Nebraska advertiser., 1864-02-04

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In enc Of bis sketches Of 4EgsPt
which means southern IEiiuoiEH Hazasl
Greene. ESQ., gives the following gaesOunt
of atazing fie green ones shipping
I'D est sniiiine those We sare from the
East, aud who are not posted uish rs.sf.
snss soaa he lhings practices
he Amer. IA Egypt. M m1her hoa
wen man nav be eaecaled. or bow
esoss may be his aoessl lisbments, or
how polished his manners-he Is = green
one in their estimation, unless be knows
all about the ways Of the woods. The
Egyptians have custom Of sniPing them
did we say1 Very well, sniping them
is the word; and now We viii commence
in roundabout way, to tell how i is
done.
ga fine evening this" said native,
bursting into our presence.
"Very."
"Nice nightfor snipss, kinder Ihinks'
a'snipe Are they plentiful in this re-
gion 2"
ePIenty Golly I'd tell man they
was Why, sir, no longer ago nor last
week, me and two other follerS, We went
out and caught four bag-fulls."
Caught them Why, how upon earlh
did you manage it ?'' said We, looking
forward to a newitem for Wilkes Spirit.
eyes, cotch 'sm and we done il easy
enough. Drove them into the bags, cir
drove same as you'd drive quails into
net. Four or five Of US going Out 70
catch aIot tonight See how it's done,
if you feel like, going With us."
OF course we felt like going; how
could we feel otherwises
| A little after dark found US OF our
way to the snipe swamp, all anxious ier
the sport. Our company ives made up
as follows Six Egyptians; John Ander-
son Augustus Javer, from New York
city, now visiting an EgypIiah relative;
HazeaI Greene, Esq, author Of ga Tour
of the American Egypt" and two empty
sacks.
"Here's the place-keep still" said
the Egyptians, when we had reached the
edge Of marsh, about two miles from
the village. Nov, you two fellers whas
don't know how to drive, you hold spen
the bags, while we as knows gees into
the swamp and drives 'em out"
The 'two fellers" referred to were
John Anderson Augustus JaVeF, from
New York city, and your narrator. OF
course we were willing to assist in the
sport as much as we could and so they
stationed US at favorable points, about
one hundred yards apart. instructed Us
how to hold the sacks open with their ex-
panded mouths near the ground, and
desired US to remain immovaSle and 81
lent, and to keep constantly bufiing
away with lighted cigars, in order that
the fire would shrow al attract the sniPs
into the sacks. We confess that after
having taken several philosophical views
of the matter, we did no. exactly like
] what was going on; but we held the
bags nevertheless.
! Having arranged US to their entire
liking, the six Egyptians struck Out on
their drive. Away into the swamp went
they, kissing and showing. and shaking
bushes with right good viii for few
minutes, then all became silent. And
silence raigned awfully supreme for a
least half an hOur-nOt a leaf rushed,
not an Ovsrhanging branch scraped
against its fellows, and
"The ticking of my watch. boys,
Was all the sound heard"
Pretty soon l heard a voice, Hello,
Greene %
AYE, ape, SIR"
Caught any snipe yet?'
This was from John Anderson Auzus-
tus Javer. To make sure we got up and
shook the bag. after 7vhieh we fsis war.
ranted in replying
Mo! Nary snipe; but I think the
contemplate snipes have caught Us.
And 50 they had-leastwise, such was
our conclusion on coming together and
holding a council Of war. We wers IN
deeed sold, and with feelings none the
best in the werld, we slung our sacks up
ito the fork Of a sapling, and rolled out
for home. 1t is needless to add that We
T found the six Egyptians already there,
and that they laughed heartily while we
didn't, not being able, ourselves, ID see
: where the laugh came in.