Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-07
How INDIANS CATCH WILD Fowl.

angling. Wild duck are fuuud 10 some ucall-
ties in abunda,ce, aud the troute in the streams
take the hook readily. Wild fowl have not yet
made their appearance 10 the market in any
uuantity, as most OF those shot are kept by the
sportsmen for their own use. As the season ad-
vauces the Indians will take the field and cap
ture them 10 great numbers.
They make large swinging nets out Of stropg
cords, which they manufacture from The roots
OF fbrous plants. The bark is stripped off and
manipulated, and twisted by the squaws into
twiue, which is wound into balls ready for use
1t is then woven into Dets, some of which are
forty feet iu length, the interstices being about
two inches square. These nets are swung be-
tween two trees in some convenient position on
the shores OF the like or pond. Early on a
cold frosty mor0lng some OF the Indians Sc
crete themselves 10 a neighboriug thicket,
while others get in o buats aud forming a semi
circle, advance slowly toward a flock Of ducks,
driving them toward the mouth OF the bayou
They swim slowly of, hesitatiog to take flight
being, perhaps, partially benumbed by cold
The circle narrows, and when the wild fowls
are in front of the nets the Indians 10 the boats
raise great outcry a1d throwing sticks aud
stoD.s, scare the flock, which, arising from the
water, f'es in an opposite direction directly iu-
to the net in the meshes of which they become
eDtauglcQ ny Chelr leaOS auu lceC.
Tie Indians on shore spring tron their hid
iog places, tear dowu the ne, and eDveope the
ducks 10 it. They are joined by their compar-
ions from the water, and the work of slaugh-
ter commences. The necks of the birds are
broken as soon as seized, aud they are thrown
together in piles. lu this maDncr several hun
drcd ducks are sometimes taken at single
haul, but the Iudars have enough for their
own use and au ample supply for the market.
= Virginia (Nevada) Chronicle.
The COURSE OF TRUE LOVE "A young
man living iu Randolph county, New Jersey,
became euamorcd with the daughter of neigh
boring farmer, she being under fifteen years of
age, and bis love was reciprocated. The man
was about to start for an adjoining county, say
ing he would wait for her five years if Deces-
sary. The girl could not bear the thought Ct
separation, and at lelgth agreed to eope. The
pair walked seven miles through the pines and
sand to his father house, aud early the next
morning we're takeu to the railway station, and
thence TO Philadelphia, where they were mar
ried by an alderman, the girl declaring her age
to be eighteen They returned to the house OF
the groom's sister, az Haddenfeld, where they
were confronted by the father of the bride aud
officers The groom was arrested and commit
ttu W Joli w luC Suai &c Vi uUduSliou. ouuSC
queuly be was indicted by the grand jury, and
90 Wednesday last he was arraigned for trial.
The courtroom was packed by an audience
whose sympathies we're ceutered upon the
couple.
The girl, like true heroine, assumed her
share of the blame, admitted her affection for
her husband aud her willingness to quit her
fathers house, and asserted ber belief in the
honor OF her husband &. s. Cannon, former
ly attorney general, delivered an eloquent de-
fence, but Judge Woodruff charged that the
law had beeu violated, and that the jury must
not be Influenced by appeal to their syupa-
thy. The jury was out all uight, returning five
times for Instructions, and at length render
ed verdict of guilty, with recouueuda-
tion for mercy On the rendering of the YER
dict the prisoner was seized with convusions,
which continuing, sentence was deferred until
the December term. Much sympathy is entcr-
tanned for the defendant, who is esteemed an
honorable nnripht man N .SUD