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Show j y I j 'PLUCK. ROMANCE V AND ADVENTURE. j s i CAl'lillT HEAR. I JIOM. F.ACON HANK HTHONJ, I X w-v V "" 'P t Hie Mead- olio nv, write rorrcapiind- - )t cut from Plttalleld. VL. 'MOW knowa of two trnmpi who ' wnt But Iwihrr him or hla rhlckena any more, la Net, be la pretty aure he te rid of tho entire riilt fur good mil nil, as be has bei-ii told that In lloliodora thrr arc certain altina llplayed on fence which liullrato good and poor trlil of Investigation. He has found Olllff of tllPB Blgll oti lila fence ll mile from the bnue, and believe that tin)' wit placpd there by a pair of tramps with whom ha had aoiiiRwbnt un-uanal un-uanal experience, Hauk began to ba bothered Willi anember of the "profcaalou" early Id Uia summer, and at Drat Mr. Strong, a wbol-ouled Individual, roapouded to their entrcstle for food with Jeraey eallk, tare pieces of pi and food boni-mail clieea. When alio stopped tha trampa bung around until dark and Bail oil with chickens, vegetables, and avail flrklria of buttpr. Aa thp cold weather rama on tb boboe got mora numerous, nnlll thpy became a pen, About a wprk ago tba deacon resolved to bo rid of tliam. About noon ha wpnt to tba banhonaa, and selecting half a duxen Thanksgiving Thanksgiv-ing rapoua klllpd and plrkpd them la full tIpw. Hp elruiig the all on a pole and put thpcu In thp lecboua. The Ice. houae waa a box Ilk alTnlr, about tpn by twenty fvpt, with a hvliiht of licht feet. It had a good alinl door that locked with a spring ctch and waa strong enough to realat ordinary anuria to open It from within. Aa aoon ea the chore wcra done the I deacon, arnird with a beanpole, took I ai bla poult ton In the kitchen and from point of vantage at the window watched tha door of tha bciihou Jual arroaa the Urlrewny. Mra. Strong blew out the Unlit afier making aure j that the kitchen and Icchmia doora I had been left ajar and eul down with I (he dparun. ! It waa a bright night, and tha hue- band and wife could Juat make out the door of the trap they bad laid for the ; tramp. Thpy waited patiently and at o'clock aaw a form on all four ' emerge from the direction of tb paa- tur and dlanppcar wllhln the home. I "One 'f th' varmint," whlaperrd the deacon. "Don't ya mora till th' olher ! feller git liiilde." There waa a period of auapena that (earned half an hour and then a accond , form waa mad out euiprglng from the feature. Thla waa appronrhlng In a erouched poalllun ami waa followed by another about the aama alia. , i "(loih all hemlock, 'f 1 won't kotch ' three 'f 'em,1 Jubilantly whlaperpd tbe deacon. "Didn't think thar waa b'u two." ; ' Tha forma approached eautloualy, circled toward the Ice-house, and went ; la, A inouiput later the kitchen door area aoftly puaked open and Dracon Strong crept out, followed by bla wife, tie moved nolaplcaaly to tha lc-botiae and puahed th door ahut with the bean- pole. The next limtnnt a mulllcd ahrlek buret from wllhln, followed by accond ahrlek and a loud baas roar that waa never made by a human being. "Let ua out. let n out," yelled a vole. "Hood Lord, let u out. There' a bear til here and be'a trying to eat aa tip." "Holy invoke," graaped tha deacon aa aerond and louder roar emote bla ear. "tjulck, Murlhy, git th' carblue. It' loadrd." j While Mr. Blrong ran for the gun t nor ronri and bowla ttllpd the Ice- bouaa, followed by a floundering and thumping on the door. j "Walt "till 1 get th' carbine." yelled j the dpacou. "Illaiun It. dnu't ye boat that floor. 11 cau l tat y both th' Juat then lire. Ktrong cam on the run wllh the gun In ber hiiml and the 1 di-acuu allpped the lock, luilnntly out 3 tutiibled two turrllled trnmpa, hutleaa 1 and white, and before the farmer could etop them they fulrly llevr donu the Mini, auoiitlug at Ihe top of their j foliea. lUreclly after thiiii enme a I annill lilitek bear with bla mouth full 1 of chicken and one paw awathed lu the I reiuiinnt of a cunt lull, j ll tin me th' gun, lmma th' gun," j guiiilcd the iI'Miion. . j Hut there vvna no time for thla, and 1 lira. Htroug pointed Ihe barrel at bruin, f ahut both eyei, and tired. The bull I nearly lifted the top of Ihe niilnnll't i tend off, aud be dlpd luttnutly, ; "tioih," ejnculntpd the deacon, view. ; tng bla good wife with prlile. "Who'd brr tbouiiht ItT lllnmed If ya can't 1 aiioot ea well e y kin cook." "1 cal'lnt w be rid 'f them peaky trampa fer a apell." ahp responded, ' with a Rlpiun of pride In her ejea. J aSevr York World. ? BRAVU WATCIIMAM. " Wllllntn McAlliiler, a fliik'tnan on the Philadelphia aud lteiullug Itullrnnd ! at Thirteenth and Cuniln'rlnnd atrcela, i i I'hlladelphln, enerlllced ll la life In anv- f tug three glrla from death beueiith the iwlieeli of a awifily innvlng tnilu. Me. j Alllater waa taken to the Matnitrltan lioapltal with both of hla Ii kh lirokpn ! and bla heud and Unly Injured. He AlPd an bour after being adinlttel. j The glrla whom he readied went away j Immediately aft.r the aeclileut aud ."'i their nature ore unknown. Wllhln Ave nilnutej of the time he avaa to be rellered from hla tiII by th 4ay man MeAlMni'l' noticed two mill glrla atop to telk to a third ttlrl be-tweeo be-tweeo the northbound raila. At th aaaa Uu h Uturd au outbouni train, 1 wtilch within a few aeconda would be upon th unthinking glrla. He a hooted a warning aa be atarled toward them. Ae the locomotive drawing the north, bound train bove In enht, not fifty yarda away, a aimtli bound train raine along. Without limitation McAlllatpr aprang In front of the nonth lionnd train and reached the glrla. He threw hla weight agiilnal them and Bent them apraullng nut of liiirin way. Hut he tiHi late to eacape lllmaelf. Ileforp hp cmld lump from the tra'-ka the pilot of the n win!) moving eng. ne bit blm. . . It AT I'lil 'HIT MAN. A remnrknlile alorr of a tight In the alreet nllh an lururlnleil rut waa lolil lo hla frlemla l.y AlnlreW Killllh of No. i:.H Klfly Bfvpnth alreet, Hrooklyn. Hm It h waa on hla wny to Mnuliiittiin, where hp la pinplojiil. and atnrleil to rrnia rtccnud avi niip. half a lilock from hla home, when he aaw a rnt nlaft crolng the atrcet In front of him. but In a illagomil direction. It waa evidently evident-ly leaving a alalile In the rear of ege. lin's grwery alore on the corner, it waa an uiitmmilly Inrae rat. rliulth atarti-d aTter the rat. Inntend of milking for the lien real hole the animal went lelaiirrly on Ha way, aud Hiullh caught up with It Juat aa It waa atxiut to aprlng up on the curb. The rat atoppiil, turned quickly, looking look-ing for a moment at the man, then eprang etralght at him. At the enme time hla foot ahot out. Tho rat made a curve over hi awinglng elioe, landed on hla leg below Ihe knee and alerted to blta furloualy. Mmllh kicked the animal off. It eprang at him again and ba kicked one more, Thla time ha alruck and th rat waa knocked eev-oral eev-oral yard away. It recovered Itaelf and made another daah at the man. Thla time Kinllh managed to atun th rat. Ut killed It before It could recover. re-cover. Hmlth then went on hi way. I-ater ba felt hla leg pain. On examining It b found hie eock and underweur Bonked Bonk-ed with blood, hla trouacra torn and a wound In hla leg hnlf an Inch long, where tha rat had burled hla Until. SHUT SNAKE, 8AV1CD MOTH KM. Mia Katie Klluger, a youug echool teacher, eared her mother from rattleanak on Goaa Hill, Fa., by killing kill-ing the anake with a rltle at twenty-Ova twenty-Ova janle. Mlaa Kllnger a year ago won a gold medal in a ahootlng match, lira. Klluger waa walking In th yard, when th annk reared up In front of her. Hhe acrouined, and then fainted. Her daughter, hearing her, aecured a loaded Wlucbeater rltle. aud abut the euake'a head cleauly on. |