New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-24
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LIMITING N NEBRASKA.
A FEW REMARKS on THE PLEASURES OF THE
CH,sF-TnE GAME DOESN'T BEHAVE WILL

cu,sF-TuE GAME DOESN'T BEHAVE WE'LL
To the Editor Of The Tribune
sir: Hunting in Nebraska has lost many of It's eN
citing and paving features OF course We are Nv
longer troubled with the buffalo, and Tue u'r a,'u
antelope ran BE- found only occasionally Even TIE
Wild geese and ducks appear 10 BE- deserving U.s. ~
also. largely. the prairie chicken
Item No lit (, some time since that former
member of Congress, ont OF meat. resolved upon
goose unit lie had T.. with others he had taken
position upon tow head" "a small iSInd) upon Tie
Platte and awaited The coming of his goose. II came
huge gray Canadian glndcr. but was Wei up III ''r
air However, the harder wa, empty, and "'lh'
would fain rcplcni,h IT, He bazed away ana Mr
q. G. &. came down 10 Il sandbar some @Oo N"rue
away There was some water between the Island ana
the bar but it did not appear 10 be iofhiuap'' "l'
JIM started through for his goose. The goose ud
not patiently await lis coming, ANA started up l"e
river \ wing had beer broken. % he couid ho' hS'
but could walk and swim as we'll aS ever or nearly
40. Jim followed. and when sandbars appeared
would gain on his gooseshp. Not 50 when there was
water enough FOR swimming purposes. At one point
there WINS n hole Of considerable dimensions ana jim
s,eppcd into H. mailing quite pilgrimage tO"ar"
China When he returned 10 the surface. there WAS
the appearance OF miniature whale. the water o'iic
pumped Into the air al prodgio's rate No"hns
Disconnected. " Jim" resumed hlS Journey ior 'ie
goose After chasing 4, about mile. he succeeded IN
TO another island near by. 1t was cold bur bright
day I'm November but Jim" found II necessary 10
lsrobe which he proceeded TO do. and. as best nc
could wrlng his dripping garments ana huhg them
upon the bushes. and awaited their DRYING, or'ore
entering upon hi; return trip. TINS consumed l"e
hos, part Of an hour which " JIM occnpd IN running
and implnc TO keep from freezing TO death. Finally
the iornoy back wa, undertaken. and IN due time. by
making dctours right ana left he succeeded In reach
Ing his companions when. throwing down lbs goose
be calmly observed "Hone other gehtieha" may
go after tho next goose
Item no. o-rour sturdy huntsmen all "weiiup'
members ~ certain secret society. started up 'ne
Platte with a two horse Democrat wagon In pursuit
ot deer The snow was quite deep upon the ground
filing the diichs. and making smooth. Inc surface
When they "about forty miles from everywhere
~ one Of the party expressed H. the wagon struck
one OF the filled bitches and parted In the mluuIe'
After allghting and Viewing the disaster. one OF the
hunters asked Grand : W.. what shah Ve do -
After plu-ing FOR moment. the party addressed re-
pllcd "Let us prny.r - have n trick worth TWO
II that WI, volunteered by another Of th' party.
tet', take a drink all around Aud drink they
did Of pure,t Platte water. of course. Ey hid OF
hlirhng straps and other loOS" parts OF r harness.
the break down was partially r.,arcd nnd the journey
resumed Coming 10 som" timber. ana discovering
soma traces Of deer, the party here mao" Il s''"u'
S.,a-otuc So rs 10 take In the young forest nj a
single ONSET, il'N 'FEtl lI' Nr'i'"' '''''"0 ~
swae. our John suddenly lost al traces Of the deer
t-lcrs which he had been following for some time
Turning 20 the left he discovered In secluded spot a
fawn and IT, mother. aud instead " drawing beau
upon them baW.d ont. nt the top Of BIZ voice. Ito
laws here thrv h.. two II cm: come ana U"ip'
onl. k" ~ course the deer needed no h-lp ana
.,,rt,d OF on the treble quick for more convenient
quarters 50 hat when tr other members OF The
rorty arrived they found nothing but tracks "Wher"
/ 40 tie INQUIRY "fTOne, WAS Tue
answer But why didn't You shootf7 =" swow.
said John - never thought Of that. Incss | must
hay. been nlsIcdr should think So responded
the d. ri,ted comrac... And o." tracks were taken up
oud followed uuil night compelled ~" cessation OF
Operations Durin, u.- night More snow had faH"n'
and the whole %, Tie following day, and the next
were occupied IN n titrc attempt 20 lind the game
and the only trophy The hunter, brought home with
them VIA the carcass Of sick wildcat when hau
bcEl relieved Of the agony 81 lingering uea'h ny
four rnush.t loads ~ kshni q. -
tom 40. 3-A-,ong our Nimrois j. Dr. X As a
snipI.'~ hc Is supposed 20 De- success. ~, was
rnriplc ~ his cronles accompany him. 10 see Him
down the birds The, allied forth upon sllt Creek
ana Where mud. composed Of declyrd vegetable n.dt
ter qmchsand. etc. can always be- had IN any Huahuy
Dn-ior Is f.s'y aD. weighing something more fhnn
900 ponds lie lad succeeded in tagging half
a ,'r. whrn nocR o. tie little fellows sailed away
, , Few roIs 70 he south ~ him The Doctor turned
loose bis Parker upon Ii'ii1 "iiH " i'''
cam. down but foll into i-e water. md The Doctor
determined ~ capture thrm. II, these. win mo ''
alr.nd, I'm hand. would suffice for the p0i-ple Whhl
Of Which had reduced him to TN verge Of starvation
or In rhsi n.'eAborhood - bu.vng s rubber NAIcrs
fighter I'm d." wadci for his snip". lie had no' gon"
far when II was discovered That he was InahhR
rapid progress toward he Celestial Empr"; Down
and SIN down he went. until mo arm pts W'T.
reached. The poor Doctor thought "f NOME, ana
n"ther' and his .weothcait. AMI PRAYER. and hs
hrpl-,, friend, giving HIN mp aS lost DrVon1
recovery wArn fortunately. some workm"n With 4
derrick seen arprolohns ana Dy dint ot several
hours hard work. The sinking Doctor was once more
re- orcd 70 irra. but D" d"e' not sgb 80 mneh
Tor not p. rs formerly: Will, b" declares that hr
:. sweet ,m.i Ing slvor' arising from that decay"i
vegetable matter has furnished all the p"rilmrY II"
1I need for the balance OF long drawn out lifetime
Lincoln. Ncb. Dee. ]. 1-92 IL. ~ IT,