The Washington critic., 1889-02-05
SHOT IN THE EYE.
tConoluded.l

IL was about four months after these oc.
currences that, with friend, | was travel
ing in Western Texas. About equally
"a alous for science aud the "sportS,n we
made It point, on reaching any district
which promised much FOR either, to make
some excuse for stopping. The modes OF
chase, aud tile animals principally abound
ing IN the different countries, varied greatly,
and were determined by the characteristics
of the surface, the predomlnance Of prairie
or timl er,-with the abundance or scarcity
Of water; or else, as We found to be the
case IN Shelby, the equal distribution of oil.
Islands Of timber "motts,h with long belts
Of forest ringing the streams, were dotted
and stretched In most delightful variety
over the broad groundwork of now undu-
lntlng, row level prairie. The country was
true paradise of hunters.
My friend happened to remember that
man who had removed from his native
county in Virginia to Texas, and taken with
him some wealth in property, had finally
settled IN Shelby County. We-inqured for
him ut the lrst house, aud readily found his
Whereabouts lie was n large planter and
received. us with great cordially.
Whatever else may be said OF the Texans,
they are unquestionably most generously
hospitabe Our host forthwith placed at
our disposal not only his own time, but
horses dogs, negroes, guns, and all the et
ctttrd for insuring our enjoyment.
We were soon entirely absorbed In q daily
round OF exciting chascs. One day several
Oh we heighpoIs were lnv,.eu 70 joln US,
ana al our forces Mere uius'e s ior gianu
ueeI uIivc. ~, u.s .uosS m .1,'o. anou,
he Is called, they are taken into the woods
| for the purpose OF rousing and driving out
the deer, who have a habit, OF always pass.
| ing out from one line of timber to another,
at or near the same spot, and these places
az el. 1as '.a,t y, ~, .,,,oa - H.
arn,,nd AZ these Observation-Disclosures, Tho
ststandars,i arc stationed with their rifles 10
watch fnr ihe coming ont ~ The deer
who arc shot ms tbey go nv on
getting 10 the ground we divided
| inio two parties. each RANKING
mn the opposite edge OF line of timber
| over mile In width, while the .'driyer,'
penetrated Il with dogs. On our side the
| spert was unusually good, TIL, wearied
with slaughter. we returned I'm the afternoon
| toward the planter's house to partake of a
late dinner of game with him before the
party should separate. II was near sun
down when we dismounted. Soon after we
were seated it was announced that dinner
was ready. We now discovered the absence
Of my friend Henry and one OF the neigh
bors whose name was -stoner'
But every one thought they would be
|
pretty strongly that 1t would be vastly un-
courteous OF us 10 leave the dinner OF our
hostess to spoil by waiting. we sat down
and were doing undoubted justice to the
fare-there is no appetizer like the headlong
excitement OF the chase, out where the
wilderness wind blows upon -you--when
nenIy; VINO was , an iiiPuisNe, Vo, ,,b sou,,
tnin e ,,unsnai in his manner e be@innipe to
| INK DY tDe tlIllc ROL Ulb Heuu 1utO tuS
uoor-- ...-.
4 ~ say, squire, what sort OF country !;
this OF yoursf Catamounts, eniiaio, horneu
frogs, centipede, one would think were
strange creatures enough iot a alngie 'coun
try, but met WIN something To-Day Which
lays them all IN the shade"
What was 1t? What was 1t likeg"
and myself went up the right HANK OF the
timber. Stoner was to take me to my
stand and then pass on to his own. some
miles further down the stream lie accord
ingly left me, and have not seen him
since. By the way, observe that he is not
'here,"- he exclaimed, looking sharply
around the room.
"Oh, he'll be here directly" said several
Ego on,n
az bone NJ no renl,eo. in rather M
undertone swell 7 was nretty' thororgh
tired Of waiting hafore 7 beard dogs I'M
that mnsic un1, know stirs the blood an,
one forgets 10 ne tired, In few minute,
a fine bncl came boupding nv. and / fired
10 nitcbea forward on his knees nj In,
shot INT recovsred and made off knew
no mat ha hdiv hit and snran., npon m,
horse ~ follow him J, Np'
,'p,tn.r ,araa -, 40, u,i,,orrrn,oa IN,
'nei 'e'uah' "s'' 'n'ei'"p'0u Wv
Sfu,Ge.
e, ,ouu s, w ~ "o ~, 49,
Vi sonle twenty ,ing.os a. ~ sPoou, ,
UeeuIieu W I,e 'nus nsn' SoS n q, a ta
,he NOUS, unu tein p uP' p ILL., ~ mas so'
NE "ue io', Viii, w aisanraarai ~ :,
w., ,ha' dtstonne hstwaan two bushes Ina,
nn T,,nnn sa,,se anounh lat not to 90 var
far in any one direction hnt Kent wldenini
nv circles about The nlace where halted
in' tho hone of mnetjn~ with the traces n
sn,na' enc 81 tho marty Al last In INV 'orea
reiiaf I come mon an did disused WACO,
,raii which ,hnngh tLe whiting wav /
hold nrnmised IN lead nowhere in particu
i'r ' ye, vent IN show that I conId moi h
,a,, 70, |rnn, soma Ia hita,,o, yos foI
iowinS II throurh n bigb TANGLED thicke
,vbinh rose close nm either hand. and stoon
ing over INV borse,s neclx" was lookin,
nIbSsoi, a, tLy oro,nd no dis,ovcr tha trocI
~ co., of ,,o, uha, Tho yjolent shying N
,,,y Inrsa mad ma roiso NV evcs~and h
: hcyoynn n wns enongh 10 have tstomncded
n reoiment of dragoons ,Iust, before me
On rs rirht With ona loot advanced os
~ b aT I,a1,srd I'm tbs act If stennine aeros
th 200 rno5 stood taIl' ghostIv ~ eieion-liS
an,,ro 1assad q, sLins N.j,S ths hajr oui
nuSoNndaJ noro' haard and an"
r "u II I'm nosssihIe 10 imagin
. ,Sen, Tha1 didpit 9'' ,nove AT ali I
| ,he shoro" hniiow soclets NOR
~ ~ re oro rrnSan IN them. and IN
1"ra :, ny ,aon0oa n,, from, tban, was
En-, tnio a rn"t saa.;nm IL SAWED nv ncrv,
, sn .t rn" thnf came near dronninS m
, n,a ~ wos ins, sv,ing,nT Ton
suan' 1n0uS1 ~ in'., lI %oar,,atnrs ma -
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