The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02

some animal that had been prowling about
his premises every night for a week. and
had killed sheep, and carried Cd
a turkey that had a roost in a beech tree
near the baInyard. The next morning
after setting tho trap Brace went out to
sec what he had caught and discovered
big wildcat in the trap. held by one fore
leg.
As Brace approached. the cat became
furious and, held rs IT was by the trap.
sprang az him the full length Of the chain
that anchored the trap, uttering screeches
hat almost raised the trappers hair. Brace
had to shoot the wildcat four times before
the fight was all knocked out of it.
John Wilson S TWO boys, one 10. the other
when they surprised young bear beech
hutting. The bear ran into cavity made
by an uprooted tree and hid among the
roots.
ammunition heavy enough to do damage
20 bears, The twelve -year-old eaid he would
stand guard over the bears hiding place
and keep it from getting away If the ten
year-old went home and got some buck
shot The ten-year-old said he would 60
Home was a mile away, but he made the
round trip in amazing quick time, and came
back with the buckshot, having said noth-
ing to any one al home about the bear.
While he was gone the bear had attempted
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the tweve-year-old had peppered him
with charge Of rabbit shot and he went
back in again
When the ten-year-old came with the
and while he younger boy punched about
among the roots with long pole 10 stir
the bear up and start him out. the elder
one stood ready TO give him the charge "a
soon a. he showed himself. The bear soon
poked his head out and the twelve-year-old
blew the whole top OF IL OF with his load OF
buckshot The bear was fat spring cub.
with a full, glossy coat as black as coal.
Something had been stealing William
Boneste' Is chickens a. nights. He laid
it He caught an immense. white owl,
which was as ugly at a wounded bear.
II whipped Bonesteel's dog in less than
minute. With one, foot fast in the trap;
with a club and supposed that he had
killed Il. He took II from the trap and
was carrying il toward the house when
the owl revived and began kicking and
Topping its wings 30 thar Bonesteel had In
TIE ON i f,uttered a moment on the ground
and then took wing. Flying Bin div
il collided with Mrs. Bonesteel. who had
come out of the house. and whose screams
evidently scared the owl. for il settled
quietly down on the porch of the house.
| where, blinking its staring eyes, II sub
mi'ted 10 capture, and u non tied TO
| roOSt in tho voodShed.
Farmer Nullins's boy Joe, dug out two
| woodchucks TIE other day, ana had tanned
! them so tnev would follow i'm about and
! come az his call. when Jimmy Barnes's
dog got on 10 them and chewed them both
up. That same day Farmer Nulins's
| boy Joe caught porcurlne IN tTap, an
! old one. With long, stiff quilts
He chained the porcupine to an empty
| dog kann i in the backyard The next
| day Jimmy Barnes came over 20 see the
new capture. His dog came With him
Farmer Nlullins's boy Joe pulled the
| porcupine out Of the kennel by the chain
40 il could b. seen, Jimmy Barnes's dog
bounced or. it az once. The porcuriina
, rolled il self up and stuck OUT its guile
! After the dogs first grab az il a large share
of those quilts we're sticking in lis nose.
! face and eyes There we're so many ~
the poisonous little darts in the dog, in fact /.
| that Jimmy Barnes folks bad 70 take ! i'm
| on, and shoot him. Farmer Mullins's boy
! Joe's porcupine still occupies the kennel.