Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1879 — A Cow’s Victory Over an Alligator. [ARTICLE]

A Cow’s Victory Over an Alligator.

On last Saturday a man here was looking for some of his hogs that he had missed for several days, and had neared the river when he heard a cow bellowing. Upon going to the bank of the river and looking on the opposite side he saw, on a sand bar, an alligator, a cow and a young calf. The alligator had the cow and calf between itself and the river. He made a dart for the calf, when the cow rushed between them, and a fearful fight ensued. While this was raging the calf got into the woods and faced about, bleating plaintively. The alligator was not more than seven feet long, and struck at the cow furiously with its tail. The cow avoided as many of these blows as possible, but yet received quite a number, one of whidh knocked her rolling over for about ten feet. The alligatorrushed upon her with open mouth? and tried to seize her by the nose, but she was up in time to catch it upon the horn under the throat, and threw it over backward, and before it could get another lick at her, or defend itaelf, she was on it again; tossing it high into the air, it fell into the water with a

splash, and did not venture to the land again.' The cow, after rushing around looking for the enemy, ran to her calf and made tracks through the woods for home, looking back occasionally to see if she was pursued.— Americus (Ga.) Republican.