| Show A DESPERATE FIGHT A toane Eael lhman In ingrom crom en with ft air henry todd one of our oldest and wealthiest citizens tolls the following amusing alligator story it is now about fifty years since 1 to make alio acquaint inco of a young english naval who had como to visit some relatives on this side ot iho ho WAS fiery nm bilious and daring to such an extent that to him in some of his plans leavo led to lie most quixotic enterprises luckily his wag of duration ho always looked to mo for operation cooperation co in his wild schemes ft feeling of relief camo oscr nio when ho wa arcady lo j larn lT rn rigo roudy hand and we will hato somo glorious sport I 1 thought lliott once in his native land lio would soon forget alio promise but it proved otherwise ho returned a year later as full of life as ever day after day passed and startling followed in quick hsiou to kill rattlesnakes and moccasins seemed to him one of alio charming occupation ut lifo and the greater the danger eliat accompanied any of hia plans alio less ho could resist it ono day ho camo and proposed to go alligator hunting and displaying a gleaming dagger lio said 1 to finish ono with tills today to day ho had two whito aluck suits and lie donned one made ino put alio llio on in honor of ida victory I 1 felt nervous as to tho result of his foolhardy resolution to battle an alligator with such a weapon but nevertheless determined to humor him so far as it was safo to do so high up on a mud hat a monster soon appeared busking himself in tho sun diio water being at 1 low stage wo biad hard work getting our boat up to where ho was lying he ans fast asleep however and wo managed to get or four feet of him I 1 him with alie air ho seemed and hh cawi wide open lio made for alic bow of alic boat saw alio llio English mans dagger glitter in tho sun but ding cr I 1 shoved tho end of the oar into alio gip seemed of no however tho brute appeared determined ter mined to get into alio boat I 1 saw iho englishman keel over and in a second ho was completely buried in tho mud I 1 made an attempt to pass alio llio il ligator and go to my friend s asit anac but a violent broko from tho kiil laid ma in alic mud on alio opposite of alio boat after i effort I 1 to get hold atilus boat but was completely blinded with the mud thinking of my friend I 1 faint hallo and in eaino a groan wu pre a pitiful i a contrast tu tho gaj duck clothed gentlemen of an hour ago alio englishman never proposed a hunt after this experience many years this in glancing through an english newspaper giving an account of alic social lifo of hie bui cera of a certain english squadron I 1 found eliat an alligator alory of a captain had ina lc him a and in perusing this story I 1 every little detail of afa cor alanta |
