The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-05-18
EAGLE, DOG AND CAT.
They Fight to the End in a New
Jersey Town.

III the front yard basklng IN the sun.
He is a blooded animal and his
owner holds him TO be worth a
couple of hundred dollars. He had
been under the weather nearly all
winter and Sorter thought a little
sunshine would do him good, so he
spread a rug on the ground and
placed Mister on it. The dog curled
up and started to enjoy nap.
A big eagle happened to sail over
the spot where he lay and swooped
down on him. The eagles talons
awoke Mister and he let out a series
of yelps that would have brought
his master to the scene at double
quick had Sorter been within reach
of the sound. Sorter happened to
b. down at the barn, some distance
away, and the dog was left to fight
his own battle. The eagle was a
big bald headed fellow, and he
would probably have had little
trouble in getting away with the
dog had all the talons reached
Mister's flesh. Some of the claws
struck the straps of a leather
harness the dog wore, and his hold
slipped.
Mister showed fight and when
the eagle rushed at him and tried to
strike him with his beak he grabbed
one of the birds wings and yanked
out a mouthful of pinion feathers.
This treatment made the eagle mad
and he jumped on the dog with
both feet, rolling him over and
bringing blood. The sun bath had
done Mister good and he moved
with spirit that had helped him
to WIN a good many hard battles.
He vas quickly on his feet and in
the twinkling of an eye had one of
the eagles scaIy legs between his
teeth. The bird was equal to the
tactics, and promptly raked half a
dozen burrows across the dogs Jaw
with his free foot and picked up a
bunch of Mister's skin in his beak.
These moves caused the dog to
let 90 the birds leg, and the two
fighters hacked off and faced each
other few seconds. Mister's skin
was badly cut, and the exertion he
had put forth in the fight had tried
his wind. The eagle was still fresh
and full Of fight, but he was wary
Suddenly spreading his wings, the
bird rose in the air and circled sever
al feet above the dog. Mister kept
his eyes on the enemy. The eagle
kept the dog guessing as to his m
tentions for several minutes, then
fell like an arrow, landing squarely
on Mister's back. This time the
birds talons made close corrections
with the dogs flesh, and before he
had time to recover from the shock
be was Lifted off his feet. He strug-
glen to break the hold of the eagles
claws, bat they held, and Mister
would probably been carried Away
and his bones picked had not his
old friend Jude come to his rescue.
Jude is a cat. She had been a sort
Of sister to Mister for three years.
She was curled up on the doorstep
taking nap when the eagle attabed
the dog. Misters ye!ps aroused her.
She sat up, and, being disposed to
enjoy the Scrimmage. watched the
contest. She twitched her tail
nervously when the dog was knock
ed down, and booked as if inclined
to applaud when Mister got The
birds leg between his teeth. The
eat refrained from taking part in
the affair until she saw her canine
friend lifted off the ground. She
didn't relish being robbed of her
associate and messmate. With tail
clubbing and splitting like wildcat.
she came sailing down the lawn
toward the eagle. The bird was
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