The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-08
We Go Hunting.

erS ndQ smut up SnOp ana the levy twl-
light was diffusing itself over the land
scape.
Two lonely figures were traversing the
silent prairie.
The aforesaid landscape was in the
wilds of Jersey, noted for its thick for
ests and limitless sweep of prairies, and
the lonely figures casually mentioned
were Ike Hawkins and myself.
We were on a hunting expedition.
Having once conceived the idea of
camping GU and living the life of a
hunter, nothing could have persuaded
Ike that Nimrod, Buffalo Bill and other
noted sportsmen were but mere barn
yard d~espoilers in comparison to him,
and that before his unerring rifle the
bounding buffalo and the screening
eagle alike would fall.
I throw in these fancy touches about
natural history in order to impress the
reader with a deep sense of my extensive
knowledge on the subject.
As to Ike's shooting abilities, let us say
nothing about them.
An hour before we had been in full
retreat from an Infatuated farmer, whose
wrath had been reused by the inadvertent
shooting of a yearling calf, which Ike's
exuberant Imagination had mistaken for
a turkey buzzard.
Ike said 1, when we found our
selves safe from pursuit, ''if such a thing
happens again. we shall have to make
tracks for the shores of Gotham, for the
wrath of a Jersey agriculturist is thing
to dread"
al done it on purpose" said Ike, with
his usual strict adherence to grammatical
regulations, land l would have licked
the farmer, too, if you hadn't run, like a
gol-darned coward"
Considering that Ike had fled with the
speed of an antelope, and that it had
taken me a full half hour to overtake
him, the latter i~nsinuation was rather
aggravating.
Isaac" 1 said, in a voice trembling
with rage and fatigue. thou art a good
runner, but ere yon sun shall sink to rest
behind the distant hills, thy race shall
be run, failing an instant apology"
"Well," said the hero, sulkily, ''don't
you make no more funny remarks, and
we'll let the fight go over till l get back
home again"
Being of a peaceful disposition I ac-
accepted the apology,
We trudged On iii silence.
Suddenly Ike stopped,
What is itP' said 1.
"The correct thing to do now," said
Ike, wisely, sis to build a fire, have sup
per and a good Sleep"
F" Correct" said 1. "sWhere are you
going to get your wood fromP"
Ike pointed to a distant fence and said:
There it is, plenty of it."
"Ike," 1 said, ''your intelligence is
of the highest order, and if there is any
thing in which I am proficient, it is the
art of building a fire when l have the
materials, SO do you procure the where
| withal and I will tend to the rest of the
business"
Ike rather sulkily complied. for he had
intended something entirely different
from my plan.
Which was, to send me to break the
pickets out of the fence.
the provisions 1 thought l would't run
those chances.
Luckily, no one perceived him, and he
brought back a huge armful, which he
threw down with a crash.
In short time I had agood fire blaz.
ing, and we fried a couple of steaks,
| puICldScu db HULL III d tllldO0 Oil
miles distant, and then lay down to have
a quiet smoke and talk owe things.
Ike had risen to rep.enish the fire, but
instead of doing so, he gave a wild vel
of terror, and stood shaking Is if in AFT
of ague.
whats upP" I shouted, gras, ing
my gun. 'tInjuns?"
"Worser' he shivered.
"Dogsg"
".Worser! D. law! 1 don't know
what they are. Lets bolt" chatteredI Ike
By this tims I obtained a sight O
the cause of his terror. A swarm O
gigantic creatures had approached, anG
a deep, buzzing sound proceeded from
them that was frightful to hear.
threw away the gun and fed. Ike wa.
ahead, however, but, not being weighted
as before, I managed to keep pace will
him.
.sThey are after us!'' gasped he.
1t was a fact. They were racing il
pursuit, some running. and some seem
ing to fly.
We had a good start, however. ant
managed to distance them for a time.
The lights of a group of building
o broke upon us.
'.Iron-works!" gasped Ike. "W,
can't get there in time to escape"
Eat this moment we both ran agains
a boiler with a large hole in the end.
Ike ran to the end and disappeared
inside.
1 was after him in a moment.
"Where are you, Ike" l inquired.
81 am here! Quick-close that hole
or they'll be in after u.s."
l picked up what seemed to be
round iron plate, and it fitted perfect,
into the aperture, thus securing IFS from
attack.
Saved" said Ike, j~oyfully.
81 wonder what they are?"I ques
toned.
"Don't know and don't want to
Halo, what's that soundP"
We listened.
1t sounded like an augur BORN.
through metal.
"Great Scott!!" he yelled. ''They'r
boring for u.s."
And so they were.
Ike" 1 said, "here are two hammer
that l just found. When their bills com,
through Just clinch them; one good blow
will suffice, and her we can Jump GU
and rum"
Pretty soon the sound grew PLANE
and the long, sharp bill of one appeared
through the solid metal.
With one good blow 1 clinched it an,
soon another blow told me that Ike ha,
done the same.
After about a dozen more had beef
served in the same name the drillin,
ceased.
Suddenly, when preparing to leav
the boiler, we were startled by feeling i
lifted to the height of several feet ant
then as suddenly dropped.
When we were recovered somewha
from the fall we saw the huge boile
being borne through the air by the winge'
monsters in their endeavors to fire
themselves
like" said 1 solemnly, ''we have ha,
a lucky escape. Do you know what the,
arePn
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