, 1880-04-09
COON AND COMMODORE.
Sutrr1AinG Adventure Of n New York
dsoMtlcman.

NfN<lE"Hut
Jurittr inlet tFln.) Letter IN NV FORK Sun.
Commodore Thomas Jc1reMnn Falls, Of
Now York, ran up to the lighthouse hero IN
Ills tiny yncht, the 1Allfse, a week ago. md
anchored. Tie Louise Is twcMty-0ne fert
lotlg an.i nine feet wi.le. At night tho boom
Is loisted al1tl tent Is tlirawn over 1t and
blttohetl down ut tic sclippers. a sahtl-ily
har Is dropped from tho top OF tic tent, tic
Commodore tncks tho ends under Ills cork
mattress, md seeks Ills rest. Unu morning,
while anchored near tho light, l,e awake a,!l
was surprised to sec n conn sitting astrnsl-
sl'c tho center-bonrtl and regarding him Will,
steAdfnst eyes. Tho cu0n hnlt q llosU like 4
snIpe, md luminous eyes set close together.
lie lIad. been fishing ut night being snr-
prlsch by dogs. he Ind taken to tho watcralid
boarded the Com1notlore's craft for protcc-
tion. Edwin Snow, the Cammutlorc's rttOt,
caught the animal by the scruff Of tho heck
and threw lin oycrbonrtl. The dogs liucd
tho shore awaiting Ills arrival. Tho coon
took III tho situation at a glance, swan, to
the side OF the yacht a,,d silently appealed
to tho Commodore for succor. Moved by his
plying glallccs, Mr.. Fnlls put out nil onr.
'rhe coon seized It and was drawn oi, boartl.
Tho Commodore fed him, and the two beings
becanle quite friendly.
4 barrcl was procured, small square holes
were made III Its aitle atl It WINS sot apart for
tho use OF the coon. Dlucfish and other deli
cacles were set before him, md hc thankfully
deyonrel them. III the afternoon the little
yacht was drawn mp to tic wharf and tied.
Thc Commodore climbed the winding stairs of
tho lighthouse and gazrd over tho stretch Ut
country bordering tic Everglades. Hearing
n great racket below, he glanced ut 1Es yacht
nnk saw n, singular. sight. One 1T tic dogs
ut tho l!oles IL tile barrcl. Tho ceor resent
cd the Intrusion. aud fastened his teeth III
tug dogs No, l''se: IN Il, III illst,.,t tho Il har-
wharf, missed hts footlnG, mud barrel. rom,
anil dog went overheard. The cGGn rG!posGtl
his l,oIl, md tho dog swan asore., Ills In:
ak lSHnt adta ata,gonist re- rsnisd ;t y te narrel
lore ran slown from, tho lighthouse md res
cuet him iM n sn,all boat. lie brought the
coon to the beacl III tic barrel, and ilye dogs
attacKcd him. It WAS II hot fight. Tlln coon
tho dogs one after tic other. wllcli Mr.
out oil tho san,l. The !aGr on tho cton's
buck stood un ltlse the Yutlls Of porcnnLnc,
aii!i us teeth Showed like tho guns Of ii
"stsi sceing piH tic Commodore on the wharf and
apparently mindful ut Ills former kindness,
lie lNl toward lilu for protection. The CoM-
nlOtOre, however, misunderstood lis 1ltc1l-
tiD1ls. Tile little yacht Wny swinging fru1n
the wharf. lie got on the b0l,stay, pirOuettel
nI1ng the l,OWsprft, caught tho lib 'lnsfnrtls.
md reached tic deck. I'l!a coon fnliuwed
suit. alMl tho fiye dogs cssnycd to follow tho
coon. Tcrr0r.strickeia, tile Con1nIntDre rnll
around the centre-bonUl half Il dozen times,
Will tile coon and dogs ut Ills heels. Finally
IL jumped overheard, scattering an immense
sclinnl Of lnlIlct that wero coming III with
tho Tide. The cUbn a,lu the dogs plunged
after him. The Commodore reached the sl,nrc
utterly exhausted. The coon, apparently
tl[sgllstet ut tho mAn's hcnrtlcsncss, struck
out for himself, and sought shelter iii n clls-
ter Of .manErOves n hundred ynrlts south of
tho light. The dogs followed tho Coinlnu-
t(Ore, and sluUk their wet lItlcs IN Ills fncg
The Commodore put Oil dry clothes. and
mathematical tho coon III tho strongest
terms. While l,e wns venting Ills rage the
coon callle out Of the cover 0f tho ,nnnEroyes,
sat down OIL tho salrl, and began to make
faces ut him.
"Seek him." shouted the Commodore, anil
bayonst ,e!.arge. Ihe at,a,lrrpe;!4l, stout his
,!9K threw r., him. hin SIX M teet , h the atr, ND
fell on their bac!s and touk tfeHl III the tlank
ile made some ugly wounds, but tho. luck
closed lN IN him md lIe Wlls finally Ellleh.
"rAlk nt0ttt Dnvy CrnGket ut tic AluluU,"
snfd tho Commodore, w1lfle standing Oyertlle
mallglca body; lie wnsn'tA iuarkcr to this
COON. lie ought to lsnye IL monument"