Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-09
EAGLE, BUlLDoa AND car.
A Fight 90 tho Death IN Which Two
Four-footed allies Overcame the Bird.
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A Fight 90 the Death IN Which Two
Four-footcd allies Overcame the Bird.
New York sun. fa4
CRosswIcKs, N. j., April TO- Hiram
Sorter's bulldog Mister was out in the
front yard basking in the sun. He is
blooded animal, and his owner holds
him to he worth couple of hundred
dollars. lie had been under the weather
nearly all winter, and Sorter thought
little sunshine would do him good, SO he
spread q rug on the ground and placed
Mister on 1t. The dog curlcd up and
started in 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 Sortcr
been within reach of the sound. Sorter
happened to be down at the barn, some
distance away, and the dog was left 10
fight his own battle. The eagle was a
big bald-headed fellow, and he would
probably have had little trouble in get.
ting away with the dog had all the talons
reached Mister's flesh. Some Of the
claws struck the straps of leather har-
ness 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 u
mouthful of pinion feathers. This
treatment made the eagle mad, and ne
| jumped on the dog with both feet,
| rolling him over and bringing blood.
The sun bath had done Mister good,
and he moved with the spirit that had
helped him To win good many hard
battles. He was quickly on his feet,
and in the twinkling OF all eye had one
of the eagles scaiy legs between his
teeth. The bird was equal to the tactics,
and promptly Tuked hnlf dozen fur
rows across the dogs jaw with his free
foot ard picked up bunch Of Mister's
skin in his beak. These moves caused
the dog to let go the birds leg, and the
two fighters backed OIL and faced each
other few seconds. Mister's skin was
badly cut, and tue exertion lie had put
forth in the fight 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 around several feet above the
dog. Mister kept his eyes on the enemy.
The eagle kept the dog guessing as to
his intentions several minutes, then fell
like an arrow, landing squarely on Mis-
ter's back. This time the birds talons
made close connection with the dogs
flesh, and before he had time to recover
from the shock he was lifted off his feet
lie struggled to break the hold of the
eagles claws, but they held, and Mister
would probably have been carried away
and his bones picked had not his old
friend Jude come to his rescue.
Jude is cat. She has been sort of
sister to Mister for three years. She
was curled up on the doorstep taking a
nap when the eagle attacked the dog.
Mister's yelps aroused her. She sat up,
and, being disposed to enjoy scrim-
mage, watched the contest, She twitched
her tail neryously when the dog was
knocked down, and looked as ii she were
inclined to applaud when Mister got the
birds leg between his teeth. The CAT
refrained from taking part in the affair
until she saw her canine friend lifted Of
the ground. She didn't relish being
robbed Of her associate and messmate
With tail dubbed and splitting like q
wildcat, she came sailing down the lawn
toward the eagle. The bird was having
a hard time CT it trying to get started
with his burden. He had been unable
to get Mister more than two feet of the
ground, but he was raising all the time
Jude leaped in the air and landed plumb
on the eagles back. Under the weigh
of the two bodies the bird fell to Thu
ground, and in his astonishment hi
released his hold on the dog. Miste
saw his opportunity, and in an instan
he had the eagle by the neck. There
was wild Topping of wings, Shove
of flying feathers, and the eagle wa
dead with broken neck. ......