Fighting A Bob-cat

Th ugiiest appearing animal that Ter walked a log, killed a rabblt or fought a trap is the lynx, which is just as ugly as it looks ten months in the year, and somewhat uglier durtng the other two. Not only wlll the lynx flght anythlng that walka In the woods, but it wlll also tackle a visitor from the clearings, be he man or dog, or halfgrown calf, if the ooci-aion offers, says a wrlter in Shooting and Fishing. Jim Berry was huntlng up in Maine about forty miles north of Greenville, when he and his friend cave suddenly upon the carcasa of a caribou whlch a bear wee eating. The bear made itself acaree, much to Jim'a regret, as he wanted to kill a bear. Without saying any thing to his friend, he left camp the next day and started for the carcasa, lntending to watch it In the hope that the bear would return. He waited and watched till about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when he began to thlnk of returning to the camp. A. soft footfall back in the woods, the crafty step of some wild animal, just then sounded In his ears. Pretty soon the beast was chewing the caribou meat, and Jim oould see it plainly. He leveled his buckshot gun and pulled the trigger when the wabbling muzzla was pointcd in what he thought was the right direction. The beast went down, and Jim started for it. Then he stopped with his mouth open. The beast had leaped to its fet and jumped sldeways with its back up. Jim knew the yell, and he also reoognized the humped back. It was a wounded lynx spoiling for a fight. Not having time to level his gun to shoot, the man clubbed it, and the blow stunned the cat a little, but the beast got in a rake on the man's leg that tore his trousers and hide, too. Another frantic sweep of the gun barrel iaid the beast flat, and then a revolver bullet killed the animal. The buckshot had torn the top of the lynx's head-enough to make it angry.