INDIAN DOGS AND WOLVES. 47 



For the benefit of my horses I removed my camp 

 next day, and chose my new dwelling within earshot 

 of the powerful lungs of the half-bred baby, who by- 

 the-bye was rather a model child, and worthy of being 

 taken as a pattern for good behaviour by many of 

 our infants claiming to be well bred, and who are 

 continually quoted by their aristocratic parents as 

 models of all that is charming and loveable. 



Hest and abundant food wonderfully improved 

 my horses, for after three days' idleness they became 

 so skittish that it was always an hour's work to 

 secure them. On such occasions I became so worried 

 in temper that, to prevent the recurrence of the 

 annoyance, the would-be truants were no longer 

 allowed to wander without hobbles. 



Game of every description peculiar to these lati- 

 tudes was here most abundant. Deer were to be 

 frequently seen within gunshot of the camp-fire ; 

 bears nightly put in an appearance, and received a 

 welcome from the two Indian dogs, noble specimens 

 of a deservedly honoured race ; while each night 

 wolves sung out a challenge to their domesticated 

 relations, which was returned by them in language 

 doubtless as defiant, but less malicious in intonation. 

 I have heard travellers say that they never could 

 distinguish any difference between the voice of an 

 Indian dog and that of the wolf. My experience, 

 and I think those readers who have had the oppor- 

 tunity of judging will agree with me, is, that the 

 wild animal's note is more shrill, protracted, and of 



