The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
THE DOG COULDN'T LICK rHEFo1,
Sc the Two Went Deer Hunting Toethep
aud Became Fast Friends.

uuo EbtChmo fhbt fElcudD.
A tall. u~ngainly sort OF beast. with ashAnd-
some brown eyes as animal ever has came
on the run swinging down the old Pare clear
ing up in Herkimer county, y. Y. At frs glance
1t seemed to resemble none Of the Adbndack
animals known TO woodsmen. 1t was loslike.
but lacked n tail. 1t was lanky like youn.
deer. but WAS dirty brown instead { white,
spotted red. Its head, however. was GA shape
and form, with ears, such as foxes hav. After
the resemblance to 3 fox was noted otter fea.
lures were seen to DO caricaturos OF the'o1. but
the lack of q tail was explalnable onf by thu
supposiIiun that II had been shot or bi,en OF.
Every six or eight rods the tramp fox stopped
and looked back over his shoulder With his
ears cooked IN. Before he got across te clear
ing the yip-yip of Phil Perry's fighting log was
heard over the ridge. and that showed rhy tho
FOX was running and stopping 10 look hA * n.
that time Of the day. Suddenly the fox trned
and ran like a streak on its back trail hlt a
dozen rods. then 1t turned sharply to theriGht
aud leaped just as far as 1t could every jump
for a score Of times, then 1t lay down belirG u
little cluinp Of briers with its nose on lisp W..
Pills dog came whooping along. looEinl squat
whom com pared with the fox.
Occasionally the dog would lick his chops as
III lie wanted To bite something. When he gOs
opposite the place where the for hal eft tho
back trail. thedog did something that surprised
the ioA niEhlIiy. instead OF follow ng tho
trail straight ahead. the dog. turned square II
the left and headed for the fox's hiding place
with, ears laid back. and teeth showing. Tho
iox had made n fool of itself by %runoing Tp
wind so that the dog caught it's scent. Tie fox
must have becn iabbergasted somewhat, for H.
couple Of rods. then turned and started Tor tia
WOODS, put the dog was too close. The fox had
got G01, to fight, and that right away. II the dog
The fox faced about and started at the do:
tuii speed, ara running low down, a. II II wrGs
on collision, but IL wasn't. Just as the two wrrs
about to chaw noses the fox jumped sid
lhs went tearing past in a way that drew bieoi'
Inc doE turned after It had gone ten feet, and
saw the fox headed for hin, with It's ears laid
DaCk. wheroupon the dog laid his ears back,
got close TO the dog again. hoped sidoways, ami
nglting mad IL was Pills hghting dog at thai
moment. He turned with a grow OF rage. and.
ns Ss,arsi the fox was headed Ior him full iii, az.
nna-tumhie grapple Tor which the dog was
Ssn,nE: That made the dog forget his past eI-
This time tho fox leaped over tie dog and hiI
d nm IN The email of the back. II doubled ny
shoulder NJ the fox. which Was was sitting on /,
hgnnGhes licking its chops, as II splitting out hal
sm mnn bbs sr + lighting dog is uncommon
wwhen he was on the losing Side Of the iroaie.
s n,ddn0ueh me dog was about rs strong As evr,
ne wah bound to be whipped. He looked thsoE
IN the eye and licked his chops. The FOX iiee!
us chops. The dog showed his teeth. ThIoS
grinneu, too. The dog wageed his tail, Thfor
eonldn't, because IL didn't have any. bl Il
tHoKea as though IL would like 10 was. Thd9:
snen Rot up and began to trot off towar tho
The fox followed.
An honr later Albert Jones eaw a deer ross.
ing tho DIX swamp chopping on the ru. 10
Mni'eH; ana IN a Few minutes heard thdog,
y XIV. ,o WIEN The dog came in sight on te trail
ana routed a deer. Phii's dog has zen IA
me woods more than ever. and IL 10 sl!eyol
that no runs with the fox he couldn't i'd.