Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-05-14
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JACh-sHooTING.
A Most Remarkable Deer story.
BIZ REV. WM y. MURRAY.
81 REV. WI. \. MURRAY.

even at hat distance objects mingled gro
tesquely with the log. At the extreme eu,
of tie opening detected a bright, damon,
ike spark Nothing more could be seen
1T may be the eye Of deer, and it ma!
only be drop of water or a wet leaf " sal,
I to myself Sduit looked gamey I con
ciaded to launch bullet at it anyway
Whispering to Martin to steady tie boat
sunk my eye well down into the sights, aut
holding for he gIeam in the marsh grass
su
The smoke mingling heavily with the fog
made all murky before me. while the tx
pIosion striking against the mountains OF
either side started dozen reverberations, :,
that we could neither see nor hear what wa.
the result Of the shot After waiting in ST
/ lsnce a few moments, hoping to hear thedee
kick, without any such happy result,
told Martin ! would 90 ashore TO load, and
see what it was shot at. lie padded for
ward and seiziag he tall grass, while h6
forced the boat in against the bank with hi,
J paddle / clambered up. Being curious t5
ascertain What deceived me, l strobe Of
into the marsh some forty feet, and turning
up the jack, 10 and behold dead deer lay
at my feet Martini! shouted I, here
/ the deer IS dead as tick r.
The ID !" exclaimed the guide from
the fog.
What did You say again I shouted
Il said didn't believe it, returned
Martin soberly.
Paddle your cauoc up here, then, you
old skeptic, and see for yourself - Irejoined,
taking the deer by the ear anl dragging him
to the bank. Here he is, and a monster
too. Martin did IS directed, Wei, ez-
claimed he, as he uubent his gaunt form
from the curve into which two hours Of
padding had cramped il, and Strengthened
himself to his full heighth, until his eyes
rested upon the buck, - well, Dir hurry,
you are the first man ever saw draw fine
bead in a night Ike this, standing in the
bow Of a sarauac boat, at the twinkle Of a
deer : eye. and LrH Thatjack Of yours Is
a big thing, and 10 mistake By the time
he had finished the boat had driitcd of into
the river, for the current was quite strong
at hat point-aud was alone. was just
fitting cap to the tube of the discharged
barrel when | felt a movement at my feet,
and, casting my eyes downward, l saw that
the deer was in the act Of getting upl The
bali as we afterwards discovered, ; al
glanced along the frant af the skull. h4ellr
cre4SinC the skin. Ii had touched tie bpne
slightly, and stunned him 50 that he
dropped but beyond this. it had not hurt
him in the least Quick as thought / put
my foot against his shoulder aud pushed
him over Martin I cried, This deer
int dead, he's trying to get up What
shall l do?'
"Got hold Of his hind leg; IN be with
you IN a minute, was the answer
I did as directed. lad hold Of his left
hind les, just above the feetIoeks, and
sprang tony feet
Reader did you ever seize a pig by the
hind leg2 Ifso, multiply that pig, by ten; for
every twitch he gives, count six; lash a bis
Iaatcrn to your head, fancy yourself fstanding
alone on a swampy marsh in dark, focgy
night, with a rife in your left hand, and
bliag twitehed about among the hogs AMI IN
aud out Of muskrat holes, until your whole
system seems on the point of a separation
which shall send you in a thousand infuitesi-
NAL parts in all directions ike fragments Of
an exploding burr wheel, and you have my
appearance and feeling as was jerked about
that night amid tie mire and marsh grass,
as I clung to tie leg Of that deer Now,
whenI fastcu to anything always expect to
hold on. This was MY determination when
put my fingers around tbl IN Ks leg l
have tremendous grip. Nv father had
before NE With his hand a. two inch
anger hole IN the head OF "A barrel / have
seen him clutch, now with bis right, now
with his left hand, twenty-five house rats as
they came darling Quito escape the stick
with which | was stirring them up, and
dash them dead upon the floor. without get
ting single bite; and everybody knows
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