456 FIGHT FOR A GOAT. 



until one of the women, taking up a large stone, and going 

 close up to them, threw it with all her force against the leg 

 of one of the animals, thereby laming it severely, which had 

 the effect of causing both to relinquish their half- devoured 

 prey, and to retreat. 



" In another instance, at Sandsver, a peasant's wife and 

 a wolf had a regular fight for a goat. The beast had seized 

 the poor animal, when the woman, in the hope of getting it 

 out of his clutches, and whilst pulling at the goat's leg with 

 one hand, with a cudgel which she held in the other 

 thumped away at the depredator with all her might ! But it 

 was some time before she could compel the wolf to quit his 

 hold ; when growling, and as if half inclined to attack her in 

 turn, he retired to the forest. 



"A peasant at Rajeheia," the account farther states, 

 " had also a battle with a wolf, under somewhat similar 

 circumstances; but this beast, which had likewise made 

 free with a goat, was more obstinate ; for though the 

 man belaboured him right well with a stout stick, he would 

 not quit his prey. Seeing no other remedy, the peasant 

 therefore let go his hold of the goat, and grasping the wolf 

 by the tail, he pulled and tugged at him with all his 

 might, which rough treatment at length had the desired 

 effect. But the matter was not greatly mended ; for 

 although the beast relinquished the goat, he assaulted the 

 man, whom he bit severely in the arm. And having thus 

 revenged himself, he walked quietly away." 



"The wolves this winter are remarkably daring in the country 

 about Kragero," so the same journal tells us, under date of 

 March, 1852. " They show themselves in large droves near 

 the high road, and even approach the very outskirts of the 



