Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-26
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The greatest Sho. OH Record.

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The Greatest Shot OH RecOrd.
! Cha saur." ia the kor1ss AID Stream, t:l:s
tie talo1icy story:
| like sporting, &C. Wsii;as ard wa;chioe, as
IN deer sld turkey shooting, FIR love 10 hsar
the crack of my gur; it is sweet musio to me,
and doa'a clre for tie s;ze OF tee game so
much as tue q1a1:ity-tha. is usless / could
Glaka such shOt aad do as much execution SO
cid Caps. Faa Pe!i d:d-br: will Tel! you that
story, whisa IS Tradition d,wn in the loE,aSds
Of old FIrgiJ.a. where | came !r,u.
! O,d CaD:slu Ven PgIt Gs lis u2Ea iciiost.
| Cd, was Du!cami1. snd sharp, shrewd,
! money mak!og nau. The Captain commanded
q schooner, aad his crew consisted of an old
dsIkey named Marrc' Tho business of tho
Frauen (tor that HGs tho name Of bis craft)
was to sail a!org.he Potomac ard :t, tribu:a,
| rles AID buy up fowls, csga fruits, vegetables.
| and ali Suoh articles and t5en bear them back
| to the msrketa Of Balimoro aud Washinstop,
| where the Cap.aia would dispose of his c,rgo
| at . heavy advance, aud placing a balaucs ia
bark STAR doWo the river agsiu, with Manuel
| CT tha helm aud the meditaEps Van Pclt at
| the bow, smoking his long pipe.
| OaC DCVSuUCl usS yehlc dRO, NuSu SOu hOQ
| | and the printer who sets this up, were but
boys or bsbics, the Fraulicu dropped anchor 10
| tho tributary stream CT Oc.gqulr. [. was q
| bright day. but thato vas a tros. iu Tho cir
which bodad ;rctzc, aud tho Captain sent
1arue or shore to sea aa old woman who
| made tha Rising OF fowls a specially. and htd
| more ohlcke1s. ducks aud geese than could be
fcuod abyShtrc csc for miles around. Mas
| u:l came hack ami said tia: the old lady re-
| fused TO give hia hor ptc0 aGd would orly
harssi1 with his master.
"lli 20 a5d zee her aud hug her up to morrow"
says Cspt. Vsn Pel!. rhsi nisht there caEc
on bitter ticiza, sna as The sun rose it wai re
| faoted back By &c! that YES fully ten ircbes
| Thick.
"Moio Goti Doaaer and D!isz,n!" sHoro
; the Captaio.
"Vot shall 30? Christians coming and mere
| am stuck ir the nud !"
| All the day The CAPTAIN watched ftr thaW.
Instead it grew colder and ccdcr, and tho next
night it wss 30 bitter that bur for jug Of Hol
land gin end roaring fire. The crew and the
! Cap.oin would have been frcz,u, too. Oae, two
three, tour days posed on, and az the frost
cauo GnSr heavier the Cap'aio sTore harder
snd pulled his pipe moro aavsgcly ttau did his
cou1tlymap. tbs reGoubtab!o Wouter Vsa
I
ship sailing up the Hudson. Adding to his
woes, famine threatened, and at tic cud of the
| week tho Captain went ashore 70 see the old
lady and buy som9 f,wls. Noa this cd lady.
Ike Shtlleys wicked old woman of Bsrkley,
| would do anythiog m:en iar moneY, and seeing
| the tranien 1rcz u tss;, she raised the price
on hcr toTlt !luse doub!a ~ha: she asked bctjre.
Tho C3Dtslo tr!"i a!gautnt. bls1dishmepts,
ofj :.e:Y, S.. 10 30 purarse. Tho o'd wamau
htti hin @ae,c she tcrGcd bis bar was saor:,
AID WAS as E'n q: & mr!a, Gr w1maD,
can cny be. C.p.sIn I,', pais (aaIiy les: his
!icria@T and rMitoG o. board the Frslen, and
psced his G:Ik sna I,c!aTed tea: ho would
s:a:vo h%!tI: iG w:ui3 b. cJeet ID s0. Then
cUscsda ba:t!e between lJ vii! aud biz stomach.
aud tacso @hD have ever tel; the psugs CT
huoses can'e d0u0G which would tc victor.
| iae next Gay tho Ca0tbi1 Weut back conquered
asd paid tito II C: CT II hsi! dtZ:a io3ls-o1e
bright slVer sbiuc II eaoh, when the full;
pF.c, WAS Gdy siX -.:ce. AS he picked tn, m
Oh. 'roUl TIC Vas! tx he asked th= old Wvnsn
wat rha Wuu q let nm shoot iuJj .he whole
brrcl lore. TIC G.uer always reziy for
osr..n i. any shape. studied ilr a wnla aud
thsG eaid "lfy1o w:ii i mu load the Run In
!.t yUG shoot 1910 tne hIck for dollar"
al! tls ht, sid enr Cap:oiv, 'l'!l 20 10 the
tcsuiieG a@d Sc: HIN ninc eus" So hs wsot
ou Board tbs 'r;it dove c"wu 1910 lis c,biu,
abG 5s';GS3t out ID cid bass bull Eou,h fowl
IN. pi CT trar biz tssae: h.si made nearly a
hundred yvers ago. l. isa core ss large a.
b!upter6a.s, aod touch hcle big suvusii to
rIa youl Eoxrr5 10. lGt0 tho gapiog muzzie
be poured fs,ipI Ut prwier, rsmmed iu a
band!ul; Of tuR, sod d double hsodtuil Vt shot;
lhe:i he ta9ed III toer 6a.er5 Of tae raurod,
and pseEso the Fiat carefully, aud started
s5orsw&td scoanpsnird ty Msuus. Tbs old
iaiY Eas ready tog hir she c.rrFuiiy measure d
the gun with tie r4msod aud found il, as she
thought, uoicsdcd, ana pQ: abou. thimble.
full IF powder, snt cbout the same quantity OF
shot Van Pe!t demonstrating with heron tho
:DsnGts ot thc !asd. "A c,a!rac. is q c0n
tract" said sne, "yoE ehai! have sIl you kill.
our shs!i load tho piccc." She then brought
baskc: Of corn which he Captain spriokled
, out 10 straight Iiac. aud then lying d5wa flat
Wtnin short distance ard resting his gun on
q log Eo tod The sro;cn. damscl to let the
fowls cut. The dopr OF the fowl hous, vas
, opened. and the cl4nrcus brood, hearing the
we'll known souad, W c!u;tcring, cIdckiug,
: ssG qlack5g to their meal. [ wish this was
: an Illustrated paper, 50 that | could draw the
picture jest here, the fowls atrung out in long
lile, bciiing their food tbs Captain lying fat
/ d1Wa, hla fingers on the trigger, saying brief
Prsycrfof the 10 "a 10 p1tlo M01id sttap, lit did
roL burs: The Old weapon; tho ancient dauie with
satisfied chucsIe looking orer her horn trimmed
spcc,acles. api Manuel good distance away.
with his hs1ts over both his cers, end his eyes
rolling f.arirlIy. With bis heart standing still,
the Captain sighted bis peace and pulled trig.
ger. 4 rear like .hst of thunder wss heard
rsverbetaiHg across the leo and cchciog in 9
= su!len rear from the Wooda far away, and there
oy tho Captain stunned, The fire arm ten feol
!; eli The cid wansD as she H:tatssed tho fear
fut slaughter, Essed hsr arms and her eyes t:
heaven and chriskcd, ''My LoId, am ruined
| sE uaco1e!" while MANUEL counted ths
! sp3ils. Seventeen chickens, eighteen guine.
a keets, nina turkeys. FIVE geese, seven ducks. a,
old rooster two tame pigeons, pet house pi,
ct the old lady :, aud her tabby cat, that hs,
stole up in the crowd.
''eoliy !" says old Manuel. as he piled up tn
spol!s, end then helped up Captain Van Pei,