The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-16
NIGHTS NOW TOHUNTSKUNKS
TEE P.i.7S THAT RoYER AND MS
HaS1Eh rLAY IN THE stORT. .

tho Ysar Nerste OF MoouiInht Stroiis
sp Lonely It~sads-Necent Experiences OF
Careless and rc.re,Mt ro,k-Mabits aua
U.es or These Animnis.
!;oawicn. Conn. Oct. a.-Tlls skunk hunting
season Is now In full swing. It is . sof. snap
TO hunt skunEs. hut tho follows that follow
tho gcn.!e lursii. ays ,nsrksl mon In n COM
n1aity. aai IL is customary fo- tEolr neich.
bcrs 10 have comieunicat!oa WITH them
through: field glasses and ~ speaking trumpet.
Tho Bkunk hunter needs only a 10. 81 fairly
COOL scent. who IL by no means fastidious. a
suit o. worry old clothes. u lantern. and =
couple OF clubs. TITO clubs arc not indis-
pehyabic. An hour or two after dark the
skunk i,Gnter whistles to Eovor and sallies
forth across the frosty pastures and mcndows.
or along The verge OF q forest. The dog
pieks up u trail almost instantly II he
Is good for anything. runs his game
to a htandStill in five or ten minutes.
thrott,es 1t o- breaks its back with a couple Of
shakes. drops Il. then omits ono prolonged
howl o. disgust. and digs n hole silently and
mystoriously in tho soft turf. Then he Jams
lis head into tho hole. Fora minute or two
he gives his whole attention 10 himsc!:. espe.
cia,!y to his eye. anu nos.rils. He sccms to
be standing on lis head IN lis hole. and Moth
ing short Of an act Of personal violence on tho
part Of his master can persuade him to come
out OF that pose % scmi-;ate.mcnt
The master may shout TO I.oyer-if he knows
no Lcttor-o o. Goa. him: but it's no 30. Rover's
tail will w,G and thrash tho mir ir cordial
recognition G! his masters call. but tho Rover
part that Ia in the holo stays there Just the
same. unr,ov-d by threats or ~caiolerv. lie is
fumicatin. tl.o Part o! Royor that Is in tho
hole. and none knows SO vol rs Rover Just
how loEg tho process should be carried on.
Tho Part That is in tho hurrov Is very busy
al tho while. ls respiration is iltful and
spasmodit: now and then j. casps. as II Rover
were being stiiled. and as often there arc
curious cSpiocions that ling a shower OF
earth high IL tho air md all about the hole.
Finally. t.: tie end ut n minute and o half or
two minutes. Rover suddenly pulls his head
out OF his cave. nad with n long-Jrawn sigh
gnzes in1uirinEly at the ClitterinR sky. as n
man would do aftor having boon temporarily
immured: then his tails wagRles most en-
thusiasticallr and lie trots up to his master
with an EXPRESSION in his face that mems:
There. Pm glad I've got that Job done. and
I'm just as. gool as new. Now. then. be so
good as to inform mo where that next skunk
OF yours Is. Ill agree to shake the Gaylights
lioyor and the skunk hunter move on. They
usually hunt al. night. ana. II luck is with
An accomplished skunk Hunter, If he is not
into nip.a nfdttN1 i sauu uGtEss With Mtf'% If. m eane.
when q blow from his cluois !:keiy to cidin win
a i iafl and cariy win tsr, cam p si'1's s:n niiEs SKINS
are worth. pecuniarily. from 80 cents to $1.5O
i s,g,,' t da, ETiss s a: thS 9 ,sr Ste to the tSo uni l.
almost all white may not fetch moro than Is
cents. while an all ;Ilack l:!e sometimes, is
out on his. own Kitchen stove. Is valuable. too.
and is sold By druggists in tho rural hill town.
q ;lr state 10 oid-t!mS people. who esteem
1t nlEhIy as n sovereign remedy Tor ~ rhAurnn-
fina 'i iIsfaI n 'I S,t s !; it i; : t%iss; FIX
piled externally. Ii al eld;iashi?nea
usually hangs in tho Kitchen Hecpiac.. dan.
R hunter" Sa is tie T'sI l. Gcs si 10 tho walls i: eiG lis bs sns
M! y person driving through raral towns a:
sEis season a a,T %;ll my n Ili, th1r come Npon y
been ,acksd thereon. with their wrong side
Ia Wow Of ;!,a, !.ct that skuaks arc unusu-
HHiin I]isn',iEl IN Gonn"eticut sud that they
fail lights. with tho mellow hmnters moon
ad"rninc tho sky. some young couples. ram
h! a.i in suDu:Dan ;@alNs aitny nishtiail. move
ten e! tIlaa. Sko s;ro'! a, night know skunk
when hey ;cc l.. AID several unpleasant uc- |
maids :nis fall. At Ne" london tbs other |
nlsG; . pongalsr ynnrG istni; street morshapt
EtT'licu EltI MS sweetheart nion. tho IOna!y |
C.,han2!n road .!::o tho country. and so ah. |
sc.l,-I ware ahry!a each others conversation.
Eh:iaT ut t.:r. image 9; 'lir m:n in tho moon re.
iicc'"h!n their ry"s.tha: theytoo;; no notice Of
All "',.trlc'ioh :"tEe rath un:ilthey stumbled
overt. :'i,.n something, happened very sui.
moor. with . fanny sriin, looked down on !:
iyrsannlr@sl :I LI.rTvi az" MS Ell II a M3!s ,Ta yes es-
h,rie.an,: il il stii! %reigning over the ruins o! n !
p@lichtsd t:otn.. And 4 local newspaper was
ovcccoa, "nj, u rE!ro Of lavender trousers lie
buried In =, lonesome pnstG.e way UP on the
Isn; street in Nnw LONDON evidently IL a
iAv"rite lrystinE place for tho skunk. I1e
pehetrates even into tho f~o'rastle OF tho most
an ]especini fancy to Dr. i. W. C.1lkins''ss hand.
extra line thercahout. At limos rs many rs
three .r four CT tho animal We're cnparlng
inoonshine; prolessionai skull; hunter. hay.
ii:: heard Of the ci,cumstance. began to
s hihn . y PHI" "f,S h aCoat Gina n % dr, no ,ho sid o to
double. barreiled gun, lie p%itrollei his ground
i Il RRiSst as SeGa' tnS r "%sn Il Tbs his I ;oIs SsaS and
corn patches. He had excellent luck. In ono
evening he baCGed three fine full-grown ami
mails. whose iur was almost entirely black,
zach. HI; SUI hunting. Of and on. The
pa! business thorouchfaro in the city.
Not less interesting was tho misadventuro
Of y fairyoung New Yorker who came to the
wilds o, DERBY to visit relatives in that back:
wSoas h rssl1 fn1 aGt Long ga ss 9rom Tt ,so maiden Ind
than Harlem Bridge before. and she had read
Il TIE sun stories Of the dangers that infcst
lodgings. her, friends lad to promise nerr
four times that the Nutmeg bear and
wolf rarely invade the cities EXCEPT, in
there, was. II Liz dog who was going to
patrol the front yard all night, they said. and
he was warranted to, whip his weight in wolves
Or ears. Eeassured by all her friends pro.
testations. the young woman went to bed at
II !. NJ" and she finally dropped into n sleeD
that was u iltful. light. and nervous one. At
annnt 10 o'clock; however. sI,e suddenly
reused w the furious barking OF the big dog.
III" city glrl was frightened almost out OF her
wits. hut she was full OF courage: So She slip
ped out OF her couch. donncd her slippers. and
cc!I."rt, trcmnlingIy down the dark front Stairs.
T.",ioG still h"wled. and now and then flung
!i!nS"l; against. tho door opening into tho
irnn' v%cranls. The heroine stole on. tiptoe 10
Inc jArl"r window. cora mnnIirE u view OF the |
irie iDnrhoou. and cautiously peeped through
he shutters. Instead Of u grizzly hear or u
l",,'thirs'y wildcat. she saw Il pretty black
-! white animal that Capered back and forth
nslNSs ina .1prunlu ,npatuptl, ain - cha lt~ |