Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-25
LOST IN THE WOODS.
Four Memphis Nimrods in the WfIds ar
Arkansas Tame Turkey Mis-.
taken for a Bear.
a Well-knOwn Doctor Makes n tyida
and Careful Survey OF the
Woods Over There.

The nimrods are not sal dead. Few peo-
| pie would imagine, to look at the mild
| countenances of DIR. Willifor5, Mr.. r. lingo
mar Capers, Mr.. j, Algeo aud Judge Jimmie
Hunter, tbat they we're mighty and fearful
siayers. But such is cen the ruth. Day
before yesterday, when the crimson sun had
lust begun to clad the ear h in scarlet, four
solitary sportsmen might have heen seen IN
he vicinity of Edmondson, Ark, about
| eighteen miles from Memphis. There was
gore In all their eyes, and dependency in
Inc soul OF every winged creature. DR.
NulIford's perfect knowledge of the woods
suggested him as the guide of the party.
DIR. Aigeo, being OF suspicious nature, and
rot having entire confideace in the ability
OF the others TO keep from losing themselves
IN the cauebrakes, concluded to finger about
| the railroad.
THE FIRST ADVENTURE
happened to Mr.. Ingomar Capers. He, Judge
Hunter and DIR. Williford were plunging
along through the woods when a rustiine
noise was heard. 1Dgomar's Mohican blood
was deeply stirred, and he set out pell-m NELL
in pursuit Of the game.
dts bear, boys; you all stay here; it's
my game; Phi settle him."
Away he went crashing through the I'm
dergrowth. Finally shot was heard, and
Col. Capers thought he had killed the crea-
lure. Strange that it should continue to
fee, however. He was bound to have it. 30
be followed. At length he came in sight OF
little log cabin, and before he could gather
up his senses he was confronted by
A WILDLY GEsTcULATIEG WOMAN.
Madame" said he, with graceful and
sportsman-like bow, "did you see anything
of bear this way"
"Bnl" said she, with scorn; "you're a
nice looking thing 10 talk about bears Don't
you know tame turkey when you see enc?
You've killed my turkey and | want you to
pay for it."
"But, my dear madame" said he, with his
bsst courthouse smile, 81 assure YOU"
II want the money" and she took 6rmer
hold OF the gridirou she held in her hand,
and advanced threaleningly toward Col
Cspers.
1nvoluntatily be raised his gun to ward
her off.
"You want 10 shoot me, do you? she said
HPll have the officers after you"
Col. Capers threw borrowed silver dollar
a; her and fad.
"Did you get the bear, Dick ?" asked Judge
Hunter, graveIy, when Col. Cspers had re-
turned.
"No; must have wounded him slightly,
and getting sorter entan3led myself in the
brpsh, couldn't catch up with him."
He spoke with an air of funeral gloom,
and all efforts to get him out sgsin were uu-
avsiling. He kept Algeo company the bal
ance OF the day, and took his revenge by
killing barrel OF rice birds and wood
peckers.
AFTER THE SAD EVENT
above-narrated, DIR. Williford and Judge
Hunter started out on career OF glory.
The doctors great aim was to kill deer.
Rabbits and birds would NOT satisfy his soar-
ing ambition; he would have lofty game.
After five miles of weary tramping a deer
was espied. 1t was not looking for the
doctor, and met him purely by chance. He
raised his gun and deliberately fred. The
animal was evidently wounded, and the
doctor set out 10 catch him. They had
| frst-class O'Leary lime of it splashing
through swsmps and tearing through cane
brakes. The doctor kept up the excursion
trip for about an hour; 80 did the deer. AT
the end of that time the doctor and the deer
| parted with the regrets and compliments of
the season. The physician was all broke up;
but it was a picnic for that dear gazelle.
Alter resting a while the doctor concluded
| TO bin the boys. 1t seemed the correct thing
TO do. Of course he
KNEW EXACTLY WHERE HE WAS.
He started out and walked for two or three
miles, and the more he walked the more
swsmps, canebrakes and bayous he seemed
10 strike; but though the way was a little
unusual, he knew exactly where be was.assOf
course he did. There was a sort Of solemn
stiffness about the woods, that he had moi
noticed before; go he fired off his gun, Just 10
| let the boys kuow he was coming-only this
and nothing more. The boys didn't have the
| good taste TO fire in answer. Their reason
for not replying was a valid one-they were
about fifteen miles distant. the doctor
walked few more miles, and The more he
walked the less familiar the way seemed.
Finally he began 10 think about
SEARs AND PANTHERs,
and he realizsd that he would dislike very
much TO have to take the life of bear or
panther. 1t really seemed inhuman, and be
resolved when he returned 10 Memphis to
join the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
10 Animals. 5 i'll he knew exactly where
he was. Scsred' No net bit OF it. 1t is
trtte he had had no breakfast, and he counted
very wistfully the four apples he had with
| him. He wss about Ten miles from where
be started, and it struck him forcibly that
| he shortest bee line for the boys was to turn
around and retrace his steps. lie wandered
around uarvirsssiyy for about an hour, and
then he sat down on log and began to prsy.
II was foe thanksgiving service, though it
is said to have been of very mixed nature.
The doctor always prays when he finds him
self embosomed in sylvan scene. The
beauty and sdblimity, OF nature awakens his
teuderest feelings. This is especially the
case when he sees no possible way to get out
of it. He Began to wonder how long he could
live on four apples, and had few stray
thoughts about building a hut for the
night; because the fancy mad struck him that
there would be a novelty about it he had
never experienced, and, SO help him Jere-
miah, he would never experience again. He
Arsd of his gun abotst twenty times. By this
time he didn't know a squirrel from grizzly
beSr. The efficacy of prayer was well illus
trated in this case; for, about sundown, after
he N ade the personal Acquaintance of nearly
every swamp in Arkansas, he found the boys.
"You must have killed several deers?"
said Judge Hunter, in dsrkly insinuatiDg
way.
mo, not exactly said the doctor, blush
ing, 'but you see 1 got sort OF interested in
the deer 1 was after, and having nothing else
TO do, / surveyed The whole woods SO 10
speak. Fine sport, boys,
The boys were very considerable; they saw
The doctor was down and they didn't say
anything, except that they hoped he would
publish a map of Arkansas with explana-
tory notes. He tumbled, and said he had
never enjoyed himself so much in his life.
Tr WAS a iOVOus