Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-09

endcavoring TO regain his feet, fell to tht
sloping bank Just a short distance below
He then rolled down the bank for abou
TWENTY-FIVE feet. His mouth and fec
were badly bruised in the struggle, bu
otherwise he was uninjurcd.
Henry BoRES, living near jackson
, Tenn. lost Il fine .ackuss the other day
in q remarkable manner, says the St
Louis Globe-Dcnocrat A year or two
since he purchased the animal for $500 IN
middle Tennessee A few days since he
purchased another, which he brought
home. 1t at first resented the intrusion
of the new conner, and as soon as the lat
ter arrived on the premises became terri
bly, enraged and let forth a bray so loud,
so long, and so deep that it echoed and
rc-echocd throughout the surrounding
country. Passion and jealousy nerved
4 him to the one supreme final and fatal
effort that cost his life. A blood-vessel
burst and the blood flowed in q stream
from his nose and mouth. The crimson
tide could not be stanched, and the I'M
happy animal laid down and died. His
place will be filed by the new arrival,
but the memory of that awful bray will
go down among the traditions OF the
Tenth District
AMONG the curious happenings recently
may be noted the experience OF +. +.
'Thrcshcr, editor Of the Sportsmen's Jour
nal while casting n fly for trout in n
/ Michigan stream, was surprised on the
I Al, JJ., haH
caught chicken hawk thnt had been fly
/ ing about The editor proceeded to
play it as he would fish, and. by judi
cious work with the reel, managed to kill
the hawk and save his rod. Nighthawks
sometimes catcha fly that is being cast at
! dusk. but to catch chicken hawk breaks
I'LL records in that line. A more com
mon occurrence happened TO party.
also fishing in the western country. with
live minnows for bait. \ small yellow
perch came along and took in the min
now. Then up came a tivc-pound black
bass and gobblcd the perch. The bass
was landed safely, and the captor now
tells OF catching three fish on on hook
! the minnow, the perch, and the big bass.
\ STRANGE affinity exists between
Arthur Little, a twelvc-year-old boy OF
South Abbcvillc, Ga, and u hooking
bird, that is attractingconsiderable attcn-
ton. A few days ago, while sitting on
the veranda Of his fathers residence,
reading, full-grown hooking bird flew
in and perchcd on Arthur's shoulder.
Being absorbed the boy was unconscious
of the birds presence when Recommended
pccking his back. Thinking it was one
Of his mothers little chickens, he reached
back and took it in his hand. The bird
evinced no sign Of fear or shyncss, and
when he released it, it pcrchcd on his
finger and twittercd. The boy drove the
bird away, but it only flew a short dis
tance when it returned and again alight-
cd on his hand. Since that day the bird
often visits the boy and follows him
about as pet dog does it's master. The
boy has become strongly attached to his
fcuthercd friend.
4 REMARKABLE freak Of nature is found
among the hills of Delaware County, N.
Y, in sunken lake covering about
three acres of surface, which lies between
two parallel ridges not far from the New
York, Ontario and Western Railroad.
The whole surface of the lake is covered
with thick growth Of moss, whose stems
extend to an unknown depth, but Ger
tainly further than the arm can reach.
Each tuft Of the moss is Of different
color from its neighbor, so that the sur
face looks like that Of beautiful colored
carpet. In walking over tho velvety
surface, the foot sinks down few inches
without encountering the water, which is
ut least two feet below the surface.
Near the shore, in a few places, the
water comes to the top. The buried
pond is wonderful natural curiosity.
TINS story comes from Stone Lake,
Indiana: "a gentleman living on the
banks Of the lake has small spaniel dog
that is the pet Of the family. A neigh
Dor owned a vicious English bulldog that
seemed anxious to fight and kill the little
spaniel at any opportunity. Strenuous
efforts were made to keep the dogs apart,
but through the thoughtlessness of some
little children the dogs met on the banks
Of the lake, and tho little spaniel began
to fight for life. He adroitly managed
to get the bulldog to the edge Of the
water and then got him where he had to
swim. After this display Of intelligence
his battle was good deal more than half
won, for he had the bulldog at his mercy
and in a very short time had him
drowned"
A YOUNG man took refuge in thunder
storm at Warren, o., the other day, under
large maple tree. Lightning struck the
tree and killed the man. When his
clothes were removed perfect images Of
the branches, boughs, and leaves Of the
tree were found pictured upon his breast
and other parts Of his body with the min
uteness Of u photograph. One Of the
witnesses of this surprising phenomenon
inquiries: eff electricity will transmit
such impressions thirty feet upon no
more sensitive surface than the human
skin, why may it not do it for an indef-
mite distance?''
liz the village Of Rutchy, in the pro-
vince of Kieff, Russia, an OK saved the
life Of shepherd who was attacked by
female bear. The man was thrown to
the ground, and the bear wos about to
begin hor meal when the OK annearad an