Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-22

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the Squire.
No, = chimed in Uncle Ben. I'm
the youngest, and when you were 20
was old enough to take partridge
from under your gun. | was sixteen
then
Poor Ben !" said Abe with stately
dignity, your memory must DE fail
in fast
/ remember that veil. II was right
close to that patch of woods north of
North of 6ddlesticks, interrupted
Old Abe, only half concealng 4 sheer
of contempt IF yow mem'ry is so
good pr'aps you can remember when
you went out With Chet Hebard fox
hunting and killed yeller dog for q
/ fox.
After this home thrust there was a
silence for full minute, and then all
three joined in a shout Of merri ?
ment
Here's TO the memory of that vel.
low dog, said Old Abe, as he seized
the mug aud raised it TO bis lips. The
others followed suit. and when Uncle
B@n's turn came he quietly remarked :
The dog was crossed with n fox any
how"
Speaking bout my shooting that
dog, continued Uncle Bea, Il mem
Der hearing my father tell how Abe,
here. acted when he saw bis 6rst fox
/ Abe mad been Stationed under tree
and cautioned TO stay right there all
1 the time and he was sure to get shot
afore night. Abe heard the hounds
at distance and then again quite
near, bsying as though they were on
a hot trail He kept his eyes osen
then, and, with gun at full cock, stood
/ on the keen lockout for fox Then
| the hounds worked away again, and
when their bsylng could only Just be
heard, Abe thought it might take a
! good hour afore they fetched round
again, so he stood his gun up agiu the
tree and began To- move about to keep
up the circulation, as Il was a cold
day. Suddenly fox came out rght
in easy guushot of Abe and then cool
ly qailoped away. Abe was Just toe
excited for anything. He jdmp'd up
and shouted; There he goes There
he goesr"
Now, Abe if you can get the laugh
on me, why, I'll stand IL, said the
SqSire.
perhaps you don't remember bout
that snake bite out on the Bolton, do
your
The Squire held down his head, but
made no reply.
Give it to us, Abe, shouted Uncle
Ben in high glee, as he passed the mug
once more.
The Squire and A be had taken their
guns and gona to Bolton for a day IS
sport. Thew had bagged dozen Of
partrdges aud half dozen quail,
when, IN passing through patch Of
thick underbrush. a sharp cry came
from the Squire, and he madly dasht d
for a Gle airing near by, upon reaching
which he threw himself upon the
ground and began to groan dread
fully. Well let Old Abe tell us the
| rest
"He groaned end took on so. /
thought something drefful had hap
pened, and | rushed up 10 where he
| lay and said: Squire, what has hap
pened3 At this he gave another awful
groan. Again asked him what had
happened. He groaned again, and
family answered; I'm gopsr, Abe.
FHe been bit by rattlesnake
How do you knowl Did you see
itr
"'No, l didn't see it, but heard it
rattle.
"He pulled off one Of his trouser
| legs and there On the calf OF his right
| leg was red spot. but 40 puncture
that could see. But the Squire vss
sure he could see two fine needle Ike
punctures, and nothing would con
vince him thathe was not soing to
die.
"Whisky's an antidote; here, take
some Of this, and | put my flask 10
his lips. lie never stopped till he
| drained it. There's one thing, he
nnurmured family, that might save
me. What's thai9 asked. 'T- catch
| the snake, cut Of its head, and Tab
/ the wound with the snakes head : and
nothing would do but ] must try NJ d
find the snake thought it a fools
/ tTFauUt buA W pltetoC hAAh 4 9ti uSh al W
the woods. about whore / FIRST heard
him veil, and had gone but few
steps when felt something catch me
by the leg, gave little jump aud
looked behind TO see what IL war
There sat hen turkey on q sest OF
eggs. This, then, was the snake
which had inflicted mortal wound
upon my friend the Squire. / quickly
decspitated the turkey, and, with the
bleeding trophy in nay hand, rushed
up to the Squire and shouted Squire
you're saved have the snakes head
in my hand then stopped down
and began rubbing the wound oIiskly
with tse turkeys neck, and ia few
minutes the Squire said ne felt better,
and began pouring out thanks for
saving his life. What kind Of snake
was itl he family asked. A turkey
snake. / answered.