The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

young boar and an old one come trot-
ing exactly In line. the old one behind.
aimed and fired. The young boar
manned standing as II rooted to the spot,
walked cautiously up to him and
found that he was stone blind and thu
nc held bit OF the tail OF the young
boar In his mouth. My bullet had cut
the tall of. took hold Of tho fraE-
'nent and started for home. the blind
poar following me trustfully. shall
never forget my wife's laughter whom
thus delivered the game right at the
kitchen door.
Such trick could not hay. ho.n
played with fox. | remember once.
wren lot OF game was laid out In the
lower part OF my castle. | saw a fine
fox, and ordered my huntsman 10 skin
him Mt once. Accidentally I entered tho
room half an hour afterward and what
did I see? That raecally fox had only
oecn doing what foxes do 90 often
shamming death-and Just az enter
ed he was In the act OF putting his pe1t
on again, as II no were Slipping into
an ovcrcoat. Well. a bullet settled
him.
Foxes remind me OF wolves In
RUSSIA one winter I was driving a
sleigh just outside OF st. Petcrsbprq
suddenly gigantic wolf came up be-
lilhd US ana leaped at me. threw my
SELF flat. and the wolf, .nissjng mo.
fcll on the poor horse Immedjatcly
ne began to eat 1t revcnously. He
GorEcd its headquarters whole fact
which only redoubled the speed OF Tho
Hretcncd animal. vcntured to raise
my head. and saw that he was swal
towing the rest Of the horse. s.
seized the whip and began to
iasn him with nil my might, lie leap
co e., Forward, the remains of tho horse
Tell from his Jaws. and. or course. left
him sticking in the harness. gave
him no time to think, but piled Tho
whip madly. Thus we went halter.
shelter until we reached st. Peters
burg and flew through the gates. to
inc really extreme surprise OF every
body.
The next wolf met nearly cost mo
my life. ] was without weanons and
on foot. The brute jumped at me from
II dark thicket. and had just time to
see his widely opened jaws before he
was on mo. Involuntary | thrust
out my arm, and my fist went into the
neasts guliet. Once In, pushed with
ali my might till 1t was In up to nv
shoulder
I'VE looked at each other IN no
amlable frame OF mind. could see
tho determination in his eyes to jump
at my throat IL l withdrew nv arm
from this desperate situation there
was only one way Of escape that I
could SEQ. I sripped all could, and
while Monsieur Wolf howled and Yell
Cd ] pulled. turned him inside out
like a glove, and threw him under some
pushes, where the gardener found him
next morning. Through him the city
! learned Of tho little affair, MS. of
| course, had not mentioned 1t.
II must confess that / never cared
to rapeat that procedure When met
II mad dog 10 n narrow street OF st.
Petersburg soon afterwards, ! did not
wait. but ran. To expedite my escape
threw him my coat which lie worried
TIL he was killed. I told my servant
to hang the coat In the wardrobe and
take 1t TO tho tailor next day to be
cleaned and repaired.
] The next morning ] was awakened
by his cries. sprang out OF he'd, and
ran Into the dressing room, where the
servant was shouting: Herr Baron.
Herr Baron! Your coat his gone mad!'
Correct! Ny coat was pulling all my
| other garments around the floor and
tearing them to bits. It had hydro
| phobia! lust as ] arrived 1t seized
my evening clothes and began to worry
I-thopl sayagely. ran Tor my. pistol