Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
By NORA BRYANT

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Down in the forests of the southwest
there are certain regions where one
never ventures to stroll without rife,
and where, even with rifle, one keeps
an eye open for climbable trees. For
here are found peccaries; peccaries by
the ones, twos, and by the hundreds
the ferocious wild pig; the one animal
from which an experienced hunter will
run. @sr - - -.
~ wainwright had been told all this.
Every inhabitant Of the ranch had tax
en- unlimited satisfaction In detailing
to the young Englishman the horrors
Of "death by peccaries" and in i'm
pressing on him the means by which
such death could be avoided. But
Wainwright only smiled knowingly.
He had heard before Of the way these
Americans like to fable to tenderfoot.
He; did not propose to swallow every
thing. Even Billy, the old time chum
months, felt it his duty to utter 9 word
or two Of warning. But Wainwright
was only politely bored. 4.
The sun rose very clearly that winter
morning. After the days Of raw rains
and mists that had preceded it, the
woods brown and sodden, seemed
beautiful to- Wainwright. .@ :.
He swung along, his pipe going like
a furnace, his fine shoulders squarely
back as he took In deep breaths Of the
celebrating air and his stawny hair
catching now and then a CLEAN of the
sun as It dickered through the trees
His rifle was tucked very obediently
under one arm, but he was not hunting,
He was tramping through the woods
for. the Englishman's mere love OF
uamping. .,~~}<s - ::
| The sodden leaves under foot yielded
up damp, earthly smell that was very
pleasant to this earth loving man. The
trees rustled in comparatively way; q
rabbit or two scurried through the
bushes; his tobacco had just the right
favor, and Wainwright would have
been very contented had it not been
for his constant thought Of Billy's sis
ter: Things had been: going on beatific
ally until the silly quarrel Of yester
day, and now he never would have thu
courage to ask her If she would adopt
England for q permanent abiding
place. = RI. T." w.. - =. H.. i .:::s.
! He stopped and stopped to tie hi
shoe. As he Strengthened himself AGAR
he heard tentative "Oof!'s near BY
A rough coated pig was standing a rot
or 90 from him, watching him witt
ugly little eyes. ut. .:"-,,s s. !. i; < Il.
Hello. piggyr' said Wainwright gen
tally. "Are you one Of the peccarie
/ hear such shameful tales about
They ought to be ashamed to maligl
such q harmless little chap as you"
He relighted his pipe, picked up hi
rifle and started toward the peccary
"Out Of the way, Mr.. Pig. he said.
The peccary did not stir. : loot
: Oofr' he said. :e%:s= 49,. .; IL; = i:
Il 't.Oof! Oof!'''-- was answered from {
y nearby bush, and ".Oof! Oofr fro1
half a dozen different directions. Gu
trotted half q dozen rough coated littl
4 fellows with businesslikes gait an
! grouped themselves about the frs
conner. Their watchful gaze was
trihe disconcerting. Wainwright h
his pipestem little nervously. s .s ..
by Jove," he said, this Is rattle
embarrassing! II There is nothing
can do: for you tlemen, perhaps 70
will step aside and let me pass 2" An
he took a resolute step forward. II
peccaries, with little grunts, held the
ground . : rs. Il + :ss.S.: 5: :,; : .5=. {.
All this time their number had bee
steadily augmented until w ainWrigl
was facing fifty Of the ugly lit
brutes. He looked about. z$3;: s ss5.is:
& "Gads, I guess the natives WEI
right and Billy was not stufing ~
4 after all at least as far as the beast
!! numbers and attentiveness go. &c
{ tainly am not going to tn to shoot /
4 as close range as this. r The brut
4 might charge =, E.s .Sls=
4 The foremost peccary drew. lit
{ nearer. His mel hbors each took
I forward step. Those on the outer ed
Z showed each / other y little closer. The
= ~. i peculiar ugliness about TIE III ~