The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-08
CHE A!emorrat-S STA,
A CLUB MANS GOSSIP.
Chicago Mail.

Away HPin 'he olerraS, when
the mountains rear their sn"s
white peaks. and stand like senr
nels guarding The gold ,ha, H.,
hidden in The rocky canyons belos
| once saw an exhibition of ,;a''
shooting that | have never sin"e
seen eqnaled," Remarked a crizzIsIG
old man, whose sands of life h,a
nearly run, rs lie stood surround
ed by a group OF interested ljs,sn,
ers in a well-knOwn Clark stres,
sporting resort The other nipL,
What was doing up there yon
ask. Why, herding sheep. in ny
der TO get enough together for,
grub stake so | might get enoupb
for a grub stake so that | Min,
start out again on a p~rospecljn,
tour. We had ten thousand sheen
divided into four bands, with lhrts
herders ard as many dogs to each
one of them, and we CANNED
wherever night overlook US. | lel
ynu | slept sounder IN those DAYS
rolled up in a pair of blankets and
with a log for Il pillow, than | da
now IN the best bed that | can find
in a hotel.
"We followed the old stage road
thai led up from Stockton through
Sonora and Cherokee camp, and
then struck OF. over a tail that
led through the big basin and up
to the head waters of the TuoI,
umne river. 1t was in June and
The air was full of lie fragrance Of
flowers. while the sunlight, as it
fickered through the trees, made
a chessboard on The velvet green
carpet That lay stretched out he.
meath The spreading oaks. We
had long before left civilization be.
hiLd us, when late one evenin.
we came out of the woods into
little mountain meadow that wa,
known as Cranes flats, and wa
headquarters for a band Of cattl,
heriers. Most of them were llal
ians, but for all that they gave u
a warm welcome. One Of them |,
particular attracted my attention
He was tall, 1.-The and musculal
and walked with the easy swim
of a professional pedestrian. Hi
eyes we're of BLUSH gray, and b
seemed TO he a leader among hi
companions, all of whom wei
, swarlhy and dark eyed.
"'If you can get that fellow
show YOU some shooting You vi
see something wonderful in TIL
M line,' whispered one Of my con
pani"nS.
l. "'Who is he 2 | asked.
"~'Itallan joe was the reply.
" 81 had heard of Italian Joe
n. tore. AT Sonora, at Cherokee,
N the Confidence mines, and in
!; hundred other places, MS fame
p q rifle shot had been dinned in
my ears.
If. "The next morning | asked hi
d, to give us an ex,. Diuon OF his ski
Shooting was bis weak point, al
he consented. Unlike the Z
maiden, who can sing. but wish
TO be cnaXed before she does,
had his notes with him. Takin!
Colts revolving rifle in his ham
he paced off 100 yards and plnn
a common cap box 10 the trunk
a huge oak. Coming back,
wheeled as quick as lightning al
without sighting apparently.
cmpiied the chambers. Six Of
shots were in a circle around
edge, while the seventh va
plum center.
Loading again, he glanced alb
Ia. him. High up in the heaven
IDS hawk clrcltd through The blue
"A looking for something to prey up
ns There was a moment of hesitall
of a quick report, and down came
ar hawk with a bullet in his he
md Pennies, dimes, and quarters
were tossed in the air came Go
rst with bullet.hole through lh'
hip He missed nothing that he DIRE
bead on. lie could beat all
Y Carvers aud BoffalO Bills you e
saw"
E What became OF him 7" asl
. an eager listener.
''He shot at a man and he die
miss him either. He was cap
ed by a band of vigilanles,
when | came oui of the mounti
As in HE fall, his skeleton, white
;" ghaslly, was hanging to a tire.
the entrance of the big basin. -.
vultures chad picked all the fl
ri. from The bones and the sun, "
AN and rain had bleached them
to snowy whitchess. Pinned to
tree was this inscription writ
with charcoal upon IA pine shln'
HE COULD SHOOT TOO DIN VEL
AND WE HUNG HIM.
$500 , . . . . .