Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-09-12
AFaIK AE0TT aIElGAToRs.

tffa8E- ttsH gcF1f has come upon couple
cfhautsmer down ia Texas. one ofEhom
be f0and exceedingly communicative
npon she Satject cf ailigatcTs. They
were retcrniuE after a weeks sport
shooting such prairie chickens" IN the
great plan bordering on Braxos river.
One Of thefn was a na,ivc and long
resident q Louisiana, aud proceeded 10
give. IA detail. what he knew about alli-
gators IN general. aud his success IN
huniing lhem On this particular occasion.
He had 10 iaea he vaS talking % 4
new spapcr mar, and gave 4ull veat A
tm experiencs" During tia hunt
a ID - a
te nia.. tatssa IN the famous Oyster
Creek lands, he place being cultivated
by Col. Cassleton, in Fogt Bend county.
Oa the farm Is 4 beautiful lake, and IA
his lake the notorious alligator has made
his home from the eariiestrecolleeilons.
While sitting under the shade Of some
trees on its banks the hunters dogs
leaped into the lake and swan to the
center. Here their presence frighten-
cd from their snooze school OF aliiga-
,ors--voung. old, male and female. The
saurians. with their long. saw-like
snouis above the surface, beat the wa
Ter with their seTraied tails, and struck
a bee-line for shore. The hunters were
immediately on the alert, aud, taking
stands" awaited the approach. FL
nallv the Nimrods "tore Loose" at them
with their shos-guas, aiming for the
small pig-likc eyes Of the amPhioians.
shat being the most vulnerable parl OF
the alligator. They were fnccesstul.
one after another was killed, until five
alllrators were counted among the tTO-
nhies. Generally when one was lat he
diyed, but came up agalR, and lay
floating carcase OF the surface CT the
lake, bis shiaiug belly glittering Ike
FURNISHED gold in the August sunlight.
One old "bull was harder dispatched
than his brethren. lie was twelve feet
long. his back was rough with The rust
3F seyerl decades, aud a. the first shot
.h,s uppes jaw. turned upward on iis
hinges, displaying a regular TOW oi for
mi3able teeth. This old alligator
brought down his uppef Jaw on the low
er with D sudden snap Of rage, beat the
waves with his tad into 3 white foam.
and dbellowed with SOFT Of bali roar -
he then diyed, bal rose again and after
much Gl4nderiug. turned over on hts
"sYell. that pretty good fos fexas,'
remarked the correspondent.
-Oh. weli. stranger, that's nothln 10
what have seed IN Louisiana. ln the
lnst place you think an alligator twelve
feet longs mighty big an, Teek-
Oh p
.a's about a. large as ever saw"
THAT only a moderate sized one
I've seed en- in Louisiana oil Of twen-
feet, and body ia proportion. That was
IN the bayous near The sea coast"
That very large J should judge.
However, know but l.ttle about your
alligator"
II duz. You cant fell me nuthIn'
bout an alligator. In Louisiana they
hunts EN- ike any other animal"
"Vhat fori don't see what they
could make oul Of i except the spot
OF the thing.
II can tell you. Thar the lie. The
ALLIGATOR make, the best lie in The world.
Pre- known baris 90 baris made out OF
EN-. Then ihar's the hide. IL makes
fust rate boots end shoes, only Q 'riiie
leaky, pr'aps. II q man makes c bisi-
ness Of Il, alligator huniia' vii. pay
The funliu Is done in this way; You
get into q boat---a small skia viii do
take torch and a gun. Tie bright
light draws the gat9rs, who iiockar9and
fhe boat, and YOU i..B Jest setin shoot
ia Of 'em. Thar's one peco0l'apiy
about en- guess ycu neFGr dreamed
ef. !"
What's thatf
"Thsy carry in lhc month a: rlglqF
bag d little bladder o musk, Just the
same as a ratllesnsse caffiessa bag -
poison behind his Sangs- !"
.sIve heard tlieT eas.siglstwood knot
when hard Up fork msal. r
i've never seen 'em do d, but have
hearn iheY DO whea trayelia op iand
ID tbe pine wood os Flgfi3s."
16sts a.efr act anyhoDss
tsf aes Il fssh. lYsi asa desih c1 fscil
animals a. Sal "a tAeir way, siris =
hogs and dogs, og " isteh tLe gator y
yeFy fond. When assaulsiu their pfey,
ihey eiuefalIy % 4 with their long tsily,
shsch are uscd 10 bFiug the victim 10
tbeir noasbs Thar moeths aud taiis
meet, maxim eifcle oi thar soeiies.
tThey ati4ck inrn soiae'imeS
rceid3n ever. The alligator isa reat
cox ard. aud slHags aseard % = insh-
I've SWAN toward em many 2 iime ~
,he bay9us, and iaeg Away goi cat u
the way