The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-07

ing Of overloaded limbs were family hoard IN
the vhirlvind Of wings. Not the uproar OF
battle could lie more stunning and terrihc. No
one thought Of firing gun. Uncle Tom sat
with his mouth wide open, amAzod and terror
"Hsre they come" said Bon ito your
| right-to your right, no repeated, In voica
like trumpst yet Il could scarcely be heard.
| A." Look between us and the sun"
at was q cloud Of pigeons, 20 large and dsnss
that II obseured almost every ray Of light, and
wAs descending like an avalanche 70 overvh'lm
everything. Down they swoop. Bon seiEsd
his gun, a. II personal danger threatened him.
Now, boys, said Nat, " give II 10 en-"
Boa2--5ong-6dng The very reports Of ths
guns seemed obstructod and desdened In their
sound, and tho humping dcP, dep, dop, Of the
birds striking the ground az they fell dead, could
4 hardly be heard.
{" load and fro again, said Ben.
This we did Eve or six times, when Nat Colly
cried out Stop thatll do you can't carry
| away half Of what you've killed"
The wourdcd birds, In grcst numbers, we're
actually Tutoring on the ground up 10 the
blind. Uncle Tom could hardly bo prevailed
upon 20 sally out and pick Thorn up. lilo did
however, 10 when | went before him, and we
reached the tree, and filled his bag. The
others also, had now stuffed tho othor bags full,
and Ben and Nat ttcn commenced stringing
thom. This was done by running q knife be-
tween the tondons and the leg bone Of ono leg,
and thrusting the foot Of the othor log through
u rope was thon passed through the legs
thus fastened together, and long lines Of birds
were formed. Those lines they swung on a
pole, and carried between them 10 ths camp
when we left the roost.
" Lof', Massa Bon, what We gwins 10 do wild
all dese on dc ground now /"
" Leave them thar, Tom, for the hogs and
the voices, and bears, and potsums."
proposes that before returning N camp, we
should walk around at Toast part Of the roost,
ir the discharge Of guns by others not Of our
Pary had beon heard at intervals. We walked
oh, and soon met with several persons, nen
end bays, some vii guns and others with poles
actually threshing down tho pigeons from tie
lower limits Of the trees.
"why. Cousin Charley, is this you Hell
low, here's Uncle Hen, ard Nat Colly, and Sam
Dyer too ~ shouted little cutlo,-patod fell
lew without any hat On bis head, and a long
pole in ono hand AID a bunch OF pigeons in tho
Jther.
How d yc, my fon ?" .ii Ion. Fine fun,
| amt it, thrssaing down birds like plums -
"AntNsl Rwife Town to our house Thafs
| plenty Of msat now.
- Not this time, said Ben We jist stepped
Town here TO soc the pifins, and got spfink-
| lin on en afro they b. ak up the mootin'.'
| WEI, % said another your satur, " YOU noodnt
| shoot a run. Uncle Bon. liz j.t wa-tin' powder
md lead ! Lin knock you down in no time
more nor YOU hin carry. Thars lots on en-,
aiu't thai
"Tnank,cc, my son, said Bon ""c'yo go,
plenty on ON
Il rcckin, then, twas you shootiu wS hoard
toth.r sidcy"
"Nes,' said ben, two kilt some that way"
1--WE got four bags chock full last night, 'said
curly -head "and Jim and l's get three Already
tonight NANNY and the gals is pickn' con
slant. Pikins, pics and fotber. bods ain moth
in TO talk on now at our house, and daddy .
a saltin' up cvory day Ii you seen him and I'M
Gle lo-huaf They went round a while ago"
"No, said hon, "but hoard yer daddy's
l,ut iurt now"
| He ao,R shoot, -" sail the boy, 'jest for tho
lun q it, lot it, Of no manner Of use.
II WIS now near eight O'Clock, and clear
.tuhght might. Our party took leave OF th'
lOys, who were still knocking bOwn ths birds
AID rc armed to tho blind Sam and Nat, 10
| whom this soere was no novelty, hurried bach
~ camp, and brought n couple Of horses TO carrN
| he pi, com. When thcy arrived, Charley sal
well, old Pepper Vinegar, what do yo
think Of the pislonsl will they count will
, | your burring, IN tho potomuc!"
II don To, mlssi; thars a humane on 'um
out dcy makes sich q noise an hullaha,oo
can't tell Fishes Is dumb creoturs, an DON
| make SIGH racket an shew. but bloyo do'
D | is as cumbersome, any how. It's raaly scary q
0 500 do pigins d.uk'nin do sun, an brakin' dow
lie trees, an roarin like do world WAS comm
5 t0 an send Lof, musa, what RaTdin spot d
lruunl dar would makol 1t wouldn't want man
uiin' ioI hundred years TO como for sparrUwgrds
n,d-, an lctticcr Su cullaid plants, an sallsry
, | ihus rothin' ever tried 10 DO compared to d
swCeplu Cf ds pigin. house. II Jest ha
what on do ground d.,r at AlcNandry, | ooul
, maka "A email iOrtin.'
Bon directed all the birds to bo emptied GU
Il the sacks, and spread SO as to get cool. Soys
. al that had be,n only slightly wounded, o
1tly stunned flew away. A large fire was kuI
d.td, ana Bon seemed dispOiSi 10 lie down bat
b the younger m,nbols OF tho party ami ULcl
Torn insisted on having pigeon supper.
wen, said IN, 'so to work, Thomas. II
pix The birds
Uncle Tom soon had rhem on tho FIRE, som
DIuIiug, 'Gad some roasting All FRS ing, for IA
hal IN his canister b. b but er and Lard. Thl
| lA,k lO',le AMI aaU h'T like n, was produced
=, ,uailsy va' especially "a e,al in -msllinl
.ti0'e he tasted, 81 hoggn several olheu Ia
i'fi b-fJru I'm, SAP M 70 [ ulie Tom, ''l7
a | q C-iCl re s.ID, No. ua VlllAu you d
o. u: pgrPR- ! 5u Uehsys.
ga ~, ua~s. ,sAs = tee ytAl n4I.Iks O.
% yJJrn / ca.
b Ver'sol. a. - on Ins ey.ss we're 40 Z
he lis-oLs - J--is Ton via tex 10 lItil
~ zIs O. ,n3s 10 C-lInAry p'eprA ms
1: ~. 80 lat ], The III bt Al tie yvt'
- t>.o IN sing icT TIE Al hLlf hour srcsy
! | ~ ftA4 ado AtAFless D Ire va rsofltl - .
-. L.Og'h q tue uig~An, Anc thsy were E 81
| A'lsrp. By tLs dawn .; day they we're ~. Ia
lie 7, IN had already kindlSd up the ire, az
v.s ssItiDg by II ,Icking his Pc.
D. YOU never slss2, my sl1 uslzsp said
Charley 70 hin We lsft yos sstiiu Their
: lSft NJ, AZ, and there you are vet"
'NyEsn don't slesp Ike white lolk' re
Piled Ulcle Tom. hey Ssts up late, az de-
. 'Ies2i by pieces I'LL Just open day, when de-
.uTs 70 wake up. One Ligger can sleep more 1
-af az hour dan two white men kin in do Who'll
: Lig at. b.n YIN down tl | got tired, al do
. | slssp eyu1e sstiIu up here by de ire
proposed walk 10 the pigeon. roOAt, as the
llIe.dy heard the binds moving on Ike th
qlEaruus Of y army. Charley walked wit
nm The ret remained at the camp, prepAi
| NJ fyr their TstTfn bone.
Wnsn the Cuskirts q the roost we're reached
THAT a contrast lhs Gene presented with this
+, | a the preceding evening Mt a pigeon wa
4 | To- be zen on the tres the rAked, sWagginp
- All broken hOughs were Otonles.. Not
und was 10 DO heard but the Guttenugs OF
= sIlitary wounded Lird on the ground, Whc
:, WAS strewed with the wreck Uf Ii nbs, and bran
= chtF, AID twigs. FeAtheIs and dead birds az
A the mAngled TemAlns Of others, on which III
"a oATuiyorous animals Cf the woods had been fea
ting, were scattered around |, made tho Lea
ar SICK 10 look upon tho dosOlAtO scene and "
,r ha'tentd ba,k 10 camp.
~, The breakias, and tho packing up were 800
over, and tho party moved OIL. A. tue mOu
,., Of Coal Ma, Colly, Sam Dyer, aud Charley pa
i, led with the rest u the Larry, intending 10 ,
,p hat stream, and CTos, over into the Loo