Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-21

me negro knocked him down. and IN.
German ran up and stabbed him /.
Tie heart with large clasp-knife. RI
Tor The plnckv little fice--tbe rea
nero Oh the occnsi0n-ihere is no tell.
ing now the contest might have e,ded
he panther measure three lo,.ul.
OF an axe-handle-abnut seven fa,,,
ana would weigh three hundre,
| onnds.
Down on the Backwater In Sou,b
eastern Saline, ablut The wear 1874
settler 'named Samu i Miller had buil,
his cabin and was opening a sma'
rm. II hal two little daughters
'anic a Susie, ag d seven and six
ole 'norhing the mother of the li,,le
Iris sent them IN an errapd tn q
nelsibor's. nearly Two miles distant
he road was a mere pathway through
he thick woods. bat the chjldre,
knew 1t very well. II md in hand they
'oiidied along. unheeding because M.
conscious vt peril. But half milo
from home. on Ike upper are Of a LARGE
leaning tree. which b; mt lirectly owe,
the palt. they SAW large panthe,
sire cii'd out at full length. baskinr
IL The morning snn! They did moi
: low rightly what it was.
90. Susie" said Jennie, .there'
wolfr'
Yes" said Susie. ''and l spect IL >
The bad old fellow that catchs,l ~ :.
lamb and kills papa's pigs. Let u,
20 right back home and tell papa, and
lie will come and shoot it wiz his gun. :"
But what il it runs away while
we're gomez" returned Jennie. Tell
You what We'll do. Susie: You STAY
Ii re and watch it, and I'll rul and
tell papa! l can run fastest, Won
know"
Little Susie readily assented to the
arrangement assuring her sister that
II the bad old WOLF should come
down the tree she would lake a stick
IN punch his eyes out" Then gath
'rihS up some acorn cups and a
q 'antity of velvet moss. she set about
cons rucling play house" at the
loot OF the very tree on which crouched
the panther. watching her curiouslv.
Presently he arose and walked back
aud fourth. back and forth, along the
cvel extent of the tree, as if impa-
tent and meaning to descend. BIT
Susie shook her little fist at him
menacinglY. and soon he Law down
again with his heal between his paws,
lazily blinking hi' great yellow eyes.
''ns IT," Susie said. ''he was awful
sleepy"
Away ran jimmie. fleet as a little
fawn. and in due time she reached her
fathers cabin and hurried Y told her
mother that there was n big wolf
Oh n tree. and that Susie hal '.staid TO
mind it," Mrs. Miller at once COM
rchended the narrowing truth. and
called frantically to her hus band, who
was at work in his clearing near by
Nj. Miller came at once. accompanied
by young II an in his employ named
G 'orge P.unkett. R a'izing the inn
hinent peril of his child, and dreal-
ing that perhaps already a horrible
fate had befallen it. the pioneer d
not speak Il word. but in few seconds
he and young Piunkctt. rifle in hand.
were running swiftly to the scene.
Nearing the LOCALITY. NJ Her said:
If we are not too late. G .orge. let
me fire first"
P ssibly the emotions of the father
at This time may be imagined; GER
tainly | can not describe them. Faint
hopes and sickening fears alternated
IN his breast as he sped deetly on. L
was hardly poss bic that the child was
yet alive but as the panther had not
sprung at first. there was bare
chance. Meanwhile. in the little
cabin Lone. the agoIized mother had
caught her remaining little one to her
breast. and was praying silently but
fcrventlY.
But--O. the joy of il!-on coming
within sight of the fateful tree Miller
saw his child safe and unframed. The
little innocent was busy at her play.
grooming sweotly the while. Doubtless
H, who stol ped the mouths of the
Lions had preserved her! H oh above,
the pan her was on his perch. | two
seconds Mller's rifle rang out. the
a Their came crashing TO the ground.
ii ballet fairly IN its brain, and little
Susie sprang up and exclaimed: 20,
papa! How you scared mer'
This panther measured five feet ten
inches. Miller tanned its skin, and
when his daughters hal grown to
each of them had n cape
made from it. For some reason the
M Her fanily di not loag remain in
Missouri after this incident. They
went back 10 Illinois, but in ten years
or more they returned to the Black
water country. where Miller still
owned his farm. Miss Susie and Miss
j mi, of en- wore their panther-skin
cares. and were very proud OF them
In lS49 he gold fever carried of Mr..
NJ Her; he went to California and died
there many years ago.
Some of the pioneers termed the
pan,h rs 'riger'.'' or ".iger-cats,
o. Il branch of Salt river in Shelby
County. old hu Winnegan, afamou'
hunter, killed three panthtrs. OF
tigers in one winter and tho
stream has ever since borne the name
Of Tiger Fork. In this lacality pan
'hers were. as may be supposed. very