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the huge Huskies from the woodsthey evidently knew too much for that´ 

´but by a Bulldog from the town�察�there was scuffling of many feet�察�a low 

rumbling for a time replaced the yapping of the pack�察�a flashing of those 

red and grizzled jaws�察�a momentary hurl back of the onset�察�and again he 

stood alone and braced�察�the grim and grand old bandit that he was。 Three 

times they tried and suffered。 Their boldest were lying about him。 The first 

to go down was the Bulldog。 Learning wisdom now�察�the Dogs held back�察�

less sure�察�but his square´built chest showed never a sign of weakness yet�察�

and after waiting impatiently he advanced a few steps�察�and thus�察�alas� �gave 

to   the   gunners   their   long´expected   chance。   Three   rifles   rang�察  �and   in   the 

snow Garou went down at last�察�his life of combat done。 

     He had made his choice。 His days were short and crammed with quick 

events。 His tale of many peaceful years was spent in three of daily brunt。 

He picked his trail�察�a new trail�察�high and short。 He chose to drink his cup at 



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a single gulp�察�and break the glass´but he left a deathless name。 

     Who   can   look      into  the   mind   of   the   Wolf�拭   �Who   can    show   us    his 

wellspring   of   motive�拭  �Why   should   he   still   cling   to   a   place   of   endless 

tribulation�拭  �It   could   not   be   because   he   knew   no   other   country�察  �for   the 

region is limitless�察�food is everywhere�察�and he was known at least as far as 

Selkirk。   Nor   could   his   motive   be   revenge。   No   animal   will   give   up   its 

whole life to seeking revenge�察�that evil kind of mind is found in man alone。 

The brute creation seeks for peace。 

     There   is   then   but   one   remaining      bond   to   chain   him�察  �and   that   the 

strongest claim that anything can ownthe mightiest force on earth。 

     The    Wolf    is  gone。    The   last  relic   of  him   was    lost  in  the   burning 

Grammar School�察�but to this day the sexton of St。 Boniface Church avers 

that the tolling bell on Christmas Eve never fails to provoke that weird and 

melancholy Wolf´cry  from  the   wooded   graveyard   a   hundred   steps   away�察�

where they laid his Little Jim�察�the only being on earth that ever met him 

with the touch of love。 



          THE LEGEND OF THE WHITE REINDEER 



       Skoal� �Skoal� �For Norway Skoal� �Sing ye the song of the Vand´dam 

troll。 When I am hiding Norway's luck On a White Storbuk Comes riding�察�

riding。 

     Bleak�察  �black�察  �deep�察  �and   cold   is   Utrovand�察  �a   long   pocket   of   glacial 

water�察�a crack in the globe�察�a wrinkle in the high Norwegian mountains�察�

blocked   with   another   mountain�察  �and   flooded   with   a   frigid   flood�察  �three 

thousand feet above its Mother Sea�察�and yet no closer to its Father Sun。 

     Around its cheerless shore is a belt of stunted trees�察�that sends a long 

tail up the high valley�察�till it dwindles away to sticks and moss�察�as it also 

does     some     half´way     up   the   granite    hills  that   rise  a   thousand     feet�察�

encompassing the lake。 This is the limit of trees�察�the end of the growth of 

wood。 The birch and willow are the last to drop out of the long fight with 

frost。 Their miniature thickets are noisy with the cries of Fieldfare�察�Pipit�察�

and   Ptarmigan�察  �but   these   are   left   behind   on   nearing   the   upper   plateau�察�

where shade of rock and sough of wind are all that take their place。 The 

chilly   Hoifjeld   rolls   away�察  �a   rugged�察  �rocky   plain�察  �with   great   patches   of 



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snow in all the deeper hollows�察�and the distance blocked by snowy peaks 

that   rise   and   roll   and   whiter   gleam�察  �till�察  �dim   and   dazzling   in   the   north�察�

uplifts the Jotunheim�察�the  home of spirits�察�of glaciers�察�and of the  lasting 

snow。 

     The treeless stretch is one vast attest to the force of heat。 Each failure 

of the sun by one degree is marked by a lower realm of life。 The northern 

slope   of   each   hollow   is   less   boreal   than   its   southern   side。 The   pine   and 

spruce have given out long ago�察�the mountain´ash went next�察�the birch and 

willow climbed up half the slope。 Here�察�nothing grows but creeping plants 

and   moss。   The   plain   itself   is   pale   grayish   green�察  �one   vast   expanse   of 

reindeer´moss�察       �but    warmed      at   spots    into   orange     by   great    beds    of 

polytrichum�察�and�察�in sunnier nooks�察�deepened to a herbal green。 The rocks 

that are scattered everywhere are of a delicate lilac�察�but each is variegated 

with spreading frill´edged plasters of gray´green lichen or orange powder´ 

streaks and beauty´spots of black。 These rocks have great power to hold 

the heat�察�so that each of them is surrounded by a little belt of heat´loving 

plants that could not otherwise live so high。 Dwarfed representatives of the 

birch and willow both are here�察�hugging the genial rock�察�as an old French 

habitant   hugs   his   stove   in   winter´time�察  �spreading   their   branches   over   it�察�

instead of in the frigid air。 A foot away is seen a chillier belt of heath�察�and 

farther   off�察  �colder�察  �where   none   else   can   grow�察  �is   the   omnipresent   gray´ 

green reindeer´moss that gives its color to the upland。 The hollows are still 

filled with snow�察�though now it is June。 But each of these white expanses 

is   shrinking�察  �spending   itself   in   ice´cold   streams   that   somehow   reach   the 

lake。 These sn*´flaks show no sign of life�察�not even the 'red´snow' tinge�察�

and around each is a belt of barren earth�察�to testify that life and warmth 

can never be divorced。 

     Birdless and lifeless�察�the gray´green snow´pied waste extends over all 

the stretch that is here between the timber´line and the snow´line�察�above 

which winter never quits its hold。 Farther north both come lower�察�till the 

timber´line is at the level of the sea�察�and all the land is in that treeless belt 

called     Tundra     in  the   Old    World�察   �and    Barrens     in  the   New�察    �and   that 

everywhere is the Home of the Reindeerthe Realm of the Reindeer´moss。 

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     In   and   out   it  flew�察 �in  and   out�察 �over   the   water   and    under�察  �as  the 

Varsimle'�察�the leader doe of the Reindeer herd�察�walked past on the vernal 

banks�察�and it sang�此�

     ;Skoal�     �Skoal�    �Gamle     Norge     Skoal� ─   �and    more    about    ;a  White 

Reindeer and Norway's good luck�察─�as though the singer were gifted with 

special insight。 

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