Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-29
TOLD BY THE HERO
HOW BRAVE HUNTER suBpUEp
WILD BOAR.
Jealous Hearers Made Remarks About
Mature Taxing, But Read the story
and Judge the Matter
for Yourself.

and Judge the Matter
for Yourself.
Were you ever chased by q wild
boar?" asked the man in the mack
intosh during lull In the converse
ton.
mo; nor you, either" said the man
with the baggy-kneed trousers.
1t takes 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 pair Of large feet on the
table.
That remark is neither new nor
original. seem to have heard 1t 80
or more times before l remember
when was hunting in southwestern
Arkansas In the fall of 80"
"Going to tell it, anyhow. are you"
interrupted the man with the dubious
nose.
II am. You can drop into state
of coma If you don't want to hear It.
/ had tramped for half day In the
woods without seeing anything worth
shooting, when heard loud crash In
the underbrush not dozen yards
away. Before could place myself In
a suitable posture for defense"
mo fence handy, / presume" muir
INJURED the man behind the green Cog
giles.
1.-THE chaparral parted think they
call it chaparral out there, but maybe
it's jungle-and an enormous boar
came rushing at me, ! am not ashamed
to say, gentlemen, that flung my
rife away"
Flung is the right word. Go
ahead"
Il turned and ran for my life. But
the beast gained on me. saw it was
of no use. Stepping quickly aside, just
as the Infatuated animal was about to
lance me with one of it's murderous
tusks-"
"Tusks is correct. Much better
than "tushes," interjected the man
who was smoking the cheap cigar.
Proceed"
II leaped on the maddened crea-
lures back, grasped its ears with my
hands, and held on with the energy OF
desperation. have had many rough
ride, gentlemen, but want to tell you
that If ever you ride bareback on a
wild boar you'll remember the expert
ence as long as you live. Even then,
however, did not lose my presence
Of mind. The savage brute tried to
throw me, Of course, but l wrapped
my legs around his body, frightened my
grasp on his ears and stuck. Snorting
horribly, the boar darted ahead at
frightful speed. We tore through the
forest distance of perhaps half q
mile. was becoming exhausted. !.
Suddenly we passed under the project
ing limb Of tree. Loosing my hold
on the demoniac beast, / grasped the
limb, drew myself up, and in mo-
ment was out of danger. But not an
instant too soon. Scarcely had l sue
ceeded in climbing into the tree when
the 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,
self, gashing it with those terrible
tnsks in his impotent rage. Leaning
back against the trunk of the tree, six
feet above him, sat and watched him
until had recovered my breath.
"And then? Go on with the blood
curdling details. Don't spare u.s.
"Then, drawing my revolver, l took
deliberate aim and fred"
"Kill him"
IT didn't try to kill him. / shot of
one Of his tusks, slick and clean. With
} second shot took of his other tusk.
With third shot clipped his tail on.
,lose UP. Then his proud spirit broke.
He turned to fee. Jumping down
rom the tree, l made after him. I
taught up with him. / kicked him. /
chased that wild boar gentlemen, Civ
ng him kick after kick, until / was
ired, after which let him 60. Then
went and found my gun again and
'esumed my hunting for larger game
ID II nothing had happened"
Nothing was said for several min.
ties. Then the man with the white
pot in his mustache casually OBJ
erved that he could tolerate q plain,
ordinary liar, but he hated nature
aker--whereupon he yawned YEARLY
md moved an adjournment.