New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-13
EXCITING AND DANGEROUS ENCOUN-
TER WITH TWO WILDCATS.
From The So L,ui, Democrat.


Mr. r. ID Simmons called at our Office for The pir-
nose of showing ps a Iemars able specimen OF wiz
animal which be had shot ana captured 10Y Gays
sir CO while on a bunting excursion, below tnis Guy
about 30 miles near Heroulaleum. lives OF the pan,
tber species, and measured in body q feet ong aud
20 inches high. 1t had short, stumpy tail sii incnes
in lepgib, black and white spot ed ear'yersysn mar
ard large mbs to which was attached long Claws, Oh
wono erful polish and sharpness.
The et.is of the capture of this ferocious naive Of
the forest ore thus narrated oy Mr.. simmons:
III. was armed with double barreIed shotgun one
of the bsrrels of vi ich useless No.dreamag LOT
an ms ant OF NEE ting such formidable game, no vas
sauntIiup i,urely along the Au'umn woods depend
ire upon brace OF hounds to arouse any game the:
nj. BIT be in reach Suddenly the deep pay Oh one oi
the dogs boke the silence OF the forest snd sooh We'
oin, by the ans redng voice of the other Mr. SIZE
n O, bis steps in tHe direction OF the hounds
exceciipg to find COCO, possum or fquuret NE oo
i.rt of bs dogs alarm. As he came In saspt ane
glanced upw ara ne observed a. hight Of about iory
lee from Inc ground lying along slmb Of On oss tree,
an animal which he at first supposed was oomesuc
CO.. He stood doubtiagly, watching It's movemsnn
for short period, aud then concluded 70 uy toe enecs
of a load OF s1Ot In its body at al events. Sihufane
ously b The report of the sun, which resefberated
for SnC ide through tho WOOL 9, down tumoled the
game which sooner bad struck the ground than
beth hour De attacked it with great courage The
cb Of bad lodged ia it's side, and its fall had
ao broken it's back yet its Daural ctr snRth ead To-
rCcit, were great that IN moment or two both dogs
quit u contest and came cowartly and crouchingly
Mr.. Simmons, while the fight was raging, hsd been
reoaope bis gun and when ready fired another chsrge
mo Il animals body, hch proved dsa.h-shot.
He now went for sard, and ~as surprised TO behold
the size aud chaIactr OF he animal tina lay dead az
bis feet As 10 was 70 oaoinR, and while hs dogs
were taxing fresb courage and smelling around their
once powerful enemy, he startled by crash In tho
leaves AID Dry brush in front of him, and looking up
b.be at distance OF about thirty feet another AMI
NAL Which be at once thought 10 be the nae OF the
f,uae he had killed. IL crouchMg as If really 70
make a ,pIing, while its tail was lashng the ground
b. bind it's sir CT on s back aud Its eyes tsmng
with rsge The situation of Mr. was very cfiical.
He bIew his dogs we're worthless az aust such foe,
and be felt certain that charge from his shotgun, in
stead of relieving him of bis enemy wouo ou' sgsrs-
ya ts wrath arc der the contest one OF at greater
d.sLeration snd cspetr. Excepting the pu.tns on Oh
T. cop, bis gun vas loaded. . ,
AZ he lif ed up the but Of the piece TO do tas, the
snin al mace huge bound, and aghsed WITHIN 10
feet of WI ere he stood The togs he'd He'd. A, ths
MON. at Mr. 5. remembered the popular bslei tost me
opy way 10 conquer Precious beast was 70 LOOK u
fuli in the eyes ard accordingly returned The hxed
raze of els 81 euy with all the resolution ne couio COM
mapd lie then so wi ~s 90 led down, and seliog the
hberste retreat not quit ing for instant his gaze,
arc d. pendiog solely upon bis feet to guide him 70 an
OF. % field which lay at shot distance.
TIE male wd cat followed, 10 n by inch, msinta d
irg however @ respectful distance, aid awed, a. u
seemed By tie superior look Of Mr.. 5. The SKIRT OF
the WOOD reached the animal pursued no urtner anc
ii hunter took his way vito brsker step ana
lighter heart for home.
We suggest grand hunt for this remaining wiid ca
of y Missouri WOODS. Can't we have somenins d.
Ter the fashion of the Old Germany oosr-auntf