The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-22
WILD CAT SHOOTING.
lPeeks Sun.

neSS EnElSu tOuftSIS WnO come 10 America to sheer at everything they see and hear, are legitimate subjects of jokes, and the only wonder is that they are not the victims ot more jokes than they are. However, the Chicago sport ing men have done he fair thing by an Englishman who made himselftoo fresh, and it is hoped they will keep it up. The English tourist in question had come west to have some shooting, and before departing for Montana he put in a week in Chicago, drinking a good deal. He became acquainted with some young club men, who, after an evening with the oig-headed fellow, decided that he was a it subject for "give away" so one ol any small wild cat shooting. The Eng lishman said he had not, but would like to, 90 the young Amedcan nobleman in- vited him to vsit his wild cat preserve at Highwood. and put in a morning at shooting small wild cats, with a few members of the club. The Englishm an was glad of the chance, and it was arranged that five of them should go up to the preserve on night train. It was explained that the small wildcats that abound in the preserve, were on the move before daylight, and only run an hour after daylight. Highwood Is place on the Northwestern road, about forty miles north of Chicago, where a subur- ban town was started just before the panic of 3, and all through the woods are houses all going to decay, that were built in fac style. but no. completed. The club young men hired boys to secure about seventy cns that are always proving around the back yards of the city, and they were shipped to Highwood and se- cured in one Of the vacant houses back m the woods, with men in charge, and dogs to chase the cats. On the midnight train the five club men, and the English man, went to Highwood, and were taken to the chateau of one of the club men, an old house with the windows boarded up. It was explained that the chateau was closed for the winter, and as there was nc furniture or bedding. the arty sa, up and played poker until little before day light, when they went out to take their stands on the runway of the small wild cats. The Englishman, being their guest, vas allowed to do most of the shooting,
 
 scene was ever witnessed than that of the wild-eyed English dude, with one eye glass, and pretty full ot bug juice, shoot ,ng tame cats and thinking il was sport lust as daylight appeared, the man in charge of the cats and dogs let four gray cats out of the old house behind the trees, and started dog after them. The cats run down into the woods, and when the dogs parked, the Engiishman was old to look out for the game, but be careful and not shoot the dogs. He saw cat whooping down the underbrush, with its tail as big as rolling pin, and ne blazed away, and the noble game rolled over on the turf. The boys said Il was the best shot they ever saw, and the Englishman was elated. More Cats were let out, and he shot, some on the run and others out of trees where they had climbed to get away from the dogs. Every little while the club fellows would give the foreign sportsman drink, and he thought he was having as fine time as ever cid the Prnce of Wales on d bear hunt The Hub men retrieved cats for his highness. md there was stark of game ,ha, made hem stare. Finally the las, run of cats occurred, when the man in charge le, out ,.out twenty, of all kinds, and the dogs based them all over the woods, and ,ke r.nglishman be.am wild. He left his sand and charged through the woods, 'soo'ing wild cat ou' of a tree here and there, when the club man sent his game kceoer to tell the Englishman tha. it was d ainst the rules of the wildcat preserve for any guest to shoot more than twenty hve cats of mo s, and that the hos requested him 10 deslst. He reat- i'y complied with the request. an then they all turned in and gather d up the cats to take them to tl,
 hicago train. The Englishman WAS n precipitation, full of genuine sports man enthusiasm, and the boys were try ing hard to keep from laughing. Arriv- ing al the depot. the cats were placed on the platform, and the few citn ms who were waiting for the train looked al them n great wonder, but nothing was said. When the train came along from Wauke- gan, and the conductor jumped of amongst the dead cats he was about 10 ,ay something. but the boys told him to keep still, and they bribed the baggage nan to act as though 1t was all right. so he cats were put in the car and the boys vent in and the train started.
 Had pretty good sport this morning. A Ybody get hur, by the ildca,s .' asked he baggage man, as he tat-da m, c Ia cat, as though it was ch ice game.
 70. no sad one of the club men.
 The duke k a dead shot. and the wild est cat tn the preserve. tha, yellow ana white o,e came down grac.f4ly. itwa> ne finest morning., sport hazel u s,n.e the Grand Duke Alexis was my gues |. Hello says ,he conductor. as he came in aite' tickets, "G me Is plenty th,s winter"
 Yes said the duke, with drawl. as he adjusted his eye glass, the woods arc full of them. you know
 All the way to Chicago the boys talked oi the excellent cat shoo.ing they had had Tn times past. and when they had arrived at the depot an express wagon vas engayed 10 take the cats to the s l