The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-03-03
We Go Hunting.

It was calm. still evening. The flow
srs had shut up shop and the dewy twi-
light was difusing itseE over the land
pcape.
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
we're Ike Hawkins and myself.
We were on hunting expedition.
Having once conceived the idea of
camping ont and living the life of .
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 rifle the /
bounding buffalo and the screeclAing |
eagle alike would fall.
[ throw in these fancy touches about |
natural history in order to impress the |
reader with a deep sense Of my ext en- sive
knowledge on the subject.
As TO lke's shooting abilities, ct MS say
nothing about them
An hour before we had San n f,ll
retreat from m infuriatedfs .rmer. whose
wratl, had been reused by T. = - sdvertent
shooting of 7yearling Or q. which Ike's
cxuberant imaginationf "A mistaken for
a turkey buzzard. 81 -
Ike said 4, VIII ~ we found our.
selves safe from pur nit. III such q thing
happens again, shall have to make
tracks icr the sn' res Of Gotham. for the
wrath o. : : 'erS 3 agriculturist is thing
Il done u on purpose" said Ike, with
his usual 81 dot adherence to grammatical
reguiaro A, land would have licked
the lar Asr, too. il you hadn't run, like .
gol-d Arned coward"
Z sns,dering that Ike had fed with the
81 esd Of an antelope, and That 1t had
aiken me full half hour to oyertake
him, the latter insinuation was rather
z Isaac, = I said, in . voice trembling
with rage and fatigue. g thou art 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, s'don't
you make no more funny remarks, and
wen let the fight go over till l get back
home again
Being Of a peaceful disposition &C
accepted the apology.
We trudged on in silence.
Suddenly Ike stopped,
What is it?' said l.
The correct thing to do now" said
Ike. wisely, sis to build fire, have sup
per and good sleep"
Correct" said /. "Where are you
going to get your wood from?'
Ike pointed to distant fence and said
There il is, plenty of it.
Ike said, ssyour intelligence Is
of the highest order. and il there is any
thing in which am proficient. it is the
art OF building . fire when have the
materials, SO do you procure the where
withal and Twill tend to the rest Of the
business"
Ike rather sulkily complied. for he hai
intended something entirely different
from my plan.
Which was, to send me to break tn,
pickets out of the fence.
But, Is carried both the matches ant
the provisions thought would rur
those chances.
Luckily, no one perceived him. and h
brought back huge armful, which b.
threw down with . crash.
In short time had agood fire blaz
ing, and We fried . couple of steaks
purchased at noon in village SOM
miles distant, and then lay down to hav,
Q quiet smoke and talk over things.
Ike had risen TO rep.enish the FIRE, bu
instead of doing 90. he gave . wild vel
of terror, and stood shaking IS II in . q
What's upr' I shouted. graspin,
my gun. .Injunsr''
..Worser' he shivered.
..Dogsg'
..Worser! O, law! / don't know
what they ara. Let & bolt, /" chatteredI ke
BY this time l obtained q sight o
the cause Of bis terror. A swarm O
gigantic creatures had approached, AMI
3 deep, buzzing sound proceeded fron
them that was frightful to hear.
threw away the gun and fed. Ike wa
ahead, however, but, not being weighte
as before, I managed to keep pace wit
him.
ssThey are after usr' gasped he.
h was fact They were racing i
pursuit, some running. and some seem
ing to f1y.
We had good start. however. an
managed to distance them for time.
The lights Of . group Of building
soon broke upon rs.
s.Iron-worksr' gasped Ike. wv
can't get there in tirue to escape.
ssAt this moment We both ran againt
boiler with large hole in the end.
Ike ran to the end and disappeare
inside.
1 was after him In moment.
Where are you. KEEP l inquired.
II am horel Quick CLOSE that hole
or they'll be in after u.s."
picked up what seemed to be
round iron plate. and It fitted perfectl
into the aperture. thus securing as frol