The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-11-16
From the Bgflio Commercial .ddOeft'ssF'
TnE WILD CAT.

In these days OF dfIu ,ed knowledge, every
body knows, or ought TO know, thdt Inc WHO cS'
resembles poor pussy about as much ds lhe "'S
resembles the rhiuoceros. 1t is III fact the lynx
of North America strong, ieIocious, hard Nv
ed animal, Just tameable as he ugef, ahG ho'
a whit more amable. 1t lnhabts deep forests
prefers, thick wooded swa,up., and prowls chiefly
by night. When wounded by the hunter ana
not disabled 1t flies at him with trenchant claws,
and growing like fury, fights to the last. And
yet it has good qualities By the by, what AMI
NAL has not 1t loves ITS offspring, never deserts
them, and will defend them to the death. II you
are full of "a game spirit" aud think you could
'whip your weight in wild cats, begin ny cap
turing or assaIling kitten, and, rely upon II,
with the FIRST squeak, il she be anywhere Wlshlh
mile, you'll have the oil one down upon you
like flash OF lightning, aud with such squalls,
and such burst OF fury, and Of so terrible an as
pect, that the chances are a thousand TO rae
ton OF unit you'll run Tor your life.
was plodding once in wagon, from Toledo
to Maumee over an execrdhIy level road, in the
hot noon sun OF mid June day. The driver
was hardy fellow, who looked as though he
could outhug bear, aud loosen the ughtes'
Maumee ague with single shake, aud yet he
owned he had been frightened by Wild cat, 30
that he ran Tor il, and then he told the story,
which give you partly in his words.
81 was driving along tins road in buggy. with
as fast horse as ever scorned the whip, when
some ten rods ahead of us, just by that big OAK,
a wild cat, leading three Kittens, came out OF the
wood, and crossed the road, and went into those
! bushes on our eH, and thought what nice pets
| they'd make, aud wished ] had one. When /
came up noticed Que of the young ones in the
! edge Of the bushes, but lew feet of, and
| heard Or thought | heard the old one stealing
along deep in the woods.
81 sprung out, snatched up tie kitten, threw
| it in the buggy, jumped OH, and started. When
laid hands on ii, il mewed, and, conlonnd it, 1t
kept mewing, and as grasped the reins,
| heard a sharp grow and thrashng through the
| brush, and knew the old one was acOming -
| and the next instant she streamed over log AMI
| lit in the road all on an end, with her eyes fam
| ing, her hair bri thing and her teeth grinning,
and she turned as on a pivot, aud gave an I'M
| earthly squall, she saw me racing away, and
bounded alter, with such yells aud Jury, and
| gained on me so fast, that for very tear threw
the kitten out, and dashed the flying horse but
she scarcely paused for that but bounded on
while, as though recovery OF her young would
not sufhce without revenge,-and when | saw
| her at my very back, stranger, did remble =
and scarcely bredhed until her crying imp re
| called her. Here, at the top OF this pitch,
looked back and saw her standing, with her yonng
one in her mouth, looking alter me, as though
| she'd half mind to drop the kitten and give
| chase again. gave the horse a cut, and did not
feel quite safe until got some miles away.
made up my mind IRON that time forward 10 let
| young ones alone :"