Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1914 — A Good Shot. [ARTICLE]

A Good Shot.

A San Franciscan, who has been hunting in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe without bagging any game, came upon a mountaineer who was feeding a caged wildcat he had caught the; day before. "How much will you take for that beast?” he asked. The captor said $5 and the money was paid oyer. “Now," said the Nimrod, "tie one end of a strong cord to that tree and another to the cat's neck, and then open the door of the cage.”. This was finally accomplished and the fierce animal stood straining at its tether. The sportsman, who was watching the exercises from the interior of the cabin, leveled his rifle across the window sill, took careful aim and blazed away. The wildcat gave a joyful yell and disappeared in the forest The bullet had cut the rope.