Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-09
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Kentucky Rifemen.

riliemd Ia have obtained for precision
and still in handling the ride has.
become Worldwide, and excited the
attenti bn ana wouler OF the warriors.
Of oil Ter nations. ! i battle they.
have Stood as cool and collected; al
tAdagA 5{he first time n action las
tlEe Oldest veterans Of Europe, pour
ing in their deadly fire with unerring
aim.
II 5 bot that oficer,il said a rifle
man as he SAW ah ofIicFr E.A at New
Orleans,
t.No, 10; I SHOT him, said bis com
rade al his side.
Of / shot him. said the frst, q
shot him III the right eye,
-And | shot him in the=lelt eye,
was the response.
After the battle, it. W s found that
the officer had been shot in both
eyes. This unerring precision can
Only be dbtained by lbng practice
and Thorough drilling. at the first
settlement of their ot;I lie, they were
compelled to be cons family under
arms, rs It were to G pard against
the willy Indian and csc ape the muir
deroQs t9mahagk. A the father,
SO the children grow up, taught in
the earliest infancy possible to p6ise
the rifle anG direct it$ aim. As
ammunition was not always conven-
lent 10 be had, TIE faith er would dead
out certain number Q charges for
bis rifle, for each one Of which he
must bring home ONE sort Of game,
OF get a taste Of Hickory for each
missing Shot.
II aify years ago, / v rs conyersing
with MY father 5n the wonderful
skill of tie kentaclaAns, when he
related tie following li#tl9 anecd9te:
was out in tie Wilds Of K en-,
tucky. some years before the war,
Oh 4 surv eyiius expedition, and had
an oI}p5rtu unity Of stud ing the char
aeter Of t be- early SETTLE for con
sid4r3l BILE length Of time.
I 1t becdme necessary for me to
Stop 4 few days at a log tavern, and
to while AWAY the time, | took my
rusty rifle and exploded the wootits-
for game Of which there was an
abundance. The landlord OF the
tavern had fine littlt son, about
ten Years DID, VII . sometimes accom-
panied me with bis rifle, aud always
had extremely good luck, On one
occasion, the fate seemed adverse
10 him, fer, perc4iying i squirrel on
Il very high branch Of d tree, he up
With bis rifle, blazed AWAY, and down
came the squirrel. The look of dis
may with which he vieW Ned Ills game,
I never 81 an forget Dropping the
butt of the rifle on thP ground. he
burst into tears, F
Intbe i Utmost surprise ! inquired:
"Hhat ] 5 the natter
:.Eatber vii lick me II
Iii Tx YOU. what toI4''. :
'.Bdoanss I didn't Lii iIEm in the
head 2
] soothe him al I dould, bat lis
days pleasure was over i On re-
turning to the tavern, 4 iHterceled
for him all in my po3erJ to save.
him from The hickory, bit it Eas
10 use; I'll e application must be
made, + only log the 44kB Of ex-
l-o. no. s.ranger; if IIea him OF.
! Bro < st; nding rule ofodr State,
SAID pa Fl never was let of, aud |
What was good for me lis good for
i'm. lie must shoot right or put
lp With VII t he gets.
The hickory vas applied; but no
ones were broken.
Such trailing as that, which was
Universal in those parts, tells the
ecret Of Kentucky rifle shooting.
Women, says Donno ha, have a
aach nicer sense Of the beautiful
han men. They are by far the +
afer unpires in matters Of propri-
~ and taste. A mere schoolgirl
ill be thinking and writing about
he beauty of birds and flowers, :,
lille her brother is r5bbing the
ests and destroying the flowers.
Iereip is a great naturi il law; the
eXes have ehch their relative ex-
enencies, in the Harmonious union {
f which lies all the wealth of do :
lestic happiness. There is no bet :
or test of moral excellence, ordina- '
ly, than the keenness of ones love
f all that is beautiful. Il