The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-09
FIGHTING A WILD BOA r.
UNCLE PETER sTEWfRTs sTRUG0LE
WIN IN 1MIRTCiN BEiSE
Hunting GAVE In the Beaverkiii- mud
sullivan Countie. In Ola tmes-W when
Beach Nuts aud Pigeons saved the People.

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y'"r o'u' "' : W. ',"'' ~" N''' ',''"' ~
huntin'. an have listened 10 h"'ps s'or"S
TINT the boys round here tell bout their dcin's
l., - 49,, ,.i,,, ra,d ,,,,r boord of .,v
IN 'nc w"ons' Du' nan" ''"u "'' " u.''., ~.
North Amcrikv Ihad one once. an not many
mia from, ,his horn ,l.cc mother"
hlle from thls nero p'ac"' h'"n'r'
Uncle Peter Stewart. the hunter. was horn on
the Bcavorkil when there were not a dozen fam
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'"e vi 'ho WHOM h"rth"'n p"i' W ""'"'""
county. and when it required u DAYS travel to
cot ,hrouyh th, hc,ch woods Of Ro.klnnJ and
S'' '",u"S" vi. po"on "oous VI W. ,n ao',,n
N"'fslhk 10 inc s"'''einrn's on ''o sou'"'
Uncle Peter has record. When he SGT out IA
"'"'''' ''','' - Wv :" WV
''nin'h gum "''hE th' De'H""r' 'h' p'n'"''
and bear disputed poss ssion of the woods " tn
tho settlers; and wolves and deer roamed in
w.. :, ,1 -. ,, .t. ,,,.. -. MI
p"'ks anu n'ruS III ''i' pr'Inn'Vs region. ,"'
hunter frequently bo"aino himself the hunted.
and il was not nm uncommon thing for him to
r',,r,, -, hi. cabin rron, so,,,o nv,,o1i,on win
r''ulh " MS V"p'" iro"n S"'"' 'Np'u'"n wiz"
u festive panther. mn unappr"cativr bear. or II
pick of cpicurcan wolves bringing up the rear.
Unrlc Peter also nlred to extrrminate the wild
o'anS,H Oh uppur Su'l, van, ,,, ,. ,., M.
vo.r ion ,vou ,he ro,Sst h"nh nm, v.ar w..
.NI So w" us'i ", h''on u"i w., W.. 49,, w.,
,u , NV ~, r',~ my soi"d IN va ~ncL
togit AT The sr9und ,hei W. knoT'd laid some
III" mt mnln ill.,, ir"rk soil and ~rrnsv but +,
was p"rk. an i admit cost inviting 70 iatten
~ W.. n'.t ."' Wi uuaon' X W, IT,, ILL.,, ,
nfcG with I'm Thmy wns hor1iy room for
H'i',n W." ~ ~ MT "",,,S ,r tnn" ,ho or
~" hn's w H., ~ ,nr hn w,,,'n ' Toy
i,h ~ l n ,"' ''' '"o' VIC "'V""' WV
IN. n NJ u',p. go IL, , ,i.., ~ h r
p R ~, w r, Co., ~, r,,rpp, ,hi,t !, 90 ~
T. ~, a., ti', ~, Ia - b,,,i ~ ~, 90 a han,,
~ ,,n,.v 1" IA. n,mI. i'm min n droy" o. hogs
,,, I'm o. ,,,rl,, Vi, 100 ,vr nc "A 10 ,nl' y
,' ,t., ~ Gr',., i,o ,bn h,''b ~ ~ IN
womb H., worth moi lnss than Ave- dollars NOR,
,,, h ,,,, ',,, IN ,,b,n la, ,,,,r, IN ny m.
rnst en- hin, wnuIi l." nnth'n' " II this Jur.
dan he rinbnrs il an, thri II Won could make five
dd "' n on ono hog why 81 course. on n th"u
a,' 49, vnu cn,,iJ r'utc nv. thousin' ,lnljara
So whit docs b. 10 hut buy up all tho hogs be-
.,,,n, ~, ,u, ~, ,,rt H. r , I'm mi ,urns
n, tn;o III" ih,,,rb and H." lad ni,,h ON a. 4,
th"usnn ~ 'nm, Thryi,d on IN" nuts and ins,
briorr The time come 10 snther 'cm up and put
t.p'hle j." rnh ~ il snnr,J' for n DIV or tw"
WIZ, II ,ns.d m ain Jurd,,n Ven, t. l""k
.''I uS LIE IT, =, ' ,t, ~ y @ M n,
m hnap7 gu 'nr,u ill VI" w'nu y, i9u 81, MY ~
I'm "a a heap. 10 KIP warm ana out ol very
nuIin ',h ~ , VI s Ii ~ INA
ky ,h n' dG p'sH y rud ANA bo s"mt ,h
han inc u"h .h's shiin,n. nhu ne SIN III, w
ONES ne 'oulI nnl' an 'p p3 en- none. some Pm,
! ulr III run WIN; an no" IL tel you oou' 'a'
WIZ, n ,. uuu is9s "w" m, vor,o On, Dorhoo
" wlsin 10, ne an young "Nn ph L,,
| was uul IN 'h. h'ch on = noar NUM- we q nung
! up coupi" @ bear and three or four deer. an
MIS- wn sa u gf From n" hcie wv
/ was Ia com" GOWN ana So. Whht klhu q T"hs
ts".h w.s ~ the TThnoW' w'hi owe. nh looked
/ u, w" trn,ks., lh-y wash ur"r Urn KS. an
| ,vulhh ti WnH' 'n,y WIS LOT hsp'il ,,ut tI"n
! happened 10 thlnk Doni IN. noss oie yomrdia 'u
RI THEM tra'ks was mad. by one O. the on
srri,ns s2T@ :" '" 1 r W" pvs ,'S ncG IN
nnl whore The hes had rooted ana laid down
IN good many pl wrs. hut We coulInt come up
win i On the third dHy was iollrring "a"
/ Track through swamp. wh"h an "l u suileh
. "n" o. IL, hisEosi io1r- | ever So, jumped up
9t oi a nnn n :" n9rs III .r nsJ Us W.s
! that siurA w on each I'd" @ his Jaw
. hall way NJ his snout The minute he
500 tie dog he thrownd his hrad down
ihr u-ii Il logkn' hrasi | ever run across in
/ IN" woods. an ~" III with i've phnth"r- al one
time. The dog jumped NJ him. bat the boar
made 9nr hung" at nm aud ,rivi"d him. opcn
I ms hul l'utth' IN hr".M'u MN NOR. "a zen
feet ~ IN thc swamp. The moor honn' only
/ y ped once The boar stood NJ II pc was walt
Il h. was 6"n, as mad as h. 80 coGii Iii. Itr"d
| my rin" on nm pul Euss tne PM glhI'''u on
ms tonsh hidr: ~ astpnl1h"l MN thouEh
IN r. ,ulh,u WIN luui sn".h! snu y
nar,re am an when he h"qTi the gun an
we started on alter m" boar We come on 10 II
l"r" Y" XII, wei IL. and h" didn't w9h Tor us "a
tt 81" .illi' hul lump,l UP IN maze l'I Us 4
m"nln we un""Lt ni,'s, n,lSn l ever nrHrli
hhIM'r Wtr ~ 'front.' hlip lu', Nltr uh@h'
s3l' DOWN hi- l'-- ana iumh,"d MN ny
IN. lanr ~ wouii ,riilri lnrh.,' ing
-hn"h~ Ne 90 IN" COG, nu' luinp"i IN IN give
Nun " lIlti"t 80 w'nl WIS run VI
~h'''' ~ lvlHhl hN!l sum u" v''1I 'uIh'h
Tor n,N ana sprung !" On" sur, uh n'lvr' n'
could iurh XIV" nun nun M NM IN tn'
iNr" sh"nIb'r ana h' uroll'i u"l WIS ny
~ IN IA l'ss an no tmo an come l'r m "l.
thr"r 'g-; lh'rr WINS boou y Iuhhih nul %
lii- mouth now. anu colvr"n inc l'tl req
lhls from NV bnfk az u" run ana AZ
most covered ms l9rrlrEs: phrn,r hal Eot W,
ann Hr'W put hls, huh'ih hN' nhr"'' WISH
;'i'"rd % u' i"N'l' an ru'hrt nlrl uo Hl'
boy myself, an hni "a ussrI WIN him IN lni
WnNir, tuHh lNlS ray WIZ ",,hI' Naiu Jump
l"iwiu me- an IN" nolr ana mel nm WIN q
whack over th' eyes win his axe mat would a
u"erFi par put " uhti.S st-g"r"h iue u9ir
IL h'th'u 'u' TX sun W!"u'VS nI''',l1ps
WIN on, " lls '"nhs, anu N''u'n IL Wy u. III,
Knee II 'll' nHr hh'i VIM " pulr"r ~ ~
non lt'p"r NJ, u y !ali saiii ~ 'p,'h ",
sum way Wn'n sum Was hh.'hnI pknl ~
me n,'hr ~ hti ut"pdn'" " t"n' ni ! nun
umr 70 nth lhln'', w" ".uh nav h"hSS q
your u"un. - ,'hi ''u guns III t.rni unSS; 30
runs 10 E'' 'hlll EnH u" wv uut ~ "
gut II VIZ u,hI WIS II il'i HulPS ,'"t i i IT,
hhil' ana SUNK .i,o oiAp' nv" n,s s"" nnii'
ahu non I'u 10 oai'i 10 lan NY Sun WI, NJ" hino
ken to "ar nuSN, " WIZ ,"N''ru WI, , ul,o :.
ana spli" - ~, 'unli 90 " f'a l'r tusn' ~, !,
on IN" every lluie wuile' t,i l. w"r r",S IL, ~
hish naked ana ma soine sashus thai ulih
ulak1 w, ~ III u w " Y l'''' VIZ. w, w, * ~
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