Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-19
HUNTERS, STORIES.
Keeling of Tough Yarns FOR Innocents
and Marines.

The Forest and Stream is publishing
list Of yarns written by hunter correspond
ents, all Of which, though true as III,
world would not to the mind of the aver
age reader, he comfortable to swear to. III,
following specimens are very mild com
pared with the usual run of these Incl
dents" and may possibly do to accept i
properly located and verified:
SHOOTING A BUFFALO PICTURE.
Among the many quaint characters OF
the buffalo range along about 1876, JOIN
H was one Of the drollest. Being {
little near-sighted, he used telescope or
his gun, and also wore spectacles The
boys never tired Of playing pranks on him
One morning, while John was reloadina
some Shells one Of the boys awaited him.
self Of the opportunity to paint miniature
buffalo on the front glass of the telescope
of Johns gun. This done it was laid care.
fully near John, and the cry Of Buff
raised. John made rush for his gun
and hastily throwing in q cartridge, looked
through the telescope in the direction in
dictated, saw itsure enough. He fred but
the buffalo still stood there. Then he be-
NtsAiAI ltt itblN NAAlltlls anu Niatu one OF
two Of the boys fired q random shot he
went To shooting IS fast as he could reload,
and only stopped when he had fred ten or
twelve shots, and looked around for his
wiping stick TO clean his gun. The boys,
coDyulsed with laughter, were rolling on
the ground in vain endeavors to conceal
their mirth Dummit, what on yarth
are yoa all laughing at p asked John. and
then suddenly recognized the sell. Al
though this was several wears ago, if YOU
want to "hack John, just ask him to tell
Of the time he shot out all of his ammuni-
ton and let that buffalo get away.
THOSE SNAKES AGAIN.
1t was some thirty-ive years ago. 4
party of US, given to hunting and fishing.
were sitting around the fire Mt country
store in northern Louisiana, when in came
DR. c. man about so years Of age, re
garded as one of the best physicians in
that section, well informed, observant and
a great reader Of natural history, but I'M
patient Of contradiction. and at times ex-
ceedingly irritable at the least expression
Of a difference Of opinion. On this occa-
sion he sat down; smoking his pipe rs
Ni'sdl- anu -NLNii4A Vic hIalN % tOHRtINsl-
ton, SAID: " saw something a few DAYS
ago that was strange, and I'll tell YOU.
boys, about it. had call in the country
to see patient Last week. was riding
along a road that ran through a caueralze:
1t was warm day-ahout O'Clock in the
morning-when heard a rafting noise in
the cane, and on looking in that direction
saw two snakes each about three feet long:
one was brown Color the other green.
with white spots. They were twirling
around, over and over each other. The
brown snake soon killed the spotted one.
and began to swallow it. | rode on to see
my patient. Her illness detained me I'M
til the next day In the afternoon, as |
returned through the oanabrake, it oc-
Cured to me to look after the snakes.
They were in the same place and one had
swallowed the other about half of its
length. watched them awhile, but,
neither Of them moving, | came home
One of his auditors asked, " Doctor. how
long was it from the time YOU saw the
snake begin to swallow the other until YOU
came back ?'
After a moment the doctor replied.
"About thirty hours, sir"
Well" said the qu,stioner, It took
long time to swallow only half the other
snake
The doctor gIared at him and roa~ed out,
q Time! time. What's time to g. snake !"
That broke up the meeting.
TIE Ross JACK RABBIT.
\ true story i told ut the expense Of I'm
acquaintance of mine, who is now living in