The Red Cloud chief., 1880-01-22
A Terrfhie Fight .ita wssaeass.

Orcr In suliyNa CuzasS. sksa< ihx
+ Nsvrrsnk. zys the NzidlTtowa NY
mssi. l. \ hftlS ~~stieascai knosn a.
Edrn-o Raas~i. pruash4y, n = ttaa 4
compensation or being a. aaliks thS
primitive Edcu "a ec ca1hi rvsaly
imagine. Onr Il lh. eslehriius Il tAs
n.irhiorhp-i Is IanAs nr-ks-a ihsr.
osghgulns hsck~ses-tsnasn, = tsrrer o
al ~srts ui wtld "yafnalst thai Prss
Al-ou; that part Il The esasnsr. Aad par
tscular!y - vnlacats. shsch are is
especial aversion. Tbs nambrs "a It'd
cats which he hA. kiilvi j. lmascn~e -
many that BE - known ever = bsTe
about thai region hy Tho sArNFsa a
Jonas brzks, the Wildcat Killer q
Eden. He various rxpb4ts ansi asissn'
,ures In that line, tfPruprTiy srttsa up.
would make a hSk Il ,hrliias inisrvsi
a worthy companion - "Ion gatek.
The Indian SLAYER.
some fcw WEEKS sgu jonas ssPtei enc
II these hated ~tclincs. While gagE
through a pkrre uf wO~ts. and, true -
has instinct. he made aftsr the aaimsl,
without stopping - consider that be
was ~anarmsd-noi esen having n JACK
knife ah4,u; him. H. f~ollgwvl Il uHtii q
reiterated 81 = .ort of cavern IN the r~ks,
where Jonas made up his mlasi a. "Rs
in aud capture the '%SArtnin; ~.
picking up a tough hickory club. hr pfs'-
Cecsirsi Ia enter The cave. After passing
the entrance. Ia his surprise h. s"anh
quite a laiiy cavern, extending hask
some thirty feet. and in the fafthcss CA
trcIni;y glowc,i ~ only one. hut hall.
dozen pairs ~ ferocAous eyes. which b.
tokensSl warm work for any Intruder
Jonas was undonb,iy "somvthia' isssk
back" A. he expressed IL. at thr sight Il
50 many gli-,cning eyes hxci upon him.
but a. IL was not ia bis ns;ure Ia retreat
under any circumstance, be canisoasly
advanced into the cave.
lie soon discovered that he had walled
into a real latter of wildcats two obi
nes aud four young ones-and about
the time he had got thWngh counting
them the biggest one If the sin "~snt
for him Throwing himself back In ana
angle If the cavern. the herculean hack
woodsman met the fer. ciaus monster
with = well swung blow 1T his cudgcl.
nv lAANft With tAF AAttftNA AA y
moment: bat before Jonas hail tiutc
fairly la recover himself irum the first
onslaught. the other old cat made a dive
# him. catching on his right arm aud
shoulder and almost rendering him paw
eriess, 81 terrible was the grippe Gt the
monsters claws. With his lsn hand.
however. Jonas grasped the throat "a
the animal. and after a despcrasc strug-
gle succeeded in shaking him of. iona.
now thought that discretion in such a
case might be the ''t~;ter part of
%yalor.' and accordingly began to con
slider the chances Of retreat. Tie re-
volved all the chances in his mind +" in
about the millionth part of a second.
he said. and came Ia the conclusion iha;
IL wouldn't de- for him to leave the little
angle ia which be- was 50 well posted.
Both II the wildcats. mesnw bile. were
dashed into n state 81 the most Intense
ferocity. their eyes glaring like Goals IT
fire. and their hair literally standing on
end. And la add tai JonAs's discomh-
ture, the four young one--which, al
though only ''kiitcns." were moi, exactly
II the kind whirh a lady would like ,o
hold In her lap began Ia exhibit sym
toms Of joining in the fight. just "a get
their hands in" "a Jonas ~naiscly tolI
our informant. This was a situation.
Jonas began to think this would be his
Last fight with wildcats. and iha, the
wildcats would probably have the cx-
IRENE felicity ~ eating Jonas Brook. for
their supper. All these thoughts of
course passed through Jonas's mind.
while the animal. we're for n moment
kept at bay by the lively motion. u his
hickory cudgel. Only for n moment.
however, as his first Antagonist again
took the lead in an attack. and although
she met with n sharp blow Il the cudgei.
the whole litter followed in such quick
succession that Jonas wa- unable Ia
keep them off. And Bow sn-ucd n strug-
gle which IL j. useless to attempt "a por-
tray.
The ferocious animals ciawed into
Jonas in every quarter, While he made
almost supcrhnman efforts To tear them
of-knocking about right and lsff aiih
his club. n well he wa able. and
clutching them by the ihroais with hs
left hand when he got q chance. Luckily
was arrsyed in n good suit II
instead Il ' shns1dy." or he
would have been stripped To the skin in
No time. The fight was = fierce aud
lively one for a time. "a ian be readily
imagined. Jonas Wa fighting for his
life, however. and soDn succeeded In put
ting the Young eats Aors dr. oaDn1If. by
cracking them jDdiciously over the heads.
His blows upon the old one also began
n tell, and after a last desperate sinBg-
yie, in which zoe If them got q finishing
blow, the other rs;rea,ed "a the hack -
he cave. where Jonas procsed.d to do
Tor him also. leaving Jonas mas,er -
he situation" An inventory ~ cur
wardrobe. taken after the Eight.
Exhibited one ~asspenier. about half a
-es'. one leg II \ pa~u;aIoon. no shir To
peak Of. and a pair II boots tina,
Wouldn't :" shed a heavy dew" a. Jonas