Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-03

! frisnd Of mine, Who lives IN Iouiai-
aoa, Vas onoo being roved acsu0 Z
stream BY tvo men. He NJ hitting 9
the bow Of The boat and had With hin
his small poodle dog. In the bottcm
OF The boat lay an axs belonging to enc
Allieators vere al around; but litt3s
attention Vas paid 10 them, until sud
denly Q large fellow came up olooe by
the hoak Instantly The poodle, with Z
nd lack at judgment. uttsFed . warn
ing bark and mAdn . bo0nd for the uRly
thing. A. he did %, ths alligator sim-
ply opened n Jaw, and IL poodle
went down his throat like . dAah, the
map Of the teeth e2sctuAlly huahing
tho bark before Is Was 6niahed.
The owner of the dog vas % earAoed
that be caught up the AKA and brought
It down with such forco that it, ken
edge sank into the horny hand. Of the
reptile, which gave FURIOUS Airt,
vrenehed the handle from his hands,
and almost hung him into the water.
The ALLIGATOR immedia1ely sank cut of
night, but soon came mp and The axe
handle WAs seen gliding over the sur
fase Of tho river In Q most curious way.
There's one thing suro,n mutterod
the man, a be looked at II, "the meal
you made q my poor dog mugt have
cost you headache."
This was not . very pleasant adven-
tures but two or three weeks later seme-
thing still moro startling occurred,
which caused the gentleman to con-
cluds that he bad seen quite enough OF
The sauTian tribe.
Ono afternoon, Just at sunset, a. be
was returning from hunting excursion,
he came to Red river. In order 70 reach
the camp he must croB the river, but
how to do this was . question b could
not satiafaotorily answer.
He was in . dee0lAte, unsettled go
ton, With not . living peeDo0 IN sight,
though he knew that some negro huts
stood . mile OF two up the river.
there must BE- boat somewhere up
there" be concluded, "and ! may q
well tramp on till ind il"
Il was weaxis0me work, for be Was
very tired; but he started OF, believing
heihad no choice. He had gone but Q
little way, however, when to his delight
hecaught sight Of negro boy padding
down stream In dug-out. The gentle
man immediately made such an outcry
that the astonished boy stopped in mid
stream, than padded over 70 see what
Va wanted.
The gentleman quickly explained TO
the lad his anxiety to be landed en- the
other side Of tho river, and taking out q
Ginning silver dollar. he told him 1t
should b his II he would terry him over.
The negro was Z 6ne-looking fellow,
about fifteen years old, bare footed, and
very muscular and aOtive. he handled
his paddle with tho akill Of . HAnlon,
and his big eyes Rlistsnsd whom he
looked on the wealth which WAS offered
him; but he explained that the duR-0
VA 90 small he very much doubted
whether it was capable Of floating them
both.
"Canv 200 paddls ysrsslf sber, mas
a." asked the negro, go dar'u b but
One, and den aend Do boat back for mei''
sBut how can I ssnd il 10 your asked
the gentleman, with Y smile, "unless !
bring il myself that wouldn't
mend matters"
The sable paadler scratched his head
in peFplexity and grinned, for It was .
pulling question 70 him. A. The only
thing that could be done, il Was agreed
that they should attempt the passage To-
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