The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-13

trying to dig in at the mouth OF tns
hole while I held the other SeWaru NAY, az
worked only a little while Wnel 5tis
~. the hole facing the ravine broke ~,
and revealed the fox In the mole: ~. ~
the hoe / pulled the dirt away from ~.
mouth of the hole, that the uos -
have a. chance at the FOX lne uoI ~ ala
into the hole, and the first thing ne suio
~, 10 grab at the fox's tail. me dos
HI good hold, and stripped the mar
frono the tail from the body 70 the emu,
When the fox came out, the dog GRABBED
- bv tte neck. The fox clinched ms
tae4t,, On the flesh of the dog, cheek, ana
thew had a good fight The dog lee.s
his hold on the neck OF ohe loA, ahu
nut both feet against the fox 10 pref n,,.A
rho. hold OF the fox on his check me
eo,, hing on. and Seward took the shovel
and mried the jaws Of the fox apart with
~, handle When the hold of the toS
hai, been loosened. the dog grabbed MIN
Nv the neck again, and shook him ter
rihlv- After the shaking. the dog let
the fox fall to the ground
There amt any more flght IN thae
fox called Seward. and, to all appear
auces, there was not. The 1ox was "
ING ON the ground, limp and lifeiess. us
tongue out. and It's eyes aooul ilsliA-
closed.
-...You think there amt any life in him,
do you?' 4 said to Seward Well. you
ins+ mt the hoe-handle under him and
give him q toss
seward did SO, and threw the fox into
rhe air. The fox landed on all tours
and was off in an instant over the euss
OF the hill I let loose the DOG nao
.been holding. and he went after the sIoS
at a hot pace. AS we had placed our
Guns against a tree, we could not get
r. tI,em in time to shoot the fox. The
dog ran the fox up around the hill, INTO
q rayine on the other side, and OUT AGAIN
and over the brow of another hill me
dog and the fox were just disappearing
over the other hill when Seward ana x
mounted the hill on the side Of which
| We had Just been digging we couMo
see that the dog was gaining, ana the
chances were that he would atch- Tue :
fox we hurried across the ravine ana
the hill, ard soon came upon tne uos
and the fox. locked together in a fight
| The dog had the fox by the neck, and
| the fox had the dog by the cheek, the
came as in the first fight This time we
mad our guns. and soon shot the fox:A
f"Foxes were very thick around Little
Fal1s in those days. remem Der e*-
| aiming a fox. track one day. that ma
a peculiar crease in the snow aiohSs 81. :
| It at frequent intervals. saw TINS
track on several zOCc;tSlolls, anu - 80
zled me great DEAL One day sot
. shot at fox. and wounded him IN the
hin. He could not run fast. ard 1oi.
lowed him to his hole. 1 set trap a.. at
the mouth of that hole, and waited unti
he got into it. went there once day,
and found that the trap had not peen
disturbed. I concluded to leave 1t ana
starye the fox out. On the eighth DAY
| from the time tracked the fox 10 ..'e
| hole 7 found the fox in the trap. Inc
leg In which had shot him was IN very
had Shape. and the animal must nave :
suffered terribly. Around the PACK ., !,
| the fox found a strap, and TINS hau
| caused the peculiar crease IN the SNOW e'N,
| as the fox lowered his head. ms ioS
/ had evidently been pet at one tllile % ~
i mother, and the strap had been useu 70
| tie him UP. -
.on one other occasion I got a tox
| that had at an early period In ms h.e
I been a pet When was trylnS TO SKIN
| the animal by stripping the skin from tne
back forward over the shoulders ana .ile
| head. I could not pull the skin over the
/ neck. try as hard as 7 might ! turned
/ fine skin back again, and found that iie
/ had on collar. The collar was SKIN
/ right around the neck; 1t had been tnele
J = long time. and the hair mad sroNn
i over it until it was concealed -tNe ~
4 work. Sun. Lay