. The outcasts . Bird. Steady, Dog-Wolf, steady/ admon-ished Shag, this is a friend of you not know the Cow-Bird, whois always with the Herd? Who is your friend? asked theCow-Bird of Shag. Queer companyyou keep, Great Bull; a Herd Leaderleading a Wolf is new to me. Im no Wolf, Scavenger! re-torted Atim. Im a Dog; Ill crackyour 77 The Outcasts Perhaps, perhaps, retorted the Cow-Bird. Perhaps what? snarled Atim. Perhaps youre a Dog, and perhapsyou will crack my—neck, you were go-ing to say. Are you leading the Bullto your Wolf Pack, perhaps—Dog? Never mind, Comrades, interruptedShag. We
. The outcasts . Bird. Steady, Dog-Wolf, steady/ admon-ished Shag, this is a friend of you not know the Cow-Bird, whois always with the Herd? Who is your friend? asked theCow-Bird of Shag. Queer companyyou keep, Great Bull; a Herd Leaderleading a Wolf is new to me. Im no Wolf, Scavenger! re-torted Atim. Im a Dog; Ill crackyour 77 The Outcasts Perhaps, perhaps, retorted the Cow-Bird. Perhaps what? snarled Atim. Perhaps youre a Dog, and perhapsyou will crack my—neck, you were go-ing to say. Are you leading the Bullto your Wolf Pack, perhaps—Dog? Never mind, Comrades, interruptedShag. We are glad of your company,little Cow-Bird—are we not, Atim? Yes, answered the Dog-Wolf, lick-ing his chops, and looking treacherouslyfrom the corner of his slit eyes at theBird. Where are you going, Great Bull?asked the Cow-Bird, spreading his deep-brown wings mockingly, as though hewould fly down on the Dog-Wolfs head. To the Northland. I know, quoth the Bird; but Istick to the plains; why, I dont know, 78. STEADY, DOG-WOLF, STEADY, ADMONISHED SHAG, THIS is A FRIEND OF MINE. The Outcasts for there are few Buffalo now. Thissummer I made a long trip. I startedin at Edmonton with a Herd of theMans Buffalo. Ive seen them/3 said Shag; greatclumsy things without shape or make;as big behind as they are in front; of averity the shape of their own carts. Well, continued the Bird, therewas a matter of a dozen of these crea-tures tied to a four-wheeled cart, and Ifollowed the Herd through to the placethey call Fort Garry. But I got tiredof it—day after day the same I like is to fly about. Now, Illtravel with you to-day, just for compan-ionship, and to-morrow I shall be offwith some new Perhaps, mumbled the Wolf. Did you speak, Wolf? perked theBird. 79 The Outcasts I said, Good riddance/ snappedAtim. He, he, he! laughed the Cow-Bird; your friend is pleasant company,Great Bull. That night the two Outcasts and theCow-Bird camped together, near theSaskatchewan Rive
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