Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-12-04

we have had our swlg, you 60 OUT lnto
the yard to take an observation. r. sii, !
- Sid could not appreciate the joke, that
he knew was to come, although he fell, it
was coming; for old Lines seldom failed.
The deacon met them at the door, a
not very common occurrence for him at
that time of the day, and cordially greet
ed them, .s. - .A.l..il,.4 I
| A drink all round made them congen..
ial, when Sid commenced his negoti-
alton, as instructed by his superior, and
finally offered the deacon three shillings
for a shot at his poultry. The deacon
/ felt indignant-insulted he would not
! have his poultry fired at for twenty five
dollars, and he would shoot any man
that would dolit Those chickens and
those turkeys he was fatting for christ
mas, and he would not have one Of them
killed before that time for any amount of
money. ,,,.-..-- t+.t 5.ft ,e,ags
During the conversation Sid stood his
gun up carlessly in one corner, walked to
the bar, emptied his glass, and sudden
ly walked out at the door. Lines saw
him 60, and intimated to the deacon that
the last few drops in that glass we're too
much for Sid, and be would play trick
upon him. Pointing to the gun, he said
to his host, Deacon, see here, I'll draw
the charge ont of that ere gun, and when
he comes in, you make a bargain with
him for shot, that's all, " ,.., a--.r
IAN right, old fellow; give US your
hand" says the deacon. ..g a.n.a 9a
"a joke is a joke" Says Lines. aia
True, that's 50, you're right there"
replied the deacon and Lines went to
work and withdrew heavy charge of
buckshot and powder from sid's gun, and
set. it back in the corner, in the same, po-
sition as he found it, at the same time
giving a significant nod to the deacon, as
much as to echo all right. The host trea-
ted Lines on the strength of the, joke,
and he had but just emptied his glass as
Sid came in, who, aware that Lines was
one ahead of him IN the drinks, took up
his gun, as if about to leave, when the
deacon called out to him q say friend
what did you say you would give me for
shot at them fowls out there?" 4 sal
Well, if you will get them all to-
gether up in the corner, and let me, have
what | kill the first time, I'll give you
three shillings my gun is loded, and I'd
like to have chance at en-" ira r;
"I'll tell you what tbs friend, you
may pull your trigger at 'em once, and
once only, for three shillings, and have
what you kill but if you miss 'em you
;. must pay me dollar, and / only allow
it just for the fun of the thing"
4 Done says Sid, "thats all want to
do it for, but yon must shoe EN- up in
the corner where | can have fair sight
) at EN-. a tgase B..rroz 4 i.r
So the deacon and old Lines went
r out into the yard, and drove the chickens
and turkeys up in the corner Of the yard,
t aud Sid primed his gun. 1t had an old
! flint lock, made before percussion locks
t were SO common, but he was not long at
l it, however, and stepping out Of the door,
t rested his piece across rail fence for bet
D ter aim. AS soon as the word was given,
= aud he could steady himself, he pulled
0 the trigger-6zz-z. it went, and bang Sid,
either from the recoil of the gun, or from
$ over excitement, lay sprawling on the
r ground, nine chickens and two turkeys
were sacrificed, and a general scattering
took place among the flock. Old Lines
: expressed, in emphatic words, his aston
ishment, and the deacon swore terribly ;
and when be accused Lines Of trickery,
4 his only reply was, You saw me draw
the charge. and how in the devil did l
know there was another charge in the
| cursed old gun9"t ha .+ nib
AS soon as Sid recovered his cquilibri-
0 um, he picked up as much of the game
Q as he and Lines could carry, and invited
T the host to drink from the wooden bot
| tie, requesting him to treat his next
$ guests to Thanksgiving dinner from the
c poultry left behind. s.,
I The Deacon's expression, in relation to