50 WOLVES. 



away by it. I made application to the Gen- 

 tleman for leave to dig out the wolves, which 

 lie refused, observing* that I should undermine 

 and throw down his house. I then contrived 

 to fix a noose, made with wire and strong cord, 

 twisted together, over the hole, and placed 

 above it a tin cannister, partly filled with 

 stones, which falling down when the wolf pul- 

 led the noose frightened him and gave the 

 alarm to my people. It was caught the first 

 night, and secured in a box ; the next day, se- 

 veral Gentlemen assembled, when we procu- 

 red many large mastiffs, and let them loose 

 together in a compound, surrounded by a wall 

 about nine feet high; but the dogs were afraid 

 to attack the wolf. 



A Gentleman present of his Majesty's 73rd 

 Regiment had a number of terriers which he 

 sent for: These worried and obliged it to 

 scamper round the enclosure, making the 

 company caper about in all directions to avoid 

 i* ; so that it was difficult to say, which was 

 most frightened. At last the wolf made a 



