Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-08
Tayl0r's Shot at a Ground Hog.

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Tayl0r's Shot at Ground Hog.
George Taylor of the New York City |
Press Association, and Editor Cahill of II |
Park Row, went to Milford to fish for trout. |
They We're joined there by El. Quick and |
Bub Wells, two professional rod swingcrs. |
On Monday they started for Dingman |
township to east the fly. On the way Tay |
lor tried his 80 revolver on every chip |
munk he SAW. Pretty soon Cahill shouted
- Bltzes. see that ground hog. Let him
have it, Taylor!"
He's a beauty" said Wells, and q lick
cried '.sweet Christmas, but amt he fat?'
The animal was jogging al ing leisurelN
across Il field. Taylor acted upon C,hill's
suggestion and got out of the wagon t.
shoot it, In his hurry he forgot to put
down his fish pole and carried it in his
hand In his other hand was his revolver,
ready cooked. He gave chase to the ground
hog His companions SIT watching him
from the wagon, waiting to see him kill
the animal. 1t was pretty one. all over
white an black spots. Taylor was bound
to have It's hide. When he got within
shooting distance, he stepped in a boghole,
and down he went. His fish pole ran aboui
Il foot in the ground and broke off. His
pistol went off and blew the whole roof out
of a brand new straw hat he had purchased
for the occasion.
He was soon on his feet again, bat the
ground hog had got clear to the other side
of the field and sat the side of the hole,
evidently waiting for the anxious sports
man. Taylor caught up within n few feet
/ f his game and raised up TO fire. The
ground hog suddenly turned his white tai
/ toward TAYLOR, and disappeared in his hole.
/ Taylor that inStlnt knew that he hadn
brought enough Florida water with him
from the city He knew he hadn't struck
L mint patch nor Vet a bed of roses. He
felt that it wasn't COOL to be there and he
wanted to 90 home. In short, it came
across him by degrees that the boys had
plaved u skunk off on him for a ground
hoe. He returned to the wagon, and Re
marking that the grO1nd hog was to,
oujck for him, got in. Ed. Cahill put hi
handkerchief to his nose. Ed. Quick sai'
/ he guessed he'd get out and walk a way
Bub Wells thought he would too. Cihll
: said he promised to bring his wife SOM
: elecanpane root, and rs that was a goo'
place to tinl it, he'd get out and look fo
some. TaylOr wouldn't ride alone. ant
mad. up his mind to walk with the rest
Cahill couldn't find any elecampane root
and GOT back in the wagon. Quick an
. Wells cot tired and jumped in again Tay
lor then thought he would ride awhile
: The bows began to think the joke was a
: much on them rs it was on Taylor.
When they got to the creek Taylor oi
iected to going in the woods for fear h
I might get lost Cahill told him TO kee
t half mile to the windward of them. an
: the would be sure to know where to fin
! him. Tavlor tished in Spring Brook. tt
/ trout wouldn't bite They came to ii
J surface and looked at his fly; bnt as SOC
/ Is they got their noses out of the wat
: they dove down and rubbed them in I'll
" Gravel. Tavlor got Disguised and went
y find his comrades. He came up to the
u near Mother Jaggar's, where they stopp'
Y for dinner. Cahill took Taylor aside al
g said;
ol .'Slv. Taylor, we want TO get somethiI
Is to eat here You mustn't 90 in with
y or You'll kill the whole thing. Well c
he first and then You come in. See?
Tavlor was hungry and had to submit
Mother Jaggar got the boys up nj
2 dinner. They ate it at their leisure. Ia
!" lor sat on Il log about Il hundred var
: from the house and whistled. Bury l
p; under the vioets" The boys finished th'
eI meal and went out They told Taylor
1d oct his dinner. He entered Mother ia
n @rr's kitchen and sat down to the tab
We The old lady hegan to sniff, and, kicki
e the ol houn tn 1t lay by the stove. eJlaC
T lated:
o. Git ont, Ring. III kill that inferl
Is critter Wit. Hes alters huntin' skunks.
"a Ring " cot out" Mrs. Jaggar poul
re- Tavlor's coffee Then she shifted aga
10 AMI looked under the tIble and on
III door. TAYLOR fell to eating. Mother >;
}c oar took down her horn spectacles and
ilu Them on. She shifted and looked earnes
Oh at TAYLOR Then she squeezed her n
lie together with her fingers and said
'eS bod rot he, blister, ef it amt You. e
e" help verself; help yerself to ennythig
= want" And Mrs. Jaggar sought the @
ne side of the house.
The party fished all day They got b'
to Milford about ten time. The piazza
IA. Dimmick's was full of ladies. They
ent rushed to see the trout. One by one tl
lth went back. rcmarking how peculiarly ba
ING laden the zephyrs We're that eVenl
ust Taylor's wife said, ''Oh, aren't they be
liy ties, but what makes them smell
'''n George? -.
OF George said. . The creek in which
50 were caught is strongly impregnated v
lve -ahem with hemlock, which gives IL
rs Il peculiarly pungent flavor; but it Is
@es troyed by cooking. Cooking knocks 1t
rec Strangers who visit Milford herea
oo1 nav see a mound in the Dimmick IL
all garden. Beneath it is suit of clothes
the belonged to George Taylor. He hlnte
MA GROUND hog in it and destroyed its use
ONT ness. And so he laid it away.
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