Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

ITOuuCtlOu 10 tuIlic, SOmS AoA'y
years ago. There was to be grand
public dinner at a seaside hotel, and the
catering being entrusted to noted cook and
purveyor, in honor of the occasion he under
took to-provide real turtle soup for the feast.
Accordingly, live turtle arrived at the hotel
a few days before the date fixed tor the BAN
quet, and, of course, became the one theme OF
conversation and astonishment In the nelgn-
borhood. People from miles around locked
to it, and if the turtle as 1T lay on its
back in q straw -carpeted shed, feebly moving
its fippers to and fro, had been griffin, 1t
couldn't have attracted more attention. Inc
turtle was not to be killed until the morning
of the eventful day, but on the preceding al
ternoon some bright person suggested TO the
landlord that it was getting weak, and that IL
would be all the better and fresher, and re
appear to greater advantage IN tomorrow 5
tureens, if it had a sea-bath. The idea was
voted capital, wheelbarrow was brought, the
prospective soup hoisted upon it,, with long
line fastened round its shell, and the process
sion forthwith started for the beach, with hall
the town in its wake. The barrow was wheel
ed into the sea and tilted until its burden was
launched. OFF the turtle padded loyousiy,
the rope being paid out to its utmost length.
After proper lapse of time, the rope was
hauled in, but the loop was empty. The
grateful turtle doubtless steered TOR the west
Indies and ox-tail soup graced the banquet:
But it was not safe to mention turtle soup
to the landlord for many year.
A traveller recently stopped at a Georgia
hotel where the landlord had just bought a
live wildcat, which chained in the yard;
The traveller had never seen such an animal
before, and was rather nervous about ITS prox-
unity. That night the landlord went through
the house putting out the lights, and the tray
lamps as they were \lowered to be extln-
gushed. He thought it was the wildcats
chain, and, as the sound came nearer, ne was
convinced that the beast had escaped and
was terrifying. Remembering that his door
was ajar, he sprang from the bed, made
dash for the window in his night clothes and
jumped to the ground. The proprietor heard
the noise, looked out, and, seeing the guest
making off, supposed that he was jumping
his board" and chased him, the town marshal
Joining in the pursuit. The traveller fled in
dire dismay for nearly a mile, when, hearing
the footsteps close behind, he attempted to
climb tree and was captured. Then mutual
explanations followed, and the guest returned
to finish his nap.
An odd hunting adventure recently befell
British officer in India. He was mounted on
a fleet mule, and was running down wild
boar, intending to lance it, when the animal
turned bit the mules leg, and then fled again.
The mule screamed savagely, and in a minute
she had deposited the officer on the ground;
then, kicking out vigorously five or SIX times,
as if to see that her legs were all right, she
started after the unfortunate pig at lightning
speed, with fury in her eyes and vengeance
in the crook of her ears. The race was not
long, and the wild boar soon realized that he
had exasperated a relentless enemy lie was
soon winded, and the mule. coming up with
him, caught him by the backbone with her
teeth, crunched it and threw him to the
ground, and then, before he could rise, kicked
him SO viciously that he was dead boar IN
less than no time Then the mule returned
to her master and gave utterance to "hee-
haw' of triumph.