The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-27
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TWO HuNTSMDN ACTORS.
Joe Jefferson and Ned Adams Hunting
Wild Geese in Louisiana.

From Teras SiftiHgs
Joseph jefferson is one Of the most able
Eimrols and most enthusiastic anglers in
the theatrical profession and OWLS. among
other fine property, Il large plantation neSr
New Iberia, La, where no enjoys the fine
shooting 10 be found along the southern
b0yous IN winter.
Some years ago the actor-sportsman had
been much concerned about the wild geese
being 50 shy OF tho regular blinds, bouga
b use and grass hides erected TO conceal the
hunter, aud rad noticed thar the feathered
game paid no attention to the cows and oxen
grazing in the marshes but would often
feed contentedly among them. Finally Inc
determined to build a blind to resemble
an OK 50 closely as to deceive the wary
honkerS.
He accordingly sat to work and with hoop
slaves cowhide and innumerable other
materials succeeded in creating what his
eldest son, Charlie Jefferson, thought was
intended to bo a small horned elephant.
Tic counterfeit OK was tioishod and taken
down to the favorite marsh, where it was
plautel to allow the wild fowl to get ac-
custOmed to it. At this stage of the pro
ceedings Edwin Adams, the actor arrived
at the plantation TO spend n few weeks fish
ing and shooting on tho c tate of his Old
friend. After discussing current affairs
examining the arms and the arrangement Of
a programme for the following day, in
which Adams was to be allowed tue post Of
honor, the new shooting bind, every ono
retired to bed 30 rise he ore sunrise and par
take Of hunters breakfast.
After looking TO it that he had a good
supply Of both solid and fluid ammunition
the guest of the occasion was escorted
to the 'ox' and left there concealed in the
burlesque bovine, thai now presented some
what the appearance of an inflated buff 40
with six legs, as the sportsman was obi ged
to stand upon the ground while his head
and body were concealed within the COX.
The day was a very windy one, aud tho
cox not being any too securely mo0rei,
would rise on the wind aud rear to the
breeze like a thing Of life, compelling
Adams 10 pull the animal back into posi-
ton and steady himself for shot at the
swift flying birds now coming into the
marshes in more than plenty.
He was so int9utly engaged in making a
''g BOD bag' That he didnJ notice big IN
ported Durham bull, "the pride Of the
Iarm,N that seemed interest ID in the eccen-
trio movements of the enormous six-legged
steer and was cautiously approaching to in
vestigate As his blllshiD drow near "A
stronger gust of wind than usual caused
the bogus OK TO rear and prancs in a man
ner that compelled the partially concealed
Thespian to evert all his strength to keep
tho creature on an even keel This last
cavort WIS too much for the genuine arti-
Gle, VINO evidently took the movements Of
his soon-to-be antagonist for a challenge sss
Mr. Durham could no longer brook thls
open defiance in his own domain and pre-
pared to charge. With a roar that would
have doom credit to Nubian lion in his
native Jungle the bull rushed uuon the
counterfeit, and with a toss Of his horns
sent bis dummy enemy flying in the air.
The Thesplan sportsman managed TO es-
cape from the ruins with a fragment of
Jefferson's best fowling piece in his hand
and struck the fullest kind of a run for the
farmhouse, seriously straining ali pedestrian
records until lie had placed a iiye-harred
gate between himself and his foe, who re-
turned t. the work of demohshing the only
manufactured OK ever owned by the great
cJamediuu.
To che day Of his death Adams never for
gave jefferson for his fright. and never
really relished the telling Of tho story Of
this exploit.