. Lives of the hunted, containing a true account of the doings of five quadrupeds & three birds, and in elucidation of the same, over 200 drawings . men read in298 Tito the snow the tale of the night. The first cryof the Coyotes was to find out if all the Dogswere loose; then, having found that only onewas free, they laid a plan. Five Coyotes hidalong the side of the trail; one went forwardand called till it had decoyed the rash Terrier,and then led him right into the ambush. Whatchance had he with six? They tore him limbfrom limb, and devoured him, too, at the veryspot where once he had worri
. Lives of the hunted, containing a true account of the doings of five quadrupeds & three birds, and in elucidation of the same, over 200 drawings . men read in298 Tito the snow the tale of the night. The first cryof the Coyotes was to find out if all the Dogswere loose; then, having found that only onewas free, they laid a plan. Five Coyotes hidalong the side of the trail; one went forwardand called till it had decoyed the rash Terrier,and then led him right into the ambush. Whatchance had he with six? They tore him limbfrom limb, and devoured him, too, at the veryspot where once he had worried Coyotito. Andnext morning, when the men came, they saw bythe signs that the whole thing had been planned,and that the leader whose cunning had made ita success was a little Bobtailed Coyote. The men were angry, and Lincoln was furi-ous ; but Jake remarked: Well, I guess thatBobtail came back and got even with thatTerrier. VI When spring was near, the annual love-seasonof the Coyotes came on. Saddleback and Titohad been together merely as companions allwinter, but now a new feeling was born. Therewas not much courting. Saddleback simply299. Tito showed his teeth to possible rivals. There wasno ceremony. They had been friends formonths, and now, in the light of the new feel-ing, they naturally took to each other and weremated. Coyotes do not give each other namesas do mankind, but have one sound like agrowl and short howl, which stands for mate or husband or wife. This they use incalling to each other, and it is by recognizingthe tone of the voice that they know who iscalling. The loose rambling brotherhood of the Coy-otes was broken up now, for the others alsopaired ofif, and since the returning warm weatherwas bringing out the Prairie-dogs and smallgame, there was less need to combine for hunt-ing. Ordinarily Coyotes do not sleep in densor in any iixed place. They move about allnight while it is cool, then during the daytimethey get a few hours sleep in the sun, on somequiet
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