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despot of range�察�right for his throat he sprang�察�and the Gray´wolf struck 

with his twenty scimitars。 But the little one�察�if fooled at all�察�sprang again�察�

and then what came I hardly knew。 There was a whirling mass of Dogs。 I 



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thought I saw the little White One clinched on the Gray´wolf's nose。 The 

pack was all around�察�we could not help them now。                 But they did not need 

us�察  �they  had   a leader   of   dauntless   mettle�察 �and   when   in   a   little   while   the 

final scene was done�察�there on the ground lay the Gray´wolf�察�a giant of his 

kind�察�and clinched on his nose was the little white Dog。 

     We were standing around within fifteen feet�察�ready to help�察�but had no 

chance till were not needed。 

     The Wolf was dead�察�and I hallooed to Snap�察�but he did not move。                       I 

bent over him。 ;SnapSnap�察�it's all over�察�you've killed him。; But the Dog 

was very still�察�and now I saw two deep wounds in his body。                   I tried to lift 

him。 ;Let go�察�old fellow�察�it's all over。; He growled feebly�察�and at last go of 

the   Wolf。    The   rough    cattle´men     were   kneeling     around    him   now�察   �old 

Penroof's voice was trembling as he muttered�察 �I wouldn't had him hurt for 

twenty   steers。;     I   lifted   him   in   my   arms�察  �called   to   him   and   stroked   his 

head。     He snarled a little�察�a farewell as it proved�察�for he licked my hand as 

he did so�察�then never snarled again。 

     That was a sad ride home for me。 There was the skin of a monstrous 

Wolf�察�but no other hint of triumph。           We buried the fearless one on a butte 

back of the Ranch´house。          Penroof�察�as he stood by�察�was heard to grumble�此�

;By jingo�察�that was gritcl'ar grit�        �Ye can't raise Cattle without grit。; 



                           THE WINNIPEG WOLF 



                                                I 

     It was during the great blizzard of 1882 that I first met the Winnipeg 

Wolf。  I   had   left   St。   Paul   in   the  middle   of   March   to   cross   the  prairies   to 

Winnipeg�察�expecting to be there in twenty´four hours�察�but the Storm King 

had planned it otherwise and sent a heavy´laden eastern blast。 The snow 

came down in a furious�察�steady torrent�察�hour after hour。 Never before had I 

seen   such   a   storm。 All   the   world   was   lost   in   snowsnow�察  �snow�察  �snow 

whirling�察    �biting�察  �stinging�察   �drifting   snowand      the  puffing�察   �monstrous 

engine   was   compelled   to   stop   at   the   command   of   those   tiny   feathery 

crystals of spotless purity。 

     Many      strong    hands    with   shovels     came    to  the   delicately    curled 

snowdrifts that barred our way�察�and in an hour the engine could passonly 



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to stick in another drift yet farther on。 It was dreary workday after day�察�

night after night�察�sticking in the drifts�察�digging ourselves out�察�and still the 

snow went whirling and playing about us。 

     ;Twenty´two         hours    to  Emerson�察─     �said   the   official�察  �but  nearly    two 

weeks   of   digging   passed   before   we   did   reach   Emerson�察  �and   the   poplar 

country where the thickets stop all drifting of the snow。 Thenceforth the 

train   went   swiftly�察  �the   poplar   woods   grew   more   thicklywe   passed   for 

miles   through   solid   forests�察  �then   perhaps   through   an   open   space。 As   we 

neared St。 Boniface�察�the eastern outskirts of Winnipeg�察�we dashed across a 

little   glade   fifty   yards   wide�察  �and   there   in   the   middle   was   a   group   that 

stirred me to the very soul。 

     In plain view was a great rabble of Dogs�察�large and small�察�black�察�white�察�

and yellow�察�wriggling and heaving this way and that way in a rude ring�察�to 

one side was a little yellow Dog stretched and quiet in the snow�察�on the 

outer part of the ring was a huge black Dog bounding about and barking�察�

but keeping ever behind the moving mob。 And in the midst�察�the centre and 

cause of it all�察�was a great�察�grim�察�Wolf。 

     Wolf�拭�He looked like a Lion。 There he stood�察�all aloneresolute´calm´ 

with bristling mane�察�and legs braced firmly�察�glancing this way and that�察�to 

be   ready   for   an   attack   in   any   direction。   There   was   a   curl   on   his   lipsit 

looked like scorn�察�but   I  suppose  it   was   really  the  fighting   snarl   of  tooth 

display。 Led by a wolfish´looking Dog that should have been ashamed�察�the 

pack dashed in�察�for the twentieth time no doubt。 But the great gray form 

leaped here and there�察�and chop�察�chop�察�chop went those fearful jaws�察�no 

other sound from the lonely warrior�察�but a death yelp from more than one 

of   his   foes�察  �as  those    that  were    able   again    sprang    back�察   �and   left  him 

statuesque as before�察�untamed�察�unmaimed�察�and contemptuous of them all。 

     How   I   wished   for   the   train   to   stick   in   a   snowdrift   now�察  �as   so   often 

before�察�for all my heart went out to that Gray´wolf�察�I longed to go and help 

him。 But   the snow´deep glade flashed by�察 �the poplar   trunks shut out   the 

view�察�and we went on to our journey's end。 

     This   was   all   I   saw�察  �and   it   seemed   little�察  �but   before   many   days   had 

passed     I  knew     surely   that   I  had   been    favored    with    a  view�察  �in  broad 

daylight�察  �of   a   rare   and   wonderful   creature�察  �none   less   than   the   Winnipeg 



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Wolf。 

     His was a strange historya Wolf that preferred the city to the country�察�

that passed by the Sheep to kill the Dogs�察�and that always hunted alone。 

     In telling the story of le Garou�察�as he was called by some�察�although I 

speak   of   these   things   as   locally   familiar�察  �it   is   very   sure   that   to   many 

citizens of the town they were quite unknown。 The smug shopkeeper on 

the main street had scarcely heard of him until the day after the final scene 

at   the   slaughter´house�察      �when     his  great    carcass    was    carried   to   Hine's 

taxidermist shop and there mounted�察�to be exhibited later at the Chicago 

World's Fair�察�and to be destroyed�察�alas� �in the fire that reduced the Mulvey 

Grammar School to ashes in 1896。 

                                                   II 

     It   seems   that   Fiddler   Paul�察  �the   handsome   ne'er´do´well   of   the   half´ 

breed   world�察  �readier   to   hunt   than   to   work�察  �was   prowling   with   his   gun 

along   the   wooded   banks   of   the   Red   River   by   Kildonan�察  �one   day   in   the 

June of 1880。 He saw a Gray´wo1f come out of a hole in a ban
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