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unusual was going on, and as I turned to 

 see what it was I saw a large wolf on top 

 of the dike and running directly towards 

 me. The animal did not see me until it 

 was within a few yards of where I stood, 

 and then it increased its speed and, with a 

 vicious growl, attempted to jump pass me, 

 but when it touched the ground it fell stone 

 dead. I do not know whether I hit it when 

 I fired the first barrel, but I took no risk 

 and the second quickly followed the first. 

 In the meantime the boy was near me 

 with a heavier 12 bore, used for duck 

 shooting, and I heard him shout out again 

 the same Chinese sound, and as I looked up 

 there was another wolf, larger than the first, 

 coming towards me from the same direction. 

 I could see that the wolf I had shot was 

 a female and the one coming towards me 

 was the male. I exchanged guns and 

 awaited his coming ; he was a daring 

 fellow and approached, plainly showing his 

 teeth, but I knew he could not escape. He 

 made a similar jump, but on the opposite side 

 of the dike from where his mate lay dead, 

 and when he touched the ground he rolled 

 over also stone dead. Not more than half 

 a minute was consumed in killing the two 



