Wolves and Wolf Nature 



certainly the master of all the other dogs, and 

 the boys never wearied of talking of his fight- 

 ing qualities, or of wishing that he might meet 

 some worthy foe. 



One night in winter, some one happening 

 to look out of the ranch window discovered, 

 curled up close to the glass, a ball of fur, 

 which a little inspection showed to be a coy- 

 ote, which had jumped up into the embra- 

 sure, and was peacefully sleeping in the warm 

 and sheltered place out of the wind and snow. 

 The question at once arose what they should 

 do with it. It could easily be killed, but 

 there would be no fun in that. At length 

 some genius among those present proposed 

 that, while one man should cautiously open 

 the window, another should stand by with the 

 bull-terrier in his arms, and throw the bull- 

 terrier on to the coyote. Then all could rush 

 outside and witness the fight, and the dog's 

 triumph. The plan was carried out. When 

 all was ready the window was silently and 

 swiftly opened and the dog was tossed on to 

 the coyote, which at once disappeared, fol- 

 lowed by the dog, and all hands rushed out to 

 see the fight. They heard the dog rush bark- 

 ing around the house, and in a moment he 



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