The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-14
IouusTs AND WILD HONEY.

1oUUsTs AND WILD HONEY.
Rev Nyron " Reed. Of Indianapolis,
rs31tly Rad bssoss the Saturday Night
Club 6 that city, sn sseay On 'Tbs
6hoosSne Mania" NJ Reed pogtaaya
. Thorough appreciation Of. and psrsic-
ipstson il. the spoetsosn's spirit. lie
he's sscessded IN telling. not without .
.great deal Of genuine humos. % much
truth about tbs same shooting mania.
that ~ need mako no excuse for intro
dacine hin 70 the wider aaj equally
sppseoiative asdisnco which y will Aa1
in eur rea6RD: n
'Sous men and dogs ere gun.shy,
bat the rule il otherwise. The boy.
baby tsods toward . gun with native
drift and instinct. There are people
Who. failing 70 catch. the whooping.
eeush 10 chldbosd; a.s caught by It
late in life. They have il hard 50
with sbooting. A man may lead .
bismsless existsncs until the white dust
Of the soad Of, life, h in his hair., sad
3lDnlAlL The eua oalsdy wjn pGoesO
him. The outwafd syoPe1hs 'ArS :
new and sbsorbing interest in sporting
Etsep$are: h sahsaeibes Tor Ne Forest
and Dtrsom; he Sends his neasats to
HelAbisd toe . dsad-gEsss sploesd raj
meat. Is Il borne IN upoa hia,that
b nust havs. % English gun and .
hvse eolored dog. He studiss eeogra-
phy ShAt - msy know whero 0arehes
90. ard Wheat-stabbas, sn4 elhes likely
plaaee for birds. Railroads are Of in
sisrUst - .hin - thsy tsnd toward these
happy hanting grounds. Wheo there
10 no shoosipg. By rsasoi of the law or
the season, it 10 no small satisfaction to
hin 70 clean his gun He has been
known 70 uss up oil the sewing ma.
chine oil In the koass -dividis9 il be-
twoen he locks d. ~ weapon and the
eittine roo0 carpet: doing this on of
nights.' when his wife was At prayer
meeting.
'.All rAilrosd trains that will take
one . shootiag Geounds leeve sometime
between midnight and ,norning. The
immediate family of the hunter are not
altogether disintesested in this arrange.
msnt. On the night preceding his de-
partuye the wateAman tAioks Sro0 the
1ghe II the dwsllip9 that there must
be somebody sick inside. Aud there is.
The whole household 10 sick. and it is
an tae1preesibls relief whep the spring
lock clicks behind the shells and gun.
anA dog aad man srs On their way to
the station. An alarm clock is . good
thing for . shouting man to own, and
it would b better IL one could remem-
bsr whether be had sst IL or no. What
With the nights vigil and breakfast
eaton o6 the mantle piece at On hour
wnen no human being has an appetite.
The hsntsr looks pretty haggard - he
delivers bic dog to the baggage master.
Il 70 the heur Of night when the vital
powen are at their lowsst sbb. It is
- hsas wAsa most people die. The
atssosphsEs OF the ordinary car at that
hour b not braoing.
ssTfaius that carry men to good shoot.
ing grounds are oil slow trains. The
roads that lead thitber are we'll pro-
vided With functions. Some hunters
Are entertained at private houses. some
It club houses. some live 10 tents. The
private house, In the writer's memory.
bad bedroom for elk. aud the sports
man ,alept tve in . Bad, and between
the beds-beds Of feather brought from
the old country. The sflsrt ofthis 20
one unsccustomed 10 peealiarly etimu-
lst,ug. One Of elk men may b counted
on % snore sbly aud with continuity.
Club housss vary In quality aud csm-
fort, and mere ,msntion OF tent life in
Novsnbes 10 enoagh. No 20 70 paint
the lily.
..The early bird catches the worm.
To catch the early bird the eportsman
habitually has his hrsakfast 10 the
night. TO dress b 10 pull down his
cap aud get into . pair Of clammy
rubhar h0ots. He takes down his cold
gus and staggers out to bis boat, Il
g sharp at both ends and shallow
and lasrow. \ The morD uucom-
is b the bstter duck boat itis.
-Four o'clock Ands tAs hunter on bic
lavosits bog. pounding himaslf % keep
his blood agoing. and, watching tor
Is come Is him. Thars d % on.
csstalnty about their coming. 4 sposta.
man has been known ts 1t . long
moesins siugiae vsriasioo O. Tsnny-
son's He Co.. not. che sstd No
uiacs have 0o1 rknown 20 paes The -
shore for years looting for ships 70
ooao 10 that have long gone down.
The spests0aa muss Aavo patience
Kindred TO that. L 10 ioehiddsa him
20 paco the ahora Ho must ouos9 and
b skill. TAs sailoe haslisg ftesss
ropss snlEsEs. md the soldier In The
ditch suGsss. They ars hired - sa1sr.
Tue spostaman pays ten 0oalars doy
10 uoek hasdos thea he ever did 70 earn
any: uvD end sa6oes eike - lDoian
aud does e for fun. Qaail shooeing
hath this n e: that . exercises the
whole oan. No curliog up on cold
day waiting fog them 20 ooos. They
arc msse llksly T. b found vAers
there are bars. One days sboeting
will give saploymsat 1ae The rsst Of
the week for the whole family il pick
ise Spanish nsedles oat q oosS esf.
meats aaA Aeoh. Il would lscilitste
the movsmeote Of tho hunter and add
greatly % his comfort u The farmers
voald. il buildino fences, b oarstol 70
havs the top rail AAt and the Seoes not
quite % sessp. II The top rail 0ould
s upholseessd u voald soe b % Try.
iae. TIE oecasieaal inerodsetisn of .
stije. simslas . that @ whioh the Irish
sasiRrans and Mary 1T sids b side.
would mses . long-1slt want