Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-02

grab them and with one whiri Ming them 10 feet
into the air. They were fairly wild with sport.
Another hutia had been freed. The dogs standing
at the foot OF a slender mahogany, were springlng
and whirllng In delirious expectancy. suddenly
there was terrific commotion In the top OF the
tree, and following this. with a frightful crash
through the leaves and limbs, u huge ma1a, writh-
Ing ana laundering in the air, fell to the earth,
breaking the back OF a dog which had seemed una
bic 10 move in its excited fascination. We dis
patched both the poor brute and the loathes0me
serpent, which, stunned by Its own fall lay limp
Within the hole In the soft earth its own weight
had forced. IL had climbed this mahogany by
coiing, and In sprngng upon its victim, the little
hutla, had oyerleaped It's distance.
EXPERT IN wooDCRAPr
The woodcraft OF our vaQuero jose had many
extraordinary Illustrations Striking his machete
into beautiful tree he brought it forth ejaculat
Ing most dramatically: mira! la sangre de la
Doncella!" c'See! the blood OF the virginr) The
, 1iade was dripping with blood,red sap OF red
Again when we had become thirsty, and could find
no water, Jose knew a back door out OF his diem-
ma. Here Is Aaron's rod!- said he. 81 will give
you water" With this he struck a large vine
twice, severing piece as big as ones arm from
she para eimarona or wild grape. and from the
whey, refreshing sap. So too, his seductive calls
OF the wild pigeons, or which we found four varie-
hands make sharp, loud clappings, grading these
down TO sounds as low as the soft Tapping OF
wings. This would be followed by a vocal call so
Ike that OF the wild pigeon that one seemed nest
ling there above our heads. To these would come
low, half-doubtng answers from all about US. and,
hnaliy, the scurrying and rustling OF the deluded
FIGHT WITH WILD BOAR
Discouraged in our quest for wild boar, we re-
traced our way toward the mOuntaineerS' cabins.
All the afternoon jose had at intervals unloosed
our remaining dog. and, giving a grunt in imita;
Gut OF sight. uentidr teos-Or with hose appraised,
and, smelling FAR" as the Cubans have 1t, but
had invariably returned without trace OF our
sought-for game. But suddenly, when not mile
distant from the moGntaineers', he LEFT us with
yep and spring, and away we all went pel-mell
after him, myrladS OF disturbed owls splitting and
shrehlng above. a run OF twenty rods brought
US TO tine dog and huge black boar, thirty feet
away, which had turned TO project the retreat OF
z herd OF wild hogs scampering away behind.
~AQui estG ourdco ciDarOnr' l''Here IS wild
eoar!0 shouted Jose, wild as the dog itself with
delight. There stood the savage fellow, all head,
Dristling shoulders, legs, tail with plumy tremb-
ling end, jaws and tusks, champlng and cracking
his jaws, IRON which great rolls OF foam were
already working, with hideous sucking sound, a
splendid picture OF lerOcious brute bravery. To
one side and another he sprang as the dog crowded
him. Then ne would charge the dog and whirl In
the air, scattering the earth like an exploding
shell.
CLOSER AND CLOSER CROWDED THE TWO BBUTEs,
In air half the time, each bent on death, the dog
frequently clearing the boar at a bound, and mad
dening him with savage snappngs and lacera-
lions of shoulders or hams. over and under went
the dog with marvellous agility, frequently send
Ing the boar four feet into the air. but everychage
from the dog brought still more savage counter
charge from the boar. i believe no such agile and
feroc1ous movements were ever elsewhere seen.
For forty feet In every direction the forest ground
looked like freshly-ploughed field, and it seemed
TO my startled eyes as though a cyclone OF dog,
bog, boar, mud, bark and roth had descended into
the darkening covert. frankly confess TO flight
10 a near fallen tree upon which, to escape less
than hanging, do not believe / could have ordi-
narily vauited. The don and jose became appar-
entity part OF the cyclone, though no mortal eyes
could have followed their movements or gymnaS
ties do not know now long this lasted. saw
flash of fire, and through the of 1t all heard
a shot. Then the whirlwind seemed to fall upon
jose. saw the CLEAN OF his machete somewhere
In its very core. Then a cuban yell went up that
set the tree limbs vibrating. We tied our grass
woven thongs TO the dead bOars shoulders and
tusks and when we had dragged him to the noun
taineerS cabins, great neckS OF foam streaked with
blood still lay upon the brave fellows jagged ribs.
EDGAR L. WAKEMAN.