The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18


bullet went home, and the squirrel came
tumbling down among the branches to
the eal tn. The hunters advanced and
picked it up. lie ball had entered the
left eye and had torn the whole top Of
the head away.
"What do you think of that, colonel?"
asked Jonathan, proud of his first shot.
"A good shot of that kind" replied
the old man, indifferently: but you
have wasted the animals brainS-the
best part Of squirrel
''That," said Jonathan, with a smile,
sis an excuse for tearing the body to
pieces. | see"
70 this the old made no response,
but moving carefully on, lie soon espied
another squirrel fully twenty rods
away.
Now III try shot," he said, and
raising his rifle he fired.
The squirrel WAS seen. to leap into the
air and tumble TO the ground.
Advancing, the old hunter picked it
up, and showed it TO Jonathan. To the
surprise of the latter the skin was not
broken, and yet the animal was dead.
That, young man, is the way to
! shoot Squirrels,n said the hunter;
that's what call 'barkin' a squirrel.
| You want to aim right under the AMI
mai S belly 50 as to chip the bark off
| the tree or limb, and this bark striking
! the animals belly with such force kills
/ it. That way you don't mangle it up
and scatter its eyes and brains all over
| Kentucky"
Jonathan looked the surprise he felt.
! though the old hunter manifested nc
| signs of pleasure at his embarrassment.
! He appeared as cool and indifferent as
ever.
ooh, it's jist as easy to bark squir
! rel as to eye it, said Jonathan, endea-
voring to treat the matter coolly, an q
/ the next squirrel he shot at he tried the
| experiment, and cut the animal nearly
/ in two.
"You shot too high" said his COM
/ panion; lit takes practice to bark a
| squirrel, Jonathan"
Jonathan was mortified and chagrin-
! ed He had certainly been beaten III
shooting squirrels, though the hunt
/ stiIl went on, each shooting his favorite
/ way.
AS the day advanced, the gobble of a
turkey suddenly arrested their atten-
! ton.
Turkey, by Jovel' exclaimed Jona-
| than.
"umkee.n said the old hunter and
/ they listened until the sound had been
repeated several times.
sIhat.s = qenpi,,e t..Y'-<1,ss,a vn;e' Fe,-f,
glade over three hundred yards wide,
and covered with grass nearly three
! feet high.
Concealmg themselves behind huge
log in the edge of the dense woods,
where they could command view. OF
the glade, jonathan, who took the lead
uron all occasions, produced his "tur-
I,ey-call''-a hollow b0ne-and began
calling the wary game. His power OF
minlicry was good, and the old man
for the first time, manifested surprise
when he heard Jonathan immediately
answered from the woods beyond tht
glade.
do you hear that, old Pard?" iona
than asked; "we1l have a turkey ortW'
now-but, say; Ireckon you don bark
turkeys, do you?'
No" replied the old hunter, with
smile ~ pick their heads off"
$50 do l, - replied Jonathan, and thei
he repeated his call.
a moment later the head of gobble
with his red wattles inflated, was seel
moving across the glade toward them
lie was about two hundred yards away
and although his head only was vislbl
above the tall grass, Jonathan assure
! his friend drove Of hens was Jukln
Z along behind him.
Il Stateler repeated his call seyerf
I times, and finally, when the huge Dlr
t was about one hundred yards away. til
t young Nirginian rested his rifle upo
a the log before him and drew a bea
g upon the turkeys head and pressed tn
l. trigger.
y The instant his rifle cracked he a
L. tempted TO rise to his feet, but the o
man at his side caught him by the &c
in lar and pulled him back, saying
9, Down, man, or yoa'iI get bull
ip through you!"
AT the same instant the form of
Iat Indian was seen to rise where the Il
or KEY disappeared, and glide towa
them. but before he had taken doz
rs steps the old man rifle cracked a
the cunning red-sllin fell dead.
he GOOD Cod" exclaimed Jonath;
turning black in the face.
IN Young man." said the old hunt
hS .svou've lots to learn yet, see.
le- first time heard that turkey KIN
rec it wasn't genuine, and was Sufprl
OF that YOU didn't detect the fraud. Z
nj the very instant | seen that gobol
head, | knew that was a decoy. N
an sir, if you'd been alone you'd been si'
i'm, for the savage, suppOsing there was
1t? one of us. drew your fire and L
'nd charged upon you, intending To dispf
ne. you before you could reload.
The two went out and found
Oh feathered skin OF the turkey
WAS through the head. just as the Old hui
had stated.
ing Jonathan Stateler was cresttalleh
'ch- mortified. There was no redemp
the for The blunder, and turning to the
man, he said
rels, ,.Colonel, for Gods sake don't
led, anything bout tins at tie station.
admit that you've beat me, and
nd I've learnt some good, sound, vi
.ick- some sense"
gh Il ::All right, Jonathan, believe y
2 It's be benefited by this
yes" With this understanding they
very turned TO the post, and when abo
part at the gate of tile stockade, j
:, do than asked.