The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-06-27

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enc ranp happened NJ "a high s,nss
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cam. ii kaintnrl. That time a nriRh.
ls,f II mine anil myself had agreed "
lave \ day hunt together. fuf deer ~
lar ~ nisint care much Witch and,
III starting uni ifum his cabin IN th.
morning. W. AGREED that each rnr
slssaaii ialr mp high ridge ~ twn that
ran M h'th s,i.s ~ long ANIL dep
saiips. and NJ apf.y,l l~.,lrs that. II
.itlitf a,a FRED, III. either was ~ ~ Ia
MIN, for. sen see. bar even saa not
always n sate chap /. handle hy one's
all.
We'll. hadn't hsen on my ridge VERY
long TIL i...fl three shots, onc aficr
ansilef. nv anies a. a rifle could be-
lind. AMI nj the first une away ] ran
ia@n til. mountain sisle to cruss over
II tl,e ether ridge. 'b.ni half way over.
shal shanli NE coming toward mc la
tn. orrn ersk hotiam hut hinge
painter. WIN. ~ Lc raw me-. stopped,
not llkinp my lsaks, thought. much
better thnn did lia'ng There lr was,
slnatt,nT like dog, on his hind guar.
tiers, nnd staring NJ mr. with hts great
yellow Eyes | aimed for his c,lMrs
III Il hurry, Int. tn my horror. my gun
snapped AMI he jumps mp and comes
u lew si.pa tiph. towards mel My eyes
begun 10 water, hut | snapped again /:
aud once more the horrid vnfmint cNnc
lew steps nearer, this time twisting lila
tnll about like cat watching mouse !.
By this time was ~ scared 'taiu't no
use not u own up that my gnn begun
~ wohl,lc, hnt, IN we'll ~ | could, kept
on swapping, without nt laSt aiming AZ
all, III my fright, when finally Tie gum
went nil III lis s.ry lace, md the cnxscd
creature, scared tor. turned his ugly
tail ANIL went IN down tho hollow, nj u
gHllor, whilst ,he great drops ~ sweat
stool on my lace, nnl my hu'r almost
raised the cap oif my hcnd. I DO believe.
Mighty glnd stranger. ! waS. ~ get rid
III him.
!" TN going mp ~ tho top III thu ridge,
! found my ncignbor had killed three
I,anthrrr, one after another, ~ they
came trotting along thu top III the ridge
toward him the tirrt ono being n xhc,
thu others hes, aud one turned tail
the ono met making four In all that
we're together. liz told ma That ~ llc
dropped ono ri 'em, the others came
trottlng np-and. luckily, his rifle didn't
miss tire ~ mime did. Old fint.locks,
stranger, wasn't avery good dependence
In painter and liar fights, though they'd
lo for Indians who only had hint.lock,
themselves
! suppose queried !, "yon nevc,
ate prhthcr.meat In early timosS"
Well, no. The nearest ever came
~ II was once up ON Hockcastle, whcr
Id been three days IN the mountain,
hiding from tho Indians, and without
bite Of meat or anything else. Al tina
time ] happened ON n painter n yonnC
one md n lucky shot brought HIM on
OF tree.top right dead. Thinks l, /
ever ] cnn 60 paiater, II must DO now
when I'm No nigh starved; No ! set I.
work 10 hkin the critter. jest ~ | WIN
getting through with thu Job, and no
ticing how nice aud white tho mea
looked. happened 10 have 10 shove NJ
my coon.skin cap los ! was sweating
when suddenly there struck on my nos
the smcll 81 my hanA and tho meat
mud the scent WAS NJ kke that I'll dol
tint II turned my stomach III once, ~,
believe II Id died 81 hunger
couldnt have touched II. You see
b'ar meat don't smell like that.
i tell yon, stranger. painters Mr
vicious hfntcA, and | nm glad they =
pretty much done with In these part,
Why, since I've brcn here. ono 81 M
neighl,ors, being late III night hi gei
ting home from i log.rollinR. had q lont
Rravolly hollow ~ ride down, aud, whe
about three miles from cabin ~ III
lswcr end u ii. and III o'clock ID nigh
suddenly h. hrcrcd behind him ono
tlloHe horrid screams bout which tier
could be no miAt.ks. Hishorsc hcrrc
II, too. yon may believe, and II diln
take the thnrp Mexican spurs 10 MAX
HIM III mp md ut, N the yell Sounds
cloaer aud closer. Talk about yo,
'two.ioTticH, stranger! Why thcf
brutes can forereach on tho heat kain
t,ck blood almost w II Tho horse VA
standing hsill, for ! believe they ca
make thirty or forty feet n i Jump Au
I ghaS 0nfhnv again A. ftsfxk - = x,nt ~
that saved Bill Estilf, i,r that VIVA al
name. wn4 his horses shoes once I
awhile striking Are on the gravel, ~ IN
night WA dark, and tho sparks scarsn
the yarmint for = moment 1t tim,
made him give hack. hut II was nxl
row escape. and Dill said afterward !,
could have been bought that nigh
l,orse and all. for q drink Of old Bon
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