The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-07-09

nOre. oFer sszea Lzssers haze
sPent days il rryiBg 70 kssl hins. kai
though some have 20; shots ~ hin.
none have been successful His hide
turns the bullets a a duck sbedz
rain His kols is under = high bznk
8ad covered wTsh . growth 4 mozs
and rashes emped four DAYS q
Pepper Hammock, ssd the sIii-z;or-
roar kep< Ele awake Al night Is
sounded Ike distant thunder.
O1= morning I-. Fox. Eay eonpsl-
ion. ran q wounded deer into tbr
shallow bay fronting The alligator
k0le. A large yeilOw dog. ealless
Blaster, was on the irail u fhe dee-.
and ran into The water sfter hin4
When the alligator heard the bark
inS Of the dog. be gaTe chase The
doctor reached The hank and took II
the situation As be lad wounded
the deer. and was cbzsi1- i, and ez-
4. peciias il every moment % drop, b.
rise was not loaded He begs1 %
shout loudly st the dog. and the1
ran into tie water after the sHlg--
tor The monster heard tbe doctor
coming. dropped the chase, and fed
iato his hole. The doctor was much
lexcited He thought the world q
;be dog. and said ina. be bad almost
rather have lost q l@g tbsa have kst
BlGster.
II there i oae tniu- ia the World
that sn alligator loves more thsu ssy
other one thing il i dog The bark
Of dog viii frequently bring sdOzen
slligators % the surface Of tie water.
Hunters occasionally take their dogs
On horseback while crossing tbs shsl-
low water Of yery sSaDpy place
When sa alligator bears the bayisg
Of 4 hound he always p1is for ford,
If there Is one in the vicinity, hoping
% catch the dog when be come. that
way- Young eol0red children are
&lso said % be rare izinties for all
gators
Tie greatest alligator hsleia Flor
"a Is On the ocean SIDE q the Indian
rlFer, about twenty miles above Cap
CAEer01- Il l. ziiEzted IN > fresh
water swamp. back q dense growth
Q! mangT0Tes This hole i about
si1ty feet wide a. the ms1th, bat i
extends 3 great distance ander ground
and appears 10 Be- paradise f0r all
gators II i about ; uils from :
little palmetto hut. where . Georgian,
named Estes protects these alligator
and VIII allow % one 20 shoot then
Some years aga the father Of Cap
tain Watson q thSs piac~ visited the
lower end Of Lake A0a-os 70 bz1f
stray hogs The captain is = Ettls
man; with sharp. grer ewes, and
quick = foot While roaming abJ1t
over ;be marsh and hzIlooiag fOr The
dogs, he vas suddenly seized br 81
enormous alligator and hurled II The
mud The alligator caught hin b.
the leg and striped the aesh 70 The
bone The old nan Ess terribly
-Tsnched. znd for : lOa- tine as
recovery xzs doab-fal Ii EAs sII
before be left his ted This
s the Only Wei authenticated case
.hat came 70 nv notice n which sa
attacked mz1- Some peo-
PIE think ths. while Watson was
oyer the marsh he took tie
ALI gator foz leg and Jumped OF hin
Il : certain that the animal sized
Watson by the leg and nearly b-oke
tie old mans back By = bl0z fr0n
bis tail
Alliga;o-s frequently 81 Their
with d1ckz They Sid
he spots in The marshes where tie
ducks huddle together AZ night aui
make : descent Epon them Fre-
suentiy, while H0eS Of yres. "a; rzfi
ducks are swimming n The Geepes.
's-t q tie river OF lake. 81 sIli-stor
VII .-4irso SzHsazs- sa.. dz.--.= mi S1E-CE
.hoss Ehss suit him best They srs
Drawn under TIE water % quietly
that the aOck Is not started for sone
time, and the alligator manages .
secure 3 square meal before b :
suspected
On sunDsr nights TIE allizzt0r<
-r4wl % q ch0ssa spot II tks marsh
= Tie az ! filed with Millions q
Tie monster opens Bis
s10rmoas month and keeps bis jszs
spsrs until the inside of his roath !
black with insects. Then he brings
- iaws t0gether si-h 8 snap. runs
ais tongue about the inside q Ii
mouth and swallows his winged visit
7-s- He VII keep This Up uatl his
appetite Is satisfied