The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-19
A NERO IN THE MOUNTAINS
STRAND n OONDUCT OF a PEHNSYL-
VARIA FARMERS SON.
Vigorous Eforts ~ n Giant Father TO Thrash
| 1nhuma nifty cut Of his N onstcr Son-Cruelty
TO Domestic and wild Aniu,als.

Out OI MS ~ onttfT ron -NTutttI
to Domestic and wild Api-,aIv.
SLAT1NoToN, Pa, Dec. IA" Gan you ten
me which way +, 60 TO reach the nureher farm
house p I ssked OF the depot muster OF email
staton on the Lehigh and Reading road, twenty
miles down the slate rolions while on searcn
for the young Nero Of Pennsylvania
Ire Dad leads through wild, rugged country.
We arrived at our destination. Our call was
answered by typical pennsylv1nia farmer.
He WA brawny and broad shouldcrei, stood
over six fee three inches high, wore homespun,
and broad brimmed hat, and his corduroys
were stuck IN the tops Of his CO Wilde boots.
"Come 10 see tn 1T bov o. mine, hey7 Well,
guess ere's no harm meant I've got him
pretty well over his helish business. but he
needs waichin', he does, and he's gettin 1t.
Just atout IA well any other lad in these
parts"
Thomas" shouted tie man at the top Of his
voice, "this way; get around lively; you're
wantcd!"
In a few minutes a Young giant came In SIGHT.
Heres some gentlemen who wants TO talk
with YOU Are YOU scared Of emp"
The lad threw pair of blush gray eyes upon
HE vistors.then smiled half derisively, and said,
M; guess not.
lie was aoout fifteen years old ami was within
n few inches Of SIX feet, aud growing fst,
| onlv went 70 school n short limo, because, Ms he
stated IT, the tcacner = Id he was 20" b'd
tird gym tree ami spirited hot water In the
| to cher's dogs eyes that was ALL"
During this part 81 his story some time was
| person. slightly stoop shouldercd, Yellow
brown hair fr cglcd face, rye hands and feet,
"Nuu see this back - sad his father. i've
he THAT skin until tue blood run down ms legs.
ana IA whale his shin raw every div until break
| ~ TIE devllisn spirit IN him. o., Tn not afraid
Of him, not add bit OF IT,. lie can Hex most
| auvhoGy IN these y rts, nut wnen It comes to
| Il ndle the old man. why IT'S no go,i ~ Young
fellpwf' Hero the fati er snccrcd down ~ his
tween hi. teeth, I'm either br ak your limos.
or beat you crown, or cure you OF TINS SIN
you've loaded on your back.
sud re- he'd tnat that Kind Of soug w,s old.
"ud ~ it2 Ola or new, rememoer 4 ever
catcn YOU At any of your old T. icks III lake v"u
IA hand. | don't want 10 send you To the Ref
uge II would ruio you. ! wan Aon hSrr with
en- co back u vodr We X.
~ TAT ald your boy de- that WIS very hld 2"
Ue one So tnarV things tInt FIN ash an Cd
tn tell EN-. lie ought to be IN J.il Tor IL; but
I'm in hopes TO care hiin yet and ui K man
out OF MN. You see, nc had devil.h suir't
| flum a boy NJ. Where he got II don't Auow.
Wife mr. never showed such cdpers; hut
often thought TIE got hold ~ It mere ~ thes'
valley. near Be- hleh IN. oar rents WAS Nor =
vans. Wa rom was seven wears old. noticed
tnat he liked e. plague tn hens. He'd get m
,mnng EN- at fe din time. hold tue corn 81
they Could see IT, and he'd Keep EN- there almost
a-DrcAktn u lr hCCkS " GtA ~ VI. linen We u
throw one or two grains to see the whole Hook
jump and tramp eacn other. MS business
: uckled mn all over. and thought 1t VS. MY u
buvisn irk ana he'd soon get over L.. Hut he
DIDN'T. one day saw one ~ the young pies
uruwhu In the field. and ciugnt IT, lhat hos
h al put ~. rp pointed hickpr icN under he
- hogs eye'id, anu whenever II would try 10 ouef
2 It further than hsli " UT would Jab into tue
! skin. He'd thlnk nothing II hubtdiiing rat ol
! n raf. ana then let 'em run - In. IL was fur
= for nm to fix horsehars in corn md eater
y or Tvs and you Just ought T. see hln KIN tur
! keXsl lie crack their heads Nu u ~ Mntp.
At this puidt the man ctualii Toafed ou
81 LAUGHING. aud he seemed TO enjoy the mater a.
, rhen TIE squeezed down his short white teeti
. and Missed out that he vas Z Ing To cure tina
4 boy or die In the attempt. " I'm IN Ma a II ~
80 OF II. tut some diN hope to see him na.ur
= nized and AIMED down"
% /" II "" YOU ught him In any recent cruel
t Yes" .nsw cred the big man. ~ have. ano
brushed that oos until he gu He'd. You see M
r likes cunning snd trapping. There's lots of raD
tit- these hills, and the hoy eoe- for EN- will
i | snares or loops, IA you calls em. lie y sse,
= much time on the mount IN and l noticed
u | when he come nome he was In GOOD humOr. afl
10 tNonemt something was the matte, 50 one d
10 ! followed MIN wuen ne didnt know u. Ih'
Z way led up the mountain, aud presently h
stopped. | couii Just rec lin thtou-h th
tree. lie stooeod down, then stretched up
ana commenced laughing loud andIonI' net
= II ct to The spot almost give In, for there y
- Uour little rabbt that looked us II 1t was dying
The loop Of the snare was around IT. leg, an
how long II had been prisoner didn know
= II was thin, shiverng. ana starving. Its liz !
4, sunken tyes looked up ma then " maze
V fe Die effort to get away, Tut u could haril
q creep | cat the RABBIT loose, and follow ed att
% that devil OF COY OF mine, hut thought II
e watch him awhile. soon saw him laugnln
/. Hg IN. ana when caught up he Dad gone. Ider
g W = another rabbit nearly II rived. | cut TIA
i one loose. before got thrO ugh, 10y O., ca
= seven II st rv.d tAbnits loose ana two pueas
y ante. one RABBIT hung with his mead down, an
was ue H door to death. followed in IN" ira
iu~t 4 that got all the hoy ma IN his clutches
lie went Grouni - see EN- AL and laughed "A
their misery just a- he bni-hed ! rushed u
! and era ued aim, nd threw IA ~ In a hal -tr,z-
n creek. | then got II ticko.y and wnhled mt
, warm. lie went home On do trot ma ate
him. peltin' him "a ndrd as could Law II on. IA
Il yelled iiNe Wnlte owl. His mother put him I
! ;en nd Kent him there Two weeks uefu.e b
got ont again
p IS, III, .iue the young Giant came out OF III
= house aud reached rs just a. the father la
Il isned his story. lie did not .p ear 10 he {
sucn d vicious dI position as tie has proved mn
SILT I, b.. In re, IS to question he s-id tna
he mad made up MS mind 10 be bet er. / hat b
Wa 80 unnueu that he could Il help lsuguin
# re'd see "A man fall and freak hi. neck. II
was fond OF blood, aui would 20 day withoI
pr meal, to see rough and-tumble light. But Il
?. wa going TO treat the stock better. lie H.
At half st.ivcd the cows and cueated the chirl
en-, out he o. d utv.r harmed horse or doi
lie thinks moIe ~ tneln than Of mum u benz
IL lie ha- Oeen tire teued with imnrlsonmen
H. ana TO be sent Ia the House 81 IL iu9e, an
r. other punishment; aud II hs cpnuuc. l. ne
M, nded, the y lice authorities will certain
~ take the ease In uand aud nave an Investigate .
u set IN foot 90 inqdl' whether INC Boz Is oi
40 From uturr sources / learned that this be
nd had killed BON win "A stoue' ana INTENTIONAL
cut Il VIVA tree in such manner iudl !. u
~ win its heavy wcieht, sm-sulng a pig peu, a.
~ instantly killing tue rtlmals IN II.
IN As LIFT the vi ce the father said again tn
~ he would eiluer break The boys back " Gu
OF him.