The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-08-15

couldn't show the ball that killed him.
II il were put in properly, Il would Dc
inside, where il couldn't be seen. No,
sir: II u ever so much more honorable
and far moro difficult, too, 70 hit an
eagle than 70 hit target"
" That u very true" ! answered.,
I" especially in these days, when there
are 30 few eagles and so many targets.
But what Is your other diadem"
"That," said Pepton. els to see Miss
Rosa wear the badge"
"Indeedl" said I. and from that mo-
ment I began to understand Pepton's
hopes in regard to the grandmother 81
those children who should point to the
eagle: -.
be truly happy to see her win the badge
And she ought to win it. No one shoots
more correctly, and with BETTER I'M
derstanding Of all the rules. than she
does. There must, truly, be something
the matter with her aiming. I've half
mind to coach her little"
/ turned aside TO sec who was coming
down the road. would not have had
him know / smiled.
The most Objectionable person in our
club was o. j. Hollingsworth. He was
. good enough fellow in himself, but Il
was as an archer that we objected TO
him. There was, so far as l know
scarcely rule Of archery that he did
not habitually violate. Our president
and nearly all of rs demonstrated with
him, and Pepton even went TO see him
on the subject; but 1t was all to no pur-
pose. With quiet disregard Of other
peoples ideas about bow-shooting and
other peoples opinions about himself,
he persevered in . style OF shooting
which appeared absolutely absurd TO
any one who knew any thing Of the rules
and methods of archery
used to like TO look at him when
his turn came around TO shoot. He
was not such . pleasing object of
vision As Miss Rosa, but his style
was so entirely novel to me that IT
was interesting. He held the bow hori-
zontally instead Of perpendicularly, like
other archers and he held 1t we'll down
about opposite his wai~t-band- de did
not draw his arrow back to his ear, but
he drew it back to the lower button OF
his vest. Instead Of standing upright.
with his left side to the target, be faced
II full, and leaned forward over his ar
row, in an attitude which reminded me
OF q Roman soldier about TO fall upon
his sword. When he had seized the
neck Of his arrow between his finger
and thumb, be languidly glanced at the
target. raised his bow little, and let hy.
The provoking thing about it was that
he nearly always hi. II he had only
known how to stand, and hold his bow,
and draw back his arrow, he would have
been a very good archer But, asit was,
we could not help laughing at him. Al
though our president always discounte-
nanced any thing Of the kind
Our Champion was tAll man, vsry
cool and steady, who went TO work ~
archery exactly IS il he were paid SAL
ary, and intended TO earn his money
honestly. He did the best he could IN
every way. He generally shot with one
Of the bows owned by the club; but Il
any one on the ground had better one,
he woald borrow it. He used to shoot
sometimes with Pepton's bow. which be
declared to be most capital one; but
As Pepton was always very nervous when
he saw his bow in the hands of another
than himself, the Champion soon ceased
to borrow it.
There were two badges, one Of green
silk and gold, for the ladies, and one Of
green and red, for the gentlemen; and
these were shot for at each weekly
meeting. With the exception OF . few
\ times. when the club was first formed
the Champion had always worn the gen
tleman's badge Many Of Us tried ha-s
to win it from him; but We never cou't
succeed he shot too well.
On the morning Of one Of our meet
ing DAYS, the Champion told me, -
was going to the city with him, that b
would not be able to return At his usua
hour that afternoon. He would be yer!
busy. and would have 70 wait for tn
s:15 train, which would bring nm
home too late for the archery meeting
So be, gave me the badge, asking me =
hand il to the president, that he nigh
bestow il on the successful compeato
that afternoon.
We were all rather glad ths
the Champion was obliged TO b
absent. Here was . chance for som
one Of MS to win the badge.
wae not, indeed, an opportunity for =
to win great deal Of honor. for 4 Il
, Champion were to be there, we sSoul
have no chance ut all but We were 80
isfied with this much having no reaso
in the present, ~ least-to expe'
, any thing more.
So we went to the targets with q ne
/ zeal, and most Of rs shot better than y
had ever shot before. In this numbs
, was o. j. Hollingsworth. He excelle
| himself, and, what was worse, he q
celled all the rest Of rs. He sctual
made score Of eighty-6ve In twent,