Show BOXED 15Y WILDCATS STinniNO ADVENTURE OF A NEGRO FISHBRMAN VlUrketl ty UlldraK He Kouglil Khelle lhIsr the itsn of a hued tort an1 Th a Terrible t1lthl fur Lire Ia anal II Jedge Spence n well known negro O fisherman ot J li Wheelers Farm lfJlcM COlin has had nn r > 1 other experience iIi lJli with wildcats He D 1 t was returning from Mllfonl on the lower low-er turnpike that skirts the llouni tonic river shortly after dark dragging his familiar old twowheeled wooden cart The cart was empty for the old man had jutt carried down tn Iho village flub market n couple of bushels of soft clams and having disposed of them was on his way home lie wan tired and although al-though the carl was light the road Is I uphill nearly all the way and hula progress pro-gress was slow Just as ho was pans log through Widow Ilenhamo wood which adjoin the Orlnncll place on the north ho heard n low moaning upon the ridge to the right and back of him Jejgs knew enough what the sound was for ha had not forgotten nn encounter en-counter of a fortnlghl ago wllh wildcats wild-cats Ho began lo run at a fast jog still keeping hold of his cart pole Ills spend would havo been greater If he had left the vehicle behind but ho didnt think of that Hefore ho had nunn nun-n dozen steps he heard tho mournful cry answered from the river bank on his left not n hundred yards ahead of him He stopped and listened oath could hear Iho mils coming nearer showing that the cats were closing In on him To add to his panic the old 1 cxslavo discovered on feeling In his blouse that his grnve > ard rabbits left hind foot was not In Its accustomed place With no charm to help him ho began lo plan n way out of the scrape Plrsl U occurred to him that hi might swim nrrow to Duck Island near the Htratford shore but ni the wnler was ao coM and the Island full mile awny ho gave up that scheme At the moment mo-ment he abandoned It the brush crackled crac-kled right behind him and turning hn MW n little dark body emerging Into the road Quickly ho overturned his deepaided little cart In the road nnd crawled under It Soon he heard the low calls close by and then camo a distinct sniff at tho edge of the cart the miff was satisfactory It wcmcil for the two beasts now began pawing I away at tho dirt under each edge 1 Tho Jcdge waited until ho thought they had neooped quite a little cavity and one Intruding claw had lon his coal tall and then ho inatUKul to bill the cart tong by easy Jumps 1111 ho had traveled tra-veled yard or more After one or two of these mining ventures Ibo wildcats decided that the process vvna loo slow They then proceeded to jump on the wheels and tried to pry the whob thing over Fearing they would succeed suc-ceed I the old 1 man thrutt one IliiKer 0111 through n hnotholo In the bottom of tho carl so that ho might hold U down With n yell ono ot his enemies struck the finger and ripped It open All ho could do after that was to prone his knees and shoulders l ngalnst the sides and ends of the url ncd pray that his muscles would not give out Tho cats coot tried lo force tho cart out of tho road down the river bank and they nearly succeeded Luckily they pushed It against n post and there It stuck A fury seemed to Belts Ibo pair nt this failure for they both sprang on the offending cart nnd began to tear and splinter the bOArla They had succeeded suc-ceeded In loosening a board on ono side when Iho sound of approaching wheels was heard Jcilgo get up loud cries for help and the wildcats crawled back Into In-to the brush They leaped out again on tho newcomers who turned out to bo lem Smith alit Llnhthouso Charley llalilw In Itm carries n goal I olilfash loneil sixshooter ant ha speedily letdown let-down ono of tho par and wounded Its mato so that It lied They righted the crt nail found the Judge nearly dead with cramps nml fear ifs hail recovered recov-ered from his fright however anil was hard at work repairing his faithful cart when I n Now York Sun correspondent 1 lo dent arrived I to Interview I him 1 That ancient vehicle Is badly scratched nnd split but the Jedge Is I replacing the broken boards nnd savs he Is I going to put n claw proof coal ot tin on tho outside and Iron handles on the Inside with a view to future lieges Ho lays all bin troubles to the mUlavInc of tho rabblla hind foot |