, 1877-09-05

hfWthrh hs 10 htPal tf. i;a httcnilHn
his irpni gatr, at which point he heard
innuncrahtc lifting nbtscR like ttosIu in
tho distance. liking TINT way, he raw What
ut hrst he t'nk to lie q Llihk cloud approaching,
but as II got nearer Lc realized t1lat It was a
ho.sc Of hatF,
As the swarm nearcd the house II lowered. "a
II making rcItfy to aieht. anil MrAtee ln>tlnrt-
rushed through tie front door, ,lo.cl the thut-
ter, and lowered thu window sastt.. Bv anne
means 4 considerable number found entrance
Into the r.jot'f. aud MrAlee amt ilire1 man
On tile outslsic .oultl be henri q trefnenduus
,Ohstnotlo.i, a. II The hats were hwarming aud
h"htine nmony Themselves. Alter the bats that
hnd gotten Into the rN,tD had been disposed o',
McAtre went through the haek-tluor into the
backyard, aud aroutrl to the tou,h side OF The
hou>e, where tlit h.rtit had ctlngrcgnted. THE
sSthe at the win'inw Is cscrt' Ell by HIN to have
beel, u itic most extraordinary character. Tic
cir linz aIout In Ill directions, and dartinv
against eaeh Other with audible forte. A hu9r
aud wrtatinC mrs "a settled on the wI'lA.,w-
Sill htiti the eHtG ftanle, us well hS the wooden
part ri the sash, WAS ruyere. with them. The
weather ar,!inG, ior At lca-t iivc feet on each
side oI the wiud.,w, and from tie lower lngs 70
thr top Of the lMn4c,. WIS covered With the
llnck tlrun0. A bright lIrlt shono through
tho wnlHw-1nfser. 1tnl everything Un the ou:.
suIc was ptnIn,y visible. Though the greater
pnrt Ut tic lnyalers showed Il prrtcren.c fur
the wlt,uw, general Inspection showed that
they wvrs d ssr,butcl over tho entire premises.
i(eArlnE CEent uprOar IN his hen-hunFe, Mt.
SicAtcc rushed In TINT direction, mid !otEd his
entire Iuwl yard, III VIII ctl we're l5O fowls, H.
rlu.ling chickens. turkeys. and E,t,neas, ID tilc
must extraordinary state IT perturbation. Al,
army army uf bats Iad u,a,,c their way throvt, liz
crcyicee, Af,l wcrr fntua5nR In selI desperate
demonstrations Ut IttttGan1 c!rcllne that eyc.y
ieatticEcL lnllabltunt lud Geen frightened from
IL rut'st, and the stusbel1 chant,-
t,Ya hn Hntt1inn tthP MI
ellrIll guinea natte night hfdeous with
tcir notra of alarm. Evefy outltouse on the
placc WINS either fnvnt:cA Or surrounded. 1T tie
stable, wl,cro three hosecs were 'nltnchinR glelr
evening oats, tliefc WAS dread pawtlI anA
ia.'t t1Iat ey.ry stall aud iruuan was intcstcd
with bats, aud Mr.Atcc deemed It d matter Ut
prutleM tu turn The horses 1nose into thu pl*t
u!c' Inf lnRs-oI Hntrh d',ete ~grc s!x On ne
stranor sncrta,ir. Az AfrAtc. wntEr,i thran~l,
liz yar1 tir ar WA thick viii, bats, aI,i he I,a.l
to keep up \ continuous lighting with his lan.ls
antl nrIns to Keep them irom striking him III
she lace. ,, .on,,.., ,r ,,,,. ,,.,,....,
v,sita,,Un. M:Xtcc Ut ,irst lid not know wiat |"
,io, hut finally ron clyrd a plan which resulted
In the capture anil dc tt, ui nt lca,t very large
number Ut them. ~ 'iour i'nA passed away, and
tne rsss "ete ~ u. ,s e9 y. ~ "'dnM n9.
an t}at tcT re- s. tl.c sasIl and LET te 0ats IN.
then ciuse tlle w,tulow shutters IRON tic out
s.tr, and tavIug thus trappct tho game pro ICED
tu dispatch il III the n,os. c1pcllt.ous manner.
'rll's plan was at U,lee put into execution. As
ann, na tlp window -easl, was ratse.t thousands
rushed III, and Ia 1--we inmates there was not
vacant sp0t on ceiling, wall, flo,r, taLle, te,l-
most, b,lrca,, ur chair, lilo w.tihow wn, closed
ami McAtcr and Ills hired fla,l brgan the work
nj destruction, Sung III the bats ere,urtt IT, re-
altzc thr Dire tute to Which tlley were doomed,
and made desperate eifurtH to find cgrsss
through thr wi.,!ow-t,atls. Oti!era made war
IN tho assaultinr p,rty, and tue hired mai.
was bitten lt,ye IN his tnee ana twice on his
irIt hauI, Tie two men were armed with AZ
hc,ycs, and they maze fearful havoc anlung
half ma1y Of Tic t,as bcitl ucrshcd at pututs
Ut thu ccIu. difficult to re.lli. Tic result tIy
n tutj rt,t,ut was T. lu3 dead bats nnd Their ear
u.t NJ f,,1 ~ Iarrn Inr, p1 " t,t,h frs f,rrr f.