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Show X DETtUHISED WILDt'lT. IV SI'ITK OS what Tin: noiics S1V. Kujlvnp, la., Dec It The books say that the wildcat will under no circumstances purcie a man,and that it w 111 only show fight when cornered up or wounded. After an experience Jerume Nell" of Good hue fjako had a few days ago, nthat the books say about the w II Jcat will not have much influence with him. He was going through the woods by an old roid which runs near the lake lit n lie n as startled to seu an animal ani-mal almost as big m a coach dog spring from a tree at the roadside and all jilt on the ground a few feet aliLad of him. Wildcits cr fierce wild anlmabi of any kir-d are so rare Iu that iciulty that XefT had never even heard of a wildcat being seen or heard by any one thereabout. He had never seen one in hia life, but he km from what he had read that litre was one, aud a very large one, crouchiugliithe.road iu front of lii-n. The animal's eyes glared fiercely, aud Xt IT, being unarmed, had no desire to enttr into anydis putenith the nil Jut for light of waj, although ho was ery anxious to reach the point he had started for. He backed away at first as fat as he cJbld, and tbe catamount crept along alter him, uttering low but ugly growls or snarls as it followed fol-lowed him. NtOTthea turned on his heelsand ran. The wildcat gave two or three leaps, and would Hive been upon him with one morr, but he dodged behind the trunk of a big baisawood tree, and tho catamount wenton by. Ii stopped a moment, nnd then ran up n trie not mort than ten feet away from tho one Xeil bad got be hind, and ruuningoutonabrancb, crouched down as though to spring. XeffKit thu treo between hlmelf and the One the wildcat was In, and ran for dear life back up the road Iu the direction hu was going when stopped by the caUmount. The wll.icat followed him, leaping froni treo lo tree with a rapidity that soon tk It beyond NtrfT again, when it apran? to tho road as before and .confronted him. All this timo XefT hsd been call, lng for help nttlio top of his lung. It occurred to him that there might be snme duck hunters cf fishermen on tfie lake, and he broke wildly for the lake, w hlcit was only 200 yards dtitant. He tore through the bru-h md tho caUmount fullowed him. It was so clus- to him when he reached the lake that hedld not stop but kept rijht on In the water until walti deep. He could not swim, and thought he might as well take Ills chances with thowildcatas with the water. He stopped and faced about. Willi that inborn dislike the cat family has for water, the wildcat had paused on tho lake shore, and crouching there a moment rau up a tree, and kept watch on Jf eff from a convenient branch. Xefl's cries finallyattracted tbe atteution of a man who lived on the other side of the lake, and Neil" made him understand that if ho had a gun ho couldn't do a better thing than fetch it out and row over to him. Tho man did so. Tiie gun wasn't loaded for wildcat though, but he gave the one in Uie tree . eiiargeof duck shot. That was sufficient to change the catamount's intentions, and, With ayell, it turned and made 0'iick time back into the woods. The rnau w itli tto gun accompanied Niff the rut of tbe journey, but they saw no more of the wildcat, and it has not been seen since. |