Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-12-28

the 200 yard range paid from SO to S1t
apiece for their birds, except few cracl
shots who took the fowls into camp at the
rate of one for every three shots. After the
rifle shooting was over, a stranger hove in
sight with long bow in hand, and an.
nounced that he had come all the way from,
Virginia to shoot turkies at 40 yards.
II believe you advertised forty yards in
the APPEAL.' -
''That's the range" said Swift.
1.-TWO bits shot?''
"Those are the figures"
The stranger handed five dollars to Mr..
Swift, and remarked, bring on your birds.
It did not take long to stake off the range
and get a gobbier in position. The man
strung his bow, and the first arrow few
about c foot over the fowl. So did the
second, third and fourth.
Guess you Amt used to turkies,' said
Swift with grin.
Haven't pulled bow since the last pic
nic," and in second later Spauldings
arrow went clean through the birds body.
Guess you'd better get Out fresh one"
Swift replaced the bleeding carcass With
alive bird, and again the arrow nailed the
mark.
I'm getting the range now, said the
stranger, as he started to gather his shafts
For the next half hour Swift put up the
turkies, and the Virginia archer knocked
them over. When his chances to shoot
were exhausted he had just dozen CORY
fowls Topping about the premises. He
said he would like to further patronize the
game, but had no mere money 10 spare. Ia
the evening he sent q wagon on. and took
the turkies into town, disposing Of them at
the ruling market rates. Swift says the
man did not give his name, but he thinks
1t was either Perkins or Otey.
The OPERA HOUSE. Last evening E,bert |
appeared at the Opera House as
Rip Van Wrinkle. McWade may fairly be
credited with furnishing the playgoers with
! new Rip. It is nothing like the old Rip
which Jefferson and Hern have given us
)f course in characters like these every man
las right to his own. People, however,
Vho have seen repeatedly a character played
n the same grooves of thought and acting
get an idea in their heads that
here is but one possible representation of
role and all departures from the original
re wanderings from the true path. This
rror leads a good many to blame origin
hty simply because it is original. McWade
orsakes the beaten path and gives new
nd acceptable version of the character. The
lay itself is too familiar to need any des-
ription and amusement lovers have grown
, like it without . moment realizing that ]
idcalizes the weakness and thoughtless. s
ess Of wretched old sot and puts drunk I
mess on sort of pedestal. As the play E
rogresses one gets sympathy for Rip
hich he does not deserve and when he is
riven forth by his wife into the storm the
ldience feels sorry that the good-natured 4.
q fellow is so badly treated when in reali-
the honest, shaving wife, who tolls at the :
ID while her husband guzzles gin in a
'og shop, is the one really deserving Of q !,
Had she taken the wash
'ard and broken it over his head it would ii
we served him right. The support was
ost Of it up to the requirements of the o.
ay and the piece well put on. There will %
q varied bill of burlesque and fun to- y
ght. A new and excrutiating version of s
chard III being the leading attraction. ~
The REDUCTION .ScaEME.--The commit
, on the reduction works went to Vir- u
aia City yesterday and called on Col. u
ar They laid the scheme before him +
d H. M. Yerington urged the importance d,
d feasibility of the project. Mr.. Fair q
ought we'll of it and asked for few days &C
give it his further considerations The
nmittee made no effort to secure sub vi
.ibers on the Comstock, although they ia
ght have disposed of large quantities Of pt
stock, as the business men showed q ca
sat interest in the matter. With Fairs dc
me- at the head of the list the committee tr
beet to do well in Virginia. W. +. We
SIS gave the committee written agree D,
Mt to donate one hundred tons of ore to at
works TO make the first run on. The vi
was assayed by James of Gold Hill and at
500 q ton in gold and silver and 60 r
cent lead. The lead would more than j