The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-02-19
WILD ANIMALS
IN NORTHERN PERRY.

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the nerves of its readers with
blood cnrdling tales Of horrible
monsters frequenting the road
leading from Somerset. north.
We have some knowledge of
those ASPIRATIONS and can quick
ly give The key to the perplexed
Review for sensible solution of
the brain racking, chloral need
ing problem.
Here in Hooking these "wild
animals are called Possums.-
Around about New Lexington
this apparation is called
"snaikes Years .ago.in Somer-
SET, old Sop Lidy called them
''rats." But the beast is the
same by whatever name. or If no
name, by which il is referred t..
Historically speaking. some
Ten years ago Col. Billy Spencer
was driving home from New L. x
ington where he had spent a
speeding hour with some haw
eaters. AT Redmonds spring his
old horse halted. expecting its
accustomed drink-from the
spring.
The Col. told us often that
here and then a savage beast
checked his homeward career,
that half a dozen c,.tamounts.
or mounts of he cat kind. sur
rounded his buggy. alarming him
to wonderful degree. He got
ont of his pl,aeton or cart wagon
or diay or whatever they call it
up in that country, struck a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the wild
animals" catching a sight of his
aggressive mu>tarhe climbing up
his pugnaciouS no-e disappeared
under the culvcrt. The next day
Pat Redmond's dog dug a Pos
sum from under the bridge.
| Following this adventure of a
legal lumlnary trailing the wilds
Of Perry, Squire Fullerton, OF
Thorn, records in history the
next "wild beast' sensation.
The Squire had held court
carnival ia Thornvilie. lie had
set down On Scott Moore, joe
Bell, Pete Burroughs, and some
imported luminaries of the law
from other intellectual centres.
On his way home he encountered
"a savage wild beast" His
faithful dog, "Old Bull was at
home a mile off holding converse
with the mans dog in the moon.
! The Squire carried no revolver
which-is 10 his credit, nor no
hickory cane, as Il Jackson Dem
ocrat should, which was an over
sight, but under his arm he held
the Squire's Book of Costs,
weapon with which many man
III his wild career has been sub
jmga!ed. The wild beast" defied
him on HE high way, no dog. 10
revolver. no hickory cane. The
Old Squire trembled. but lucky
thought occurring, he opened his
Cost Book and read a page to The
catamnunt, or whatever it was
ObstrmcIing his Way, and from
That day TO this, no wild beast
has pestered the high ways Of
Thorn.
Lately. as we said in the start,
wild beasts" according TO the
Review, are inle>ting The roads
OF Perry leading north lromsSom-
erset.
in he absence Squires
cost BOOK, Billy Spence rs mus
tache, or - notice from IL bank
of note due, we suggest hal The
Fearful adventnrers supply them
selves with il copy of the Senli
mel. lis presentation will s
lence all goJlin~, and will scare
all threatening wild beasts" in
to the next county:
In event. however, that the
Legislature OF Ohio. or any com
mit,ee OF that body should wan
der into Perry, we are in doubi
as 10 whether or not the Scnii-
mel, even, would check them in
their purpose TO Guido Barnum
as Il Menayerie, and foresiaiI
FOrppau.h in fright Of women
and children.
The wild animals of nor
thern Perry should be sup.
pressed. We hint To the Review
that they escape from cages in
Somerset.
The fright is an old timer
The animal" has appeared III
many countries and in other
ages. Dante got ticket to
show OF il sim lar kind. and Tam
O'Shan!er crept in under the
curtain, but saw The sights all the
same.
The Sentinel, 50 year in ad,
vance, will drive ont all the wild
beasts of Perry if only lis COOL
advice is followed. and the sub
scription price promptly paid.
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