looks. The colour of the wolf in Vermont,, 

 is a dirty grey ; with some tinges of yellow a- 

 bout his ears, and legs. This animal is ex- 

 ti-emely fierce, sanguinary, and carnivorous^ 

 When a number of them associate, it is not for 

 peace, but for war and destruction. The ani- 

 mal at which they most of all aim, is the sheep. 

 When they can find a flock of these, they seem 

 to delight in slaughter ; tearing their flesh, and 

 sucking their blood, after they are fully satisfied 

 with the fat of their tender parts. They attack 

 the deer, foxes, rabbits, and are enemies to ail 

 other animals ; and their attacks are generally 

 attended with the most horrid howlings. They 

 generally flee before the flice of the hunter ; but 

 when they have once tasted of human flesh, they 

 become more fierce, and daring, and seem to be 

 inflamed with greater fury. In such a state, 

 there have been instances in Vermont, in which 

 the wolves have ventured to make their attacks 

 upon men ; but they generally retire upon their 

 approach. They are not often to be seen in the 



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