FEBRUARY. 



37 



BLACK WOLF. 



Canis Nubttus. 



C. Have you never seen a living one ? 



F. Soon after I had seen the skin I have just described, 

 I saw at Sherbrooke, in the possession of Mr. Robert Armour, 

 a full grown black wolf, which had been caught in a trap by 

 one of the fore feet, and had received by it a severe wound ; 

 this was then healing, by the animal's being in the habit of 

 continually licking it. It was kept in a dark closet, fastened 

 by a chain round the neck, but quite unmuzzled. The wo- 

 man who showed it to me, on opening the closet, which stank 

 abominably, seized the chain, and dragged him, maugre his 

 efforts to remain concealed, into daylight. While in the 

 room, he showed no sign of ferocity, except the wild fiery 

 glare of his eye, but extreme timidity, darting from side to 

 side, as far as his chain would allow him, huddling into a 

 corner, and when disturbed, rushing into another. He could 



