Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-02-10

Miss lizrie O. Tsrr 81 Nanuciilo New
Mexico. Of ne capture and RAISING ~
three Wild cats, shows promise Of fu.
tire literary ofiolncy.
Though not seen close By, very
often. several Wild cats had hcou rc-
ported by the Indians CD have bean
seen ln The Vicinity. and when. about
two years ago. q female Wild cat uas
seem on The hillside. about e qii1rieT
ui mile dlaiani Dc wae dotofmiEcd
30 capture che little ones and n pos
Hihie M attempt made 81 dumesiiDatp
them.
Earlier 90 che day the cnt bed been
eccn and heard calling o. her Atiio
ones an nrm.ur themselves with the
necessary implements the party SCI
outs intending me bring back az The
proof q their val0r and SKID not only
Che little Mia hut the akin 90 the
mother as well.
The place chosen by the saenclous
beast was Ia a h0hutiml. thousn uH.
noticeable spot on the hillside Far
above. she Fhary. rocky ciEo OF tho
anrmouniIng cliff was clearly ont
ilned ugainst the horizon, while be-
meath. the oiiif f'fsi shelving back
rather abruptly. Or make rom fnr e
marrow iedge. supporting several of
the WILDLY green plnon trees, De-.
Hccrdod almost vertically fur many
feet. breaking iaiu a deop slope term.
mating Ia n long hiEh ledge ri rock.
whose entire length was trafcrsod by
narrow strip Of tho crumhhng red
Handrtcnc
After an unFurruafrl search among
fhe roofs fnf tho cats hlie. fhe lynx
as We aft1FWlrd found hCf 10 be-. snu
denly sanpeerrd fuiq beneath q pile
pile ui smaller rocks a llttle lG She
rHht. and immediately ron ouf of gun
range DigEinr ViForuHly. we soon
disclosed 20 View the little kits, i00h
ing like halt EroUn kittens. and be-
having quite al rpacnably.
tnf several days and Nights thf
mother rat stayed near. M Intervals
calling n.iiuliy. bnt remaining one of
reach. SIZE disappeared finally. ana
nothing more has been socn ct snoN =
OF her
Az nr ihe lifa were eiven into
tho charge of a large Maltese olt who
brought Them 100 with "a kitten 81 hor
own thouah lhn kitten aan SOON ont.
di1fqncoi hy her f08ior.hrt hcrs in
both sire and appetite AZ they grew
Older and ruamed about the house
and yard. they lost some OF their kif.
teniah ioom; developing heads ont of
propQrieH - ihelf bodies, and paws
El lreo thar their weight seemed %
turn IN their fecf making them up-
pear bowiegred
Finally. 10 became necessary 30
chain up The liiilo lynxos. Tor one az
thom. in particular, was rather rough.
and both of them persisted On Killing
and eating ans chicken whD was so
unfortunate a. 90 cross their path
They hvro eventually sold and host
sight of. and. for about year. no
mere Wild pets claimed our attention.
Then. ono day, an Indian brought
lu a halfrruWn lynx. half dead from
starvation and abuse So nearly dead
ana he appear that after forcing
little milk doWn biz throat. be- wa
leu Dag peace % dc ln an hour or
fn be had rovivci % such M extent
lhai no one dared 30 90 within three
feet oi him
Although from that time on b. was
treated with the greatest klndnosn AMI
eiyon pscuiy 60 eat. mo eat never
conscd ga regard his cauton as b.
naiural enemies Anything put fn hls
redch WAS SEIZED and bitten fariousiy
and euon only ono OF hla former az.
mircfee could hc induced 90 take much
notice uf him Ho soon grew eirong
enough 90 drag his heavy box after
him. and then new danger arose
Tor De- managed. several times. tO
make his escape, and 70 was only with
aople difficulty thar he was led or.
rather. Dragged back 10 lmprison
mcnt On ono nf these occasions. u.s.
waa found. afief a distracted saarca
in the COW stable, on another. he was
found, in The middle OF the night
asleep, upstairs, ia tho next room %
where tho childron were sleeping.
sad 90 relate. be- was fed too well
and one morning was found. by III
one devoted Rdmlrer. IN violent con
WILSON'S, which ended Ills nfe.
Since then no more Wild animals
have been captured or kept hy us.
but when we eua the skin 81 cur ho
loved, n unruiy, pet adjoining the
side oi lhe wall, reminiscent iook
comes into our facos, az We think 0i
his charms and claws.