The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-21
ON RU,TYCo IRIS LAsr FlGHI
Hs TACKLED an Otter. and Lost His Life In
FimishIug Him Tn

fh"tshinE Him u
sCuASToH. Jan. 2O.-City sportsp en- who have
put up at Mark Il. Lsyalley's place on Tunka-
| bonna Creek in the last dozen years recall
with pleasure the friendly face the large.
honest eyes. and the intelligent ways Of Mr.
Leyalley's famous old hunting dog Rusty
coat The dog was half shepherd and halt
hound. His scent was as keen as a fox's and
he would follow the track OF q bear. a deer, q
fox. a coon. or a rabbit.
He was very friendly to children. aud he
liked to have the neighboring youngsters
come TO the house. Mr.. Lsvalley's pointer
Jep had hatred for children. and whenever
the pupils Of the distric; school approached
the dooryaTd gate he had the habit OF dashing
out and frightening them away with his spite
full growls and yelps, II Rustycoat was in
hearing when tho snappish pointer acted in
that way toward the children he would give
Jep licking, send him bowling to the kennel.
ana coax the little ones to enter the yard
where he was wont to give vent TO his friend
mess by gamboiliuG with them till he tired
them out.
Hustycoat who was nearly II years old, be-
came 50 badly crippled with rheumatism a few
,noGths ago that he could hardly walk when
After he had ho66led around for . While he
got nm tered up little. but he was so stin and
run. Tie faithful old hunting dog grew worse
right long. and lie suffered so much that Mr..
leYailsy nnaLy decided to Dut him out OF his
misery,
on saturday OF last week Mr. Leyalley and a
reIEhbor set cut 10 dig some building stones
Mr. l.eya!iey took the lame old dog down
90 the, creek for the purpose Of killing
linn; when he got TO the creek he didn't haVs
Tho heart 10 kill the poor old dog. so he put OF
the undesirable 100 Til the afternoon. Rusty
coat began TO hobble aud snin along the bank.
an II wasu't great while before Mr.. Leyallsy
noticed that he had lain down close to the
stream. with his nose over root. as though he
ives watching tor something
he sol over the aver OF stones was frozen
BcaG and Mr. LeyalleY and his neighfor drew
son 9 coal TO tho spot and built iiro on II 10
ihaw II out Then they cut brush TIL dinner
Cli dog was still watching at the root. Mr..
LeNaNeg called to the cog, and kustycnGt
wISgei hi tail, looke wistiully at MS master.
but didn't stir. When they returned from din
neE the old dog was In the satEe position.
within hall an hour they heard the water
saw the Old dog struggling With an otter IN,
der the. root. The old cripple had evidently
dropped upon the otter the moment II stuck
the neck, and although the otter was biting
him Nlctousy on the shoulder, he hung 10 Il
and tugEsi and twisted 70 drag it out Of the
water. Inc nelghbUr seized q club aud started
10 help the old dog. but Mr.. L.Yelley in.
sisted on his letting the animals hsht 1t
terribly, but kustyeoat Kept his yise'iiEs
hold without hinehing, ana Inch by inch the
crippled Old dog luRged his antagonist along
ing Goals, when ne gave the otter ding aud
threw 10 upon the fire. The otter squsalsd and
s RaRs S5s but ,hs s dog caught ss Il @ s
dogs nose was torn open, he again Hung the
otter into the fire. THIS time the otter had 10
dog with Il. both landing on the he'd OF coals.
ihen AE LsYaliey unaSFloek 20 rescue the dog
6 6g. ne vac go late Both hGssiys2At ana the
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