Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14
AN OLD SOW
Came to the Rescue and Saved Her
Owners Life.


Philadelphia Times.
The other night Obed Comstocls. n
farmer living two miles north of
Lambs Road, n. j.. was awakened by
the squcaling at his pigs that We're
shut up in a pen few rods from the
house He got up ana dressed himself,
took lantern and went out to see what
the trouble was with the porlsers.
The pig pen was an Enclosure of con-
siderable size, and ut one end was a
shed IN which the pigs slept. The
suueals came from this shed, and,
Jumping inside the fence, the farmer
ran TO the shelter and swung his Ian
tern under It to see what was the
trouble As he did so there was Il
-snearling sound, and the next instant
COmstock was Knocked FIAT by some
kind Of an animal that had jumped
from "a corner OF the shed. striking him
fun IN the head.
The lantern went flying across the
pen and was distinguished. The moon
was shining, and when COmstock got
mp he saw big wildcat crouchlng on
the ground n few feet away, getting
ready tn leap upon him again, The
farmer had no way of defending him
self against the animal, and, turning
sprinted across the pen. lie was just
about TO leap over the fence when the
ca. landed on his back.
The animals claws were long and
sharp and they penetrated CumstOcks
cuat and sunk into his flesh. The pain
made him frantic, and he dropped on
the ground and rolled over. This tactic
didn't please the cat, and IT let go and
got q fresh hold ON COmstOClJs leg.
The farmer was n muscular man. and
he was 30 slouch for bravery. lie grab
bod the cat by the throat and pinched It
with such force that the animal let
30 its hold on his leg. Comstock tried
u keep his grip on the animals throat,
~ with its claws that lie was obliged
TO let it go.
The cat tried It's best to get at the
mans face, but he protected II with
his arms. He was lying on his back,
the cat giving him no chance to get
up. The animals mad was up and It
fought with the fury OF demon.
CumstoGk was doing the best he
could, but the tide of battle was going
against him. His flesh was lacerated.
he was bleeding profuscly from the
wounds and he suffered severely. The
affair would, undoubtedly, have ended
disastrously for him had not a helper
come in the form Of an old sow, who
had been snOO2lng in n heap of straw
In the corner Of the sty.
The animal was a valuable breeder
That ComStock had owned "a good
many years. She was long and thin,
ana her jaws We're fitted out with ugly
looking tusks. The wild cat was
chewing on Comstock's arm vigorously
when the SOW charged on it. She ran
her nose under the cat and the next
minute 1t was whirllng in the air.
When the cat landed It struck on
It's rect and In an instant was ON the
soW's back. Its claws evidently went
through the rind, for the purlyer gave
an angry squeaI, and running to spof
where a board was of the partition
between the outside Of the pen ana the
shed went under, scraping the cat or
us back. In n twinkling she came
bounding through the entrance to the
sned INTO the pen and faced the cat.
which leaped at her. The old sow was
awake to the movement, and when the
cat came down It landed on her tusks
the air. 40 nv
The tusls had evidently done good
Wolh' ior when the cat came down
IL seemed to be weak and irresolute
The instant it struck the ground tbo
Oh SOW rushed at II, and catching IL
between her teeth shook 1t as n terrier
would have shaken a rat. When mo
olu sow let 60 Its hold the cat fell linn
as rag unable TO move, and the on
ragged hog drove her tusks into II 10
peatedly' until II was torn into pieces
Comstock managed to crawl bacl; ia
tue mouse, but II will he some Tina
neIore he Is able to do "A fuU dave
WORK and he will bear the scars Of The
battle to his grave. vi 'He