Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

Trapped, caught by the hind leg, a skunk on the Ingraham lot beneath the hill and in the rear of the residence on Sheridan road this morning crawled into a hole, trap and all, buried himself inside, literally pulling the hole in after him.
Mr. Ingraham, assisted by half a score chicken fancier neighbors, proceeded to disinter the polecat, not knowing what it was and puzzled as to what animal it could be that would bury itself.
There was a hasty exit when the identity of the animal was found.
Six shots fired at the animal failed to kill him, but finally a bullet found a mark in his eye, and he was dragged out and his pelt hung up to dry.
One man got behind a shield of tin and with a hoe attempted to combat his scentship.