The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-16

In sGaa 3, infnnIissSp sosHaSn SsF. &c NS. SF 81. ,s ssd i,s,
bn ds s. .rn,sT notice en- mq E%sa Z, Hinz'R 10 g n ct ts' s st%S
''ss;Sat aa aas; she an sse ;ss' i GSsi liz s sSsiasio ane 8
"" "HSTlgy a ,s@sssrt commented the male nom.
Dor. and then no nut, on old clothes and.
rIiiiS. TIE, dog. tlh"aah. he, ,sesmed. to have
rc:y little lcars In the nnal half Of tho hunt.
nsySr nni role I asa aSn SsE Sci. THO MSr Gang Fer s tWs
feeling bs:wsen the city raid and the. watch
sIcsts' chamber nj. the top Of the houso ard
tho animal was tied to 9 bar most in 9 remots
t @Sm'f ~ a0. son G 4 70 fo' \ TaTsi 70 fGi sed f tSai SIN n
knew nothing about seurHs before her btcnl-
81 Iss.s . :, :i%s.s laid ii s sis SS'ifsSa ass to or ES liz b '1 e
.!Nl,or,lani. In tho. Connecticut Valley. opno-
nan. has. fesn WORKING Ter Jinmcs consoy
,atSiy. ard q .ay or two Gg2 hc went into Con.
= hIn. ' isas !. h. S'e tho ossln.l iaS SsH sssm ,tS
ssy !i,ay belonged 70 taI q large is. AID amigiiI T.
" Sp'G Sis about ,pSs.s hsl|' i Ssy' a. ,,,eq j. n %sls, ana n
,,neo, and address. stopped anl ,nieksi it Wr.
ior tho boast 6sseiy BETRAYED him. i! the beast
had boon, n very hot. potato. John t,ton
lie dropped il with. thos evident intention Of
Hating the bottom, Of til. cellar with It's nm.
its downfall. md He'd into n burrow in the cell
lar wall. UPTON has tried hard to explain his
psrf"Iimanss IN The eel Il Gnilia a its helm, n
his ncighbors within II .uuartor. Of i milo, Of
him will ever .condone John uuton's mistake
In he bosom OF innocent Portland.
Portland Is n ~favorite place for skunks. They
rronnI holes in the h,'" turf to got s%arthwdr,us
streets. They d fis' Ii,s Ia house ms" cellar VAIL j
and IN tn: burrows sleep and, rest %hiin the
too. wlior" tl,ev catc6, rats and mice, in rav.
lie iaiIof rertunctorjiy accord them. There
.Suak. 50 many poorlo in the rural towns
!hiera,e him IN account Of tho good he does
vrsmin a, a homestead. Foolish men,. who
don't know much anont the ha2i,s 5 81 tho
loss creatures from their premises.
sIuak lives on III. f.t q! tho, land. aud ac;
comtortab!. wlile H., to%e, in ~ l,ns l,ibC:-
mating win:er steep ln:hn long AL nis.t. ne
s .nSsi 1aT; iSr :ns. " "'S "a! Ea:I slaSs. a .SI' ! iiyi q tia, |"S
has been, worked by skunks Looks rs il an
" na}'i, &, H;s g; i SHALLOW ISS;i hit, il; p 1t is a .;Si; :sry WA hi, q
T.. '1 pss', .' :, ' fSfss (! :", sspn 'Ss,sS mi ,;is i
a rotten troe STUMP. they make tho most "iit.
and are worry happy. as long as II grub romans
in tho ruin. .skunks also are fond o. chick
ons. ecgs. wild birds. anplcs; garden truck,
md then they catch a pump nnrtriJGe Or
and nab them very aniesIy. Then the skunk
thrones and wear sccptrcs for a living.
At North Tnrms: not long ago, n bevy Of
farmers sat en- Neighbor Frank Miivs porch
snH iaIkia as' r esaH,,' !, 0i low ,MG ,s sns5*!;TfE is sTs1 wns
no moon. Pretty soon, however. one Of the !
farmers described in III. dim li.l, n lot Of
creatures, r'n:indirc him o: shadows. that
.:aIe,red along The nnicncsd lawn. h:thcr anI
he fnncied that. ler!.Eps. his. eyes had played
y trick on HIN. hut soon I'll tho other men saw
the sbad1w,iike rIHy. and orc SAID:
kitin' 'rnound out ,l.ere! Cats"
Don't quite cit the idce myself" was, tho
reply Of another member 81 the party. don.
act tSss IKE zee eG ri . asw !, tnssn,' Gail Han ,r,rsvs.
he'll know" said another In . whisper.
house Henry is q we,l-knowa hunter ot
Horny gave one clanso 1t TIE dusky FIRMS
tsntiousIy. "Skunks!' lie stole into tho house.
stairs to his room. picked up his loaded
of twenty seconds: The catering sreatntes
had now cot, into limo and wcro. swiftly tag.
sing zach other about no place in n sort GA
hal; circle. Horny waited; though. until all
toward tho house. Then his gun flew to his
shoulder. Il long red tongue Of tiro. and then
another leapfd 1T them. end 8nh all stopged ca.
}Es en.s Asl narsWs bassyea W the w 5M9 es sGuad Si
live in number. and all We're valuable
black. lat fellows.