The Republican journal., 1880-09-23
fhe Story New York Man tells OF a Mink.

\ ork, spends every summer with his
friend, Ferdinand lie Clerc, in Milford.
llke county, Pa. He always has some
remarkable experience to relate after he
comes home.
81 don't think | can ever look at a
mink mutt again without shedding tears"
said the Judge. "A party of us was
camped twenty miles from Milford, III the
wilderness. Our tent was pitched near a
trout stream We went Ior trout and
Woodcock, We'd had terrible bad luck,
although some of the fellows with me
were about the best sporting ducks in the
country. One day stayed in camp while
the others went out fishing and hunting
was stretched out on the grass in front
OF the tent, when ! saw an animal stick
ms head up out Of the creek. 1t looked
around cautiously, and then Crawled up
the bank. 1t was a mink, and Il steel
trap was fast to one of its fore legs
raised UP, and the mink dragged itself
right towards me. 1t stopped every few
seconds, laid its head fiat on the ground
and looked at me with the most pitful
look ever saw. first thought I'd shoot
the animal, but changed my mind, as
wanted to see what its strange actions
meant The mink crept up to within
two feet Of me, and turning over on its
back held W the paw that had the trap
on it. There was no need Of its saving 4
word If 1t could, for the action said as
strong as words, Please. now, take this
trap of, won't You ]? You can bet that
IN less time than it takes to tell had that
mink free from its cruel encumbrance.
Its eyes spoke volumes Of thanks, ana it
limped back to the creek and disap-
peared.
The incident slipped my mind in a
short time. The boys came in late iii
the afternoon. They lad about IL dozen
little trout and three woodcock There
wasn't enough to make a smell in the fry
lngpan. We made up our minds that all
the trout we'd have for breakfast next
morning would be a hunk of salt pork.
We turned in that night all in low spirits
determined to 80 home next day
| rot up early in the morning to Get a
piece of sunrise in the mountains that Id
read 50 much about There was a bic
fiat rock on the outside of the tent, near
the entrance. When stepped out and
my eyes fell on the rock | was startled
and no mistake. The fact Of the matter
is, we We're all afraid Of rattlesnakes. and
had with us a festive demijohn Of Pike
County antiCote. which We 6ad now and
then tasted, and when saw on that rock
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