'V T LANGUAGE OF LEGS. whom he has to deal.”—New York Jour­ nal. WHAT THE VARIOUS POSTURES AS­ SUMED IN PUBLIC INDICATE. A few days ago, while hunting antelope on the divide between Horse and Adobe creeks, I came in sight of a band of wolves, thirty or more, which were closely herd­ ing about 200 head of range cattle. My curiosity to learn their object induced me to remain a couple of days in seeing dis­ tance to observe their actions. When my attention was first drawn to the wolves they were together in the rear of the cat­ tle, but very soon they separated and sur­ rounded the gradually outspreading herd and chased the animals together. They would then await the notions of an ap­ parent leader, who would run into the bunch, cut out a calf, when the rest would rush to him, help throw and hastily tear out its entrails. Thus mangled they would leave it, separate, and run swiftly to surround the now fleeing cattle, again round them up, single out another calf, throw and leave it in a dying condition. If any of the older animals hung back and showed fight they would be instantly ham­ stringed and left thus disabled. In no instance did the wolves seem dis­ posed to further mutilate these old ani­ mals. This maneuvering was repeated time and again, until the wolves must have satiated their taste for blood. Then these varmints seemed to be inspired by the teaching of the author, “Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,” for they would raise a hideous howl, which effect on the cattle was not satisfactory, for they would trail out and try to get away, when they would again be chased close together and held to await further action. How large this bunch was when the wolves first gathered them together I have no means of knowing, but am satis­ fied that the wolves and cattle will be in­ separable until the calves are all killed. Then I think they will gather another and again another bunch and kill all the young. I counted in two days eleven calves, some yet alive, with their entrails protruding from their sides, besides seven large and older ones with their hind legs rendered useless.—Ell