The Republican journal., 1888-10-11
Lieut.. Roberts as a Sportsman

and on my return found the journal contained
another blast from Ratcman. am willing to
yield the point of his superior ability in liter
ary fencing and acknowledge that | am no
match for him. | have never seen the man
yet who was. But never mind; | will gct Il
twister OH him yet. My vacation ha, ,Iono fnt
great good and cannot forlear TO write YOU
something about it. For >iA years have been
cripple caused by having one of my legs
smashed to pieces. but am better al to glt
about this summer than at any previous time
since the accident. !, great lover OF hunting
and fishing, this is the first season have been
able to indulge in the sport for six long ycrr>
Unfortunately | am obliged to do my hunting
with horse and buggy as am not able to
tramp about Al first thought this would seem
queer way to hunt, but my readers must re-
member that this STATE is not like the heavily
wooded and hilly cast, Besides game il very
plenty aud can easily be Shot by the road>ile>
To shoot prairie chickens on the wing from an
open buggy is >portsman's trick have ney-
er claimed TO hc an expert with the rod and
linc, but cannot resist telling little fish story.
do this with greater pleasure because Bac-
man has been Dragging about II success with
the black bass. lie doesn't say word about
chickens. ducks and geese but this i, the para
disc for that game. If he will come out here
and cannot beat him clean out Of his boots
will abandon hunting altogether and confine
myself to water hereafter. But to return to ny
story. left home on i bright summer day in
an open buggy drawn hy dear oil "Mol'y."
The first three weeks | >peAt III fi,Eus. 1t is
not generally known to Eastern people, but
our State is fairly dotted over With tine lake,
filled with fish. The first day | Went ont 10
fish for pckercl and pike, and did not dream
that there wa, 4 black bass in the AXE. The
first fish caught was Il ickcrcl eighteen iuchcs
long. Before the sun had set had landed
tifty->iN beautiful black bass >iNty-three pick
ercl. and thirty five pike. They We're beauties
and tell YOU it was Il busy days work. Now
Tell Bateman to 90 and hide his diminished red
head. supplied twelve families with ti>h for
several days. and all tie old lishcrWcn said it
: 'bcat the dcN ill.," | am not Dragging about my
fishing hut it made me feel GOOD to land them
in the boat and was as much surprised At ny
luck as | well could be. II must have been
luck or the fish must have been extra hungry
a. they took the bait about is fast as could
throw the line. The l1th of August found IN,
13o miles from hoint. near the line Of the s.
Paul NJ. and NJ. Il. K. and then the actual flu
began in good earnest. The prairic clickeIS
Were exceedingly plenty. All had 20 do Wa
to ride and LET the dec hunt, aud # chicken
flew UP | would shoot il from the buggy. II
the dog ",tood" on " coNcy woilid gct out of
the wagon and let Molly stand While shot he
hir''S one ~ enc n they rose. Then NouA
get into the carriage and drive on until Va
struck another Convey. ltomt cal me Il liar
vixen | tell you HAT shot >jNty-tWo chickens
in one lay and tldn'. miss Shot. 1 had 7 fine
and exciting Time. 1t ,> 80 pleasant to Get
out and spend It itw Aay- on the prairies away
from thc aust and hurry hurIl Of city ifg.
II was @rand >4lt to ,c The innacrsc fcll-
Of golden grain waving in the sunlight. and
r" tho sclf-hindcr~ cutting dnWu the wheat ard
the teams drawing il to the ~tcara ,Gra~hcr> tp
hc thra>hod. saw fields containing iron G0o
to 1000 acres. They hc,n to cut - soon l> tn
dew is OIL in the morning, and 4 >lf-biuJcr
will cut fifteen acres in day. | saw TN Of
these splendid machines in one fciA. When it
came might there We're out hundred aud tttv
acres Of Wheat cut. thra>hed. aud in the
erancrN. Ti;.t is the way We do business OIL
West. !le wheat crop in MANY tlarc- il u,t
upt" the Average ;hj~ year ow!r- to Tie ctinch
bu-, Great God. what will come next ~ tor
m.m u>: 'ijneh hu4~, potato bU-~, huti;dp
bugs and Prof ia'cmal. May heaven deliver
us. The crop Of oul> anc corn t- GOOD. Gat>
yield from tcIty 10 t!ghty bushels per IrJc, and
corn from forty five to siNty-iivc bushels. The
hay crop i thr largest ever known in thi, state.
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in Il few years. Willie travelling, ii only
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