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light he would lie hid in the bushes at some 

 little distance. Once or twice his hiding-place 

 was discovered, and then the men would amuse 

 themselves by setting the Newfoundland on him. 

 She would make at him with great apparent 

 ferocity ; but when they were a good way from 

 the men he would turn round and wait for her, 

 and they would go romping off together, not 

 to be seen again for several hours." 



The same writer adds : 



" On the ranch next below mine there was 

 a plucky bull terrier, weighing about 25 Ibs., 

 who lost his life owing to his bravery. On 

 one moonlight night three wolves came round 

 the stable and the terrier sallied out promptly. 

 He made such a quick rush as to take his op- 

 ponents by surprise, and seized one by the throat; 

 nor did he let go till the other two tore him 

 almost asunder across the loins. 



" Better luck attended a large mongrel called 

 a sheepdog by his master, but whose blood was 

 apparently about equally derived from collie, 

 Newfoundland, and bulldog. He was a sullen but 

 very intelligent and determined brute, powerfully 

 built, and with strong jaws, and though neither as 

 tall nor as heavy as a wolf, he had yet killed two 



