New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-15
SHOOTING HIS FIRST DEER.
HIS SENSATIONS BEFORE AID AFTER HE FIRED
THE SHOT

HIS SENSATIONS BEFORE AID AFTER HE FIRED
TIE SHOT
az remember my first deer" he said. 81 was IN
Northern California and was crazy to get shot ~
one There were five Of us in camp beside the guide,
and va were all enthusiastic save one who had Killed
hi, share If deer in his lifetime. remember seeing
the guide one afternoon at work with hammer and
nails on a saw-horse. Afterward I saw him exam
ming a dcerslin which hung the wall. The nexb
day We were lying around smoking. when Jake, the
guide came running into camp lie was breathless'
and cried out between his gaspS: Get your rifles,
there's deer grazing on The other side OF tho
ravne up there
There was wild excitement in the camp. We AL
seized our guns and ammunition ana starred ai'-r
Jake on the
.Wiu the cvnic was missing and I thought with
grim delight of his disgust when we should come back
20 camp in triumph bearing our trophy The GUIDE
led n, terribly hot race. and then as We approached
the rise over the rvine he turned and placed his
fingers his lips
".S-s-sh! he said: we may come upon him az
any minute ] was in a tremble, but was deter.
mined to have the first shot.
Jake led lis carefully along until we came oppo-
site clearing the other side of the ravlne' sud-
denly he stopped and grabbed my arm. There no
was ! could see him browsing behind some brush.
and ny knees grew weak We got down on our
hands and knees and crawled carefully along lheE
49, All take aim said Jake and I'll count three
and "nn, Our three rifles were AT our ehoudeisf
and Jake began 10 count l lost my senses ana cond
not md the trigger of my gun. had deer asu';
| heard him count out In low voice, one, two.
and nv muscles were parilyzed-thrce' ana 'iire
There we're three shots. but stood like fool shaking
=. orickp cried Jake. before he Jumps! Now's
your cha They've missed him. 49,, A..
Al the instant tha, the others fired found th9
trigger and at Jakc's word | pulled H. saw mo
deer duivcr for moment and tlen sink to the earth.
:" / cot him" ! cried in a burst Of Joy.
".No / cot HIM. CI.ci the Othe. three
i tell ven. yOu missed him. cried aud dropping
INV gun | went lcaping down the side Of the raNlne,
the Others I'm hot pursuit There Wa, patch ~
brIars at the bottom. but | rushed wildly through
them tearing my hands ard face aud yelling like
crazy man tnat / had shot the deer We had lively
race Of t. jumped into the crock and half splashei
and half VAN through H. clamlcring mp the BANK ana
running for my deer, my clothes dripping ana my my
heart humping Ike tip hammer Wren ! rachei
nv deer my cOmpani0ns were close behind me ana
then | stopped short. VIII. the cync. was Ylng on
hi, back I'm commissions of uSht'r the string sun IN
his hand with which he had pulled our noble game 10
earth when We fred. joke had made deer 70 order
with the sawhorse and skin and VIII and he MAJ SET
+ IN across the rqvne. was 50 white win rage
and modification that | could not speak. While VIII
continued 10 roar with laughter. ,
WHO shot it, he cried and at that turned back
10 camp. That experience disguised me that !
have never since gone deer shooting