Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-02
Interesting Hunting neutrality-suspicious.
Ducks in Summer.

Aaron was tall, strapping fellow, near
seventeen. You never saw a more suscepti-
bic youth. Being good looking the girls
were all easily smitten with him. They
used to flock out to the country on Friday
evenings. Talk of a colt2-There is no such
romp as town girl turned loose in the couu-
try. She races, she jumps, she climbs the
trees shaking the wild berries down upon
the timorous beaux beneath her. Oh, che is
the most beautiful, winning, delightful crea-
ture in the world. ~
Nose was much younger than his cousin.
He knew Aaron was taking on about that
naughty lass, May Stelton. And May was
in love with Aaron. May and TroUp, and
Sue and Polly, all came out on Friday even
ing with Noses sister, Angeline. Nose got
off early Saturday to let Aaron know Aaron
was for running over to his aunts.
mo" says Nose, "bring the gun, the
woods are full Of squirrels. We might kill q
dozen in walking the two miles"
The road led along tho creek bank. Aaron
was in a brown study, thinking of May!
Nose was looking up in the tree tops and
among the bushes, anxious for a pop at
something. 1t was the shadiest and quietest
of places. So far and no game. 49,
"Lets leave the road a bit and go to the
head of the creek, " said Nose. SITS SO out
of the way nobody ever disturbs it.p
"Well see something thereP
And they did. Let 1t be dated July "a.
"Sheel" hissed Nose through his teeth.
"What is it ~ asked Aaron, aroused a lit
ls. r..lIgN - ..ll .,-..
Nose put his hand to his ear. t-g
'Ducks--the biggest kindp ..
This time of year2' -
81 see en-
"GiYe me the gun2" ..-
'No-couldn't think oft"
Kick, klack. .f A
"Well, blaze away-they'l fly if you go
any nearer; ..-
"The bushes are in the way,n said Nose,
bringing the piece down with his shoulder
"Shoot any how said Aaron, running
up, -..-.-a..--
"Ifs the girls IN a swimmin.
They sat down like snow fakes. They
were white as the petticoats strewn on the
pebbly beach. Their teeth chattered. A
long silence. AT last Aaron looked slowly
around at Nose with the meanest sort of q
countenanee. Moses face, as he returned the
glance, was regular sheep looking one.
"Can they find it out2" t
u reckon not, if we're sly"
Lets climb up the tree, it leans right
over them"
They crept along like snakes. They
reached the tree. Nose being the lightest
gave the gun to Aaron, and climbed far oui
on branch over the creek and got into 8
squirrels nest. Aaron wasn't so high.
1t was pretty sight, of course. You've
read about nymphs, syrens, &cH They
couldn't compare. Hair loose, floating on
the water, arms &C., glistening in the water
Polly as white as snow. Sue was plump az
partridge in pea time and sat on the waves
like bird in its nest. Troup was slim al
over except the upper works.
Aaron promised not to look at Angeliue
ifMose wouldn't wink at May. Impossible
Angeline sported gracefully like q native O
the element, and May was black. .eyeC
houri, coulsur de rose, from top to toe. They
splashed and padded, and chatted like mad
Soon the tree began to shake. Aaron hat
a terrible back ague, and Nose began t
| smoke and burn, commencing at the ears.
/ There was a louder noise than usua
among the unconscious bathing beauties
Aaron stretched his already elongated neck
at the same time hitching the gun forward
| Unfortunately the trigger caught in a vine
and it went off with deafening report. |
was the climax of the adventure. Nose tum
bled from excitement into the creek, plum
right in between Sue and Polly.
The gals they dove badly, strangled, an
ran np the bank, their white backs gazed q
by the eyes of the fish hawk that ha
| pounced among them. They are robed in
twinkling, but not one with her right dres
on. Aaron dashed into the woods. Their
was a terrible scream as he ran right int
their midst. All split in different directions
and came dropping in one after another a
Moses mothers.
The boys took q long turn into the wood
and did not get back before night. The
said they had been deer hunting and hadn'
seen the creek.
The girls appeared to believe them.