The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-05
INSTINCTS OF ANIMALS.
The Vindictive Little Peccary's
Way Of Fighting.
AN OLD Dogs LAST BATTLE
Some Surprising Information About Catfish
Given by Jim Benton.

by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or = saiie-m>a
Ia tho woods-snakes Poisoned by Chow.
Ing Tobaece-TrianGuiar Fight for =
Trout, In which Kingnsher IL the yvin-
ner-Fato OF - Cows Pet Dragon Fiy-A
Crippled Hawks Fight with . Dog.
BLOW me tight. but It's mighty rough sail
Ing In these wild latitudes." exclaimed an old
sea dog. skipper OF an Indiaman. at the
time on a visit to brother Captain. retired
and living In the wilds OF Pike county. Ia:
mighty rough sailing. my man. In blue wnter.
to the BASTARD we have hills OF seas running
for tho most part regular as clockwork: herO
we have seas Of hills tumblinG together like
the seas whom. after sou'easter. say. the wind
chops In from the nor'ard and westard. and
blows gale. You can't steer n straight course
here a ships length It's brace and brace
about. tack and tack. and all short logs, too:
shake up and go about. then wear ship next
minute. or you're in the breakers.
Had any sport2 Well. I've had some OF
what Cap'n Ben's son calls sport. Yes, lemme
see I've had some considerable sport. T'other
day was drifting about in the woods when l
sighted hog on the weather bow. Sposlng
II was one Of Cap'n Ben's fleet. fired shot
stone. you know-across his bow. thinking
he'd run for port. The shot struck him. but.
instead Of running for tho homo port, he
squared away and bore down for me. bristles
up tusks cleared for action ia, And he looking as
savage MALAY ras the dok. g the hSd sra
frst tree could 60 aloit on-and hadn't more
and capsized. But Ae rghted at once and
tried TO. scuttle, my craft BY gnawlne at
thick. and he hauled oil, and wont
to plopghng up the earth Nv. with his lis sharp
from four bells until eight bells. piling up no
s %ond GI When e Would haul I'll and SAIL
away. learned later. when Can't Ben's son
hove in sight at eight bells and sent e shot
would Would have stood BY at his work until my craft
went down or he died Of staryat ion II n19thng
deet. Was told
That was one trick. Another was this. I
steer clear Of rocks and other obstacles. when.
on rounding a rocky point. was suddenly
SRaSHsaa hos St sa snd
on. looking like the very devil on four, sticks.
his N ths sSans foP
pitchfork Of many tines: took him to be the
horned father of all devils, and not at all liking
almost Instantly struck rock and went down.
the strange craft sailing clean over me at the
ieens snd
1sssd o sSl s ss Locked liz osber eis
i"aF AZ him as he bore down for the tree Was
@ NTH s soo he MS
pitchfork into action. rssping the tree with
sSi Sp Ss s e.. ss.q anq ss e o 81 T9 ss
!Ess ss
afternoon. when Cap'n Ben's boy hove In
sight. and. clearing his decks for action. sink:
cot Own ts on deck feeling father st as You
may s,pose sir Young Len told me the craft
cra RSs
pleasure Of eating some OF the provisions
slowed away under the 5 5oyes hatehes; and
against another OF the fleet.
80 that was more sport for me. sir. oh.
day day youn: III ben said he was going to run oil
t'.;; cruise wit, him. we set sail witt, fair
s4iI'nE Tor. ! laid ny maintcps'i abaek. and
me company. for the run had worn me- Speak
Ing Of That run yonnG zen ms saId 1t had been
youn@ Zen and reached port that night with
damased hulls and rigging: Bon sighted.
rovcrs he was cruising for. but her consort
W and %s both It f hser.1 quar- she
and Zen sw-ars saved his life. and | can
he mine 50 DoS TTs GnS hers
the best we could we set sail for port.
Gn the AomGWarR run fetched w in some
and the devil,s own time We had getting our
craft clear, Filling away again. we had fair
run for an hour. when Bon came into the wind
s syf !%1 80 Ss I'll
and when the Course i. deci Jed on let sail in
the opposite direction We did 30. and he soon
sighted Landmark. and then came plain sail
{sns ss@ddy; and i%st as Sighted i Sas
carried heavier and hotter metal than
any. cruiser the wide sens over. In pro.
you kn STs really didn't see hr
n Ss es eS5s
to behold; Young Bon said ia been boarded
e ey q tns shs feet she
when turned II; aI,sr ysSins Wildly II tying
and more OF 1t than ever However. she cot
b TO e ne5 az In day or two and that
mo1. tbS yes nHys SON I've had sport up here.
the same character SO what's the NJ Was Ill OF
Aaoounters With Snakes-Two Po,.n..n
with Chewing Tobacco
SCRANTON. Juno 3-Sylvanus Hastinos =,
LIKlsnd township. while on his way IA E,L
land Corners one day last week. hitob.d H. |
horse In piece OF woods near tbn roa,,o,,
ana tramped down to Crooked Brook 10 c.ta,'
amess OF trout for an invalid friend IN ,ha
village. Under tho wagon seat was twelve.