, 1879-05-06

4 Tcxuu {iuck Cunning for Turkeys and
Encounters II I.lon-T1lo 1lunt.rs Der
ringer AlUro thin II Match for tho Iun,A's
ClnWs.
G,s.nondtyet r. s. zor. 90't{ ax;' nrmos,at 81
IueI.lupt traEssplfru solTlc tfIlt ago IN the WI
chtta Mountains. which rise nutKsldd The streats!
OF The sn,l,u hume, IN Hayinr county. hordern,s
III tllr Erunt Ll1tnu Est0cadu OF Texas,. TINT
Mc lss,tss tg l, atca!tny ssarastef s,,f, M o. s M
lnllltaut OF t,e lofty mountain ranges 9t Mcx-
lpp al,tl uutu frequently tslet With III 1lt tilc,
1nlI Isaf!.c which looms up bctweeN lhu Rio
l'erus aud ltu Grt,c, thts side of I'll l'aso nil
il tu cxtrytns wll.ls ind howling w,Id,rresses
of West Texas. TIC Puma Is occasionally ell
countercA IN tile mountain sediments on tie
lexaa tr0Hlltr.
hunter nat.ie.l franklin. ,lwoler ul. the lone
some tanks Of thu heatiwAtcrs ut the Little
Wichita, left bis raticil tur tr purpose VI bug
Elllg .Usnu Wild tsIrtHya nlnl other game tor
lrtnlftast next morning,
The hunter wis dressed In ulu broa1 alouchcd
hut su euII,InoN IN Texus, with boOts OEer
trousurs. Il slx'shoutcr bclte 10 his waist, md
hls lrusty rItln slng uvcr bis sllon!dGr. Ills
venture WIS quite successful, trnnkls!l besnE
ccptra shot. Following ltle baulis VI lhe Lutte
Wicnttu, tn brought tluwn threu lfno goGblers
WITH Ills piece, and, lIlnta'nan.llke, tied ~ ot
tl!e,n With II tcAtlirr thotgs sllng tllu turlscrs
over Ills shoulder. uiNl RtArted Ior h!a sy!fan
hu,nc, ur ratlMr camp
Tl,e shadows ot might hnd already par-
ttaiy fulten On the snurnurfnE river, aud tfIe
aualfc CionlM Of llcep solitude falfru OH the
trees tlut lined tho baLks 0t The WICHITA. FFank-
lin wa4 plutl'lsn% along 1t, the din shAuc5, I'm.
culsruus uf latlgtr from 1aan or beast, wien hu
fttt R,l'ltlen shock, as II Great load bud been
prsrIpita.etl OH tIa huck. Utterly amazed and
stunned, thc hunter nrose from ths st',opInE:
pustlIun into which hu hatl besn throWu, a,M
nruppIrl With hts unknown AlId mysterious
assaaat. ILL., Iirtt l'lea uas that It was sous
tlcyl!.tls!l By soHia curious chausc turned looss
on Iasnt.
4 NeEce combat cnsucd, Ills agsatlaut grpp-
Piled with hlnl, but sectncd to direct lta
strength agatass tau treaXh. he carried oil hss
bark. Franklin could nut usp hta Eun or lla
pistol, but struck ~ "tlle yaElusHt" with htS
Ms,, unl enleayorea To fses hs.nself (ruts tlid
Intruder much alter tic tHantrr Vt tbs ellarac-
ter tn the Arabian Nights, un wt1asu hack Wua
galtca the Dtu Man ut the Sea. 1t Inst lll
Anlntal, for s4ph Franklin ut lrhGth pcrrelScl
!. to be, suceeetlsA III beaM.pesI.sE aA with uss
now drew hls gtln u well ~ knife. lie fired cue
stsot ut bis a1sailabt but this oulr enfuge.3 'tt.
Ad thu anin4a|, making deadly sprinG ull:!Ittd
uu Ft4uk1tl, Ut the saIIu tlnu plantlnE 1ts ctaHa
deem iptu his tecK mad ehceks. Il1e hunter Wus
alsu (uartulty tutll anil Hau.lc1 abunt the a'lhs,
| legs. aud uihrr parts Ut tna huuY, "!Icrt' tDH
eturl tre,tl Of ulc brute were rapldiy pla'teu.
After tlha last apriug, wflrn t!lu animal Atd
fastened It's ugly .l4ws iu Ills face, Franklin
Of, thu ground. Ou sxumluIug tho "yar!tsaut
| ttlu hlltiter found It to ba Mexican l1uH u
| jurkp s,ze. sac4 WIS h!a own cnfeeblel contl-
| tL,I. after such q teAth struggle, that II WE
| Will difficulty Franklin relce4 hIa Eanch W4eTe
| bis wounds Wera dressed.