The Forrest City times., 1902-11-14

iEg, ana a sae Hea e ttem 6gt. ri5- iEg her paHE at ss ga aP. she saw q fine -hartharn sudden. E H5.ea forward With below ans s4# >se checked her horse aua walled f#r ta= animal L. rise again Eat5t-ea-.z r.t-.. had snapped a fare auA-e .a fresh ' eug badger hole
 The shorthoru Hae taFor.se. ana. az beft,ed her gaas blood. carried across her leHlaf .he -e1la.g vf silver sleighaeil, taat .a winter tine tlak.ed before the paHg. - the news of her injury was reeeiyee with sorrow al the farmhouse. ana w -. .ater ir tAe even ing. the ir1.e g.r..- pig brothers went Gown = the ae.- ta put fHe Aeifer out of her misery. ek=tawea thattIe last feeble i5Hse ef Der besay should De the deatakHe.l of he badgers.
 They found hat the 5uHroWlug host. driven 9ut ef tHeiT former homes either hy aH uuioake4-f4E#seePag oE tEe ad- vent of d stronger anna. had been at tractes to the fe.a because the harrow had 70 recently broken and softenea the fasla~. and thex had eng 70 rapidly since fhe planting ot few week. be- fore that the north enc. perforated every three or four feet. would be ut- terly a-eie>,, that wear. at .ea~t. for either The harvester ar the p.oW. Each family had tug -'y9 tunnels thai slant ed toward each other anu mel at The nest; and since thetulre.zof aHe fam ilY often crossed tHz-e efaHetHer. tbe ground was freacherous1y unstable. The outlying. uup-aHel land d bore. mile upon mi4e. marks af The rafages 9f an army 9f badgers; bHr the north end of the wheat lied Was tLe eoIcen- tration camp.
 The badgers had thriyeG in jhcirnel home. for on one ~i6evasa a grassy rise where the eggs and young af the plnver and prairie chicken could be found. and on the other gully led down to the sloughs. that yielded succuitnt roots and crawling thing> The little girls big brothers saw that the animals were SO abundant that shot. traps or poi. son would not avail; only thorough dronning-out would rid the grainland of the pest. Drowping-autS were ex- citing affairs. for the badgers always gave the pack fine tu>sie before they were dispatched. and she wa, allowed to attend them if she would promise to remain cn the high seat of the wagon on, of harms way.
 When The team had been brought to t stard>tiIi oh the coWpath. she watched The preparations for the drowning from her perch Two holes were found that >laHted toward each other One big brother stationed him self at the hoie nearer the wagop armed with two or three buckets of water, and another guarded the farther hole, similarly armed. The pack divided itself, half remaining at each outlet, and parked itself hoarse with anticipation.
 At laS all was in readiness. and, at a word. the water was poured bucket ful after bueketful down the tunnels. Then big brother spraug To the horses heads to prevent their running when the fight began. another jumped into the wagon 10 refill the pals and hand them down, and he dogs. leaping eXcitedly, closed about the holes. The little girl watched breathlessly and clung fast to the seat
 For moment there was no sign If anything Then suddenly from the nearer hole bounded female the ref use of her nest clinging to her drip ping hair Whirling and biting furi- ou~ly en all sides, she crowled in fear and rage as she Gefed the pack. There nas quick fierce fight that was ear ried rod before il ended; then. amid a din of Helpirg. tho badger met q speedy death.
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