Trail and Camp-Fire 



little while the plain was alive with galloping 

 figures and noisy with cracking six-shooters, 

 and when we came together to resume our 

 ride, four of the wolf puppies had been ac- 

 counted for, but the mother and the other 

 young one had escaped, either by speed or by 

 dodging into high grass, where it was impos- 

 sible for us to find them. 



In books on natural history tame wolves 

 are often mentioned, but I have never seen 

 one unconfined. I have, however, often seen 

 wolves, yo'^ng and old, at play, when they 

 were ignorant of my presence, and have been 

 impressed by the similarity of their actions to 

 those of dogs under like circumstances. When 

 not alarmed, they often hold the tail high up. 

 I have seen them hold it nearly straight up, 

 and also curved up at various angles, as a dog 

 may hold his. To show affection or friendli- 

 ness for thei fellows, they wag their tails just 

 as a dog does ; and some young wolves, seen 

 a year or two ago in the Zoological Park at 

 Washington, on the approach of the keeper 

 showed the evidences of affection and delight 

 that a dog would at the approach of a friend : 

 laying back their ears, grinning, wagging their 



tails, and wriggling their bodies in an absurd 



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