The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-01
A PRECEDENT.
Two Deer at One Shot Not Ex-
traOrdinery.

The news had come IN that a hunter
back on P'ison Run had bagged two
deer at one shot, and there was great
diversity of opinion at the tavern as to
whether the hunter had actually done
it or not Some professed to believe it,
while others loudly proclaimed that
they would bet g little something that
there wasn't a 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
"W'at-a We think bout il, major?"
asked the Squire.
who were the huuter?" said the Old
Settler. sitting down, and assuming a
wise and Judicial air.
s'Baisly Crouk" replied the Squire.
"O'Cronk Hip asked the Old Set
tier.
Yes; him"
do v know wuther his gun were
loaded toTable heavy?"
Dunno nuthin' bout his gun,''
Did y hear wuthcr he W ere patient
er than common vile he were waitin'
fer his shot?'
''Durn his patience! Do y b'lieve
ne got them two deer at one shot or
don't 70"
Were tha aaythin' said bout his
waitin' till he see the whites O. their
eyes2"
See here, major!" exclaimed the
Squire, his patience exha listed. BE l
a witness in britch o promise suit or
be ! vantin' TO know what v think
bout Baisly Cronk gettin' them two
deer at one shot? It don't make no
differ'nce, ez a matter o that wat y
think; but watts all this here rig'ms~
role o. your q got 70 do with it?"
Squire" said the Old Settler, bland
". and without a feather ruffied. ''alluz
load yer gun heavy an hev patience,
an don't shoot till y see the whites o
their eyes Then if v don't git enough
bar meat an venisoo ct cettery, at
one shot to last ' pooty nigh all win
ter, it'll be sumpjn' tdat hain't in none
o the perceedents o. the past that /
know anYthin' about That is, pervidin'
v don't shoot too high. or too low, or too
much on one side or too much on
t'other Tina hain't nuthin' thstll
knock perceedents inter a cooked hat SO
quick ez that kind o shootin'. Do
blieve BaisIy Cronk got them two deer
at one shot? Not if he didn't hev his
gun loaded heavy, nor didn't hev no
patience, nor didn't wait till he see the
whites o their eyes, | don't. II he did
hevall them. O course | blieve it. An
If his gun were loaded heavy enough,
an he had patience enough, an he
waited till he see the whites o. their
ewes enough, he orter got mora than
two deer at one shot Tha's ferceedents
fer it."
There was a look OF mingled disgust
and comm lseratiou on the oquire's
face as he stood for moment gazing
al the Old Settler. Then he exclaimed:
"Mebbe tina is pe7ceedents fer it. but
II tha's any perceedent fer man a
Eittin' ez foolly eZ you be, day srter
day. / never heeVd on il"
"Mebbe!" said the old Settler, with
surprising and sggrsvating calmness.
But then tha's a good many things
you never heerd on, Squire, an !
shouldn't wonder IL one Of EN- were
the time ! stood Oh runway fer al
hour seem = bar feeejn' an prancin'
around in the scrub oaks. an not wunst
a-pullin' bead on him, cause had pa
thence, b'Cosh. an kuow'd that II |
handled things right the future we're
bulgin' fer re with more than iist one
bari | should1'c wonder = BIZ So uire,
HIT Vat -har time v-arr. Gu~ - the
things you Eevt- hee-1 on"
The Squire SHOOK ms head slowly,
and, as II soEloquizlne over some mel
ancholy Fact, mutre-ed "Foolier an
t2olier ev'ry day An his pap lived to
Re eiChty-six an want mite child
ish! An q seusioler woman at ninety
than his OF NANNY were | RIVER See