Richland beacon., 1873-08-16
Something Like a Wild Cat.

tSan Luis Obispo (Cal.) Tribune.l
We learn that an unusual and very cx.
citing contest took place at the ranch of
Ramon Feliz, on the Morrow creek,
about fourteen miles from this place,
one morning last week. 1t seems that
Mr.. Feliz. shortly after getting mp in
the morning, went out to feed his stock
and that soon after he was startled by
the cries of his wife and family. Run
ming to the house he found large wild
cat had seized his youngest child, an in
FAINT, by the back of the neck and was
making off with it. After severe strug-
gle he succeeded in rescuing 1t, the cat
making its escape. Some time after the
excitement had subsidized an Indian boy
about eighteen years old went OFT to
bring in some horses that had been
staked out over night some distance
from the house. He had been gone but
a few minutes when the family was again
aroused by the cries of the boy, who
came rushing towards the house yelling
like mailman, with the identical cat
that had caused the first disturbance
firmly seated upon his back, with the
teeth imbedded in the back of his neck.
Another desperate battle ensued, which
resulted in favor of the cat, which sue
cessfullv cleaned out the whole Feliz
family, killed their two dogs, and re-
treated il good order to the house of
E. NJ. Howe, under which he ensconced
himself, defying all efforts to dislodge
him until night, when it escaped un-
scathed. The wounds received by the
Indian boy were quite severe, and the
good people, fearing that the cat was
mad, thought it best to scarify the
wounds, which they did by heating
crOwbar, the only implement abOut the
premises that would answerthe purpose.
We understand that, considering the or
deal of scratching, biting and singelng
the boy went through, he is doing re-
markably we'll, and will be all right
again in few days.
A Domestic, Tragedy and its Moral.
When woman puts three mackerel to
sides are eight inches high, and leaves
the pan on stairway, she has accom-
plished her mission and should 60 hence.
This was what Division street woman
did, Friday night. Filled the pan at the
pump, and then left it standing on the
steps to the stoop, while she went into
the next house to see how many buttons
would be required to go down the front
of redingote. And a mighty impOr-
tant affair that was to be sure. And
there was her husband tearing through
the house in search of handkerchief,
and not finding it, of course. And then
he rushed out into the yard, wondering
where on earth that woman could be,
and started down the steps without see
ing the pan, or even dreaming that any
one could be so idiotic as to leave it
there. OF course he stepped on it i; or,
at least, that is the suppOsition, as the
neighbOrs who were brought out by the
crash that followed, saw Mortified man,
and high dish-pan, and three very de-
moralized mackerel shooting across the
garden, and smashing down the shrub
berry. And he was a nice sight, was that
unhappy man, when they got him on hiY
feet. There wasn't dry thread on hiT
and his hair was full of bits of macke.
rel, and one of his shoulders was out of
Joint, and his coat was split the whole
length of the back, and he appeared to,
be ont Of his head. He was carried into
the house by some of the men, and lai
on bed, while others went after Y
doctor, and sixteen women assemble(
the front room, and talked in whisper
about the inscrutable ways Of Provi1
dence, and what warning this was j
people who never looked where Sth
were going.-Aenbury Ne,cs. -
tSL-Nurture your mind vii
Thoughts. To believe in
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