The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-25
THE WILDCATS OF PANTHER xNqB.
The Way They Trest FeIhs, a- Derenstrstea
In the Case OF Lun Williams.


In the Case OF Lun Williams.
A niddle-aeed man came into the smoking
car OF an Erie train at Lackawaxen the other
day. He would not have attracted any ones
attention himself. but as he was Juggling with
him the bodies Of two big wildcats he became
at once person OF importance to the passen-
gers In the car
Where d you kill EN- ~ asked one excited
passenger.
did you have much Of tussle with emf"
inquired another.
How many Of your dogs did they kill 2" a
third asked.
did they tear your clothes of OF you ?"
did they rip you much2"
And 80 on. from all sides Of the car. without
giving tho man with tho wildcats time to
respond to any Of the inquiries. By and by tho
passengers got tired Of firing questions at him.
and he began to get some answers.
"Where'd kill 'em p he said. did
have much Of tussle with 'em ? How many
Of my dogs did they kill Did they tear my
clothes OF and rip me much? Well. didn't
kill 'em anywhere. had no more tussle with
'em than II they'd been lambs. They didn't
hurt hair Of any Of my dogs Not q single
garment Of mine did they tear. and I'm not
ripped a darn bit. The fact Of the matter Is.
never saw these wildcats until about fifteen
minutes ago. They were both very dead then.
bought them Of chap at Lackawaxen. who
trapped Thorn and shot them while they were
fast In the traps. That's all there Is about
these wildcats. except that I'm going to take
them to Now York and have them mounted"
The idea that two big wildcats had been
killed without any ono having had q fight and
perhaps hair-breadth escape from them while
doing them up disappointed everybody in the
car. and there was silence for time, Then
passenger who had made long examination
Of the dead cats sat down. lit cigar. and said:
Wildcats that hang out around Panther
kta hs% as ens1 a ae ana Sff fsm
t. 70 rs
to fSm Williams 8 few months ago thsn there
M he " Sda aad Of antsr
Lum g quite 2 hunter. but he, has never
and had his two dogs with him. Suddenly his
fox eer or eoon said Lum
and he started to supplement the holing by
Mhen he got 10 where the dogs were he
found them barking at one end Of long hol-
low log; Inc log was very rotten ana ahd me
SaSs tha nes 81 doSs would so IN
the log to rout out the game, as they never
hestatsd in such a case before. Still 1t never
coon or fox. III got a long pole and poked in
tho hollow. but i was not long enough to reach
tbsts IN mlen
side Of the log and he mado up his mind that
he 9oHld put Pr in that crack. split the log.
He found heavy cudgel Of oak. and, in
Ths iSS net only split Ssf 4 came f. twS g
afterwaid. though. startled him a great dea!
more. Instead Of a coon or fox, out leaped
dogs. Lum, mechanically struck ut tho wild:
sss with the esdEet and hit q
Knocked It back. stunned. The other r cat
upon him And caught Wsb him sSfS t
tSe same ame: ripping, oil The aesh from the
away. The other one had recovered from the
effects Of L4 Y. blew. and spsals once more to
leapins once again at him at the same time.
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the skin and flesh Of Of both cheeks. One. of
the dogs nov came to his n. masters ala: Hs
the i the aes wdes
blood streaming from his iaseTatsd isee ara
broke s The wlidests back and another blow blow
by the terrible claws OF his an
tagonist, and was dead.
BY this time the wildcat Lum had twice
renewed the attack. He managed to leap upon
Lum. striking him in the. thigh and ripping
S so sr I'd anc sh IF bss w S tbs cas
knocking the wildcat to the ground again:
Before It could get up he smashed its head and