The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-15
ERIE ENGINEERS HUNTING.
PORr JERPIS'S TERIIOUS SPORTSMEN
IN C.INIDJIN WOODS.
freed NV u Nvud Ronr md Saved from Death
ny IIiack Hear - Fighting Wounded
Buck -- incidents that HareIy Happen.

N1Nch AuttNcnth tnNN hhHhths
HoNrSpAnrP Pa, Dec IL. -"Aftcr you shoot
deer" Al"cl Forbes of SusGuchannn said.
you want To be- sure he's dead before you at
tcnpt to- kill him by cutting his throat"
Alccl Forhys and Charley Hulsizer of Port !
Jrrvis are two wrl-known Ern hallway cnei-
nccrs They have lately returned from a tw, |
weeks hunt in the Wilderness Of Canada, 100 |
miles north of st. Thomas
Last year Charley and went out to the |
same woods" Aerk continued. 8" Then gut |
freed by u wild boar. AMI thought that WAS |
worse than going down the bank at the rate |
Of forty miles an hour. You sea some old fell |
low out there turned some hogs in The woods |
thrco or four years ago. and they went wild. | |
started ono oi 'cm ono day. and thought I'd |
have a little fun with him. sent bullet after
him. He changed his course and made plumb
for me. ! skinned up n beoch tree. thought
tho blamed animard 20 away when he found
was out Of his reach. But no wasn't that
kind Of hog. 1t was colder than Green
land and about two o'clock in the af
tcrnoon. Charley and the rest Of the
party were scattered about in tho woods ont Of
hearing. The boar-for he WAS boar. and a
big one at ;hat-wnlt2ed around that tree. spit
ting out froth as if he'd chewed n barrel of
shaving soap. and showing W u pair OF tusks
like a young rhinoceros's. He tried 60 gnaw
the tree down and worked away Tor an hour
with his teeth thought certain he intended
TO keep right on till he brought me down. But
by and by he gave that plan up. The tree
wasn't moro than eight inches through and
think the hog made mistake in quitting. for
there amt any doubt but that he'd a fetched it
by early bed time. But he stopped gnawng.
Then he went of ten or dozen icct and
sat down on his launches He gruntcd and
frtfhpl for ~ lnu-f Tnpu "a
idea seemed 90 strike him. He jumped back TO
tho foot of the tree aud commcncod 20 shovel
the dirt away from II with his spout. AZ n he
had contract to build n cellar. saw what be
trco hy the roots. d the hosr said il
some of the boys don't come along pretty soon
might a- well have been born a beech nut for
hc'. hound 10 hay" @ ncnl on me If it's in the
hook Thon ! yelled. .S'boy there. SHOW
-'huv worth cent. Then whistlrd Tor nm inn
aeinnry dog, AMI 'allDdi H'ycr. Tow1rri yer.
l'yrr. h'vrrI remembered that when / WIS
luy. and the hogs got in tie garden. they
always made for the hole in the fence when you
wh -lrd iur the dog. But this old fellow only
w.rkcd he faster
dark. Tho sun wont down and the moon came
ny. AMI still TINT internal hog dug away AT thr
roots oi ih3i tree c2nid see mat ne hai
7 hope o. nf il didn't think the tree began To-
t'ttcr II got colder AMI colder. and tie boar
kept right on roofing. | began % wonder who
th"y Il put On my engine In my place. AMI
whether the Internal no. would leave my bones
s'th' boys m -ht IND cm. aud take 'elu homo
holr. rs inicht AS VIII b. kiil'i i'm trtiur 10
got away ~ 10 dio like sheep IN a pen. So |
began tu Jet myself quietly down | had my
hands on tho lower branches with my legs
hang u- 4 "Wh uc trunk. when the hog smo
the rat. lie gave a snort that mad" the very
tree SHAKE gnd raised NJ on his hind feet
feet of tle top OF the tree in less time than il
would take red sgnlrr.l 10 JUMP rail i"n'"
! boys come along inside OF an hour Ima gonrr'
/ About ten minutes uitcr that the hog suddenly
stopped digging. He seemed 20 listen f'r
| minute; then. with string Of tho most un-
| earthly snpris. he started ON Il dead run oil
WHAT up. said In less than I've seconds
| knew what Wis zap. Out ~ tho brush a. the
/ right came. tearing and growing. ono OF the
| biggest hrnrs ever saw. lie never stopred.
the boar. PORK is one ni tho choice deArucl"S
90 tine ,provrndcro i bear The hog had con-
/ h"nr WIS going. n saw him boy the Hight of the
/ moon disappear over the brow - tho ridge.
/ had his coveted lunch. | didn't wait for any
] news from tho srUt ~ war. but Eot out of that
/ mp my gun md made for camp. eot In about
/ - O'Clock IN" boys had been ont looking for
good when showed ~. But the lule circus
. had with Wounnci bu this fall ! think dis
x week AZ" last Friday Charley and I started
/ big buck, and We both Put hall In him. My
| shot brought him down. He fell about three
rods FROM The bank OF Crooked Creek. 81 the
| h"rn dead "A week. and walked leisurcly up t.
| him 90 cut his throat. ! stradlled the carcass
I ana stopped over with my knife Ia my lund 60
sever the luEular vein. | took hold II one If
bus antl,rs with one hand. He WAS ilye-lrong
Just putt.n g the knife To- his throat when the
deer sprang 20 his feet. Although badly
wounded he had only boon stunned by my shot
He was no sooner on his feet than he started
On al a good ihiriy-mile gait with mo ON his
horns like grim death. stuck to him ior An
eighth 81 milc. Then hesiopped rs suddenly as
4 hc had fetched ~ against The side OF house.
But went right on think shot ahead At
lrust twenty feet before | touched anything.
struck in tho top 81 big oak tree that had been
blown down md won't crashing through the
/ branches ~ lf Id been shot out Of a0nnnOn.
didn't have time to find out whether | was hurt
| or not. Tor tho deer came Springing right in
after me. and knew had 10 hight. Hwoundci
hu, X Is the worst thing n hunter has 10 deal
with when II comes TO close quarters. The
way they can use their horns and feet IN a fight
avoided his fore feet IA he sprang upon
mo, graspnd ono anter with my right hand.
lucky thing for m" that we had wounded tho
deer in the mind quarters. This disabled him
badly, ana gave me an advantage. We wresil"d
over a space OF easy hall an acre. lie couldn't
get his head mp high enough 70 thrust his
sharp horns into me although the rough sur
face 81 his anue.s tOre my hand, and / was al
That | could do to maintain my hold. Finally
became SO nearly exhausted that the buck. by a
sudden movement looscned my grasp. and
throw mo several feet away fell nnt on my
back. and. II the deer HAD followed up his nd
vantage he could have beaten me 10 death with
his feet in a short time. But his wounds were
telling ON him. and, inSteud Of continuing tho
attack be- start 'd for Crooked Crock. As saw
him making Tor the water. determined Ia head
him uif II could, for was afraid he would get
iu The swift stroam and bo carried away, and |
woud lose him after all.
Charley was all This time on runway
back GA the ridge. and missed all the fun. Az
though was binuen'ar tu.kercd opt ,umErd
10 my feet and started ait'r the buck. The
creek WAS only "A few rods irOn where Wr.d hHd