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These eight are all scarred with the wounds they have received this very week in battling with the cougars and lynxes, and they are always threatening to fight one another; but they are as affectionate toward men (and especially toward me, as I pet them) as our own home dogs. THESE EIGHT ARE ALL SCARRED WITH THE WOUNDS THEY HAVE RECEIVED THIS VERY WEEK IN BATTLING WITH THE COUGARS AND LYNXES AND THEY ARE ALWAYS THREATENING TO FIGHT ONE ANOTHER BUT THEY ARE AS AFFECTIONATE TOWARD MEN AND ESPECIALLY TOWARD ME AS I PET THEM AS OUR OWN HOME DOGS
 than of the dogs, and as soon as he saw us he took a great flying leap and was off, the pack close behind. In a few hundred yards they had him up another tree. Here I could have shot him (Tony climbed almost up to him, and then fell twenty feet out of the tree), but waited for Stewart to get a photo; and he jumped again. This time, after a couple of hundred yards, the dogs caught him, and a great fight followed. They could have killed him by themselves, but he bit or clawed four of them, and for fear he might kill one I ran in and stabbed him behind the shoulder, thrusting the knife you loaned me right into his heart. I have always wished to kill a cougar as I did this one, with dogs and the knife. DOGS THAT CLIMB TREES Keystone Ranch, Jan. 18, 1901. DARLING LITTLE ETHEL: I have had great fun. Most of the trip neither you nor Mother nor Sister would enjoy; but you would all of you be immensely amused with the dogs. There are eleven all told, but really only eight do very much hunting.  AFRAID OF US THAN OF THE DOGS AND AS SOON AS HE SAW US HE TOOK A GREAT FLYING LEAP AND WAS OFF THE PACK CLOSE BEHIND IN A FEW HUNDRED YARDS THEY HAD HIM UP ANOTHER TREE HERE I COULD HAVE SHOT HIM TONY CLIMBED ALMOST UP TO HIM AND THEN FELL TWENTY FEET OUT OF THE TREE BUT WAITED FOR STEWART TO GET A PHOTO AND HE JUMPED AGAIN THIS TIME AFTER A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS THE DOGS CAUGHT HIM AND A GREAT FIGHT FOLLOWED THEY COULD HAVE KILLED HIM BY THEMSELVES BUT HE BIT OR CLAWED FOUR OF THEM AND FOR FEAR HE MIGHT KILL ONE I RAN IN AND STABBED HIM BEHIND THE SHOULDER THRUSTING THE KNIFE YOU LOAN ME RIGHT INTO HIS HEART I HAVE ALWAYS WISHED TO KILL A COUGAR AS I DID THIS ONE WITH DOGS AND THE KNIFE DOGS THAT CLIMB TREES KEYSTONE RANCH JANUARY EIGHTEENTH NINETEEN O ONE DARLING LITTLE ETHEL I HAVE HAD GREAT FUN MOST OF THE TRIP NEITHER YOU NOR MOTHER NOR SISTER WOULD ENJOY BUT YOU WOULD ALL OF YOU BE IMMENSELY AMUSED WITH THE DOGS THERE ARE ELEVEN ALL TOLD BUT REALLY ONLY EIGHT DO VERY MUCH HUNTING
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