The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09

Il Is difficult for 4 dog to get ut him from be,
. i I%@. ~ ; ~ !. w ~ EIss y 4 o. \ Rom s%S 5iJSSs q tsft F $Ets
very short and the paw has no space in which
20 gather momentum. T. OF RANT power and II
H. S% MSn d5uI sTi T:.r ghs p9silis NoS dSe' n oos
the, heaviest aud steadiest man IL Y
landed anywhere above tho waistlines and
thrtosussRR T tSs air ike TX s 3 sHS%uttleeooIE. IN! The canine
rib was never built that would Withstand, it's
dogs bones crack as 4 they we're pipe stems.
There Is always a short semi-surprieed ,yelp. a
@ 9r5se Soa, MeSnti q ioa tRe S BeSe is SP too ' BUSY TO TO
feel any sort OF satisfaction. Reared upon his
launches. he is more thar Ave feet tall; and his
high. As his terrible. arms protect this part Of
him, as eflcie9tly as the 1HaTtsrIinch blade 81
most often a death leap. Louisiana hunters who
go after him know their business. and prove, IL
SiS G0 they either with s5 a large STsSa PseE ot T one f bess IN y d ImS
II is seldom that the pack which LEFT the pen
transport the dogs to, the place OF action. but
U %9Gn TSp tTo y 6 H51Sen af TaHy and not p croW STie each
other. A%,combat in which not more than two
S nna f fSe ae e. l0 SasT il on Tes ns { R9 With h cdnt tnSeed'
These battles make some strange revelations
about dogs. Often a big, heayy;jaNed. blear-
tn apd bloodhound in him. viii turn tail and
butt his brains out against Q tree In the first
low. y undsr.sized. sRSmbiing. EWVoif.nosed cur,
with his tail habitually between his Rnarled
t taEne sn sy an W SEY' fy s sST Sfinf Tor Tt the nos Il
without pause or sound, and meet his death as
S%allS9nt ~ as P, 1lny g pal Eb that rIs SysT i1 bs rpSSn ths
have learned never to believe that q. negro Is
too sick to work because he says he is sick, or
that q dog will not fight because he looks like
The nrst hunt Of the fall season has Just re-
fb% ears si tsGm IN fe eis Sts ds San sSd T an e9 E sGsIt Sn ee q
fifty-three borrowed dogs out OF a pack OF
seyenty-eightt; = The The ss sur tksm 81 Ice course ar soo we re
journey, and by. now each one Of them is
is having scaiding water thrown at him every
t oId w nS e He wilt t. n '%st Sc Be ia shs AGAIN s9Ga
grown 81 wise. < white mans voice or step Is
sufficient to send him to the swamp Ike q YET
him al shIeS Of his hu9 short and EHdI'ttp pooubdie"d life. The
first Individuals of this, pack were gathered
%%illlSow" Glen plantation stthe edge OF the Bayou
Robert swamp. The men IN the narty were
hH5lf H SGzsn IIngTH6n s1 to9E aIo whi t%s sS eSae PlsR6ers
each with ak mules attached, to larry the dogs.
and another to carry, the tente; cooking uten-
silf on ns0 OF the dri HSq N SFSstass Je aff Da1 as4 w ai !
inRton, a Jet black. Pow-legged sugar mill hand.
s snq% 9tSeP. paris parish 6n and DE EHp hum Monroe 'zeche-
riah Taylor, whose sole merit lies in his ability
t. Ruh hu Se : pS s1e 6ddl Re fGa R Ri%y" in E . styi Si e sell
the taileate was lifted rom the food wagon and
placed on the ground As a platform. Challenges
were sent to the negro quarters OF the neigh
boring plantations to come over and dance
hhee athsI and ndSi retu iGr IT to 'f RNpides 81 T richer IN
pocket and with an unbroken string OF VIC
The largest Kin Of tho hunt was made after
the men had been for three days In the Big
Caney and had become immune to m9sagitoes
changed to virus. The pack, then some sew
e9ty strong, struck the trail at the northern
The chase ran due south along a ridge twenty
feet above the, black ooze on either side. The
pace T"s I for c a while d1 t SSi bn slD Son for Of a, TN pidae eh tire
vines stretching from tree to tree were 50 thick
hunting knives. The country became more
open after two miles had been covered and the
scent. Five miles further on. at a dip in the
ton lion " WITH h. the t,I head Ed. Y S Sshe r pack within wIfh nt twenty
against a water oak. and began his fight for
life; Many q Of til the dogs groTn n wary from oTmnotthhss
rear; a lew, i%innatsiy ,eowartdly. hung back and
dozen others went straight at him, jumping for
his, throat. seizing him by the thick skin of his
%hisghi or eoT mssIlnRf H. f rissF t fSere m %efe a n ba tie hlde
swift right and left blows. and three dogs with
srTushed,in ribs were lying twenty feet ava
hips, STOPPING slightly he reached down and
slapped them Of. Just as a powerful man might
gashes when he reared again. but he did not
whimper. He had time to take Just one long
t 3Tnetf IN 9 Sery de shsy ToTe 6 on h hi@ dAEE FL jaws rn as
rarely does. Two more dead dogs were the re;
leaped from their horses and advanced within
1--WE yards OF him. but he minded them no more
upon his heavy neck stood upright In hts anger.
mingled blood and saliva poured from his
SPeReS ?sST against nis sn tRdP DARK 5qRg red 5pf b%Sek spoweGG
of his cavernous throat, and his eyes were a
Once more his foes surged against him. and
this time he made the mistake which a bear
similarly PLACED always makes. Instead, Of
sight .ofthe number of his enemies. and Selling
one hugs black hound IN H. his m9ssiTe arms
s %ith s6 h aGon isedsS wyit Il ms an SFe Sisrci mn 2 d9P,
but a dozen were fastened to the bear. he
escape and was seized Instantly BY the
launches by the warier ones, who had been
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other instant he was buried beneath the snarl-
l Besr % moves f lis c 8sad S %n!y si snSlR; f he could az ' DC
agony and weight and strain, Of it for a full five
cough. which sounded as II Ms throat we're
G Gn}sd DIV With tn d Leaves so or SAND &ho That is 9Th the dog
1t knew that the affair was one Of seconds. In
4 very little while he sank slowly upon his
belly, turned partly upon his side. tucked his
soft black, nose comfortably upon his breast,
and quietly drifted into his last sleep. The
dogs were promptly kicked away from him.
the flRht, at all and were then rabid to
he had slain and three more lay whining
upon the ground. The disabled dogs. stolen
ours rs they were, got lots OF sympathy. They
to be luGged back to camp. The attempt to
save them was hopeless, however. and they all
died during the night.
This bear was not more than three years old.
weighed nearly 400 pounds. and was In prime
condition. When the cubes, OF his fat went into
the pot Manuel made a distinct hit by adding.
to the hominy and bell pepper and chile paths
. dash OF wild sage which he had plucked green
and dried between two heated rocks.
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