New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-12
TUONlS DIXON. JR.'S DEiR HUNT.
EVERY ROBIN III SHOT COST HIM NEARLY '''
ONE pEEwEE CAME HIGH TOO

EVERY RoDIN Ur SHOT COST HIN NEATLY SH
ONE pTFwrE CAME HIGH, TOO.
ono bright summers morning lcss than year "S'
the Rev Thomas Dixon. IT, weary "' 'a'"'"' '."" ,
thc pulpli the politicians 81 his town WIZ ''' az
-,o, ,r ,orrup,lon and pluck the taxpayers "l
coth1m without ccasirg. CALLED iorth ir " "'f v.
hunting and recreation II" left carhns carr o'n'"u
,, ,,,, M Thought rs 10 IA" wcfar" 81 Ia" CITY 'r
rs 70 the fate OF the civic L"agr" In his absence n'
destination was the wilds 81 staten l'lAhl "''' ~
tool, with him his faithful dog. his trusted e"h ""'
his colorcd servant. The latter 'arrl"i 'h' s'"'"
20 bring back the spells. II proved TO b. aAF o'
rare sp.rt and until the had begun To sink be-
hind the smoke clouds from the rumb"rlcss oil r.
anoric ON the western edge Of Arthur XIII the 81 Fca
NImrcd with his dog and servant, tramp'd over VA"
broczy uplands of staten Island. and banged away
AT the host, Of small birds that loved. mattel h'@'ei
and reared their LroodS In the dense thck''s mat
cover fine hills back Of New orp and Clifton. When
thc hunter turned his footsteps homcward 40 b!ri'
were. I'm the caInclag the servants legs wrr, bowed
from the burden Of carrying them. and ia" Tired
dogs tonga" hung ont like yard Of red hann"l'
At mi, moment long llmbci Of licilA
staten Island game constable. met the Rev. MI
Diyon's party and pccrng into the bag hlS eyes bn'i
like small JapqncSc sanccfs. He forthwith arrested
Mr. Dixon and his negro seized The tired dog AMI
the beautiful lebnrre,d gun Of The best London
wire twist and marched his prisoners before neigh
boring MAGISTRATE. Then he soemnlv accused the
Rev. Mr. Dixon OF committing mi'demanor In Kill
Ing Richmond Comfy song birds unawfully, and the
nlny hearted magistrate fined The prisoner SlJo ana
conscated his gun and dog The servant was allowed
4, depart free thus dispoving the old saving:
Poor niger. Eat de- wus' and wear d. wus
Lay down las aud git up fuN'.
The Rev. MIR. Dixon protested that the slain binds
wcr. robins and therefore not song birds. But his
plea avallcd him not He had 10 pay his fine. WorS"
was 10 cosne suit brought against him for
s1l5o being the legal penalty Of 80 each for killing
~ robin, and one peewce III" property Of the state
Of New York rs the avcrnent read. This too
much Mr.. Dixon hired lawyer and tried 10 fight
the ease In the courts. But the IhlliatncS too
powerful and In Tnmmany Hall he needed that refuge
Of the oppressed laWbrcakrr good workable pull.
warranted 70 iii any cas'. a wink from Tammany
would have been : good Il nod To the Staten j.
land pywcrs, bnt the wink not 90 be- had lcsirr
day the State Fish and Game Commission In
formed that lis counsel had accepted a compromise
In the against Mr.. Dixon, ana the clergy man
let of with the payment OF goo and $50 costs.
This does include the fccs Of Mr. DiSO's att
trying for some time 10 prove that robins aud pee
wees nrc not song birds. No promise was cXarcl
from Mr. Dixon that h. should refrain from limiting
again ON staten Island but the high price Of pee
wees. II !, thought, may restrain him.