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howl to entice the w T atch-dogs in pursuit of 
him. If they come out, he will flee till one 
is sufficiently forward of the others to be 
singled out and devoured. But dogs in 
general are more cautious; and even hounds 
require to be encouraged, or they will not 
follow upon the scent.’ ” 
“Are wolves fond of their young ones?” 
asked Annie. 
“They are said to be very much so,” re¬ 
plied Miss Winston,—“ though they are 
somewhat severe in their family-discipline. 
Colonel Smith says that they punish their 
whelps if they emit a scream of pain, 
and will bite, maltreat and drag them by 
the tail till they have learned to bear pain in 
silence; but otherwise they seem to treat 
them well. Both parents unite in providing 
food for them; and the she-wolf keeps her 
young about her long after they are able to 
provide for themselves.” 
“Well done. I am glad there is something 
good about the poor thing,” said Sidney. 
“I have always looked upon the wolf as the 
very model of all sorts of meanness, cruelty 
and treachery.” 
“ There you are mistaken, Sidney. The 
