, 1888-04-26
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] wGs told that slli gator LnHIllg : = ~
aysltina sport f0uLj 70 pGTligtIss b ~,
Tho other day VIC CHARTERED saAE3
launch for tho "trip. Our party CyHE!5te1
Of five, who had never seen AZ al!iseLGE W
his native home, and lLo captain VI The
launch, who Wgs an old sportsman in e.
ugator hunting. We were armed yiIb
good rifles, and had full supply Of slns
mupition. Our destination was LeGs Cy-
press and Cypress river, where reports
said the alligators w@re plentiful. The
TIP across the lake was very fine, and In
the course OF an hour we arrived at the
mouth Of DiStGu canal, which coAneetS
the Cypress lake with Cypress river, and
Is about ten miles long. 1t is cut through
d country of rich tropical growth. In en-
hour and q half we reached 3 smaller
lake, and on the opposite side was the
wished for Cypress river. Our trolling
line had resulted in fine moss OF ls5.
Finding good camping ground 1e
landed, built fire and began cooking he
catch, which, with our othGT stores, fsE-
nished an excellent meal.
We then pushed our way Up the EiYsG,
and were soon among the aliSsters. The
first Ws saW was good sized agsstGIe
over eight fsst long, and ! sln RSs uSSy
TO forget it for some TINA, Tbs animal
lay apparently asleep on tho bank Nasog
the tall grass aad palmetto bushss. sac
captain raised his Yifs and Llszsd array.
His GiIn was good and the ball struck s6s
right eye. Instead CT making for tie
wuter, az wounded alligators generally 60,
| the creature lay quite sun. T~--11 h. =
| lieYed 1t dead, and working tas peSs -
Of victory Ole oGsffths u ti. bank 81. VIZ q. ayr..
| caught the priz9 by ths tail and sEaasE-
ored to pull it further up tie bank Tbas
| we hailed our companions. Bat tie All
| gator was not dead. With one Zip si saa
! tail it sent Us heels upwards In lsss tGas
than il takos 10 wzita tie fact. Ths yes}
of the party bsgaI to beat basty retreat
| toward tho boat while l was picking Ey-
self up.
4 BUY FOR DEAR LIF7.
| At that moment the captain shouted -
| run for dear life, as We had hit q torRsts'
| nest" The alligator was 2 kaDz!e and
| was nursing q nest Of young. The rest ot
the party got safely Gu the bost, hut q !
| was nearest the wounded alligator bsg
sound eye soon detected me, and tbs chase
began. With wide open mouth ETistlins
| with sharp tssth she made for ns, and
| took to my heels. By some mse1s tas an
| imal got between the boat and ms and my
| retreat was cut off. lives not long IN dis.
| covering that l was on small islsRd.
| The alligator appeared every Dosasas ts
grow larger and larger to my sistaztss
| vision. Wss fairly correred, and st lasi
took to the water, forgetting in my ftghi
that en- alligator il SIS formidable In thl
| water as on land. As ! dashed late tbs
river Mrs. Alligator wss close sseR me
| / expected every moment to have Aoss
| wide open jaws shut about my bsay.
There ] stood, up to my waist In tks aYsE
and within six fest OF me TRs It's Rs6
| dened alligator, one eye running viii
blood, the other like a burning ssSl
| could have shot her easily, but isE1A ihGi
| my rife was not loaded and al my ana.
| munition was in the boat.
| Twas IN despair and considertns SAstAs
eK to swim 10 the boat or club Ily Tias aas
| fight, when heard rife crack, allowed
| quickly by another, and the alligator wa
corpse. The party then iazdsd, sailt q
fire, and dried my clothes whQs IL
| others ats their dinner. SomsboH ] ets
not have much appetite lsft- We F<-sx.
barked and started for more SllsStSss-
did not leave the boat after that, bEt Uita
the rest did some fair shooting. w
killed nine, pilsd all the earcassss u ths
! row boats behind the launch, GIs tsas
| then down the yiSsr to eur frat eAASi1s
| ground. There, with an axe, We ss3 o1
| all the heads and buried them. Saaay VI
be left In that place until the tssth, which
are valuable, rot QUE, when thsy saR ss
secured. The captain took ea al ths
hides, with which wo presented Kim s1z
| the uss of the launch.-KiSsineS Ce1
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