The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26


slant thrust forward his immense
talon-armed feet and terrible hooked
beak, and took the dog into camp, so
to speak, the beah taking a firm hold
on the loose skin just above the right
ear, while the four frightful talons on
each foot sank to their fullest extent
in the cheeks of that pugnacious ca
nine, four in each cheek holding poor
Tige as in wise. Aside from tremb-
ling, the dog stood perfectly still and
howled-abOut all there was for him to
do. Everybody, including the dog,
seemed surprised. From nine places on
Tiges head-piece blood appeared, then
disappeared in the hair, and, after join
ing forces on the surface of his hide,
dripped in two small rivulets to the
floor. Somebody said, Don't let Tige
kill him. but L guess Pete didn't hear
it. Pete grabbed the stove-poker and
started to the rescue, but the others
stopped him. All, including the bird
men, were now Tige's friends, and be-
gan figuring on how to get him loose.
A little choking soon got the birds
beak disconnected from the dogs scalp,
leaving most beautiful puncture, but
no mans fingers were strong enough
to even start those terrible talons
which held poor Tige like steel. They
then took the poker and pried one of
the hind claws from the flesh, but back
it went the instant the poker was re-
board We're broken up, talon prfed out
and a piece OF the wood was slipped
under the needle-like point, which kept
it from re-entering Tfge's system. BY
using the poker as a lever, and the
uDper part of the eagles foot as a full
crum. one after the other of the talons
were pried out of Tige, until all eight
were removed. During the whole oper-
ation-in fact, ever since the bird hit
on Tige-he squatted on his launches,
with the tip of his two-inch tail rest
ing on the floor. Pete. on his knees,
astride of Tige. was holding him by the
collar with both hands. He could have
done it easily with one, as the eagle
was doing quite a job of holding him
self. The blood which Tige had been
relinquishing ever since shortly after
hostiIities began was forming two little
pools on the floor. which pools the
knees of Pete's trousers were doing
their best to sop up, but that gentle
man didn't seem to know or care about
that.
Finally. the bird was pried loose from
the dog: but not until the last talon had
been removed from him, and the bird
was being taken back to his boudoir.
did Tige evince any disposition to take
his departure; but as soon as he real
lied that the eagle had him licked, ne
got out from under Pete, TWISTED loose
from his grasp. and. with his tail as
near between his legs as he could get
so short a one he went through the
front door like a flash, and, as it was
too far by way of the steps he went
off the end of the. porch nearest home,
and went thence quite hurriedly. Pete
chased after him out the door but soon
returned. saying. 81 guess Tige's gone
home Pete had a dark stain on each
knee about the size Of a buckwheat
cake. ,.z,.
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Several DAVIS later, after Tige had
recovered somewhat from his case OF
big-head. Bill said that While near the
back door of the store he saw 1lSe
coming along that side of the street,
but that when. he got within about
three-uuarters of a block of the store
he seemed to think or something
which made him suddenly dart dag
onaIIy across the street, where ne
took and kept the farthest plank of
the sidewalk until he had crossed the
street passing in front of the store
when he crossed the street again and
entered the city park and trotted
across the same tending strictly to
his own business
A little later Pete told me that Tige
seemed to have lost his grip in some
respects; that, for instance, II
before growing and Tige didn't see
him, but only heard him. it was .'un-
der the woodshed for Tfge." ANY
thing" he said, that sounded like
wings seemed to excite Tige."
Pete also said-but maybe it wasn't
so-that one evening during family
devotional exercises while he was
reading the 91st Psalm to his folks
Tige was taking a siesta on a rug
before the stove, and that as he read
the second clause of the fourth verse
Tige jumped up quickly, eyed him
closely for moment, then seemingly
satisfied dropped down again and went
on with his nap.
He also said Tige stubbornly refused
to pass a neighbours house where the
man was adding a wing to his home
NO. said Pete, '"Tige amt the
same dog he ulster was