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goes off, then the chances are that the whole carcass will 
fall to their-share, and a gorgeous feast on tidbits ensue, for 
Master Lupus has wonderful scenting powers, and, with the 
trail spiced with blood, he grudges no amount of exertion. 
Again, the wolf is generally in disgrace; for he steals 
your game if deserted by you for a few hours to procure 
assistance to transport it to camp;-he eats your lariat 
ropes, untying your animals, nibbles the flaps of your sad- 
dles, and keeps up an unearthly serenade through those 
hours that the tired sportsman is most disposed to rest. Is 
it any wonder that he is unpopular, that he has few friends, 
and that he is considered a vermin of the first magnitude ? 
Tn all shooting excursions you will have idle days, a lay-off 
for the more serious duties of the morrow, when guns are 
cleaned, bullets cast, powder-flasks replenished, and wet 
and dirty clothes dried or washed. The forenoon having 
sufficed to perform these labors, a run with a wolf will be 
found not a bad appetizer for your evening meal, or re- 
mover of your little stiffnesses and ailments, in the same 
way as a little exercise is necessary to the hunter the day 
after a:long or hard run. To enjoy this pleasure to per- 
fection you must be provided with dogs, and there are none 
so suitable as the strongest stamp of greyhounds; more 
powerful ones that are addicted to grappling with the foe 
will get fearfully mauled, for the jaws of a wolf are almost 
as powerful as a hyena’s and consequently your limited 
establishment would be half the time on the sick-list; with 
the greyhound it is different. As soon as you get a view 
at him they go, and although the game is swift, still his ad- 
versaries are not long in ranging alongside, when a snap in 
the hams or loins immediately brings him to bay. De- 
termined and numerous are his efforts to catch the nimble 
antagonists, who take precious good care to keep beyond 
reach. After a few moments. of such skirmishing, the 
