Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-04-14
From the American Turf Register.
COCKNEY S.IOJTING-OR THE TWIN
MUGGINSES.
New York. Nav IL 1880

49, wv
Bother Matthew" exclaimed Moses. To M
row Is the hrst Of september. and. please the pi-s
vel ave spme sport with our gun; aud thai =.
may'Hi be too late. cause the birds NAV he all shot
"a the monIin. furs W giis uuI o Town. veil he of
Tonight vai DO you thiuA7" Think" ec,,,,J
Mathew. n he iclr abIut ir the cs,inrli,heJ r,sb.
light, "vy ] thinks 10, the brightest thou .hi a. never
'aS-"res my at aud as gnOI luck vii ave il. the
grn stands lpateHPd ,a the cu.nsr." Tae pr,r,Jtup
scene. fully eIempiiies the principles ura,s1cia,iun.
by which a defective memory Is enabled To recall
n'yeeis. that are seemingly enNeYp-!in ircmeJn.
be "bscurIy. Although the reference Ia the first
II September had heou made. nmu u4t of MUD. an
HE TACT o It's being important To- sp,rsmen, va, I'm
printed sr-ngly ugou the minds Ut the parry. vel.
t~hespark of hidden anbiuonhad lain IA uolb:nsne,.
uH'h d'oins.ay had II not been IguiIed by a rpcol.
lection OF tie recent purchase Oi a gun. But tn re-
urn 10 the Mug gases. The clock had stricken
twelve, AM the last echo OF he deep-ipnrI bell ,t
mo Old south, del away upbn he listening ear, of
lie AiugsiHsrs, ns they passed with long strides .uJ
short breath across the Neck. \ Hack and aims
rnPeneir'hlc mg my upon the felds through, winch
hey J'nrncyedis - dense Inlecd. thai they could NOT
Distinguish nnro Iiinu Ihe shadow Of their n.Ts,u.
even when cluse tngrlLrr. 10 their hnsty re-, ,Iyt,n,
Ihey had arranged ~ particular plan or NJ lace o,
destination. hut determined To- anticipate sycry r,,,
shot. hy taking advantage uf the earliest Gin, ,,., a,
dnSu. Ia be Somewhere, and 10 ire ai so;ncIbip,
PrcvIruSiy tn their abrupt esrns lrrn the muse ~
was understood hat one should carry the gun. ,pJ
'hat ihey should u'e II alternately. After proceed.
irg over stone walls. through cay fields. AMI MI,
ir groves, for he space pfan hour ,tnmbI,n, Val.
Ing' and Ppking. w:.h u"Iirina iorItude. Misc.
touud his neither limbs suddenly immersed i'm water.
b" naturally with lrew iinin prosecuting Voc,
which might end in suG,cIIrm, amI vybts,s,1r
to Matthew, addross'd han in the following ser.
fences
Hush, do you slanu sill. we've got ED. kf,u
toy Tie veens Nich IS tickling nay h%rncl~s. that Tin
errsn place swarning with vld ducks Tusrc
do, s'ut you ear en- in The yiicrt'
Il ihinks ] ears summit replied N,ub,y ..b,,
'ellier ITS ducks or dIckey Linds. don't take nom,
me ." say seem Us 'Ow / can't tcIL.r
well no matter vat yOu thinks. I know it, ,,id
Moses. "No". Sel ave 10 wait All sur. rise then
ven pop at EN- the Grst ihing'"
Stuff and nonsense" INTERRUPTED NI,,,h.v .h.,,,
tell me ahr'ut sunrise. ! shalt never be ahle 4, TAM
u. w can't We ave n pop item now " .b,n no
Just as likely To Kali 'um now. as If il vas dav-I,ght
aud u there's a end ot EN- aud lho shot should CO.
ter, W Se shall ave the chance Of luinp more M,
vuu." "
YELL replied Moses. here goes; We shall ',yo 70
wade up &" the middle into tho ,uier To- CT near EN-
Hush! dash my buttons III don't ear ON .b,t,,,
their viugs-vere are your
TO which Matthew tried ID ,o,o
me, uuney, take care ofihe gun"
Lind lp'e ynu, Aialy, HE gun .hani 'nrt me-
"lIi he h'nnd'' replied Mla'I,cv. "bul | rbink.
we're iur enough ~. I thinks I sees EN-
w." continued Moses" sees summit vie N,v
FOR 'ilr'
Vow inr ~ cried Muuhew-"vcll. W dom
you shoot
Nc snid Moses. IVY don't va, ,hooi,
i lf'nt brought the gun" said Naubew.
"Nur !. J." SAID Moses.
They had forgotten tho cur.