, 1880-11-06
WITH HER RIFLE
An Indianapolis Woman Kfla. a n1nck
IIenr-An I;ntllua1astic Indy "Sportss

1l1Iandpo|ts nfs1t,u.
The Rcute,u reporter WINS introduced to
MiB. Edwin May, Of this c!ty, tho other even
fn4, md III tito course or tho conversation tint
followed discovered TINT tim ]atywns an nr-
dent sportsman; not only being expert witt,
ru.l aud reel, but n keen shut will. tho rii!c
MY friends are not NIL of them aware Of MY
accomplishments Ut this lI,lc," saitf Mrs Afny,
"bi,t for a number OF seasons |, with my
husband, have botll tlslet mud hunted. My
father was grcAt sportsman, and taught inc
how to shoot. We lived III Northern 1i,dt-
ann, 1lcar Rensselaer,. The misunderstanding
used To be good there, but l hive not been
thorc for eight years, md suppose the place
hus beel, hunted to tluath." Mrs. May Is a
blonde, with aclearbluo oye, Il mctlIun-slzctl
zon. ~ tlnyubecn shooting With Tic rltle hnt
three Of four years, but ny gentlemen friends
hll snv s'ltIt wu!l. have d1nu cDrsittcrA-
bic tArget.sIhottng. Il SHORT TIM: aS,, ! wis
ut Mucklnnw, nlnl sons ottlor. ln!ltes nill l,y-
sGff shut ut d tnrECt :.AO ynrtls distant. We
shat with Tie soldiers rifles, which were eever.
80 ,n..cl, heavier. than my Winchester, atNl
they reco!s! .klfkcd FfntIe,e ;nt en-. c' cal
ri Kin. " Il sioSis forty.fouf Cartridge md
never recnlls.n
Mrs. Nlny," !nterposctl another lat1y win
WIS present, "has },ist ll,sl M oxpurlenca MI
s, nkS mSron; n y"'3 st nE niK sr to tell YOU
"0t, y0n 1licAil oil tho Octueoe River? a
party Of us i,ntl y calltt, on TINT river Inst
September. Its twcllty-sesG,, miles from
Cybpyga md W ad 1foy9 f9,,a ,Hu t ,lsdI; tslnIE
anti VIII. ai1sll Sir. Edward, ali If New i DIX
City. were of tho party. md they wrro Just
splendid. Wo hn!l guides, Of course, mud
llHhctl md nui,tud IT, aMr hearts content.
frfn l. Il 1afkf Tan Int
VITO ila.i cilinpctl there III previous years
told us there were bears nbnut, nul that l!e
had killed ttent-nt lcnst0 0lle every acasnll le
Ind been there. did 10 want to sli00t 0tIr+
Tito benrs col,le down to tho iisll!i,E camp ut
liMl tinrqwlt nway Or LETT by tic, lis!lcrmeli.
I'LL a te eies s's isase so,ao s far tt. ft T,"t
WIS ab0ut stx, MILES from calnp, and our
purity stationed thU'nsolscs to watcl, for
brnin. 'fllny generously ngreetl to give
n!u the first sl,ot. Sowo, nn,b!'shetl ourselves
not nervous; tlnn't think. =! was nervous.
After three IIDurB' waiting heard lilnl rlnk-
ing Ills way through the hruslI::, lIe Ind to
cross M open space to got to the tlsl', and
crossptl the san'l.. Ii was Us bright rs t!ay,
md pnlle:! trigger whom 10 wns. thirty
yartls oit. striking, Him On tno lsft side lust
lEhiUu Tho SHOULDER. lilo lGll With MI un-
earthly scream. md then to make sure, for !
wns determined TO haye him, | pumped
tw0 inUrn shDts III quick succession,
nlo Of which struck lin Iii the neck unl tho
ntlter further baek on thu shoulder, or nenr
tho shoulder. lfo WIS dead, md really tho
Inst two shuts wNrn unnecessary. ms the first
0ilo Ind lpcti fatal. Wlint ttItl do ttlen
Why, / jlst took oll my Int, anu tllruw 1t ut
lntn tho MIR, anil hnlotIed real gnnA It 1nny
have been wrtfi,E, not exactly lNly'llkc, but
/ cGt.tln't help II. lie was y Rrcat big
frllow, q black bear, md Weighed aD pounds.
Think Ind q right to feel llr0ntl nv1r uiy
exploIt. l couldn't bring hts l!ltle hume; |
should hnve liked to over 10 much; bit
lserus his lientt." Here AIRS. Mny stepped to
Il tnblo and l!nIulcd thu reporter Il blnek tenr's
ilpa,l, With two great staring ye!tnw glasa
| eyes, ns prnot .s'f l,er nlarEsn1anshlp. ~
waited for him fr.M u O'clock until tGtl 1nttl-
lttex past II Tint night, but l,u w,.s worth 1t.
BESIDES, / ltn.t hraEgca that l would XIII Il
huur, ntnl | ,liud tl ,nako my words good.
Next September Tin .golng with tito sa,1o
pArty tt tho Au Sable River. Deer are
J,lrtty there, nltl benra too: wl!flH tllcro ii
excellent fishing; TINT choice fish, tho grny.
ling, being abundant
Mrs. Mny MIN Killed several deer, md
caught rs many tsh M tho hest Of them. Sh,l
IL tile witlnW of the late Edwin May, State.
House architect.