The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-06-06

Ouh VI = N8llQIM uu0U, Auu 70 kull
class Edward COSBY belonged Everything
about him was Of the best and newest and
most expensive kind possible; even bis guns
were Just down from famous maker, and
the beSt that could bS had Tor love or money,
having cost exactly q hundred and forty
guineas the pair. lndeed, he presented .
curious contrast 10 HE rival The colonel
had certainly nothing new looking about
him, an old tweed cost, an old hat. with .
piees Of gut Still tWined round u, . sadly
frayed bag full Of brown cAItrldgea. and, last
Of ali, an old gun with all the brown worn OF
the barrels, original cost. CIT los And yet
there was no poSEbiIity Of making any mis-.
take - 70 which Of thS two looked more q .
gentleman, or, indeed, more Of sp0rtsman.
Edward COSBY shook hands with Ida, but
when the colonsl was advancing 10 give him
bic hand be turned and spoke tO the squire,
who had a. length fnisheI bis lsttsr, % that
time Harold did not know 10 this move WaS
or was not accidental
Presently they started, Edward Coaey a.
Tended by his man with tho sscond gun
"Ilallool Coasey," sung out The squire AFTER
MIN, iii isnt much U.s. your bringing tWO
guns for this sort Of work | don't preserve
49,
Will only get few cock phsasants and . tOW
brace Of partridge" ......
''Oh, thank you" b answered, ~ always
like TO have second gun In case I should
want Il ltS no trouble, yOu know
IAN right" aid the squire, ida and ]
will come down with the luncheon TO The
Spinny. Good-by."
After crossing the moat Edward Cossey
walked By himself, followed BY his man and
Q very One retriever, and the colonel talked
TO GSorgS. who was Informing him that Mr..
CosSey WaS . "protty shot, b was, but
rather Snappy over IT," Gil they came 70 .
Geld o. white turnipG
Into he de6ails Of he spoES that followed
W nod not enter, beyonA nyinK that the
COLONEL, % hiS huge deiIghA nsTer not bst1er
In his life Indeed, with the exception Of
one rabbit and . ben pheasant that topped
up right beneath hin test, hO scarcely missed,
though be took tbs shots as they cana
Edward CosSey also mot well, and with one
exception missed nothing, but than be never
took difficult shot II be could avoid H. The
exception was . wO0dcock which rose 10
frOnt Of George, who was walking down an
nutside belt with the beatsFS He bad two
OarrelS ct II, and missed IL, and on Il came
among tho tree tOpa, passed whore Edward
COSBY WAs Standing, about half way down
the belt, giving him difficult chance with
the drst barrel and Q clear one with the
second Bangi banSi and on came The wood.
cock, aying low, but at q tremendous speed,
straight at the colones head; q most puzzllng
shot However, he lrOd, and to his Joy land
what JOY Is thoro ike to the Joy Of asports-
man who has Just killed . woodcock which
l.. 80
came with thump almost at his feet.
This Wns thor last heat before lunch, which
vas now u DO sesn approaching down lana
In q donkey cart conveyed BY Ida and the
squire The latter was advancing In stages
Of about ten PAGES, and at every stage be
stopped % utter most fearful roar BY way
Of warning all and suDdry that they were
not 10 shoot in his direction. Edward gave
bis gun TO bis bearer and at once walked Oh
10 Join them, but tho colonel went with
George 70 hook after two running cockl
which be had down, for be was an old
fashioned sportsmAn. and hated not picking
up bis game. After some difficulty they
found one Of the cocks In the hedge row, but
The other they could not dnd, % rslnctantly
they gave up ths search when they got %
the lane they found the luncheon ready,
WLlllG oAll VI k0D u4AN8IU Nu8E AUyALK OUN Nul
gapiS fof tho sqaiES 10 inspect ThorO were
f6drtSsh pheasants, four bracs and . half Of
cartridges, q haFA throS FabbIta and . VOID
cock ...... ..-..
%aIloOSnid ths.sqSisa"vhO sAus The
'sRSlI. H." III: 0oosva. a,.vS an I'D a
"Oh, NJ. Cosoly, :, nd Ida, Unaffected
Sarft.s ,.Why, LtboaGht yea nSSsF@iasod
"ETssySody nlusi Son1aims.," answered
that fshilsiaSus lo6hine ninammanly Sulky
couid5 b tn dItvohp
lanehing. malisloa1lE ~ botlSon Q pair Of
gloves hat Col oiaritch Ufl Ghoos more
driven patttida1 than yundap
"Dons, said Edward 0oDey, ohaFply.
@Now, do yOu tlnt, Col. odhFttchf
wGaton IA II nave - -, 600 psir
ofgloVsS' thAtyn VII Nm mnEOspafHidges
shis aItounooni (han 81 VII. % .hoDO YOU
won't mahe ne lon thSmS
''0oodneaf 1Acica1," nd he colonial, In
much alarm "Why, ~ laSa partridge
driving thar haA was o Iha GIopss Of dome
mountains IN Atghanistan. I dAFU ny that
with sons Irritation. II donN IIkS being sct
up 70 shoot against pooplA"
ooh, Of eonFSo,r nd EAWHEd, boellly, sIi
Col QuAriteh does not like 10 takO it up.
there's an end ofiG
"WOll, !" aid Tie colonel ~ yoa putt In
that Way don't mind tEying. Boa have
only one gun and you have two"
''Oh, that viii Be- all right, said Id 70 che
colonel "Yoa shall have 0eoreOs gun; be
never tEies TO shoot when thsy drive par.
tridges, because be cannot hltthsm He goes
with the bsaterG It's very good gun"
The colonial lookup the gun and examined
It. Il was Of about the aans tend and
length - he own, but Of . bsttsr quality,