The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-21
wadins an VITA Hgs Rubhez Bouts on
& Slight misunderstanding.

tPeciz's sum-
4 few weess ago tina business manager Of
The Sun was up she country shooting duck;
with party Of friends. Two boats wera
pushed into tae rice, nearly out Of sight, am
the hunters ware waiting for duckf 30 f.
When 2, duc8 sn wed up In Ghs air The ira
man who saw il would sing out aMar&l' .,
@Ga5 dowu" and the either wolli al
out Of sight ana keep watch Mr.
Lord was as anxious Is sport,
man car be WHO does not often get q
chance tGdally with the festive duck, and
when the other MAN yelisd a warning be
would get down 100 quick He had killsi a
duck, and was wadtne around IN the wat9r.
With his rubbar boots Oh, trying 10 find it,
The water WIS nearly Up so the top OF his
boots, and he was closely scanning every
place where "a dead or wounded duck could
hide. when the other man, 8 little way OIL,
shouted at tha top of his voice:
sect down."
Lord di,i NOT wait TO 60 ashore or get into
Che boat but with q vision OF the air full of
ducks he "squab5e |" down He he'd forg ottan
chat no was 10 tae water mp 80 his hips, ani
when he telsscopei himself together the
basement os his ;panGs struck tha cold water
and it soaked clear UP 10 the back OF nj,
neck. and his boots which would hold about
half barrel OF water were culi. He "a
manned below the g"a5s fr about four mir
ntes, looking up with an earnest expires ion
on his face, expecting 90 500 duck but fin
ally his head raised abovs the grass until he
coulG sea the man who yelled
what was it" said ne, % ne began 20
ahiver
"N3thing," said the other man
Didn't yon see any ducksf" he asked
The man said he had not seen any
"rhen what did you sell ms to get down
fors
The man thought moment, and said
20, guess must nave been yelling aG
Che dog"
Tho Beginning of shiloh
Exchanged
1t was az the home of the lnte w Il
Cherry, al Savenua Tenn. that Gen. Grant
mate hi sheat quarters iuaS before the battle
-ef SSsiittos hy tasiarai entertain say rGg
Nashville American, "was sitting at the
breakfast table Of Mr.. Cherry, when tha
tirsg cannon OF that eventfni contest was
fred. The general was C. little late in
leaving his apart ineut that morning. aad
nresen tod his apologies therefors TO Mrs.
Cherry, rpmarklng that he had not retired
as early as ual the night before and con.
sequently had headache
"fhough battle was known to bs i'm
niinent, neither The general nor his staff OK.
pected it that Gay anu they sat down calmly
10 a break fast that was destined never to be
completed Mira Cherry, lady OF great
refinement aud culture was extending the
conrtssiss OF her home in a manner which
by its uniformity seemed TO have won upon
the respect Of the foenan chiefJaiu. He &C.
cupied sect Immediately to her right, his
stall arranged around him. Mrs. Cherry
poured out cup Of coffee, which shs gem
eral received and placed in front of him
with a Thank you, madam
Tie was IN TIE cot OF raising it to his lips
when the boom OF a cannon wes heard in !
the distance The cup was for "a moment |
poised III the air, while the general, half
turning his head and sxciaiming. What's |
shati seemed to be listening intentiy. The |
words were hardly uttered before the omin.
Gus sound was repeated The general sprang
to his feet R'entlemen the ball has opened.
We must be going, he exclaimed And in !
Ave minutes he, his staff. anu orierlss were I
aboard the small steamer anchored at the
foot OF the hill, and stsaming up the Tonnes