The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-20
TOLD B THE HERO
How aRkVa H0Nrsa susDuHn
WILD BOAR


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Were you ever chased BY q Wild
boar2' asked the man in the mack
intosh during a lun in the conversa-
ton.
mo- nor you either said the man
with the baggy-kneed trousers.
III takes a lot nf presence Of mind
to emerge from the incident with q
whole skin, / can tell you"
Accompanied by an entire absence
Of body, yentured the man who had
put a pair Of large feet on the
table.
THAT remark IS neither new nor
original ] seem to have heard il 30
Or more times before. remember
when was hunting ID southwestern
Arkansas in the fan Of 's9-"
Going to tell it, anyhow, are youg'
interrupted the man with the buibous
nose.
4 am. You can drop into state
Of coma Il you don't want to hear it,
] had tramped for half day IA the
woods without seeing anything worth
shooting, when heard a loud crash In
the underbrush not a dozen yards
away. Before l could place myself in
q suitable posture for defense"
NO fence handy, / presume" mur-
INJURED the man behind the green cog
giles.
"The chapaFral parted-I think they
call Il chaparral out there, but maybe
it's iungle-and an enormous boar
came rushing at me. I am not ashamed
to say, gentlemen, that ! flung my
rife away"
Flung IS the right word. Go
ahead"
II turned and ran Tor my life But
the beast gained on me. saw II was
ct no use. Stepping quickly aside, just
as the infuriated animal was about to
lance me with one Of It's murderous
tusks-"
"Tusks is correct. Mich better
than "tusnes," interiected the man
who was smoking the cheap cigar.
Proceed"
q lcaped on the maddened crea-
ture's back, grasped its ears with my
hands, and held on with Tie energy Of
desperation. have had many rough
ride, gentlemen, but want to tell you
that Il ever you ride bareback on a
Wild hoav youll remember the expert
ence as lcrg as you live. Even then,
however, did not lose my presence
of mind The savage brute tried to
throw me. Of course, but wrapped
my legs around his body, tightened my
grasp on his ears and stuck. Snorting
horribly, the boar darted ahead at
frighiful speed. We tore through the
forest distance Of perhaps half
mile was becoming exhausted.
suddenly we passed under the project
ing limb Of tree Loosing my hold
on the demoniao beast, | grasped the
limb, drew myself up, and in mo-
ment was out Of danger But not an
instant too soon. Scarcely had / sue
ceeded IN climbing into the tree when
tho boar turned and came back. Find
ing me beyond his reach he"
"swore dreadfully. Don't repeat his
language"
in mad fury he charged the tree It.
sell, gaahing it with those terrible
tusks IN his impotent rage. Leaning
back against the trunk Of the tree, six
feet above him, sat and watched him
until had recovered my brenih.
And then7 Go on with the blood
eurdling details. Don't spare us"
Then. drawing my revolver, I took
deliberate aim and fired"
xiii him.
q didn't try to kill him. ! shot on
one Of his tusks, slick and clean. with
4 second shot / took off his other tusk.
with d third shot ! clipped his tail OF,
close mp. Then his proud spirit broke.
He turned TO fee Jumping down
from the tree | made after him.
caught up with him. ! kicked him. !
chased that wild boar, gentlemen, Civ
ing him kick after kick. until / was
tired, after which let him so. Then
] went and found my gun again and
resumed my hunting for larger game
SIS if nothing had happened"
Nothing was said for several min
utes. Then the man with the white
spot In his smustache casually OBJ
served that he could tolerate a plain,
ordinary liar but he hated nature
faker whereupon he yawned wearlly