The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-02-09
We Go Hunting.

uSnt was uiHuSlnS lCseu over Inc ianu-
W. lonely figures i were trazNsrssing tie
silent prairie. % no ,l''''7
Z The Aforesaid Landscapes .wasrin 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. il0T
,, We, were on q hunting expedition.
Having once conceived the idea OF
camping out 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 despoilers in comparison to him,
and that before his unerring rife the
bounding buffalo and the screeching
eagle alike would fall.u,,..l,is ,s,7,..
1 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, I'M 5,.. s..
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 insdvertent
shooting of a yssrling calf, which 1ke's
'exuberant imagination had mistaken for
q turkey buzzard.,s I.ams q ui tBa "
ike" said 1, when we found our
selves safe from pursuit, '.if such thing
happens again, we shall have to make
tracks for the shores of Gotham, for the
wrath of Jersey agriculturist is thing
to dread" -.,.
II done it on purpose" said Ike, with
his usual strict adherence to grammatical
regulations, ..and Iiwould have licked
the farmer, too, if you hadn't run, like
gol-darned coward.
: Considering that Ike had fed with the
speed of an antelope, and that it had
taken me full half hour to overtake
him, the latter insinuation was rather
aggravating. 80 ~
n !" Isaac" 1 said, in q 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 .''
SWELL" said the hero, sulkily, "don'i
you make no more funny remarks, and
we'll let the fight go over till get back
home again" ~. ....-....- ~
Being of peaceful disposition ac-'
accepted the apology. "T'.' F" .'.l u
1--WE trudged on in silence. 81 >
Suddenly Ike stopped, yrhnvK
What is it," said /. I'm OBJ
'' 1.-The correct thing to do now," said
Ike, wisely. sis to build a fire. have sup
per and a good Sleep H'ElsinFrr
Correct" said 1. '.Where are you
going to get your wood from?' rr
Ike pointed to distant fence and said:
"There it is, plenty of it." i3i s4
"Ike," said, '.your intelligence is
of the highest order. and if there is any.
thing in which am proficient, it is the
art Of building fire when l have the
materials, so do you procure the where:
withal and Twill tend to the rest of the
business" .r.frlr~r f.., r.y-r- .
Ike rather sulkily complied. for he had
intended something entirely different
from my plan FUI JHUa#HIp IN la.
B. Which was, to send me to break the
,pickets out of the fence. .g.,,.r..r -
But, as I carried both the matches and
the provisions thought would't run
those chances. ga .fl -Ia 2. L!-I
Luckily. no one perceived him. and he
threw down with a crash. II
In short time had good fire blazt
ing, and. we fried q couple of steaks.
purchased at noon in village some
miles distant, and then lay down to have
a quiet smoke and talk over things. i
Ike had risen to rep.enish the fire, but
instead of doing so, he gave wild yell
of terror, and stood shaking as if in a fit
WHATS upF' | shouted, graspine
my gun. ''Injuns?'' 1''G ~
: i..Worsep he shivered. tli' Eh
"Dogs?' iz.uoisG iieaa jsdJ gnzg-
..Worser!1- o, law! l. don't know
what they are. Let's bolt cha:teredI Ike.
By this time I obtained a, sight o.,
the cause of his terror. A swarm OF
gigantic creatures had approached, and
a deep. buzzing sound proceeded. from
them that was frightful to hear. y
threw away the gun and fled. Ike was
ahead, however, but. not being weighted
as before, 1 managed to keep pace with
him. f.rTir y glr. g.iEup :, aE ~
'They are after usr' gasped he. .a
1t was fact. They were racing in
pursuit, some running. and some seem
ing to fy.E 5..3 - E-lbi.G2 ~ e. H"If
We had good start, however, and
managed to distance them for time.
The lights Of a group of buildings
soon broke upon us. "'1' u
"Iron- worksp' gasped Ike. a'''We
can't get there in time to escape. -
u Eat this momeRt we both ran against
a boiler with large hole in the end.
~ Ike ran to the end and disappeared
inside. rf yil. gntJ,y sra~gly ..giIp !
a.. was after him ina moment.
..Where are you, 1ke?' l inquired. 4
'"I am here! Quick Aclose that hole,
or they'll be in after us.'' I'D sHD . II 3
III picked up what seemed to be
round iron plate, and it fitted perfectly
into the aperture, thus securing US from
attack. g., tI,,..,... E..... .-..,,,..-.,t 4
Saved" said Ike, joyfully.- A
al wonder what they are?" ques
toned. s.,., --,,..-y -zIr,z ~ !
i..Don't know and don't want to.
Halo, what's that sound?" ''''
81 We listened. 1ii .uFHi % 9HiGJ' 4
It sounded like an augur boring
through metal. ngardi egr oil |
,s Great Scott he yelled They're
boring for US a. -, 4
i 'Ike." / said, "here are two hammers
that i just found. When their bills come
through just clinch them; one good blow
will suffice, and then we can jump out
and run. POO 70. lsgT - b!I0a HE 4
Pretty soon the sound grew palmer
and the long, sharp bill of enc appeared
through the solid metal =. 49,
With one good blow I clinched it and
soon another blow told me that Ike had
done the same. fpu sTpp 15iL-I r |