Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-02-09
PURSUED ev a PUMA.


a umntsE ~ e@sta htna Tells t1aw EIts tAe8
waa saved ~ . Dag.
The l'erfo's cry grew ftinter and
fainter Then its note changed 20 ths
qasruloas worrying aud sharling. with
. loud. bong bark nov and again,
which trils the master that hi. dog
wants help with a dangerous quarry.
guessed how ID vas In that moment
While ! bad followed the lions old
trail Il hsd been following met I ran
back The Perro was working further
from cur path. Luckily | struck a
once the spst where he had branched
away. BIT u vas slow lifting hs track
thruagh the forest I made up my
mind b return. when the clamor
ehange.i - yelp- and howls The lion
bad faeeA shout. struck down my dog,
and perhaps was tearing him. A East
as possible hurried on.
"But y lions mean killing. all /. over
in an inilaat whcn they hate their VIC
tim doWa. and the perro's miserable
yells showed him 30 be stiil living
After awhile | came up. See the
marks We observed two deep scars
ON the left shoulder aud two slighter
ones. tvo rugged panctures on the
right There the Pumas claws bad
gra-p,d while he struck.
The children bowed my dog. and no
artery was eat I shredded soma
Spanish moss, bound up his wounds.
.lung hin "a nay seari, aud set out fof
home. - far had We wandered that u
was nearer than he corral am
strong senorea hut the sun vas
hot aud the dog IL heavy
On ones shoulders. No path led
through the forest and | could
not feel sure. not being an Indian. that
l was following the true course. A
hundred times ! thought q dropping
tbs pooT animal. bat bad not the
heart ~hea he licked my ncck. aud l
remembered what his fate wuald be-.
deyourrd alive by ants
Presently be became restless. and
then b. growied IL needs many les
-aus - teach foo say. the provefb.
| hit him with ms slbov. bat be would
not hg 4siet H. bsgan % bark fccbly.
gathering up bis lInhs. puor heasti I
suddenly caught the hint and turned.
A few yards di7'anfe the bushes
softly .Wayed besi,b my track That
llan was following again ! booked 10
ms rIas aAd set iurvard In ten min
ute- The growliUg Fsrommvncoi. and
the excitement Il thr perru grew
stronger and stronger The brute was
creeping up ! cooked my gun. faced
round. bat ihat devil was quickerl
Nnrhing could be sceu bat the WaYin Z
4 the twigs fired a chanc .hot %
30 eject aud resumed nay way after
lpeling. fur long while all wn-
quiet gainel tn river bank snd
80. uufAug down. relieved u all anN.
iety. ior ths sp1t vas familiar In "a
houf shuul bs a home.
''neyanA hroad bsli u rveds and
swamips wrand las the clearing fhaI
vas 80 ugly 10 - traverse with q lioa
n Bue's heels. and ! congratulated ny
sslf he bad ruu away Ouf could not sss
yard m either hand whsn. hslf-vaS
through, the psrro growled and harkr,
and struggled in greater agitation thar
hefure. cried D. the -aiuts, and th'
sweat poured dovu Whsn turnod.
the leaves we're ali bonding aud qui,cr
ing bat I've wards away shot and
hurried Goa. but the ground was Il VI
cult n iew moment. the dog sgaiH
gave warning. and the reeds wayrd Al
about shoii But now the dog di'
not csasr a. raise sueh feeble clamoi
a. he uuuld and shot a. fast A.
could Dai Madrr 81 Dios. .cnorcs
what a run that wa.'
"Tba firing saved ne Two saguoro
restingin the shade Anew the sound %
my pi,rc, ard came to me halloalng
Tho perro Sss almost chokod ia con
yulsioqs by this tims, and ! believe tina
lion hsi just gathered himself 10 .priul
when ihelr shouts alarmed him. Al,
from hat time. .snores, ! have under
stool boss a Kind sction does not q
unrewarded For II hal abandone'
my dog ! shoule never have reaches
home that day - Bagrar,a