The morning call., 1892-12-03

Francis Donleayy of a CALL man yester-
day.
The desire Of meeting such noted per-
sonage was readily admitted, and in few
moments she was found in the hotel at the
corner of Fifth and Mission streets.
She was in the parlor standing before a
window and gazing out upon the dismal
prospect as the rain fell in torrents. While
approaching her il was noticed that sb
had her arms up as il she were in the at
titude of firing at something with gun.
When addressed Miss Mollie turned sud-
denly around, and on being introduced she
blushed deeply and laughed, saying:
"I on have caught me in the act"
And what act is thatY'
"0h. OF shooting geese. This is the time
of the year that We shoot geese up in Co.
lusa. and | should be there to help"
''Do you shoot geese?"
Certainly. / have been a shotgun and
rifle shot since l was i years OF age"
And you are now-ah, beg pardon. I"
ana her interviewer was thinking OF blush
ing when she stopped the rush of blood to
his cheeks by replying:
Seventeen. That's all right. It's no
transgTession with me TO inquire my age
You are a reporter and want TO know some
thing about herding geese in Colusa, your
friend says" she ratified away in the most
composed manner
WELL" she resumed, thoughtfully, sits
lots Of fun for me at least, but I've never
met real live reporter before. / suppose
though they are no worse than millions of
other geese that | have met. But then
had gun"
Her father came in at this juncture, and.
hearing the last remark, laughed. Several
other people also laughed.
Fearing that she might get gun, Miss
Mollie was quickly asked:
DID you say milllons?
a no
alarmed at that. I'm inside the limit, be-
cause / have 1t down to a mathematical
certainty. l have seen over 5000 acres COW
cred with them, and estimating thousand
birds TO the acre there would be 5000, GEO.
and / am putting it low because / do not
want TO be accused of exaggerating"
You don't" was the only response that
her Guesiloner could summon up, as her
large black eyes sparkied with merriment at
the amaZement she had produced.
That's right, "chimed in the proud father
Now, Mollie. tell him what you did last
year"
Yes. sir. but 1t may not be believed.
You see, now shoot a rifle altogether-a
Winchester. Formerly / used a shotgun,
but soon learned by experience that could
not get in range. The object, of course, WAS
simply 10 keep the geese of the growing
grain.
my father hired four men to do this,
paying them $50 a month for their services
shot. 1t was seldom that any of them ever
killed goose. All they wanted 10 do was
TO brighten them. When the bounty was
offered by the county for the head of each
goose / adopted the Winchester. Father
paid me $50 month, and / sold my heads
TO the county at the rate Of cents per head.
Last year was my largest record. The
season began in November. and, as usual,
lasted three and a half months or there
abouts. During that time | nerded every
day and l killed 1856 geese. l wanted to
make even $500 in bounty money, but could
not quite reach that sum. This year | ex-
pected 10 do better. but now / have lost
three days because had to come down here
and help father to do some business"
With this last remark Miss Molie, or
Mary Elizabeth Morgan as she writes it on
the back of her photographs, heaved sigh
'But l will be up there tomorrow"
That is large-sZed story. Miss Mollie,"
was suggested. 1T would be awful to ask
you how many you ever killed at one shot"
II really could not tell" was the reply
II have cTept up through swale or water
way onto acres OF geese and emptied my
entire sixteen shots into the flock before
they got cut Of range"
And you picked up"
Just sixty-seyen. You know sometimes
one shot went through half a dozen of them
That is the largest work l ever did without
reloadiDg. When there is a small flock /
do some fancy shooting by taking their
heads of. i can do that forty mine times
out of fifty at the range of 100 yards
IF you don't believe it come UP there this
winter and we show you. Get off at Max
well and its only seven miles. Wen treat
you we'll"