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stubborn to bo pleasant companions, and lie \vas trying to super- 

 sede them by a cross between the mastiff and deer-hound, or the 

 foxhound and greyhound, as he thought these would be less 

 irritable, more easily handled, and do their work equally as 

 well as the fierce brutes which were then in his kennel, and 

 whose sole reliable obedience consisted in not touching 1 a dead 

 wolf. I went on a hunt with him one day with this pack, 

 and the moment they were let out of the rude stable they com- 

 menced baying and dashing- about, as if they were overjoyed 

 at the thought of a run. Both of us being 1 well mounted, 

 and armed with breech-loading' guns, charged with buckshot, 

 we directed our course towards some rocky, wooded hills which 

 loomed against the horizon about four miles to the north. 

 Moving- at a rapid gait, we were soon at their base, and the 

 hounds, which seemed fresh and anxious, were set to work in 

 a piece of shrubbery where a few wolves were generally found, 

 especially during the cubbing season, as hares, antelopes, and 

 other food were always to be procured in its vicinity. The 

 hounds rushed through this as if it were a plain, and com- 

 menced quartering in every direction. Beating back towards 

 us, one gave tongue within five yards of our position, and a 

 moment later we saw 7 a large grayish object darting through 

 the bushes and the hound in full cry after it. The others soon 

 joined in the chorus, and away all dashed for the hills. " That 

 must have been a she-wolf," said my friend, "or the critter 

 would not have stayed there so long when we were so near ; it is, 

 therefore, very likely that we may find the cubs where she 

 started from." "We accordingly commenced a search for them, 

 and in a few moments found six little creatures, evidently about 

 a month old, in a grassy cleft between two rocks. Tying them 

 in couples by the legs, they were placed on the top of a huge 

 boulder to prevent them from falling into the jaws of the 

 hounds, and, to keep them from tumbling down, a barricade 

 was laid around them. Feeling assured of their safety, 

 we prepared to follow the pack, but we had advanced 

 scarcely one hundred yards before the canine chorus was heard 

 approaching us a little to the right. "That wolf has plaved 

 them a nice game/' was the comment of my companion on 



