Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-04-05

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orrniferous animal and the hunting
NJ i none Tie least hoggish Of the
.iribe. There are varieties Of the
species and III very few cases does
the animal know where il belongs.
II Ii thick skinned ~ oil Of its kind
snd Il requires q pretty strong jab
v gel even through the outer hide
md very few indeed have the
strength Of mind TO drive q truth
right home. Besides, on most occa-
sions he is 4 we'll behaved animal
and jolly withal and only exhibits
his true inwardncss when gun in
hand.
The first and perhaps the most
mean and miserable variety is the
cream skinner; he who hears his
friend talking of,the pleasures Of
September l, Of how Dash is work
ing, Of how his shells are loaded, Of
how he has several nice coveys Of
birds marked down on farmer Oats
stubbles, and smiles more blandly
than athat heather Chinee." How
placidly on August 30, 20, or even
earlier will he put his gun under the
hay in the bottom Of his wagon,
throw his dog under the seat, and
gil his pocket with shells and drive
out and kill those very birds that
his friend was talking Of. How he
will chuckle AZ he drives home with
i dozen OF two birds thus stolen,
oyer his friends chagrin at blank
fields. Yet he does not think o.
what mean cotemptible animal hi
is.
The next is the jealous hog,
4 good fellow in every way, bu
nervous and anxious to excel. Tn
dogs make game be breaks hi
gun, thrusts in the shells and presse
eagerly forward, even crowding tn
dogs, who may not have settled OF
their points. He blazes away at ey
cry thing, and claims every bir'
that falls, unless half dozen or 8
should come down, then he vii
appropriate four and leave you two
One of these was cured Of this trio
but he meyer forgave his friend an
physician. Having suffered fror
this habit, A, we will call him, DE-
termined to cure B; SO, one da
when shooting with him. he subst
tuted heavily loaded blank cartridg
es in place Of those shotted. Ate
lunch, the fun went on, and strang
to say, both would fire almost sin
ultaneously all the time, B. joking .
for his poor shooting, and gatherin
in the birds. At night bantered
about the bag. and asked him di
he really think he killed them al
and he offered to bet that he CD
had not, nor any since dinner. Tn
bet was taken and B told to examin
his shells. The result was the mos
terrible explosion Of wrath, and tn
wiping Of A off the list Of BIS friends
Yet B did not think he was hog.
Then another hog is your bi
count hog; he goes out to kill; an
he has not the faintest notion wha
he is going to do with his game, Ell
pecially out in a thinly people
country, but he has come out t
have good time, and zip-p-p-p h
has it, killing old and young quail'
chickens, ducks, woodcocks an
what not, in and out of season
This species is most marked anon
tho wealthy men who 60 hunting j
Pullman palace cars, with every az
cessory for unlimited killing. The
form line, sweep the country Of 9,
cry thing and perhaps leave nin'
tenths of the bag to rot ON the pla
form Of some little siding or way
station whose population could nj
consume these wasted blessings {
the Creator in q week.
There are other types Of the an
NAL but a. these three are the mo-
common, q home thrust like thi
may open some eyes and show thel
how they appear TO others.