Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-07-09

shouting was terrific, and many rude jests
were again made at Seth's expense.
"Mought yeou not as well wait till the UNI
pires hev decided, before yeOu begin to larf at
fellow p calculated Seth. "Pve seed many
a turkey trial decided agin the scorers"
4" Why you don't suppose you've hit the
target but once p asked a ranger who had a
Y staEed on the result.
"Mebbe I don't 'spose so and mebbe I dew, +"
replied Seth.
"Tn go you ten TO one" said the confident
soldier.
"Take my advice and don't you dew it, !"
answered Seth.
"Oh, bo don't dare, eh2 Can't go one
against tenp calculated the fellow.
WAL, yeou kin put up as many tens as
you please, and eff can't kiver 'em why you
can pick your change up again"
Z" Try him try him he's only blnfingI
only coming the brag game| said several OF
the rangers comrades.
an go my pile on that said the confident
one, and he forthwith produced sixty dollars,
which Seth covered with only six; but then
it must be remembered that odds were terri
bly, against him, inasmuch as the scorers re-
port, if confirmed, would of course give the
stakes to his antagonist
The umpires consisting of one officer Of the
company, who had no special interest in the
result, and two civilians, who were experts in
the sports of rife shooting, forthwith visited
the target, and examined the several hits, and
on comparing them with the record of the
scorers it appeared there was no mistake.
"That bit in the bulls eye, remarked one
of the civil umpires, 1" is a magnificent shot,
but how so small slug as that greeny's rifle
carries could make so large an orifce as that
IS, is quite mystery to me-"
az agree with you, said the other civilian.
at is a remarkable perforation, certainly" +"
added the officer of the rangers examining the
hole with scrutiny and then turning the tar
get around they were all struck the fact that
the shot of the smallest bored rife had really
pierced the largest hole through the board
"See here toe" he continued. finding the cor
responding hole in the trunk of the tree against
which the counterfeit semblance" of thesav-
age chieftain had rested can it be possible
that two bullets have passed through this orr
fee ?"
The suggestion was improbable, but some
what startling. 1t was again examined with
keener scrutiny than before; and for the pur-
pose Of solving the least doubt in the matter,
it was agreed to cut around the corresponding
perforation in the tree, and to the depth OF the
spot where the bullet had lodged. A carpen-
ter was sent for, with instructions to bring the
proper tools for the job. In a few minutes
one was procured, and he went to work with
a morticing chisel and mallet, under the di-
rection of the umpires, and after toiling some
ten or fifteen minutes he removed a cube OF
wood from the tree of about five inches in
depth, which, on being split open carefully,
three slugs, pressed firmly against each other
with but little variation from true line, were
taken there from to the wonder and surprise
of the umpires. The doubt was solved. Seth
Stark's bullets had traversed the same line,
and had lodged together.
The huzza and the laugh were now upon
the other side, but the contest was so remark
able and decisive-the victory so complete
that even those who had lost money on the
result, joined with the others in rendering all
homage to the eccentric bacbwoodsman.-I
Seth was forthwith enrolled in the ranks of
the company, and though he appeared very
awkward at first IN the ranks he is fast ac-
1uiring the position and bearing Of well
drilled soldier The greatest difficulty he has
10 encounter is his Ielt-handedness, while his |
3rooled eye only troubles his drill officer
Eyes front" always appears eyes left" and
'eyes right" always seem to be 'eyes front"
The Ethan Allen Guards have been mus
ered into the service of Uncle Sam; and if /
hey ever get into an engagement, woe be to
he rebels who become the targets of Seth |
Stark, the Green Mountain Sharp Shooter