The record-union., 1891-12-04
PAT KELLTS PET BUCK.
1t and Lawyer Downard Engage in a
Tug-of-War
A Very Pretty Contest While it Lasted.
But the Deer Did Not Have
a Square Deal.

There was great sport in the vicinity of
Sixth and / streets early yesterday after
noon. Patrick Kelly, whose place of
business is on I, near Sixth, has had a
full-grown deer in his backyard, which
he secured when it was an innocent little
fawn, sporting about the headwaters of
the South Fork of the American River.
Yesterday somebody left a basement
door open, and Mr.. Buck walked through
the cellar, up the steps and out upon the
street. Several persons ran to inform
Kelly that his deer was at large, but Law
yer Downward took more practical, if less
thoughtful, view of the situation.
1t was raining hard, and the street was
very muddy, but the disciple of Black
stone thought not of either-he wanted
the credit of catching that buck, and
boldly dashed toward it.
About that time the buck seemed to
have arrived at the conclusion that it
wanted Mr. Downward, and, not to be out
done in the matter of courtesy, it ad-
vanced to meet him half way.
They met in the middle Of the street.
The buck made Sierra Nevada Sal2an,
which the lawyer did not understand.
He simply saw an opportunity to get in
and do the critter up. AS the buck low
cred his head until his nose almost
touched the mud, the lawyer threw him
self forward and grabbed it by the ant
lers. In doing so he lost his balance and
went sprawling in the mud.
But he did not let go-it would not do
to give the buck such an opening as that,
so he clung to the deer's horns with a
grip such as only an experienced lawyer
knows how to use when he gets a good
client in his grasp.
The deer snorted and stamped in the
mud, splashing it all over the face of his
PROSTATE foe, but the lawyer staid with
him and yelled for Judge Henry TO come
out and help him let go.
The Judge had had some experience
with bucks In his younger days, and he
preferred to referee the contest from the
door of his office.
Downward did not dare to let go unless
somebody would volunteer to hold the
buck by the tail until he could crawl out
of it's reach, and the crowd showed no
disposition to interfere in what appeared
70 be very evenly-conteSted tug -of-war.
How long it would have continued it
would be hard to guess, had not some
body gone into the yard and turned loose
kelly's pack of greyhounds. The dogs
came to Downard's relief, and as they
executed flank movement on the enemy
he let go his hold.
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broke in a run up / street, pursued by
the hounds. 1t was a beautiful and ex-
citing chase, but it had no interest for
Lawyer Downward. While the others
cheered on the dogs and their quarry he
sought his room for change Of clothing
and a good wash.
The deer ran up 1 street for several
blocks, then over to II, where the
hounds turned it, and away it flew to-
ward China Slough. Being closely pur-
sued, it plunged in and swan across to-
ward the railroad shops. AS it climbed
up the bank the dogs caught and would
have killed it had not some of the shop
men fastened to its rescue.
1t was finally secured and led back to
Kelly's backyard in torn and bleeding
condition.
Lawyer Downward is the hero of the
hour about the Justices Courts, and has
since been kept busy relating his thrill
ing experience to all that come along.