Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-10-19
GWH0LE NO. 252.

dog, IL was Fruieh that daY; she jumped
aud barked, aand got into the cairu by
holes through which no other dog could
60, aud came ont by holes through which
no other dog could come. Speineag, on
the other hand, was comparatively com.
posed; he would occasionallysitdown, and
taking critical view of The cairn. run
barking to new point, and 70 that point
Fruieh would rush like fury aud disnp.
pear, Spoineag was commander chief,
Fruich was a gallant general of division.
Spoineag was Wellington Fruich was the
fighting picton. Pruich BAD disappeared
for time, and from the m0iled barking
We concluded she was working her way 70
the center Of the citadel, When ali at once
Spoinoag. as if moved by sudden inspi-
ration, rushed TO the top Of the cairn and
began tearing up the turf with teeth and
feet. Spoineag 5 eagcruess now was as in-
tense -as-epar -Braaell,s hax-be3a. .Anyrs,
who had implicit faith in Spoiheag's ge-
MUS, climbed up to assist, and tore away
at the turf with his hands. In minute
or so Spoineag had effected an entrance
from the top, and began to work his way
downwards. Angus stood up against the
sky with his gun in readiness We could
hear the dogs barking inside and evident
ly approaching common center, when all
at once a fell tumult arose. The otter was
reached at last, and was using teeth and
claws. Angus made a signal to NJ Ian,
who immediately brought his gun to his
shoulder. The combat still ragged within,
and seemed to be coming nearer. Ouco
Fruich came out bowling with bleeding
foot, but a cry from Angus on the hight
sent her in again. All at once the din of
barking ceased, and l saw black lurch.
ing object fit past the stones toward the
sea. Crack went M'Ian's gun from the
boulder, crack went Anguss gun from the
hight, and the black object turned half
round suddenly, and then lay still 1t was
the otter; and the next moment Spoinear
and Fruich were out upon it, the fire of
battle in their eyes, and their teeth fixed
in its bloody throat. They dragged the
carcass backwards and forwards, and SEEM
ed unable to.sate their rage upon it. What
ancient animosities existed between the
families of otters and terriers? What
MTOng hau Decn uOne never 10 De redress
ed? Angus came forward at last, sent
Spoineag and Fruch bowling right and
left with his foot. seized the otter BY the
tail, and then over the rough boulders We
began our homesard march, Our pro-
gress past the turf huts Nesting on the
shore at the foot of the cliffs was tri-
umphal one. Old men, women, aud
brown, half-naked children came out to
gaze upon us. When we got home the
otter was laid on the grass in front of the
house, where the elder VI Ian came out to
inspect it, and was polite enough to ex-
press his approval, aud to declare that it
wac notmpch infericriRhslS aud sirnng.ll
to the otters he had hunted and killed 81;
the close of last century. After dinner
young NJ Ian skinned his trophy, and
nailed and stretched the hide on the gar
den gate amid the dilapidated kites aud
ravens. In the evening, Angus, with his
gun across his shoulder, and Spoineag and
Fruich at his heels, started fol that mys-
terious home of bis which was supposed
to be an Ardvasar, somewhere in the
neighborhood of Armadalc Castle A
Summer in Skye.