Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-13

will leape0 nsl5c S. Ssk and 81
/ iithely - : could.
inc boar went by me with 3 rush,
/ blowing through the san0 and making
/ the pebbles Az. AIS If d hundred pound
shot had struck beside mel
did not wait e. even look sc him,
/ but tackled about as if On pivot, and
ran ID stream. with ali my might and
mainl But the boar pursued almost rs
Quickly as /. and ! had not run hum
dred feet before he was At my heels
again
Again leaned for life, ID one side;
and again the boar plowod byl The
next instant was running for dear LIES
sake down stream again -Four times !
ran back and forth II this manner, and
every time. Che boar came 90 close that
he threw the froth from his mouth all
over By back Il seemed IS Il be came
closer 20 me each time. felt my
strength, Or st least my breath, falling
me. The thought that must be ripped
and killed By that savage animal was
an awful ones and catch me !
knew he would in less than an
other minute. But just as tackled the
fourth time, my eye fellon . blackberry
saplinQ that leaned out from the thicket
on the bank, over the creek bed.
Tho trunk was, perhaps, four feet up
from my head AS ran under Il. 7
summoned ell my energy, jumped and
caught It with my hands. It bent under
the weight, but drew legs up. and clap
ped my feet roud i, just in time to es-
cape q spiteful upward slash Of the
boar's tuehesl He just missed my body.
Another foot and he would have struck
mel
wiggled round to the top side Of the
sapling, into more secure position and
was now, perhaps six feet above the
bOar's head.
There lay aud painted; while be-
meath, the old tusker stood and looked
up 40 me, whetting his tusks. his wicked
little red eyes fairly sparkling with fury,
and the long bristles standing up all
along his fore shoulder and back
Finding that he could not reach me,
the boar began roofing and tearing out
the bank at the roots of the sapling.
Rip, rip went his old tusks through the
turf and fibers. / felt the sapling jar,
and soon began to fear that he might
tear enough Of the roots and the earth
away so that it might fall over into the
creek bed
Every few moments the malignant
brute would stop and eye me for an in
slant, then fall to ripping ct the roots
again. 1 really think that the creature
had some plan of getting me down.
Already it was past sunset, and twi.
light would soon come on. AID ought
to be back by this time, / thought,
and in hopes Of his assistance, now be-
gan to shout for help. For time the
forest echoes were my only responses,
but / kept shouting at intervals of half
q minute, or less, and at last got an
answering hullo! from away up the
creek.
.'Help'' / shouted. "HeIp. helpl"
AID was at this time about half mile
from camp, coming home with q wagon
load Of pecans When he heard me call
'shelplp he unhitched old sBuck" from
the wagon, jumped on his back and
came down at d gallop In q minute or
two / heard him lashing il through the
sweet-briars st d great pace.
Hold onl / shouted. Get your gun
ready. nm freed BY savage old boar
You must look out for him. He's full Of
fight.
ssI'll settle himl' cried Ad. cheerily.
But the boar no sooner heard his voice
than be gave one Of his whooghs rushed
up the bank and our through the brush,
toward the sound
could just see Ad over the briers.
Look sharpIn called out. "He's
coming for your
Let him cOmeln AID exclaimed 1
heard the hammer click; then crack
went 3 shot Old Bucks" head reared
up il sight st the same instant The
boar had charged blindly 1t the horse
In the fracas Ad was thrown violently
into the bfiers.
Fearing the worst. jumped down
from the sapling. and ran through the
brush on the trail Of the boar. But be-
fore got through, another shot cracked,
and Ad cried out AL right I've set.
tied him this tins n
When got through the thicket, he
was standing il triumph, over the still
heaying body Of the boar.
Missed him the first time. > said he.
'sIhen the horse jumped before could
catch the reins an threw me. Old Buck
ran of III no time; and then the boar
turned on me, 40 Hay sprawled out here.
I continued to work the lever and shove
the muzzle down, ashc came toward me-
See. the bullet went il AZ his mouth, an
came out 1t the back Of his head.
J got the turkey and the shot gun;
and We went back 70 camp where the
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