The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-18
AN IsBMAELIrH OF THE BRUSH.
The JaveIina, Queer Creature of
the Mexican country.

thG fhtAAtbA NOhhAhss
From the Chicago Times Herald.
Wandering through Lincoln Park 1 came
to the geological part of it known as
THE Jungle cub" Therein I found an
old acquaintance Of the lowland and the
mesa, the tangled mesquite and the tear
ing chapamal. l had foregathered with
him on many day when the binding sun
throbbed in a speckless heaven and fol-
lowed his rapid course for miles over a
desert country, known only of him. the
jack rabbit, che coyote. the tarantula and
the centipede He surveyed me with the
same sullen stare of dlsapproval, the cock
ed ear Of inquiry, the nostTils haring in
dislike of my scent, the bristes upon his
heavy neck end back outstanding in de-
fiance and saliva slowly dripping from his
tusk. | talked 10 him awhile in plaza
bic manner, and Withdraw but he liked
me no better when / went than when l
came. This was the Wild hog of the
Southwest known TO naturalists as the
peccary and to NJ Xican haTders as t.
'jaVelina," so called because the sDines
upon his back are like spears or javelins.
The animal kingdom does not hold a
more cunning, malicious, stealthy and
patiently feTocious brute. He is not pref
ty, but his appearance is as good as his
disposition. He has no morals, no love of
home or family, no gratitude, no self-re-
spect' no liking even for his own kind.
He will eat anything he can swallow and
steal anything he can eae Next 20 in
hicting useless ana cause'ess Injury, he
would rather fight, and strong in num-
bers, he viii fight anything from a 3
year-old Mexican bay lost in the chapar-
raj TO puma that has gone a week with
out food. Like any osher c5rs1ir. how
ever his Rame Is linked with one virtue
and thousand crimes: He viii kill rat
tiesnakes. He is fond of their flesh Ger
tatnly no desire for the beuerment of the
world leads him 10 STAY them. He is not
IN peru IN ms -cQmo9ts with the deadiest
monster OF the West. The Poisoned fangs
are sent deeo into his body, but he goes
away ana eats OF an herb chat no man
mas been wise enough TO find ard returns
70 alne uDon MS ate toeIoan.- II every
thing has it's use IN the grand scheme Of
creation, tine use or the javelina is to kill
fattlesnakes. He IS not good for any
thing else. Ills meAtls not edible 10 any
one save. starVing man. His hide is val
ueless. .t'i3i
Like other wild animals, the javel ma
has been beaten back by the advancing
waves of civilization. Twenty years ago
herds Of 100 to go We're not uncommon in
Southwestern Texas. To-day the largest
band does not number more than fifty.
lie VIII not standselose contact with the
works OF man. lie detesl Is the wire fence
ana VIII break At dawn when he finds it.
he mas peculiar enmlty TO the .domesu-
caled dog woe. betde the ranch hound
thal meets MN ana MS comrades in guilt.
me Javelina Stays him forthwith and then
u course eats MIN lie VII root up any
lhlhg Which ne hhds planted, Being an
O4hhiFoIous IeSdSrl ne VIII destroy newly
dfoppeu caves ana iamps. he IS a ter
TOT 10 chilofen VINO iiVe IN lonely locah-
.leS. Aeh oA nun WA NOT hesitate 10 at
tdch a man, FroVsuehce mas been uhkihd
70 nun IN that u mas not gifted him with
Ihe power 10 ehhno tree But Tor TINS
9 o,5 there would De no escaping him.
me JaVehIa IS qulcK 10 anger. Indeed,
ne - III STATE OF CHROME irritation. He
VpJects OH principe 70 Things as they are.
ne Is against the government. lie is a
tour-4esseu anarchist de mas never been
eileu On peer, II nome IS any cave IN
a mountain slde or noe IN river bank
that ne discovers: II Al be large cave,
ne - cohle'll- II the mole IN the river
patA DC 700 small ne WIN enlarge It with
d soou zeal on art He algs out separate
chaiAoeTs anu connects them with gale
res anu mans. rue Whoie Is not unhke
the uhusr SFouHu evenings OF the termltes,
VI. nuch larger
haFlueI berhleta' VINO rode the MAR
from OLD Font Ewell 10 Twohig, was arm
Gu as were an man carriers IN that day,
WIN winchester under knee and revolver
puckied 10 ms waist. he saw Javelina
standing IN the road shot 1t, incautiously
dlsnounted 10 examine II. and was sur
rounded IN an Instant byfifty of them that
smelled the plood ana poured out of the
chaparraL his frightened horse plunged
away lie managed TO gain hu'sache tree
and climbed It. he used up oil If the cart
ridges in his revolver and in his belt and