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goes off, then the chances are that the whole carcass will 

 fall to their share, and a gorgeous feast on tidbits ensue, for 

 Master Lupus has wonderful scenting powers, and, with the 

 trail spiced with blood, he grudges no amount of exertion. 

 Again, the wolf is generally in disgrace; for he steals 

 your game if deserted by you for a few hours to procure 

 assistance to transport it to camp; he eats your lariat 

 ropes, untying your animals, nibbles the flaps of your sad- 

 dles, and keeps up an unearthly serenade through those 

 hours that the tired sportsman is most disposed to rest. Is 

 it any wonder that he is unpopular, that he has few friends, 

 and that he is considered a vermin of the first magnitude ? 

 In all shooting excursions you will have idle days, a lay-off 

 for the more serious duties of the morrow, when guns are 

 cleaned, bullets cast, powder-flasks replenished, and wet 

 and dirty clothes dried or washed. The forenoon having 

 sufficed to perform these labors, a run with a wolf will be 

 found not a bad appetizer for your evening meal, or re- 

 mover of your little stiffnesses and ailments, in the same 

 way as a little exercise is necessary to the hunter the day 

 after a long or hard run. To enjoy this pleasure to per- 

 fection you must be provided with dogs, and there are none 

 so suitable as the strongest stamp of greyhounds; more 

 powerful ones that are addicted to grappling with the foe 

 will get fearfully mauled, for the jaws of a wolf are almost 

 as powerful as a hyena's and consequently your limited 

 establishment would be half the time on the sick-list; with 

 the greyhound it is different. As soon as you get a view 

 at him they go, and although the game is swift, still his ad- 

 versaries are not long in ranging alongside, when a snap in 

 the hams or loins immediately brings him to bay. De- 

 termined and numerous are his efforts to catch the nimble 

 antagonists, who take precious good care to keep beyond 

 reach. After a few moments of such skirmishing, the 



