The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-09
HE is no HUNTER.

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Nut Was Ble.see, viii ~. sur.
IFrankKent liyesintlie saokett's
Pond neighborhood, Sullivan coun.
ty, New York. The region is a
wild one. Residents Of the neigh.
borhood coming 10 town during
tho past week have had much to
relate about a recent hunting OK.
plot, or series Of exploits, Of Frank
Rent, who, they declare, is no
hunter at that. A few days ago
while no was at work in his yard
he saw his dog suddenly make for
the woods as fast as it could run.
Ina few minutes he heard the
soundSofa struggle between the
dog aud some other animal.
Kent got his gun aud ran to the
'pot. He found his dog and a
large red fox fighting. The fox
whipped tho dog and the latter
anoaked back home. The fox ran
into lis burrow, at the mouth of
which the fight occurred, Kent
dug the fox out and started home
with it alive. He had taken few
steps only when a small animal
flashed across an opening in fcut
Of him, Immediately followed by
another Close behind the two
bounded a large animal. The first
two we're raccopns. They were be.
ing pursued by a wildcat. The
coons popped into a hollow log.
The wildcat seeing Kent, did not
stop until it had gone a hundred
yards further on, then it took a
position in a chestnut tree. Kent
hastily took of one of his suspen.
dars and tethercd the fox to a
chestnut sapling by both hind
legs.
lie then ran TO the hollow log
wherc the coons had taken refuge
and closed up both ends with
chunks Of wood. The wildcat still
remained in the chestnut tree in
plain sight. Kent walked toward
it, bat it showed no inclination to
escape, Kent stood under the
branch on which the wildcat
crouched, not more than twenty.
five feet above him, The animal
prepared itself'to spring upon him,
Int before it could do so Kent sent
Hriilo ball into its hoart, and it fell
TO the ground and died almost
instantly.
Before the report of the gun had
died away Kent heard noise of
10 his right in the underbrush, and
he thought it was n COW that had
wandered into the woods. He
went into the brush toward the
Fpot where the noise came from,
aud to his surprise discovered a
large bear dragging itself along
with both Of its hind feet in Al
heavy steel trap, to which was at,
t'ohsd Il long chain. Kent was
obliged 70 shoe! the bear twice be.
fore he killed 1t.
After waiting n few minutes to
soc il he would be called upon to
sill or capture anything more,
Kent went back after his fox. He
s9t back just in time, for by its
struggles the fox had freed one of
''S legs, and would soon have gain.
ed its liberty. Kent carrid the fox
home and placed it in his smoke
louise. Then he went out and
HDught the wild cat in. Ho next
ok a bag and went to the hollow
! in which the coons we're i'm.
i'isoned. He removed the pieces
Of wood from one end aud drew the
mouth of a bag over the hole. He
showed a stick in at the other end
Of the log and the coons ran out
"lu llto tho nag. lie drew the
Ing of the log and carried the
coons homo alive and turned them
into the woodshcd. Then he went
oat and dragged in the carcass of
the bear. lIo has not found out
yet where the bear and thu trnr
joined campany. Kent,s exploit
consumed fifteen minutes only.
But his neishbors insist that he is
no hunter,
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Tho women Of Japan wear such
small shoes that it doesn't much