The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-14
NiAnOO. TIE FIRST.

The earliest hun CT Of whom We
hare any accurate knowledge f
ures III history es Njmrod. When
Nimfod was quite a small bog. .wea1,
ing knee pants buttoned to his ja>k
CT, his grandfather, Ham, perceived
IL Llm S; glls CT g1sat activity, ,wlic,
activity III after years wien Nimro.l
was grown and began to tramp
around caused the old man much
trouble, for Nimrod LETT him al.a
went out far away from home on Il,
frontier and there gave himself IT.
to hunting, buil<l;ng towns, and
other outdoor sports.
Nimrod WAS strictly temperate
he did not ase tobacco in any VIZ
hen he died there was 10 family
physician with the temeritr TO attri
butte his early death to the effects
OF the 'seyii weed ans. tier3 wi.s
no temperance lecturer, and no PFC,
ilibitinnist to stand up boldly and
eloqueatly say that drinking ana
ketpIr., late hours fastened the end
of his, earthly career If he ever had
the ieii.iuln tremens his friends
kept the matter secret. No one was
left to tell his Successors that he
was a disobedient boy and his MOI =
ral;ty has stood for several years
unc'sailen.el We are tod O. 10 rev
anue o4icecs,of no temperance soci-
lety. no prohibition and no anti 10
baconist tIere1uSa I infer that his
Death vas ali right and net- very
characteristic,
But l have d:gresssed. T..e
scenes of Nlmrod's childhood were
dear, very dear.to bis heart. And
frequently, when his hair had he
come silyefa,l, he coull be seen 81
lently shedding tears and t..en he
was thinking sf Sunday p. MS long
ago when be was little ba-efootad
boy living with his old grand par
ent, Ham. For then on The summer
Suns3zy after noon. liam would cal
his old sp1tted hound and his two
pointer pups an.i then catch hold
f little Minis hand and go down to
the pasture. And there Fam
would perch himself upon the fence
aud watch his grandson hun+'rab-
l.its. NiIa was q go:d rab'yio liuIs--
te; when lie was even a hey a.l3
enc Z ftel with fair insight into
the future wonlfl have seen il tie
yo4ng rabbit hunter the germ OF
the great, wide world renowned
hunter that We kno. Ninred Vas.
Ham sitting on the fence took great
delight in hearing the exill,ations
OF Mn whenever old Spot would
Jump the mare. and as tsis clisa ps'o
gressed he EqGald see MIN cast asids:
n:s hat and leap bitches Dareilealad
witl his auburn locks rutIied s.:
the bre.Ge follow the hound ahead
OF t:,e pointers. Or! Ham tuid his
neighhcrs Of f.inl's fondness for tie
chase and e;siiM before he vas foaT-
teen years old was known sill over
the county as a sportsman. Han:
/ made for tia boy hean>sheotess
and crossboHs. lie was afraid tc
trust him with his rife and Biz
bceech loading gun. He seemed t.,
think Rim TOO careless to be trrste [;
with iTreag.as SO the boy had 70 be
satisfied with light arls.
i.ut when Nisnsoa became twenty
one e put aaide his boyisa arms
aEo chased tha ut tanned auima.s o!
several states. His forte was Lu.l
! ting ard Ee vss highly respected
/, as ielongo:. to o:te Of the best fan.
i;ies in kasyria. | 30 not think H.
Ni:nro.i hunted with fire much, be-
cause among tho ruins OF i,;s Oh,
LONE we and 40 coon skins, 10 G..
ter hides, aud 10 'possum bones
but there is every evidence that Ii,