, 1889-08-08
KILLING A CATANOUNT.
LUKE FAULKNEE'S TlRRIGLE gA1
TLE WITS = WILDCAT.


VINO Is that gentleman with the fss.
~ray whisl5cr52
Thi, is the question often aa!-.J ct am
DID, well known blacksmith it, ,;,rs..n
county, now nearing on T. 3, r!ir o.I
-"
It is ,sa.- Eaul!;l.,s, tha n&n y.ha I.:.-
suyh 81 t..zs..le encounter Will a-v..i3
mount aa.ay lh.r,y years ago. don
suppose you would find ouc-haIf ,io2"E
men in R,rricn county tI.at would ia,,
had Ealg 49, courage IiI, this man dia
l,Gsee5s nj thr time write Of
the facts and circumstances ST lin
,-.,-,. 5.r,. about as follows:
Iuu ,yill recollect thar thirty uT thirty
five sears AGO Brrrion county WIS ycIl
thinly settled. and consequently wiiu
animals were more numerous than they
are nov. It is true there are now in
flies. s!a-s Of George Mes and Shade
UoruIuy's occasionally a cat2nount, but
.hev are not 10 be compared TO the caia
mount uf thirty years ago.
SIZE TtoUOHT II WAS TIE DOG,
Ia, - irr subject in hand Luke ii.i.
net tong uacn I..aTliuJ He lived 81
r.tis CLEARING near tie ten mile cr'
famous for the Number Of wild cat
estamomts etc that r0dmcd its hi';i'
rad suaup5 in quest Of fish or Il stF;;,
litter Of young pigs
The day Oh which this episode too.
place WAS mill day with Luke, and =.
the mill was some distance Off it was
pretty big DAYS trip, and if the mill IT,.
psned 10 be crowded it took till in Il.
night to accomplish the trip. And il Sc.
hqppencd that the mill was crowded.
No one was left with Mrs. FauIkHci
Tor the day rs 10 danEarwas aPPreiend
ed daring the day time, and Luke il
atr-!ctod her rJlIat if PcrCEance he wasgo::.
till after dark she should so down 4
sunlown to Il nCighEor's house, Il lit;i
way distant on the road TO the mill, :,
tllt she should BE- ready when her has
o"ud came baci, from the mill
The day wore heavily away, rs it doe
'p ali young wives when first left {,
themselves. until the sun seemed to stand
still. But finally the shades of evening
began to iengthen. and many an anx:,I!-
glance was cast up thcToGd to see if Lux.
was yet coming.
No Luke!
The fuel was prepared for the nigh,
the supper cooked all preparation
were made for the night and Mrs. FauIl.
ncr was sitting by u slow fire !.ni.tia.
and waiting. Waiting for the one oI
boil! OF tvyo things. For the return g!
her husband or for the approach Of IL"
time when She should go to the neigh
boris.
It was now time she should start. She
would knit around once more. Pit-a-pat
-2it-a-pat She hears the dog jump the
ier-ce and come walking in the piazza
and she turns to look, expecting to see
her husband driving up the lane.
What was her ccar and surprise when
instead Of the Goy. great big, ugly
catamouut walked in. eyed things eau
tiously for a moment during which time
she Was afrslid to moeG) and turned and
walked unle: the bed and lay down on
4 pile Of seed cotton
Can YOU imagine her feelings? Gently
easing Up from her chair and out at the
dcor she fairiy few to the neighbor's
house already mentioned. 1t was dis
tant Only about half mile. and the dis
taHce Wa; made in quick time.
L!li7 u.au was the owner of a slave,
e. large, heavy follow, whom she thought
she woRlL get 10 go and run the cat of
But No, sab! AIe 10 'fraid of dat war
mint Can't go"
In an hour or 50 Luxe returned from
the mill, stopped and called for his wife,
according to previous arrangement, and
u-1- f4iE no GU CRY of silr,
He'd so. Frank would so with him If
he'd take the two dogs along Yes,
they'd take them. \ large hand light
IVES procured and tl.ay started
Now, nl:..ial, if hc jump on me yud
smash 'um, and if he jump on you !
smash UNI"
THE STRUGGLE ~ THE DARK.
All right They walked on. The ne
.sro kept behind like :, cowar,lly puppy
2hcy walked up 10 the yard fence and
Began 20 make preparations for d,5-
perats encounter. The ncgro's heart beat
L double tattoo all the while Just as
the light was wcIl rcplenished ana al
yided 50 JlIat each should have light III
case cne got put ou-. and Luke reached in
his poc..o; 10 get his knife, biiTi he felt
the weight of big dog right in his
brcast'aud face which knocked him over
and put cut his light Oh horrorsl he
could hear the uegro's feet packing the
grit way off up the road Gone! lie had
thrown down his light and betook him
sell 10 Eight. Luke by himself? Ger
tainiy by himself in the dark and n big
c:iiaiuouut making desperate struggles
10 laCCTaty his flesh with his sharp claws
whieh was, however, prevented by Il
thick new suit of jeans which he had on.
1t was = tight hand to hand fight, hard
telling which would gain the ascend
aacy and win the right, as it were
Finally Luke placed his left hand on his
throat and held such 4 firm grasp that
the cat lay still with its talonS bur
and lis teeth he managed Ia got out and
open Ills knife, and with sweeping
CASH cut lis threat from car 10 ear and
the breast was made - ryli"quslI his
mold Lukc's ClothiE% was literally tern
III shTc,is bHt hr received no wound Of
u serious nature
Wien lie returned for his wife hs
found tiiv negro cudtiad mp IN Tie cor
neg having Il genuine dog agua Luke
did not say much To him fer Ir know
that WIS IA. very thing the negro wouih
do when they started When sis..a,i wisy
he did not stand his ground IN, rcFli2i
wy. Mass Lake. nay lers is5 gin To-
wIg,.'e, AZ! so0n was back here VIC;
dcCin wlcre 1T dig Yer Eia.ra.~
Luxe got t. making Ie',@;t t:l;v.e,
aftc: Ihal, anl i@ this Gay carries on.
that Is . siSili II bc!iuld n - s,, !;..se.
dca't hiafle li..n. do you: Na'iosta i(!l.
Times
yVhe.S He Started From.
When Consressman Bingham, of Pennsyi
viu9ia, speaks he docs so with lightning lii:,
rap.G.ty, lcapius Goth hands busy rcplaciu-
MS eye glasses, which fall from his nose viii
every jari. Of his bald head. Last week. j.
tho heat of debate, he said: Now as to Il,
question of this matter being affected by TIL
qu stion.n Congressman Hicstand, of Penn
sylvania, aftery.arI told Mr. Bingham thu
lire remark reminded him of u story abo.
Davy Crockett in the OLD Texas IegislatGTr
menlber Of that legislature began l.
speech titus: Mr.. Speaker, the giucrality q
mankind il gineral is disposed to take a..