New-York tribune., 1889-10-20
HOW TIE MAJOR SHOT 4 BUCK
HE AsToYIsHEs HIS VISITORS, BUT THE FUN
COST HIM TEN DOLLARS.

COST HIM TEN DOLLARS.
Scranton, Penn oct. 10.-Bob and the Major h'o
littlc more than half mile apart in the Tooyhahha
Valley. Bob IS a jovial chap Of twenty-five years.
while the Major IS fat, jolly and little past sNty.
Untii recently Bob's FOLKS owned tamc buck nafi,o
Billy. Billy three years old last spring ic
hled women at ALL and he had got to be cross
pet generally Up to the middle Of last summer Billy
bell his neck He LOST the bell of one daS
and the women sewcd red flannel band around MS
neck, that they could see Billy from far away
distance. The buck wandered over good deI OF
territory every day, but no generally returned home AZ
nghtfal or a little later. fortnight ago Billy
didn't home night, and he didn't appear Oh
The following day either Bob went In search OF hh
At the same time some relatives OF the Major were
visiting him from Central New-York Early one morn
ing the Major Billy aud his bright red fannei oanu
on the bridge over little rivLet about thirty foWs
from bis back soop and the thought struck him uia'
Il would be nlco thing 10 shoot the Duoh ana ni'h
his visitors believe that wild game was as thick as
oobble stones around there and could bo shot al aos
any hour OF the day from his doorstep. The Major Is
an expert with c rife and nc got his gun, took soou
aim at Billy and banged away. No one saw him shoo''
but be hit the buck in the neck and killed hhh IN,
stany then he ran down TO the bridge, cut the hanci
band from Biys neck and flung It toward inc s'rc''
shouldered the and lugged It up TO inc nous'
Then he called his visitors out and showed theil 'o
and they SdlQ tney "lSn6u u'TA was ~
ful up where they live 1t was almost remarAaoIe
thing they thought, and they all had VehlSoh i'
dinner and felt good. The Major chucNed 10 MN
self over his Success In decevins his guests anu ho
wanted them to 20 home and tell the rest OF his Ne"
York state relatives all about how thick deer "or
down in the PCconO County.
Along toward evening, while Bob was hunting high
and low for absent Billy. he happened to GROSS oho
little bridge. As no looked down 10 the oaDolhs
brook he caught glimpse Of the red flannel Dshd'
and he picked It up, put 1t in his pocket ana won.
home. The next day he heard that the MAJOR nsi
shot a deer and with tho flannel band still In his
pocket he sauntercd over TO the Majors house Ine
Major met him at the gate. lie was III eAcoiion'
spifits and seemed 10 be very g.a1 10 see boo =,
Major. they tell me that YOU shot a deer dO"h ny
the bridge yesterday morning said Bon; ... o,,or
Yes, ] knocked over "A, nnc DUCK ds !uu -
saw We're going 10 have venison dlnhsr' auH
I'd like 10 have You dine with Us. / shot the pnk
from my back doorstep. lie was as nice MAIN %
you'd wish to shoot at ,,.,..
Then BOB pull d the flannel band from MS POCKET
looked the Major straight in the eye and asked .
"Walor dd The deer you shot have a strip or
flannel something Ike this around his neckF ,,...-
At this moment one Of the MAJORS men n4SI'1is -
came out Of the hou-r and the Major TOOK BOD pg
the arm and said: Bob want 20 see you out IN the
2u"d yonr tongue I'll we Ct to the barn
The visitor left behind, and when tey rsacng I
the barn. the Major pulled out MS puchetDOoh
Here Bob. take S10,' he said, and dont open YOur
They think the buck Wild, and that shot MN
In the rum and want them to keep on thnldng So
n wouldn't do 10 tell them differently. SO keep
I'll after they GO ana @ thtn n yS o can & Ghn IN aoUe
gave tho Majors trick away until after the visitors
had been gone day or So