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of the Wolves were discovered. We did not follow the trail 

 far; had we done so, we should doubtless, sooner or later, 

 have found the mangled remains of the Deer. Had the 

 buck given one more jump from the spot where his tracks 

 ajDpeared at the back of the tent, we should have had an 

 immediate row of more than ordinarj'- interest and excite- 

 ment. I have often regretted that the Deer and the Wolves 

 did not land amongst us. In that case, I could have given 

 you a true story eclipsing the most florid narrative of the 

 most ingenious and accomplished newspaper reporter of the 

 present day. 



Wolves were quite numerous in the Townshij) of Glou- 

 cester, adjacent to the City of Ottawa, up to a few years 

 ago; and doubtless there are many still, in the solitudes of 

 the vast tamarack and cedar swamps still existing within 

 less than twenty-five miles of the City of Ottawa. 



In December, 1868, Doctor Bell, of New Edinburgh, was 

 driving through the long swamp below Eastman's Springs. 

 At that time there were many Wolves within even ten miles 

 of the City of Ottawa. While jogging along at an ordinary 

 rate, the Doctor's horse suddenly became restive, pricked 

 up his ears in a startled manner, and stood still. Just then 

 a. Deer crossed the road a few yards in front of the horse. 

 The howling of Wolves close by greeted the ears of the Doc- 

 tor, and after a few seconds eleven of these ferocious sleuth- 

 hounds of the forest rushed across the road on the trail of 

 the tired Deer, which, without doubt, was soon pulled down 

 and torn to pieces. What a glorious chance for a repeating- 

 rifle! The worthy Doctor, however, although a keen sports- 

 man, was armed only with what modern pathological 

 science regards as the most killing weapon, at short range, 

 of the faculty— his lancet. 



Roman history tells us that Romulus and Remus, the 

 founders of the City of the Seven Hills, were suckled and 

 reared by a she-Wolf. If this story be true, the foster- 

 mother of those distinguished sons of the Tiber in her 

 nature was not all Wolf. This incident has been partially 

 paralleled by the story of Androcles and the Lion, as well 



