Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-08
a FIGHT WITH nm,


and Got '.Done Up"
Uncle Elisha Hut. wall L.a
citt on OF Clover Plain. Conn Sau.
to the door 70 look az the slSy hs,suss
going 70 bed While he stood ~ Z"
doorstep an owl hooted ia an apols
srcee across the garden.
Mr. Hun Is an old hunter a.a
trapper and the minute he heard ~
owl boot he decided 10 get him n ~
could He went back into the honss
10 slip on his boots aud get his an
The moon was shining but Tinsla
Elishas eyesight is not as keen n /,
was once and when he gol under ~
apple tree he could not see the owl
With the idea OF stirring the bird ~
and making Il dy OUT OF the tree M,
was still there, he picked up a stons
and threw II among the branebas
There was sort Of uttering noi.a
among lhe llmbS and Mr.. Hun trIsS
70 get sight OF the bird. but the shsa'
ows were Two much for him, he coma
not sec il and no let drive anothsr
stone This lime there was more
noise among the limbs ana Mr. Hus
thought no saw the owl sitting hish
up In the trea He pulled az M. gns
Ia Hoe with the dark object aud pulIea
the trigger Tho same instant Inca
Elisha heard sort Of a squeAi and
he got rap in the face thai knocked
him dat Whom the old Iaaa ieli M
elbows struck a stone and his euu
few out OF his hand He was litsla
bit dazed az GrsL but he sooa Mi.
lected his senses ana saw sitting IN
tho branch OF ounce tree few fest
away two immense white owls
ME Hun Immediately began 10 rel
cato his feet but he did not reach
them When ha was on one kuen
ready 70 stand up the two owls viii
a savage squeal shot out from lha
ounce tree and struck the old tn.n :
fearful blow on the side o. the heaA
with their elawA tncio Elisha TOP
Piled over haif stunned The blosa
Waa running down his face Wbea
ho came 20 his mad was up and he
iumped 70 his feet As quickly a. ri.
age would permit him 10 lie had
hardly stralghtened Up 8hcn tho owls
struck him aga o. Thls time ono 81
the birds his him on tho head; sAs
other struck him GA the chest Tae
old man went down once moFa nsd
the two owls ttill sat on tho alnss
tFee limb squealing and grlndlng their
beRks together CONTINUOUSLY When
Uncle Elisha moved tho birds saook
ihesr feathers shyagcly and msds
ready 10 p0n GO On him Dir Hon
hated TO give up 10 couple ~ osis
bus ha know enough 10 10 still whlla
thinking out plan Tor outwlltlng
them He thought OF his dog and
whistlca 90 hsnL The dog wa asleep
10 mis- kennel out back OF the hodsa
Ito was a Big ~ y animal o. the
Newfoundland species. fla heard bis
masters whistle aud Ahambled oui
Into tho garden When the dog gol
within ten foot % ths ounce bush The
owls landed on hIa back aud he
moved faster than no had moved Tor
years In tho direction ~ his kennel
yelping painfully, ME-. ilu sci Cd
upon this opportunity 10 got up bat
las doWu again when the owls lsit
tho dog aud started for the quines
true.
nee Me- HUI started 70 crawl
toward tho house on his hands aad
kueeS but no was brought to q hali
by tho owls They iil 90 bis baek
aud pounded his head and sides ga.
merciiully with their wIugs The
old fellow hated to acknowledge him.
reIf beaten, aad ho lav still till after
miduiEht trying 10 think out some
way OF escape from his tormeators but
ho could not DO it and no finally relied
at che top OF his voice for mis- son 10
come out Hls son was about hali
asleep when he came into the garden
ia apswor 70 his fathers calls He
WOKE up however when one OF Tho
owls camo at him with squeal
The young mHu retrcaied 20 The
house and got his gun When ho re,
turned 10 the garden his father was
still Tying on tho ground and the owls
occupied the limb % the ounce bush
Young HUI was q crack ct and
taking both b rds at long range DO
let both barrels Of his gun 20 at them.
They tumblod % tho ground dead
Tho owls were very large One
measured three and half feet across
tho wings from tip 20 tip The other
measured q fow iuches less.