Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-21
COYOTE AND CACTUS.
Malignant EzrtS Moro FoIsar"us Than
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ISrcCial CorresD1ntI-ncc.l

Special CoErrsD8zdraCs.l
 PIIESIx, \. T., Aug l3.-Thosc unac- custumCti to outing in Arizona find the taurny vCECtatiUn Of that territory 9 con tinual sUIIryr, Uf Plin and annoyancr dur ing n hunting or exploring cxcurSiun- The numerous family uf the aCarias, with their acute thorns ur Curvcd claws; the prolific cssCtVGs tFihss with their hariscd spinCs. and the yuCCas. with their trlcu- lent daGEsCrs- stand ever Uzlly, singly or in groups, tur tear tho garments ar lacrraic the flesh Uf the unwary- JnluclSy indcssi Is he who, having lost his trail. Is cumuslleIl tO crVsss mesa Ur fOuthiIl after sunset
 After rrPoatCd object lessons, however, the most carylC~s observer learns to avoid contact with the hos; cf sharp claws stretched Ou; tO grasp him md in time is able to RdvaHrs, even rapidly. through the bush without TcCciv!ng scratch or slah. The same k true of the domestic animals Horssrs and dogs. though suffering af first even mon than their masters. soun learn instinCtivciy to bcwarc of the dangerous vegetation One would suppu>c that the wild animals, bging to the manner born, possessed the privilege of passing unharn- ed through their own thOrny thiCkCts. but 1t sometimes hapTcns that even they, in the excitement of the chase, forget to show the prOpCr u,spCct tO the maicvulent flora
 
 \ case in point in which n wary coyote was the victim is rclated by George Ed wards, miner in the Bradshaw noun tains Uf tEgll Arizona
 ''I was looking for a deer ore morning. sIys Edwards. and was standing on the slUping paint Uf a mesa. overlooking n few acTVss of level cactus COvcrcd bottom. when hClrd n hurried rush near by and turned just in time tO sac an exciting racC- Not
 
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 ''TlC Cls.-' l..si Ey=.cll,yl ;l paint fs.isiy tn front Uf my Isasi;IuD. and l n,'IiS'Vl that the rssl.bir N,sss making dlr7-Ely i.r n lar4.V' bunch t'i ClsSslll Cssssus-. ss~ tilusl@h wigh ;hc iEtC.;i'n { iIagIualirl. l.1.-sl: UIsnsl irs thuUsluL ;!s.EIz<- TleC vis,.ii i, g.ss. Haass~S ssslny. "E,I,>ivC and Izri-rl',r,.- f Jlss- Css- tus tTilr' g;.d t;c Us.s. ulu=t ,lr'ysslseI tgy man and iC.l>r- IL SsNssgS als'1gt four fCszi rg~ ally fIG-rd with trljrsa5C >lriuCs long and short. whi!, in Ilssg,- ,f l-ransls,-, il l. s0V- end with !sve-s v ssgEss,-lbrvl juin1-- alspuf t!4ss slzs Unsl =s-tgssrv 1zss sf the asg1vEanCc Uf C'ls-tuU' hs.rs. that d,,'arh tl,-s1l-s-lys-> fguW tlrs' tvrruE >:suI ag the >liEhtr-s Iszlsch Uf any G.s,i -1 sa isvt. ClinriDg firmly iu turn tu Il,s' 5.v-I tlgf has i>IurssVl hem NsJhl;az: lur Issv5ll csau s>~rlfN. th,.ir iuv1~ ill- llT'r,. Ilils sink slsvIp-r and jssTsr in 'D Iisr I!,-L ai every "ts..Tt |" 'li-lusiEC thrU'-
 'Tls,, rgsla.t. strsuLins. t nt full ~Tscul EysurNt,l s1a,'r.,.sg9y- vs h,-u within a few Iuyl.,- of lls-. rE.srllz~ jis-a a- ular iaws al tg.s Cuy,ts' ssiNui gn Cl'v-s- Un him. and ycur ufT. ss uUl. a Isc. rabbit can. At right | anElCa tu hi> s,a.uloT c1llEes- N"I Cryuic- Following. Clasc lprbi5lt. with almost ths i VCl,Siry Ul a CauBsn lsall. be CUuld nu, ClCCE h.u-,N iu his mad CarVrr. hu' plunGcL hr.l,.Iung into tbr hrisSIins, enc tus, IuiTslinG. hiulsylf in a saCuIld Uf iiint on thc'r~Ar'slS "f malignant hssrlr~. wh~ss w0ursj~ srC far Eslmrs- Isliuful and Tsnissrsl 0ts~ than ;ls,, >fsuE-s OT trsrS- With a smmf fisJi yell. I,rr ttS tsB~u5h was alUsaLlv Gi5rL with ilBuTit~. uScT and uvrr hr rollCVl- snap ping and sDarling with Jslin and Taes. un allr tu D7gIin his fsCt. for the Fslrts3s-S, CEr:s,s lssllS wCU- Clincing tu ths-m and ts I his Catlr, fr.ur- >Sun. ns he twisted alssut. hts laCSly wsas completely rnvs'lsgCd sO that his yvry- fur was hidden saCnCgsGh q mass uf Isri>'IinE thurnS. his <uarfpinE 1 mouth wus filled with cruel bur-. and hi. | jaws wCrC GaEc,Nl wide apart. His suffer inGs wCrr terrible. and left |" himself hs would have linEVrsi un in i.'Fulcnr. prr haI.s fur ,l0y<. Unalulc tn In"vS' Ur cvCn Is ! howl. Is EJ slowly ~tarV,d |" death. ThS sight T,v1llryI r'es- awful uUruSery that thi, wns a faV"gi;.. Imusir with the AIaClscs fol tOrturi;'g thcir " httr Tri~unrrs~ nnd rais ing my rifle TuJ an end un his misery" F. C EICkNEII-