The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-10
SHOOTING PORPOIsEs.
Novel Sport Mt Porpoise Hunting with -.
Yankee Fishermnn-A Que .cr


relic at Government sale Of Revolutionary
ixns in 40 shc wore flint lock then, and
her sight was chunk Of rust; but billed hp-
in ile cut her daown into fore and after nnd
he'd q lock put on to her. and there she is ma
putty as n picture. and III out-shoot and ont,
kick any cannon in the country. I'm no great
talker myself. and don't like to see man over.
talk himself. but my fathers got a son thet'n
shoot tho conceit aout OF anybody that wants
to shoot. II there amt any one here what kin
shoot" he continued looking over the heads a,
the assembled crowd of loungers. I'll CUES,
against any man. woman or child in the place
Naow. then. how many herrn's in this heap for
the Medford p
1t CHANGED that the reporter had watched tina
unloading of tho net. and to pass away time
had counted the fish as they were taken from
the meshes so. holding winning hand he rc.
sponded to the challenge by answering three
hundred and hye. the real number beng three
hundred. the five being added to allay sus.
picion. Other, guesses werc, made. until the
turn Of the tall man came; He walked around
his eyes and guessed three hundred In cold
| b ood which In cents just footed the Medford
bill! paid after the counting 10y the reporter.
gueser after the cercmoncs Had Fact
terminated, IN show you how the gun work,
| EN-; some folks calls EN- porpoiscs."
INTO the d0y and was soon headed out
I'm counted q master hand 2. guessin"
said the rover but ANT int notlin' tony father
in old times; sartin,, l never, knew him to be
ont-gnessed or worked ahead Of but mt once" and
rowing TO laugh heartily at tho recollection.
| But he was always wantin' to guess One
anSS Waikiki nf into S Che ' Ron wEere n Se4
| Stephen Moses Bragherry. sot a-gangn' trawi
hooks, and let aou, how he'd like to mend up
father. here's a coffee pot that wants a nose.
and III tell ye, If ye'll guess nearer to the mum:
ber Of nais on your own shoe then ! kin. ~
e ' JOB ior mo motn Boe ~ seq the II tinker
and the long and short, of it was the old man
mendn' the coffee pot. Naow; the old Teller
didn't hoy any nose to put on the pot. so turn.
to ntnr STEPHEN he Sses fs s1 sha ssx he
for dish water iotna I'm and %aG nna, rs
pulled the nose of a new coffee pot that was !,
standin' there. and when father came back
and in. few minutes he was of. eavIn'
Iha %d him. But Fard bless wien that
other pot was took aout tho next m9rnin i
fs old Find on ss aS
a-guessn' after Thet same tinker" continued
| was one of the 'cutest chaps that ever sid
through the township. He'd a curious faculty
to need it. One evenln' he drapped into Uncle
Peltiahs, up OF. the Portland road. jest abou!
supper time and when the folks drew I,t,M araound
!hst said fsitah WY she's gone ana
said Peltiah. but what does the fifth one dof
MhsTe ben only 3bs t fGar tits yer know
l dos and" continued the rover. it wasn't
many MINI minutes aiore he was s9t at the
tinkerin' for an old aun' of mine. She was
a-peelin sguashes. and he up and.sez. Amelia.
wish you'd gimme some of them seeds the
squash crop up our way, was a complete fail.
ure.' Take all you want SEE Amelia, and he
| did; took about quart. and reachin the next
| house about supper time he seq. Mrs. Mug
Imported from, Asia-some snet our elder
S inS as big as barrel. Mrs. Musseridse was
glad TO got EN- and in course invited him to
seed, come from until after she'd planted EN-
Hold on Il minute. suddenly whispered To.
oGry reo sl kee @e as
and standing upright IN the pitching boat he
raised the piece: carefully aimed at nothlnt:
form arose and glistened a few seconds. A low
puff came 70 US, followed by tremendous dis:
gunner appeared rapidly rowing toward the
SPOT where ruing pig was VA, asnlHs thG wnisr
as the boat Shot alongside tho Black form he
reached down and graspod the dying. porn9sec,
ward rail. the sea threatening 10 sink the dlY
and the animal thraSns and rlunglng. but
| watching his chance the man Jerked the ganA
into the boat. and Selling the oars we wee
| soon headed ont again.
Took me kind o unaweers." said t,
ep9sh SKIN s as PMadns ud an s!n
get S, close aim IN in Ait arao 6v me r
! g thick that Won could float about and shoe,
! EN- as fast as you could load. Soc that Teller
he continued as hlg porpoise rose high MI
! You wouldn't believe how thom pigs Il luap
You perhaps noticed how the crock s't- n
ago the tide sot in dre'ful heavy one afternoon
and the first thing we kinowrd the creek Wi,
warp't ten minutes afore every man woman
child, and dog in this ere tauwn WIS On ia
spot: ta2uEEt they he'd regular bonn .d iM
feet wide. Wait they got out the hoi- an tan
a seine across first. and back o'tha,wo t,'ig.'I
i lRG {" d9rG SG h h" W%mih @
EN- gradual When they first heard vs. thry
m me and ri" thsn up nI h for Ma Has
and come, back in body Here W.
comes, yelled the boys and women ,he d.;
ana they "Sa iSS GaoWn ook I'M Ee
Q, these ere tidal waves ye've heard t"llol
right through, and when they, reached the In
| o. boats up they went into the air. dozens
| 'em--yes. right over head; some Of en- c'raftS
twenty feet. and We a-settin there paralWl \
like. never expected - see it rain porprs,
hut did that day sartin. There wasnl'
man dared to rails. "A hand. so afraid Of gclin
hit. They all drappcd and let the hull school
Jump over rnl. | never -" the llK" a'prr -
" Hear that :' asked the speaker, sudd'ny
| changing his attitude To one of attention, !
faint pun. family repeated. came over 'l1s%
from the windward. Nuow you might:
think it, hut export nee tells ia nv tn" heaIb
OF ii Just who're they re- a-gotu' 10 come M II
instuucc--' The tall snort sIulu go, up all
steadird himself in Il miclrul1U, MIAMI i
,,Naow ii pint the weapon ami yea "aieA 1"
the pig"
He was n chip Of the Old stephen Moses -oc'
and guessed it to fraction. as sim I'nnrou',
came the strong PM and tn" black shlhl..
body right in range; II dentrnlu= rporJ 40
earthquake shock and the gues-"r ,oo.en " l
from the ba,lcrS and hiEo and soii"luH"l' /
do believe she : bust Bat she hahn hu,,'i
b. had only put in two charges oi powder aD'
hnd been fairly kicked Over.
Tho first mig Eve missed f'r Goin on
spell" he continued, rnbbinG his shoulder "''
looking NJ the old gun askHnc", .,rI
| What do you do with rorpoiscs = ASKED Wv
reporter, rs the owner NJ the gun after cav
fully loading it, took m the oars. a.. 4. I
OH" was the reply There's hs o |,
mand for it IN the manufacturing m'NNra1
u heaps used in the tauuiu' hu-u.. NJ
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