The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-02

HOW BRAVE HUNTER sUsDuEp
WILD BOAR
Jealous Hearers Made Remarks About
Nature Fakine. But Read the stors
and Judge the Matter
fer Yourself.

boar7r asked the man in the mack
intoah during a lull In the CONVERSE
tiou.
mo; nor you. either" said the man
with the baggy -kneed trousers.
1T takes q lot of presence Of mind
TO emerge from the Incident with q
whole skin, | can tell you.
Accompanied BY an entire absence
of body, ventured the man who had
put q pair Of large feet on the
table.
THAT remark 10 neither new nor
original slssiiEaa.ll, seem se AAss-Tee have heard e %
/ or more times before. | remember
when | was hunting In southwestern
Arkansas In the fall Of 'S0-"
Going to tell 1t, anyhow. are your
interrupted the man with the bulbous
nose.
Il am. You can drop into state
Of coma II you don't want TO hear It.
had tramped for half q day In the
woods without seeing anything worth
shooting. when / heard loud crash IN
ths underhrush not : dozen yards
away. Before | could place myself IN
; suitable posture for defense"
mo fence handy. ] presume" mur
INJURED the man behind the green gog
gIea.
"Tba chaparral parted--I think they
call Il chapRrrai out there, but maybe
it's Jung and en- enormous boar
came rushing at me. I am not ashamed
to cay, gentlemen, that ] lung my
yilie away"
"FIung Ii the right word @
ahead
Il turned and ran for my life. But
the beast gained on me. saw Il w@a
Or no use. steppEag quickly aside, inst
a. the infuriated animal was about X
lance me with one Of los murderOui
tusks--'
''Tusks is correct. Much better
than ''tushes,s inter1ected the mar
who was smoking the cheap cigar
Proceed"
4 leaped on the maddened crea
/ ture's back, grasped its ears with my
hands, and held on with the energy o1
desperation. have had many rough
ride. gentlemen. but | want to tell you
that \ ever you ride bareback on !
wild hoa~ yon'll remember the expert
ence as lcrg Is you live. Even then
however. / did not lose my presence
Of mind. The savage brute tried K
throw me. Of course, but wrapped
my legs around his body, frightened n.
grasp On his ears and stuck. Snortini
| horribly, the boar darted ahead a
frightfal speed. We tore through thl
forest distance Of perhaps half !
mile | was becoming exhausted
5uddenly we passed under the project
| ing limb Of a tree Loosing my holl
on the demoniac beast. ] grasped tn
limb. drew myself up. and In nc
ment was out Of danger. But not Al
instant too soon. Scarcely had SUE
cceded in climbing into the tree whel
the boar turned and came back. Find
ing me beyond his reach he"
"Swore dreadfully Don't repeat hi
language
Tn mad fury he charged the tree II
self. gsshing it with those terribl
tusks IN his impotent rage. Leanin
back against the trunk OF the tree, 81
feet above him, sat and watched hir
until had recovered my brer'h.
"And then? Go on with the bloot
surdling dstaila. Don't spare us"
"Then. drawing my revolver, I too
deliberate aim aud fred"
xiii him."
7 didn't try TO kll him. I shot o
one Of his tusks, slick and clean. wit
: second shot took of his other tusl
With third shot clipped his tail OF
close up Then his proud spirit brokl
He turned to fee. Jumping dow
from the tree. / made after him.
caught I'D with him. | kicked him.
chased that wild boar, gentlemen. gf'
ing him kick after kick, until wa
tired. after which I let him 60. The
I went and found my gun again an
resumed my hunting for larger gam
as If nothing had happened"
Nothing was said for several mil
Utes. Then the man with the whit
spot ID his mustache casually ol
{, served that he could tolerate z plail
ordinary liar. but be hated 3 natuE
faker-whereupon he yawned weas1l
/. and moved an adjournment.