Lobo Rag and Vixen

Book Excerpt: n incident that willillustrate Lobo's diabolic cunning. These wolves had at least onepursuit which was merely an amusement, it was stampeding and killingsheep, though they rarely ate them. The sheep are usually kept in flocksof from one thousand to three thousand under one or more shepherds. Atnight they are gathered in the most sheltered place available, and aherdsman sleeps on each side of the flock to give additional protection.Sheep are such senseless creatures that they are liable to be stampededby the veriest trifle, but they have deeply ingrained in their natureone, and perhaps only one, strong weakness, namely, to follow theirleader. And this the shepherds turn to good account by putting half adozen goats in the flock of sheep. The latter recognize the superiorintelligence of their bearded cousins, and when a night alarm occursthey crowd around them, and usually, are thus saved from a stampede andare easily protected. But it was not always so. One night late in lastNovember, two PericoRead More