The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-19
A soCIApLH LEOPARD CIT.
Thrilling Adventure ON n Texas Houd-Au
AsIoninhed IInrre md scarcd RIDER.

SAN JACrNTo COUNTY, Nov. L. Seeing an
Item about leopird cats in the paper, am re-
minded of recent little adventure OF nv own.
the story Of which haven't before told In print
1t happened IN the spring.
was riding with friend, whom will call p,
from willis. on the Great Northern Railroad, to
Waverley, IN thi, county. AoOut one hour be-
fore shutdown, just AS we had asccnded from
little clear runnin- branch to tls top Of a small
hill, my attention was attr.cted to the queer ac-
lions OF my horse IA small, nc i've fellow. In good
keeping), who was evidently worried about
something In the rear. r. was on my left, and
his horse y II tie behind mine. | looked back
and saw coming Ia - tue ROAD from the bushes,
ON our lelt ava back u IA OOth, IN animal the
came Oh IN line with P.'s horse (Which ~ did
not seem to notice aL alD until 10 could pass Just
ia mont Of and under the horses nose, wnsu u
III q suuothN 10 t"o riEht' increased us speed
10 a trot. the body slightly depressed. and when
within about eisht feet gaihOted its limbs to-
getbcr aud ~ dc aspiring, ii.shting Oh nv horses
mock. l = NIX ole claw INTO the pDny's flank.
and reached the other M. attempting IN to
Chamber ~ beuind me to a scat, q id ptUtOu.
mi, WIS AL duue ia nuCI Ices tilus tnan it has
taken mo to tell u
dare to p v that no moro aston. he'd and
thoroughly frightened morse ever lved taan was
NY Da,tOn wneh That creature tried to iuHke %
l,duer II MS leg. Such pitching! sucn kicking /!
snch ruuniugl such tqic liurl Y "a may W u
bolieve !; required al my sli ia hoi euanship
10 keep Ia the sn' die. NoNed 10y Instinct The
thick woods outside 81 the road. But II IN ~
Increased his chances ~ getting rid Of his
enemy, It exposed ne 10 the Jan or either Of
Icing dashed against tree Or 4 bong DIR gRed
OF by an overlanging limb Tie tack was
made ut point whore the new rodd. In which
We were tr Yelling. ana TIE old 10 Il, which nad
been nhAndoued, separated. but ran neary y IT.
abel for some dist 4nce. The first sprng the
horse IA de took hin out Of the new inio the
Old road. the src, nd hcruss the I'D road aud
iutO the edge OF tue woods. Bat toy this time 1
had Got enough onn rol Il hin to oring him
L.. N and ntisn i'm Ina
Gifcc ION wanted To ~. All this tlme tue cat
losing ITS hold AID catching again. Beng
wholly IN lrnied, ut 50 much as pocket knife
Or even a loaded i.e.hs wbip. there was nothing
that cnuiI d.. Fen Ny lue Kicking. lrugglinx.
aud plunuing ui the horse became SO t,ruuc
thdt tho cat WIS ul-lHdesd ana received SUCH "A
par,tng kick as seat IL tunOiing over and over
In the aaul.
From the moment the animal sprane upon
tue horse n.d seen moaning OF II. all my alien
Ton oelug ABSORBED tn IA inaglng the horse aud
Keeping my seat But nov stopped and looked
BACK u see what pussy " doing. 1t mad iSt
receive cd ttsci. anu. looking around. II eSpied
D.dten aud mo .ono hits yards on. 10 IN b
gteht stVnishmenf. ~ tired toward us again
In long. looping strides, evidently disposed to
Try for second de on horseback. | put NV
lttie horse 10 hls nIettlc, and Was soon out u
danger.
what had become Of my friend p. all this
Inner some teop'e sheer Il special PROV fences.
4. Is a cripple from tlrth. has no Of ms
lower limbs AT all. has body is large and heavy,
his legs short. aud MS seat ON horseback "A very
insecure one. | told YOU at the hoginning that
the LEONARD came into tine road behud P.s
horse. passed along his entire lengtn, crossed
| tue road Ignt under his nose. and attacked ne.
| Account Tor 10 - you please. / choose to be-
iieve that n gr 'cions Providence protected the
poor helpless man. who could not have helped
himseif From hrst 10 last the beast took nc
notice OF min.
mo next morning some Young people wen,
| into an Old uluu oTcnard. not great distance
from the scene n the adventure. hey found
there "A leopard Ct. dead. bit evidently not
very tong dead. o. IL, 81 ie, over the rios tins
hill was rubbed on ani the sAin greatly diseOl
| ored.