, 1875-12-04
WILLIAMS OF WYOMING.
i TnIc Of 4 Night with q Mountain
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i TnIc OF q Night with q nlouutain
| Lion.
Tho Chcyoune Mems has an interesting ac-
count Of how Nathan Williams, ooar Fort Lara
me- gos away from mountain lion. Mr. Will
iams resides on ranch noar tho fort, aul re-.
| Gently, while IN the mountains after fiseTopd
sat down in clumn OF bushes to adjust his
oYerehoos. Hoar1nR the bushes crnckle behind,
le iookcd aEouud to Bee who was disturbing bis
meditation, md was somewhat SURPRISED, ii not
startled, to LOOK into tho eyes Of mountain
lion. Alr. Williams was qu.ts vexed tl4t the
lion should intfudo uuon him in this nncsre-
monloas manner and therefore slapped him
aeross the face With Lis overhhoes, whore
Jams didn't follow him. Ar. Williams
lives IN house with ono room tho only occu.
@ E3nt besides himself belug a h1rel German.
TLat night ho Was sudl leny Avakencd by tAe
ilon jumping Ia through the window, deIibtra.e-
" Walking acroes ttla room, and very composedly
ltytpa h!m self down bv tho Fireplace. hlr. VIII
iains doesn't Keep hotel, therefore wished that
his ghoas had lens ehoek, and bad remained out
OF Tho totlao until Invited ln. Iha broken sash
ard window was another fnatler witch pteyed
upon hia mind, and 1t was matter OF doubt
how. II over. he got bis pay for that 11s lay In
lfis cot for oug t,mo, cogstating in lis mind
bow 70 manage. His r1tie WAS within roach aud
once he becainc 80 augry that lle cooked II and
prepared to shoot, bus just then he thought
Whist = mean advan.ass ho wou'd DO takiuR of
tho lion who WAS enjoying tho hoapita..ies OF
tho house, cyon though unbiddon. Besides.
ho wao afra,d Tint 10 would op]y wound
tho animal, when tho inter might la1e
iln Little loao ~ 20 insult and inii!ct pun
1hhmene. IhereEore be deo1doI NOS to Shoot,
hut remained 4u!et. not forgetting however. TO
keep his riio III his handB and ,ea.iy cooked Il
was bright moonlight night, and no curtain,
pot ovet! glass, intorteped to rcndor the cabin
dard aud DIM. Tao big logd In tho fireplace
cast a comfortable gIoS o; TOR the 70 IN, auj. us
Tho Ion waa Htratcled out at full length cuioy-
,ng the warmth: tbs picEule was \ beautiful ono,
though Air. Williams did not outoy il. Tho
plIleg1nRtlc German waa snoring away like Tho
bass noteB of 4 trombone, entirely Indifferent
and obEiVlons to these maltera Of Interest," The
night seemed 70 DO long ono. 1t appeared to
tho owner Of tho cabin AZ though so.no modern
Jo,ilun had boon along and stopped tho tuoou.
lie Risw tired Of waiting. though, singular as it
may 4pI cur, ho did not grow slegpy. ii was bis
usual cnssons to got up first tu tho inoruug but
on thB occasion ho concluded to lst tho German
do sAe morning chores, thinking, also. that tho
gncst mIsnt dcHro to rou,atn and broakfast
with tsleul. in which casc lla WIN will
ing thut his hired man shonld do Tic
Lcuo.s liquors e. e. tho tabs. Tho lion scarcely
10 a1r. Williams like thunder Daylight At !cueta
brsasl TO light up tlo country, and i1ans ctaWfed
OIL Of his bed, gathered his pnuts III Lis i,aus,
aud startsl for tis hrep!aua TO dress by ia
warmth. just ~ no raiaod his right fog to ttrayt
it toau into h.s pants. hin gaze rested ul,on tic
ii"''' for nhont half minute he didn't Hay my
Lung, but hls eyo'B bn1gel ont like aea-crabts
l.e thon kAsa shriek "hloh was auoueh to
the cabin. !. ll,tod tlle lion, who with u howl Of
ifKhs sprung out Vt the window, hlr. Williams
F!Y.og slni y parting Baluta an lle Weut out. Tho
seals saa y. tasf appet!scs aud the hish prices OF
nls U sepdessa IL necessary that they SHOULD eeo
lSrsst rss' enusd; They won't out to look for their
nsEnts glest. The Bnow on the ground was
esrr h,M Ml blood aud they bad no difficulty In
hrA Il II.