. 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 . cquainted. Tito not always close together, often were milesapart during the day, but toward night one orthe other would get on some high, open placeand sing the loud Yap-yap-yap-yow-wow-wow-wow-wow, and they would forgather for some foray onhand. The physical advantages were with Saddle-back, but the greater cunning was Titos, sothat she in time became the leader. Before amonth a third Coyote had appeared on thescene and become also a member of th
. 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 . cquainted. Tito not always close together, often were milesapart during the day, but toward night one orthe other would get on some high, open placeand sing the loud Yap-yap-yap-yow-wow-wow-wow-wow, and they would forgather for some foray onhand. The physical advantages were with Saddle-back, but the greater cunning was Titos, sothat she in time became the leader. Before amonth a third Coyote had appeared on thescene and become also a member of this loose-bound fraternity, and later two more succeeds hke success. The httle bob-tailed Coyote had had rare advantages of train-ing just where the others were lacking: sheknew the devices of man. She could not tellabout these in words, but she could by the aidof a few signs and a great deal of example. Itsoon became evident that her methods of hunt-ing were successful, whereas, when they wentwithout her, they often had hard luck. A manat Boxelder Ranch had twenty Sheep. Therules of the county did not allow any one to295 Tito. own more, as this was a Cattle-range. TheSheep were guarded by a large and fierce day in winter two of the Coyotes tried toraid this flock by a bold dash, and all they gotwas a mauling from the Collie. A few dayslater the band returned at dusk. Just how Titoarranged it, man cannot tell. We can only guesshow she taught them their parts, but we knowthat she surely did. The Coyotes hid in thewillows. Then Saddleback, the bold and swift,walked openly toward the Sheep and barked aloud defiance. The Collie jumped up withbristling mane and furious growl, then, seeingthe foe, dashed straight at him. Now was thetime for the steady nerve and the unfailinglimbs. Saddleback let the Dog come nearenough abnost to catch him, and so beguiledhim far and away into the woods, while theother Coyotes, led by Tito, stampeded theSheep in twenty direc
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