Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-22

Est-e between . Drove OF Hogs and =
rtrsado.
Wee Ta~t Sun.
rr rey-r forget the FIRST time l ran
sea drove 20 pCccaries,' said an Erie
amr-vc engineer. recalling some Of his
sr--
"A We OH eccari1sF" said the repOr-
a.4 bis tone must have grated on the
srrra.r. f1r be- replied, testify:
.N-- drove Of peccariesl 0Ou'll ad-
.t -'Nu-e, that there are peccariesf
.Ist t1u ever hear that they ran in
.... rersainIvIr said the reporter.
F-s 1.y're down IN South America,
E,-. ~ central America, some
~. hsys Thank YOUR said the en-
s.- -n.a sou s'pOse / thought they
-s resting round iu this railroad yardY
asc rl an idea that / meant they were
e-a-.r- trt lercLuut and the acorn up
rt.. Erie liues I know where pee
.t-..- s-.. and Illiuk ought %. And IL
r4-rttl south America, Mexico, nor
ut-sI America that / met EN-. neither.
@us iu Texas. aud. as I said before, I'll
Ever I.r--t the hrst time ran into
rrevc 90 '.u-
ef.vl Oh tste a JOB on a
EuE-- -ar.. sd. D. good many o-ner
rr-- l.-...l ..sl.rtsat.al- from the North.
Calr'l know any more about Texas than
-uelL, than you do, but I went down
caers 81 run a train. and / thought 1 could
dnlL D Cot a passeD Eer-traiu, and had a
ureman who was from the North. I had
80 the rang % the road fairly. and was
hilEg along one day through a piece OF
r-rds when all Of a sudden my fireman
ErIfrs-
'Jeuhillikins! Yonder's a drove OF hogs
81 tse trsckr
sure enough. about three train
erEthE ahead Was q big drove Of the ug-
sr-hlokins hogs / ever saw. They were
-fsin< th-ir time in walking across the
rack- AT frst thought Ia sock on the
lakes AMI 10y 90 stop, but on second
-7urht made up my mind that Il would
Or 60 cut through tue drove with full
Ea[rH- pulled her wide open and let
rr whistle sing. Of course, / thought
rs- EeUHd q the whistle would scare the
-azH and likely cause ZEN to scatter aud
SIZE 40 opening for me. Bat the min
t1sy heard the sound they all stopped
dead. md the ones that had got OF the
wark came crOwding back 20 get on
s--iz. Every hog bristled up and showed
n-ht- sad VIXEN ] struck 'em they were
slsrdIug there like wall 70 receive me.
10 coarse the engine Knocked them right
nd left, aud cut a swath through the
aroVs like re1-hOt iron through a piece
sutler. but the ones thai were left Jew
lroely 90 the wheels OF the cars as they
rlsseu. and we're crushed % death ny the
lsEeu. Wsen We got through them
kd bacs, and there stood the remnant
81 ne drove, as defiant as ever.
Well says % my hremsn, is that
-'IsIy says he. Is No. 4 sandpaper
10y
Funny looking hogs, amt they p says
No Berkshire in 'em, you bet says
sewhen yve got % the next station 1
t4Ts 90 tie agent:
4 Tan into drove o hogs back yOn-
aar aE9 killed a couple o dozen Of 'em. l
f11se ven Ind out whose they are when
a suIt Tor damages comes in 10 the COM
tanr. SAYS ], a. 1 pulled out.
Ihs a-eutjust laid down and hOwied.
ari ! wondered what allied him. When
o. gsl 20 the end Of the run I was tell
sr-a native railrosder about the drove OF
--'r Hogs. and be says;
80 that's nOthin'. Them's pec'ries.
-kg " didu't stawp yer train
-ti uyg says l..
WuEF saws ne. WAL, ef We had
tauptl them pec'ries d bounced inter
Ea- cab Cuicker'n q t'rantuly kin kill
-ra-=- an thud a chaWed ye up thrum
ceW-lick down 20 yer last buniOn.
I-c i1ui a s'rOunded them cars, an the
..,s eiloot that opened a door thud a
--sNtd him up. AFTER day or 50 the
t'upuy q a missed the train an ID a sent
Another inEiue out 20 look II up, an when
t irgiaeer found 10 an stawped his in
s-re o. hook on 20 il, them pec'ries ID
iced on his ingine an chawed him
90, an So it'd 3 gone on, an the business
t1e road q a suffered
According to that says ]. the pee
cary must BE- a pusher'
-t5st more vim in him. says the native,
--ln any other citizen o Texas 'cept the
-e--ipcde. You mustn't furgit 70 meet
e centipede- He'll make We laugh.
ne pec'ry's got a mem'Fy lOnger'n thrum
Eyer ~ New Orleans, too, an the chances
= -lat you'll meet them fellers agin that
- see to-day. Mind We. nOWl Don't
tasp yer injine.'
sure - guns. when we went back next
tsE, taeze in the very same spot was the
-.mlanE Of that drove OF peccaries.
t1suan.
$50 hey were. AS We tore down OMEN
1y tTaced up and met Us face 10 face.
Lley SIT. ~ 1t the wheels, grabbed al
SIDE reds, and fought every truck in
q rain - the cars passed them. A
&z-n OF more Of them we're killed. The
l--rdries didn't follow US, but when we
sat back on tie trip, thsre. at the same
. p, Na2 posted all that was left OF the
tr1, evidently waiting 20 revenge tine
t-ail 81 their companions. The drove
Na- reduced % twelve. The twelve plant
e. themselves square on the track, facing
p, and never moved an inch as we dashed
q en- and scattered 'em right and lett
Al- tse rails. Looking back after the
a,in ad PASSED the SPIT, we saw one sOli-
So ftccSrT LEFT alive Out OF the drove.
-i lae native, az the end Of the run,
All ile persistent pluck OF the pee
lf.ez ant about killing them all but one.
t-n't s'pose veil see him again.
tHIL
0a, he'll be thar said the native.
ie AIN bet a bucket o liquor he'll be
rt Fec'ries dOa't know setch a
az backin' out OF fight. He'll be
Ard he was there. We could see him
d mile ahead Of US, when we went
nezt day, standing plumb in the mid
ihe track, or, rather, squatting on
-i' launches, waiting for US. 1t seemed
l'iF "a run him down. DE rose 70 his
- ~ drew near him and rushed for
$50 70 meet Us. The engine struck him
az luried him 50 feet out into the woods.
"e 1at finished the drove.
llU1d cut good many things about
e peecsry before / leit Texas. There
ra- time when nothing would kill a
a 80 A40 E0AaNuc4 hAAuW5 VI tAC
--ral American Indians, but that was
te ne days Of Winchester rides. A
.r- IRON Winchester is lust search
nough % md q peccary's vitals, but
range don't want 10 be too long.
2 nan goes out hunting peccaries
rs- TIP lightly through the forest,
stealing upon the uususpecting
bring il down with its unerring
No not when he hunts pecoaries.
old. nineteen seconds after he fired
-ist shot he would be appOrtioned out
TIE drove IN two-ounce lots, but
49, -, teots and baggage counted In. The
tVcesfy hunter Fhins up a tall