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and mostly two good dogs with rae ; and their cowardice 

 deterred them from making an attack on me. 



The wolf is next in strength and size, but far more 

 cunning and mischievous than the panther, like which, it 

 is seldom seen during day-light, but in the night it is mis- 

 chievous, as well as impudent. It will come very near a 

 house, and chase away the sheep to a safe distance, when 

 it will kill them as long as it can find a victim, fill itself 

 with the blood, and, in all likelihood, not return again to 

 the same place for a month, fearing to be caught in a 

 trap. 



Wolves always seek the most hidden places in the wil- 

 derness in which to make their den, where they raise their 

 young. They sometimes penetrate to a great distance 

 under ground, but they always go under far enough to 



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shelter themselves from all storms. While the female is 

 unable to seek food for herself, and even after she brings 

 forth her litter, the male attends to her wants, and will 

 travel ten or fifteen miles in search of food for her and 

 her wb'^lps. If the distance is great, he will swallow 



