Telegram-herald., 1889-09-09
THE RATS WORST FOE
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Wonderful Ien@oiis II he
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Clearing rats olt of several l-fge hcl1-
ioss - tAs us< - iorre.s roosns3 s.Ar.ed
seAle queer s.eriok ~ he relations af .,.e
iettss Sao the f@t. s. Aiea have c1sltoa tlS
ei-sleA ~ q retired rat-cste Gef--Qr "a .i1r
I-'e@ stfEl.ila-eF s4ss Tie fslla~e.f hIs
ftess. ne = 3 iaau VIE las prosecuted bls
c-i--s : a a. i-c large citles 81 the country
@n1 ~Ate has sae Ha4or II being employed
~ ne es'N fll-aeill 10 c-ean out he nlted
States Treasury 0al-allg al W 4shlaE.on
II see ne sA-d, - leliEg la version ~
ferret vs rsi .'tl4t acme one n4s discovered
that q raj vaa nght ferret. sud that ina
Eomens Tie ferret gets close ~ AIN he rat
.lges 4P. 4asi queer yarn fer : tr1tE-
teller. Cone 4leAg e1d IL lei you see fer
Yourself lsaout Il the business. but have
q cospls of iarrets. ano I've al aooommo
dating friend VIE Il lsne Eae couple ~
rzls-
The two wen. Il the ex-rsi-cSfcher's resi-
dence. wbers he brought from TIE &C lar
cage similar 70 those IA which rsl-eaterlni-
n41ors carry their ferrets- Locking taroagb
TIE holes 10 the Toy 81 il al thai could be
seen were tso pairs e snail eyes, brill-
liant, balei0l green. They belonged % Two
sd by Their cwleT 10 De 81 & Superior ol1pa
Wrapping tho box in piece Of paper fqr
appearance's sake. sud punching some holes
~ il for the aulmAls' SAKE, the "a professor
set out viii The reporter Tor The residenoe
Of tie friend wac Aaf r4ts "a stock. on tie
way u the theatef of experiment tie nan
learned .n ieErets aud ralS cosc2bte1 on t1o
mlnutla Of las ealing
"1o4 know rat doesn't have to %
taagat thai a ferret Is Ais r4t-r-l enemy,
Gnd he has mortal terror Il the Lt-le
beast II there Is ferret within a ro1 Cf .
swarm q rats they'll az clear cut auc keep
going for ME 10 get ~ other quarters
! Oh must know. TOO, that whlie fsrrcts
body LOOKS big lis he-c ls the biggest part
e rim, nd wherever LIS head car 60 The
rest car follow easily.
"A ferret doesn't often catch a rat IN
run, for the rat is East and tie ferret very
Sow. Some nlcs they DO oaich one, and
then it's hard wor.t 10 gel that ferret back
He'il lo4d ~ on lle rats blood and 30 loaf
ing around. ins so.c u attending 20 business;
stay 10 there. perhaps, 70 Go some hunting
on hls own account I've lost ferrets ~
stables, where they have wandered on into
side runs, ght a rat CT two, and laid out
future fer themselves on the premises
Sometimes ferret Will come 10 his owners
whistle, but generally we have 70 keep .
sharp lookout and pick them up ks they fol-
low the rats out Of the hole. Wei, here We
are"
The two men entered sporting resort 10
was IN the kensir ston district The rstter
remarked: Billy, wsnt 70 show this gen
teInau al experiment; let's have the little
room" The little room Was 81 apartment
of0 foes frrsc .cf mt
ly without furniture The winoow-sils
were high and broad, and these were used
for seats.
The proprietor Of the establishment abb
sented himself minute or two and re-
turned with a large rat in his leather
gloved hand and when tic door was closed
dropped u scueaklug on the floor. From
box on his Jap the rztter, s.so with lis
right hand IN a leather glovo, drew a ferret
and dropped il on the foOr The three
watchers OF the impending tragedy were
sitting with their feet swinging = foct and
a half from the bare, unincUmbereo floor.
When the rat had first been released 10
had scznpcred around the wa.nsc0ting,
looking for escape, but when the ferret was
dropped it stopped moment ss Il in con-
sternation ana then made fer the corner
farthest from the enemy As the ferret
advanced, stealthily. his neck stretched
and his nose prOtrucing, the rat made
break and got farther away. The ferret
had some di2culty in following the rapid
motions Of the rat on account OF the room
being light, but he kept the trailing process
up u1iil within four or five minutes from
the start the rat was IN a corner and which
ever way be turned The ferret turned. too,
10 head him OF. This process was kept up
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and then the rat deliberately raised on its
launches and prepared 10 fight The ferret
drew nearer until they were SIX inches
apart, and, rearing Up as the other had.
there was an actual spsrrlng match Tbs
ferret made plunge for the rats jugrlsr,
but the latter lodged and cit back vicious
ly.
In al instant the two fought ferociously.
the rat making 90 attempt at escape. but
fighting for dear life. They separated and
again on their launches had another spar
ring bout The rat left an opening, snd,
quick as 81 erpert boxer. the ferret took
advantage of II. MADE rat.lesnske sort a.
cart W. h his head, aud seirco the rat just
behind tae car. There was Lively wrost-
ling match. but the rat could not lOose his
antagonists hold dc tined 70 bite. bit the
hold was such that be couldn't and very
soon IL was al over with his ratship. To
exhibit TIE tcnscisy Of the ferret's hold tbe
rat man picked Up the rat hy tbe hind lex
and rat ard ferret hung dangling IN the ar.
The ferret vas picked up in Ike manner,
but he wculd not break bis hold
i second rat as let loose with The sec
end ferret and the Performance was repeat
q 70 nicely. with the exception that this
rat was trihe more pognscious suc foUght
harder for his life