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Show Deer With Wooden Leg, Sereral eitlea or raral eommunltlee hare claimed tha diatinctioa of having dnaieetio animala equipped, with woodea leva, hut Kaahvilla ia tha only tv per-hapa per-hapa that ever Donated of a "peg leg" deer. The deer, however, did aot think a woodea leg waa ao much to boaat of, and aever really appreciated tha dla-tinrtion. dla-tinrtion. Tfc AT y prrtnrtv ef Col. I. H. Acklen, itata gam warden, having been raised from a fawn about kia home in v'at Knd park. It waa thoroughly lame and roved about th vicinity of the Acklea home entirely fearieaa of nien. One of its reeorta for roving wns Centennial park, where It will be recalled re-called by many visitor to the forme: exposition grouoda aa a beautiful and graceful animal, that did not ia th least object to receiving friendly pate or things to est from humankind. In its roving, however, the deer one day strayed far bark of tha Aeklea home aad in the course of its rambles aome one ahnt it. Tha deer 'a leg was badly shattered bv tha shot and it raced to the Aeklea home with the Injured member mem-ber dangling by tha flesh. -Tt" Mad for Dr. To save the pet'a life, Coloaal Acklen Ack-len called in th aid ef a veteriaary. Dr. Collina, who amputated the wounded leg, much after the fashion that a sur-geoa sur-geoa takss off th leg of a maa. The wound gradually healed, but th as pec of tha lam aaimal hopping nbout oa three lege waa ao pathetic that ColoaeJ Ack'ea decided to experiment with a woodea leg far the deer. At aome painv aad more exoenae, an artificial leg waa made aad finally affixed to the etump. The deer, however, did not approve. Ho preferred to hoo about oa three legs, rather than participate In sue a aature taking. Hepeatedly efTorta were made to accustom the animnl to the "peg," hut it would never b antiafied until It had kicked oif the artificial member. Many visitors at the park will recall how well the deer got about after its leg had healed, but few, very few, of those who claimed friendship with hia deerahip ever hnew that the graceful animal had a wooden leg at home, probably prob-ably the only artificial deer 'a leg ia ex intearo. Finally t'-olonel Acklen gave the deer to the priaoa authorities, snd it took np Its residence there, its wooden leg being th onlv baggae that it carried to ita new abode. Thie waa some time ago. but even ia the presence of the hesvv hsnd of the law and the constituted authorities, the deer persisted per-sisted in- kicking off his woodea leg everv time an effort there waa made to restore bim bis natural aumber of legs. Another deer, one from the aid Belle Mande herd, ran about the prison grounds. Now both bav disappeared, whether thev hav died, been hilled or hate emigrated to other parts. Warden Rice baa not been able to flgure out. He rather thinka tha "peg leg" deer haa died. Major LwU' Cow. The deer ia aot th only four footed animal in thee parte which ha boast ed aa artificial member, though it ia the moat unusual. A eow formerly owned by Ma.ior K: C. Lewie, and hept on hia count r- plac at Myeamore, in t beat ham rooatv, waa ao equipped. When thia row lost her leg Ma tor Lewis thouirkt to try the experiment en her aad mad ber a woodea leg. After "Peg l-e," as aae became widely know, grew accustomed to her aew sappert. she accepted it aa a matter of course and daily went about her bnaineea at Sycamore aerenelv, though deliberately. To all who viaited the beautiful Lewis borne at 8vcamore th eow waa aa ob ject of greatest interest. Her -fame even apread beyond the limita of Tennessee, Ten-nessee, and ahe got her " picture ia th papers. " At the time of the Teaaeeaee centennial expoeitioa th matter waa seriously eonsidered of allowiag " Peg Leg" to visit tha xpoaitioa for the ediAcstioa of visitors ther. However, the idea was abandoned, it being feared that the trip might b too hard for , ber. Th ew lived for year tramline about the plae at 8veamor oa her peg. snd died full ef years aad full ef ho ore, tha mother of numerous offsprings Bowling Green, Ryn too, ia aaid to bav oar boasted of a eow with a woodea leer, which got about vary sst isfaetorilv oa ber timber to.' But ther hav aot been maar of those "peg rrg" animala. aa a wall kaowa veterinarian. Dr. Bell, ears, as fsr as tbt country is concerned, the reaaoa being that moat farmers, wbea a eow. for inetanee. breaka a leg, geaerally cart her off very promptly to th butcher. butch-er. In Germany, it i ssid. a domestic snimsl with nn artificial limb is muck mors frequently aeea. X ask villa Banner. - Mr. Goe-rJe Til roe hmng p yoor torkiaa; oa t hnMmas eref Little Rambo I aho' did. Mr. Goo1e Ihd roe kave anr lurkt I,i t tie Kaiabo Well, I re- koa rou miffht eall it aom luck. ISobo4 aUda't steal do atocka. 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