Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-04-16
OUR SNIPE HUNT.
Fun for the Snipe but HI on us-GOOd
for Dyspepsia.

Fun for the Snipe but HI on us-GOOd
for Dyspepsia.
Last Friday in company with Mr..
J.. NJ. Pollard, of this city, We started
out for a snipe hunt-the first n
we have been on since u college
days. As we started, Billie, our office
hoy, handed us the following, which
we learn he had worked all the night
before on, if he did not find it IN an
old scrap book:
BILLIE's ESSAY ON HUNTING.
As a general thing the domestic
animals that are to be found in the
vicinity Of Mexico belong to farmers.
When you make the mistake of shoot
ing some of those harmless and USE
full animals, such as COWS, ducks,
mules, geese, dogs, etc, the owners
become excited and will chase you
with fence rails. Some of the farm
ers, while lnhoring under a fit Of ex-
ASPIRATION. may do personal injury to
you unless you promptly pay for the
loss of the domestic animals. In or
der to avoid the complications that
may result we propose TO give a few
simple directions that may be OF
great use.
Tue deer is a quadruped and may
be distinguished from the mule by
the fact that he is not seen so much
as the mule is; he is not so frequent,
as it we're. The deer has horns upon
his head, which adornment we seek
in vain ON the mule. Because both
the mule and the buck are in the
habit of showing the same end to the
hunter it must not be supposed they
are identical. The deer does not
wear shoes like the mule, nor has it
the fine baritone voice of the latter
The cow may be distinguished
from the buck by the fact that the
latter is not branded and has a much
shorter tail. Another sign by which
the COW may be distinguished from
the deer is. that the COW gives milk
and butter.
The rabbit has much longer ears
than the cat. Whenever a rabbit is
| seen in u tree, or on Il barn. or walk.
ing on a fence, 1t is sure To be O Cat.
The buzzard may be distinguished
from the turkey by the way of flying.
the buzzard flying much higher than
the turkey. There is a fine Uf TWEEN
ty-fve dollars for mistaking a buz
card for a turkey. If you + fineC
twenty-five dollars you have shot s
buzzard. If you shoot at ducks neal
a house, and they fly away, they arr
not tame ducks, and the farmer can
not make you pay for them.
The snipe looks like-well, there
is no need of speaking of snipes fol
you r going to hunt them. Hunt
ers never find what they hunt.
In spite of Billie's prediction We
hid very good luck-at least Pollart
did. Pollard shot forty-eight snipe
We shot off VI mouth in great shap'
when we got stuck in a mud hole il
front of S. O. Wright's. Sam had t,
come out and pull us out. If we hat
ever expected to get stuck in a mu,
hole in front of his house we woul,
not have pitched into Sam as we di,
when he was running for Office o.
the Greenback ticket. Sam is
clever fellow and We are under obi
cations to him and will support hlr
for any office he want with pleasur
he is the Democratic nominee.
While Pollard was tramping aroun
shooting snipe We we've shooting har
boiled eggs and deviled ham. Thin
that is what it was labeled. Kno,
Pollard thought there was DEVILS
little of it when he got back. Blu
seriously, if you want to get wet feel
sore heels, tired legs, ringing ears
weak knees, aching arms and pain
in the back go snipe hunting. Yo
Can get a good nights sleep after i
too, no matter whether you have
clear conscience or not. We spea
from experience.