The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25
A CORNER ON cArAMoUNrs.
Encounter Of. West Virginia rroaohe
with Family Of wildcats.

with FAuluy OF wildcats
lev. shaariok Henderson. a Campbeliiu-
PREACHER OF Mcdowell county, who ha
travelled these mountains Tor almost bali q
century. saysa Colo Cred: lN Val letter e,
Tue Plttsaurg Post, aud who has IA time
past hsd adrentures and escapes enough 4,
satisfy any reasonable mortal, was crossm
Cole cree, in. It's widest pari Close up
Micajah mountain, when be saw two cat.
mount kittens p.ayfuily tumbhng on th,
creek lank. %
The reverend gentleman concluded 10 can
cure ths pretty lolt.ied, lulooeut lookill
oaneaes Of dun and fur alive, and % tax
.nen homo rs cnriOsues lie dismnunteS
and stepping lightly rs possible gave chase
On0of the L5tie fellows sAnIad INTO n hollow
or, while the other made brcas ior u
WOODS The ono w1ich struck iop riAs wood
was easily QyertaleH and captured, afte
having pretty segeloly scrgtehed Tire hand
oi the reverend 1oolosist Thc one IN the TO-
stuck ikea leecA.to ~ sDlea and j. was no
until aftur an hour or moro oi hard wogs ~
preacher succeeded u pulling han otr "ilhs
r0r-cd stick. when be, too, was carried bee.
20 the horse and cohsigned GO one side Of th'
saddle bags, whose contents consisted o.
hymn books Rld Bibn@s
Nj. Henderson,, lhdius that time haC
Town on sTift wings while he had beos
after his kittens, started III, horse Tor th1
house of tic nearest ne.hbQr disiauca o.
six miles or more 9sf5ss he had riddei
lalf tie distance the sun lad disappeared be
1ihd the mCuItau The reverend gentle
nan was rifng slowly along thfoggh th
deepening gloom OF the forest Ia thonsht
'ul, hali sleeping mQpl aheu q shlil scfeec
Jehinl him ami up the nioun.liA side ne
minded bin that it WAS growing dark anl
here was rapidly approaching prospect ol
! fight, II not PAIR ~ ing1, With ia,
safeutsof Tie tiinapcd contents 81 the sad
lie bags
Dr.. Henderson can mako q hong prayer,
md * NOT eyer 80 20 a rood square heht when
40 cannot get ont OH ST. tie Realized thai
Ibis was one of the occasions WHOM prayl
aad 10 tiks "a 3ao; sur and muscle anl er.'
llasthdsre fdi' the supremacY DNin0unt
mg, lie setuiei q heavy hickory club befor
The eets Arrived, sac not iaomeul too soon
Both tho Old cars.apDe0Isi 40 the SAME tins
IN the road aheadror the preacher. They has
undoubtedly selntcdrh6 kittens and made ID
rectly f0r.thoiE -o1utor One ~ the clta
mounts, an unusually lsree tad fefociou
male, made a. spring for the domlnie's throat
but received a hack with the hick6l,
sil3Gt klid BIN On has back befOr0 Heudef
son could Iyc0ver his guard the rehll
.oaggst BIN By the shouidor as it lo8pad arc.
rssEt him tearing a sectiQa OF LIS eoat and
about SIX iRchsS az ais SIN aad flesh in.g
ribbons a... r.- .--t
Fortunately the cat mis' q. her clicpiatiob
rs the preacher swung abru, EitbIlse weight
Of his bluH on har partner, o. " goald have
gone worse with him. IS iJ was. tiie wouad
was terribly painful and aade the DOMINIC
eeme as near saying unsrthodox things as
be ever casi IN bis Info. By this tiHso tiieniat
had got on his Leer again, ana both cats pre-
pared 10 SprnZ at once. Henderson. seoiug
that tho affair was getting .erous, backed
up against = tree ana awaited their on
siaught lIs didat have t. wuiE long. q.
the male. sasIling with rage. made a leap n
bis throat Wide the female crept ~ ono side
as II 10 flank him, Ilis fact saved the
preacher, as II gQYoAnl time % receive the
biggest one, VuIch he aalllluAy did 81 jump
Ing b the right and striking il Is /. struck
tho tree where be had just stood Tue bios
Knocked it senseiess. The female made q ily.
igg leap but another quick movement al.
lowed her to strike the bare VI tho tree where
the preacher had Stood lie gave Il one hard
blow on tie side, bat slipped and fell, when
the cat buried lSn t. "a, and claws ln his les.
IL was now rolling, tumbllng fight for
very brief period, but the domhiics good
luck did not desert him, a. he was fortunate
enough 10 hit the animal on tho back, break
ing is spine As soon as he conli free him
sell from her cnbrgco Sc ran To tie male,
which was just getting on is feet, and hit il
swo or three terrible blows which killed. IT,
Both eats were now dead, but the preacher
wa SO badly torn and exhausted that he had
great difficulty IL getting 20 his horse. When
he remouutod lac rc1e rs rapidly as he could
20 The nearest house, where 10 remained al
nest fortnight before he was a1.e . -
abOut again.