Holly Oak journal. (Holly Oak, Del.) 1889-1???, 1889-02-01
Joe Jefferson and Ned Adams
Hunting Wild Geese.

theatrical profession, and owns, amonglother
fine property, large plantation near New
iberia, La, where he enjoys the fine shoot
ing to be found along the Southern bayous
in winter.
Some years ago the actor-sportsman had
been very much concerned about the wild
geese being so shy of the regular blinds,
bough houses and grass hides erected TO
conceal the hunter, and had noticed that the
feathered game paid no attention to the
cows and oxen grazing in the marshes, but
would often feed contentedly among them.
Finally he determined to build blind to
resemble an OK so closely as to deceive the
wary honkers.
He accordingly set to work and with hoop
slaves, cow-hide and innumerable other
materials, succeeded in creating what his
eldest son, Charlie Jefferson, thought was
intended to be small horned elephant
The counterfeit OK was finished and taken
down to the favorite marsh, where it was
planted to allow the wild fowl to get accus-
toned to it. At this stage of the proceed
ings Edwin Adams, the actor, arrived at the
plantation to spend few weeks fishing and
shooting on the estate of his old friend.
After discussing current affairs, examining the
arms and the arrangement of programme
for the following day, in which Adams WIS
to be allowed the post of honor, the new
shooting blind, every one retired to bed to
rise before sunrise and partake of a hunters
breakfast.
After looking to it that he had good
supply of both solid and fluid ammunition,
the guest of the occasion was escorted to the
COX" and left there concealed in the
burlesque bovine, that now presented some
what the appearance of an inflated buffalo
with six legs, as the sportman was obliged
to stand upon the ground while his head and
body were concealed within the Cox" The
day was very windy one, and the COX"
not being any too securely moored would
rise on the wind and rear to the breeze like
a thing of life, compelling Adams to pull
the animal back into position and steady
himself for shot at the swift flying birds
now coming into the marshes in more than
plenty.
He was SO intently engaged in making
"good bag" that he didn't notice a big
imported Durham bull, "The Pride of the
Farm" that seemed interested in the
eccentric movements of the enormous six
legged steer, and was cautiously approaching
to investigate. AS his bullship drew near
stronger gust of wind than usual caused the
bogus OK to rear and prance in manner
that compelled the partially concealed
thespian to exert all his strength to keep the
creature on an even keel. This last cavort
was too much for the genuine article, who
evidently took the movement of his soon-to.
be antagonist for challenge.
Mr.. Durham could no longer brook this
open defiance in his own domain and
prepared to charge. With roar that would
have done credit to Nubian lion in his
native jungle, the bull rushed upon the
counterfeit, and with toss of his horned
head sent his dummy enemy flying in the air.
The thespian sportsman manged to escape
from the ruins with fragment of Jefferson's
best fowling piece in his hand, and struck the
tallest kind of run for the farmhouse,
seriously straining all pedestrian records
until he had placed a fve-barred gate
between himself and his foe, who returned
to the work of demolishing the only manu-
featured OK ever owned by the great
comedian.
To the day of his death Adams never