The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-31
A PRECEDENT.
Two Deer at Ono Shot Not Elk
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The news had come in that hunter
back on P'iSon Run had baggcd two
deer at one shot, and there was great
diversity of opinion III the tavern as to
whether the hunter had actually done
1t or not. Some profcssed to believe it,
while others loudly proclaimed that
they would bet Il little something that
there wasn't n word of truth in it, The
squire was among the latter, and the
Old Settler coming in when the discus
sion was at its height, he was placed in
possession of the disturbing news.
"Wat-a yc think bout it, maior?"
asked the Squire.
who were the huntcr?" said the Old
Settler, sitting down, and assuming n
wise and judicial air.
''Baisly Cronls," replied the Squire.
"O'Cronll Hip" asked the Old Set
tier.
Yes; him."
DO y know wuther his gun were
loaded Fable heavyp"
Dunno nuthin' bout his gum"
did y hear wuther he were patient
er than common vile he were waitin'
fer his shot?"
"Durn his patience! Do v b'licve
don't y'?"
We're tina anythin' said bout his
waitin' till he see the whites O. their
eyes?''
See here, MAORI exclaimed the
Squire, his patience exhausted "Be
witness in britch O. promise suit, or
be l wantin' to know what " think
bout Baisly Cronl1 gettin' them two
deer at one shot? 1t don't make no
diIfernce, cz n matter O. that, wat y
think; but Watts all this here rig'ma-
role o your II got to do with it,"
Squire" said the Old Settler. bland
~, and without feather rufflcd "alluz
load yer gun heavy an hcv patience,
an don't shoot till y see the whites O.
their eyes. Then if y don't git enough
bar meat an venison. ct cettcry, at
one shot to last v pooty nigh all win
ter, it'll be sunpin' that hain't in none
O the percecdcnts o the past that /
know anythin' about! That is. peryidin'
y don't shoot too high, or too low, or too
much on one side, or too much on
tother Tina hain't nuthin' that'l
knock pcrcecdcnts inter cooked hat so
quick ez that kind o. shootin'! Do
b'lcvc Baisly Cronl1 got them two deer
at one shot? Not if he didn't hey his
gun loaded heavy, nor didn't hey no
patience, nor didn't wait till he see the
whites O their eyes don't. ii he did
hev all them, O course | b'licve it, An
II his gun were loaded heavy enough,
an he had patience enough, an he
waited till he sec the whites O. their
eyes enough, he orter got more than
two deer at one shot. Tha's pcrcccdcnts
fer it."
There was look of mingled disgust
and commiscration on the Sources
race as he stood for moment gazing
at the Old Settler. Then he exclaimed:
"Mebbe tina is perceedents fer it, but
II tha's any pcrceedcnt fer man a
gittin' CT foolly ez you be, day arter
day, never hcerd on it."
"Mebbc!" said the Old Settler. with
surprising and aggravating calmness.
But then tha's good many thinoe
you never hcerd on, Squire, an 1
shouldn't wonder if one of EN- we're
the time l stood on a runway fer an
hour secin' q bar fecdin an pranc;n,
around in the scrub oaks, an not wunst
a-puilin' bead on him, cause had pa
thence, b'gosh, an know'd that if I
handled things right the future were
ouigin' fer me with more than jist one
o'ari shouldn't wonder bit, So uire,
but wat that time were one o. the
things you never hecrd on!"
The Squire shook his head slowly,
and, as if soliloquizing over some mel
ancholy fact, muttercd: "Foolicr an
toolier ev'ry day! An his pap lived to
De eighty-six an want a mite child
-sh! An sensibler woman at ninety
Than his OF nanny were never see!"