The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-11-26
THRILLING PANTHER STORY.
a Kentucky Man Tackles and Downs
Two OF the Tcrrora.

Kentucky Man Tackles and Downs
Two OF the Tcrrors.
PORTSMOUTH, o., Nov. 22-Jameu
J Mallon. who lives some eight miles
back OF Springyillc, in Kentucky. in
+ ore OF tho widest tracts of lnnd GOV.
cred with the primcval forest lying
between the river and tho gulf, is just
now Q little the worse for wear, but he
10 the hero OF the hour just the same.
From his thigh to his ankle ON the left
ieg, and running around the body on
tho right side, are frightful gashes.
ana his face is n mesh OF bleeding
wounds For year the farmers have
oeen losing their sheep and once in n
Whlie a young steer was killed and
dragged TO the eige of the woods,
Where its bones were picked. Dozens
ot hunting parties have been organ
'zsa, but they havo only succeeded in
anding numerous evidences of the rnv-
ages OF the wild beast
While Mr. Mallon was eating his
supper he was startled by terrific bell
lowing OF his cattle. He ran to the
parn yard, which is on the edge Of tho
Thick woods, and saw his stock scurry-
~S'NoAa "a ~ ASulOtC COlAeF Ol tuS lOG
peil nell. Tho cattle stopped and all
turned their heads in one direction,
with nostrils distcnded with fear. Mr.
Mallon hurried in tho direction indi.
Gated, and just US he turned a straw
stack he saw n long, tawny beast
Jump from tho PROSTATE form OF one
ot his calves aud start for tho woods
~ was tho panther which had terror.
lied the NEIGH bprhoo1
Mr. Mallon hurried to the house, got
hls rifle and started for the woods,
where he thought the boast would not
go lar. expecting to return for his
prey He was not disappointed, for he
mad not gone fur into tho woods
when the swaying OF brunch
caugnt his eye, and by
The dim twilight he could discern the
long body OF the panther lying along
the limb The BEASTS eyes we're turned
on him and its tail slowly moved to
and fro. It was waiting for him NAL
ton stopped . moment. The shot was
long one and the dim light made it
more uncertain. His rifle was the old
fashioned mnzzle loader, and if he
missed or only wounded the panther
he would have serious business on
hand. lie determined to try, however,
and, tnking long aim, he let go
Tho report OF the gun was answered
Oy the tumbling OF tho game, but as
s,e started for tho spot where the body
tell the silence of tho forest was
broken by q terrific scream, and tho
ncSt instnut he felt tho claws CT
another animal Mt his back. The
weight OF the cat knocked him down
on MS face and as he turned he man
aged to get his hand on tho hilt of his
knife The next instant lie hnd the
steel blade deep in the body of his
fearful antagonist That is all Malon
remembers. The next thing he knew
he was home and his wounds were be.
Ing dressed His family Ind alarmed
the neighborhood, and the party which
was quickly gathered followed the shot
and screams until it found Malon
where ho had fainted, covered with his
own and the boasts blood. Part of
the searchers took him homo and the
others started on the bloody trail OF
the still living brute The dead pun.
ther was huge one, measuring nenrly
teven feet from tip to tip Tho other
was probably the female, who had
waited in the forest for her mate to
Kill the meal, Intending to enjoy it
with him afterwards. IT is thought
tho latter will be found dead, us it
must have been severely wounded to
have left Malon without finishing