Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1894 — Military Movements of Skunks. [ARTICLE]

Military Movements of Skunks.

An Auburn, N. Y., man riding in the country taw crossing the road a mamma skunk with five youngsters trailing behind her in single file. Ra des me. c closed and tails dragged. The Hi tie company moved toward an unoccupied building, and the old skunk ditappea.cd through a hole in the foundation wall, but just as the young ones w ere about to follow he nung a stena, whic.i banged loudly against tho corner of the building. Iho narrator says that he has witnessed many military evolutions by crack com; aides, but neve in his experience did he see a drill com any “’bout face, ’tention, present aims,” with the rapidily with which that platoon of skunks moved. They whirled lit e one, stood in line, their tails whiiking straight over their backs. Il was a m oment full of critical suspense, but the command “Fire” wasn t issued. As no enemy presented itself they trailed arms once more and made a dignified retreat, one alter another, into the hole in the wall.