460 EASILY DOMESTICATED. 



if reared up from a tender age, and kindly treated, they will 

 become as docile as dogs. 



" My husband," says Mrs. Carin Bedoire, " purchased at 

 Gysinge three wolf cubs, which had only just obtained their 

 sight. One of them was a female. I petitioned for leave to 

 keep these little creatures a time. They were together for 

 about a month, during which period they had their abode in 

 an arbour in the garden. As soon as they heard me in the 

 court-yard calling ' Sma valparna ' (little puppies) for so I 

 was accustomed to designate them they would run up to 

 me with such signs of affection and pleasure as was quite 

 surprising; and when I had caressed them, and given 

 them food, they would return to their asylum. After the 

 lapse of a month, one of them, a male, was presented to 

 M. af Uhr, and another, a female, to M. Thore Petree. 

 When the one we retained was left by himself, he took 

 refuge with the work-people, though for the most part he 

 followed me and my husband. It was remarkable, that this 

 wolf became so faithful and attached, that when we took a 

 walk about the estate, and he was with us, he would crouch 

 beside us when we rested, and would not allow any one to 

 approach nearer than about twenty paces ; for if they came 

 closer he would growl and show his teeth. When I scolded 

 him, he would lick my hand, at the same time always 

 keeping his eyes fastened on the intruder. He went 

 about the house and in the kitchen in the same manner 

 as a dog ; and was much attached to the children, whom 

 he would lick and play with. This continued until 

 he was five months old, by which time he was grown 

 large and strong, when my husband, who feared lest 



