e know de man
has him f'm behind.

"Well, I's tole you mo' dan once o' de lammins an' de bashins Ou' Wolf's
had afore dat, an' he's been knock pretty sick in his time. But all de
biffinest bashins what he ever had was yust pettin' an' strokin'
alongside o' what he get dis time, till at last, when de dogs tink dey's
worried de last life outen him, an' de man tinks he's kill' all der is
in him, den de Koranna boys pick up de carcase an' chuck it over de wall
on to de veldt outside, an' dere it lie, lookin' de deadest ting dat
ever was alive, while de man an' de boys an' de dogs go back to sleep.

"Ou' Jackalse he's been a-watchin' all dat, an' along about de break o'
day he see Ou' Wolf stir a leg. Den come sun-up an' Ou' Wolf stir his
tail, an ahter dat it ain't but a little while 'fore he pulls de pieces
of hisse'f togeder an' 'gins to crawl off somehow, 'cause he know if de
man find him lyin' dere when he get up he'll skin him for a kaross.

"`Ou' Wolf's off for home now,' ses Ou' Jackalse to hisse'f. `So's I--
but I ain't a-walkin'; dat 'ud be too bad, I's dat full. Watch me now,'
an' he wink to hisse'f dat same ole wink.

"Well, Ou' Wolf he drag hisse'f along, an' he hump hisse'f along, an' he
wish hisse'f along, an' den of a sudden he come plump right onto Ou'
Jackalse, lyin' lookin' like he's quite de nex' skyline toder side o'
dead. `By de jimminy!' ses Ou' Wolf, `dead or ain't dead, I's yust
a-gun' to bite his year off for shoutin' out de farmer an' de dogs on to
me. I will dat.'

"But he hadn't no sooner come closer to worry him dan Ou' Jackalse open
his eyes. `Ho!' ses he. `So dat's how you pay me for lettin' you come
along o' me, an' givin' you a fair ole gorge, is it? Fust you gets all
you can stuff, an' den you shouts to de farmer dat Ou' Jackalse is in de
kraal! an' out he comes an' de dogs, an' dey's most killed me de deadest
Jackalse ever was. Allah Crachty! I's know better dan trust you anoder
time if ever I gets over dis,' ses he, an' he kick out one leg wid a
yerk as if he's goin' a deader.

"Ou' Wolf he's fair knock' back on his tail wid de 'stonishment. `Well,
I be jimminied!' ses he. `When I hear you wid my own years shoutin'
"Wolf in de kraal!" an' now you try to come over me dat I shout de
farmer out to you! Dat's a good 'un, dat is.'

"`Does you mean dat I didn't hear you a-shoutin' de farmer dat I was in
de kraal?' snarl' Ou' Jackalse, like he want to know what next.

"`An