St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20

stood all over its head. presenting hor.
rible picture to the poor girls, lowered
its head and charged on them. 1t came
up and seized her dress savagely, and
tried to catch her leg in its mouth.
Matte, nerved to desperation. gave it .
kick with all her power, hitting it in
the tender portion Of the throat The
boar drew back \ second and this proved
her salvation. As she lay on the ground
her hands encountered a pine knot
dead woody, hard and sharp as iron.
With every nerve exerted she sprang
up and flung it straight In the boar's
face. Happily it struck him across the
eyes, binding both temporarily, and he
stood and champed for a second or two,
turning in circle and raising big dust
Matte turned. and, catching up her
sister, ran for the house. The boar,
hearing her run of, started in pursuit,
grunting and rasping its tusks in a
manner to make the girls heart turn
cold. 1t was a race for life. and the
girls pluck won. Entering the house
in advance of her foe, she shut the door
and fastened it as the boar came rush.
ing up against it. The girls fell to the
floor and for several minutes could not
raise themselves. But frontier life had
made them brave and self-possessed in
time OF danger. and the recollection OF
the peril that their brother was in soon
reused them. CHANGING around for .
weapon the sight of kettle full of hot
water caught Mattie's eye. Procuring
q good supply she mounted the window
sill in the loft, right over the still rag
ing boar on the outside. and as he
looked up, being attracted by the noise
she made. the nervy girl gave him big
dose Of water in the eyes and face. All
the ferOcity was knocked ont OF the
beast by this attack, and, with a loud
squeal. it turned tail and fed.
Two Others now came up. attracted by
their companio1's cries, and they, too
received . dose. This put them td
flight
After waiting some time and not hear.
ing from any more OF them, Matte
ventured forth. Proceeding cautiously
to the spot where she lost her shotgun,
she found it and loaded both barrels
Then. cautiously approaching the spot
where her brothers voice had been
heard, she soon found him. He Was on
. stump about ten feet high, and
around him were half score of savage
grunters, their fierce eyes fixed on him,
at times charging up savagely to the
foot OF the stump in inpotent rage
The boy looked as il he rather had as
much Of it as he wanted. ard Matte,
first securing her own safety by getting
up on another stump. opened fire on tho
hogs. The first shot startled theme
and IS tho second came, laying low an.
other OF their party. the others became
and fed at once. Matte
and the boy then returned to the cabin
1t once, and took good care not to vent
nre out again until their parents had re.
The boy said that as he was
going along he saw this drove ahead OF
him, and, without thinking. shot at ana
one Of them. The others
turned on him, and he had only time to |
get on the stump before they had sur.
him.
When the old folks returned theis
was great to hear Of their
daughters bravery. The neighbors
made heroine Of her at once. A hunt
ng party started out the following day
o rid the neighborhood Of such danger.
'us CRITTERS" and they bagged some
eighteen.