The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-10
IT CHrRNkD HIM.
Dave Cnlkins Changed His Mind About
whipping Deer Afer He Tried II Once.

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Dave Cnlkins Changed His Mind About
whipping Deer Arer He Tried II Once.
ROULETTE. July Eff ever a man got q
rafting up by deer that man was me-" said
Dave Calkins Of Fishing Crock. who has had q
good deal to do with door and bears in his
time. 1t was whom deer were numerous
around on these hills. One day in tho fall
Laroy Lyman. who had killed more deer and
bear and wolves than any other man in
PENNSYLVANIA. thought he'd give the game
a rest for day and go chestnut
ting over on the head Of Cards Brook.
know something Of the lay Of the
country around there. and 1 concluded to 20
chestnutting with Laroy. and rugged up for the
nuttinG by picking out one Of his guns and ty-
ing one OF his best dogs loose. When Joined
the old hunter with his gun over my shoulder.
he wanted to know OF me:
What are you going to do with that gunr
"1told him thought might maybe SEQ q
chestnut that nothing but a rife could reach.
Just then his dog came trotting up.
"'Who united that dog he asked.
~ did, said L
WELL said Laroy. you'll get him all FUN
of hedgehog quilts. and spoil him. You'll have
to pay for him; that's alll'
didn't say anything. and We went on to.
ward the place where we were to do our nut.
ting. Jonathan Card and somebody else wore
along. We got UP on the hill. near the head Of
the creek. had cut down a chestnut tree, and
had only Just nicely begun to pick tho burrs
OF. when suddenly Laroy Lyman jumped up.
turned round like a fash. grabbed the gun
that had set against a tree near by. aimed
toward a clump of high bushes. and blazed
away. hadn't hear anything and didn't sec
anything but bushes where Laroy shot; but
nd on aosn S Il
course. and LarDy SQid to me:
Go for hiinl He 8 our mestr
Now. in those days l thought It wasn't
for this one. | soon passed tho dog. and
dog had gone up over q point Of the hill dis.
covered the buck in the creek lying in a deep
ereek below him. and the bank WAS quite high.
started toward the deer. and he rose to his
sSs awa hpey Or tine patk had SduS Bet done
ot there and make trouble. SO picked
Hurled big Sn %b 10th Sands and
He was up, on his knees again in a second.
But still he wouldn't stay down. and 80 made
up my mind Id it wouldn't DO to tasS many more
creek to settle the deer there. seized him by
one horn RI wit with my hands and placing my foot
on h r the to e m
two that buck churned and soused me up and
down in that creek as II he was a washwoman
me down in the creSk the water dew W up p't three
down over US like fountain in steady play. SO
rapidly did the buck keep IN the churnlnG.
49,, "Added to this dueking and tossing that the
buck. now mad as fury. was treating me to- no
with one Of his sharp fore feet. catching me at
fM length Of my arm. mi. soon SH n removed s
what e"th there was nGtwetp his booi and
f hat Is dared %s Se the bsee
for his dander was NJ SO far that he would have
acquainted with deer to feel that he would
pqs1bGSy hny" bd me down and spiked apd
let 60 Of the buck was that l didn't know
enioyins himssii enough t9 Sarst at the wsyt
Jumped away from the deer and the deer had had
lumped after mo. Laroy woald have put ball
n ave WIN %f him. that h TH a gHw
hind 1hs tree. ara. sss2uently. HID n for
ended in my favor 1t had to be done lon before
the daylight was churned out Of me.
and With ali ts T SPshsa Sh eSaId
In the air one second and under the water the
f ha S the the ks"n dsua Thep
iaion was tribe off. thrust in the knife
clear t. the hilt. 1t struck against a bone. and
tho dad snapped of close to the handle and
tossing and raking with the bucks sharp hoof
k"pt riGht on with stcadiness and regularity
that would have made tho walking beam OF
ash amed Of itself Ny shoulder
and arm we're toerAbly well gnuGed and slitted
UP. lust Ms l made my lunge Mt the dcer's
neck with my knife. with result 40 disastrous
to the knife. Jonathan Card came up and was
tax IN tho circus from the tank.
Jonathan didn't bother to fetch me his
kne. but took it out OF his pocket and as
cam" " from dive on the bucks s., horns
couraged. though. after got It. for 10
was one OF those shilling knives that haye to
have time though. to send Jonathan back
] began saving away with 1t on the bucks
mock. J began way up close to his head, but
worked the knife all the way down to his gul:
take, hold. Then rasped it across that spot
until finally wore the skin through. and then
got the knife inside aud actually tore hole
across his throat that wasn't long In putting
When at last was at liberty to take what
was leitoi megshore. and did So Laroy Lyman
stepped from behind the tre0 and looked SO
pleased that ! knew he had seen the whole
performance. and that made me feel worse
had been assuring him on II day or two be-
fore that could whip without weapons any
deer. wounded or well. that ever was rash
enough to lei mo get my hands on it-soTs-
rafting that old buck gave me In that hole"