Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-06
nhar the Hunters Are Doing.

what the Hunters Are Doing.
The conductors and train men who
have their lay-over at this place now
instead OF Cumberland, are putting in
an occasional half day with their dogs
and guns. Game is scarce.-Elkins IN
Ter Mountain.
Mr.. Paul Walker killed a fine turkey
Monday. We would't swear whether
he killed it before he caught 1t, or
caught it first. 1t was said TO be wild
one, but whether it was the turkey or
the story which was wild we can't say.
-EJkinS IRtcT-MOUptGin.
The first deer of the season were
captured last Saturday by the Sanders
boys, while hunting with a company OF
Others near Romney. May Sanders
has long worn the belt as a sportsman
in this county. He leads of with seven
wild turkeys and a deer, with the prom
Use TO maintain his former reputation.
Hampshire ReUielD.
Burr Brady and Mr.. Tarr went hunt
ing Monday. They are both 'crack"
sportsmen. They started at daylight,
walked fifteen miles, spent dollar for
ammunition, paid quarter apiece Tor
their dinners, stole peck OF apples
and returned at o'clock p. m. They
killed one squirrel and crippled another,
shot a cotton tail" aud two snow birds.
This being the best luck they ever had
in their lives, they have been so much
encouraged that they are planning q
three day trip to the mountains
Uoynochi1.e Re11iclD
Seven hard and seedy looking indi-
viduals started out from the Mcfarland
regions last Saturday evening for coon
hunt. About IL o'clock that night
they appeared on Indian creek, about
half a mile below the county farm, q
country that flows with coons and
abounds with milk. These men, to
Judge by the prayer they offered before
Telling tree, were out OF meat and eX-
Dected the minister TO dine with them
the next day. After beating around
for a short time, they succeeded In
freeing coon. It was on a
very large oak, but they were
bound 10 have meat, and to get
il they must chop the tree.
This, however, was much like work,
but being seven big, stout, hardy fell
lows they tackled the old oak that had
withstood the storms Of many seasons,
aud by frequent changes at the ak,
they succeeded in telling the forest
giant without seriously endangering
the health OF any one OF their number
from over exertion. The tree fell, in
due time, but his cOonship eluded to
wiley hunters and escaped, climbing
another huge and tremendous oak.
But the hunters wanted meat and ex-
pected the minister to break pone and
eat coon at their house the next day.
So a large and burly fellow, with ak
aloft and Observation-Disclosures ex-
preston about the corners OF his
mouth, stepped up to the tree on
which the coon had taken refuge,
aud before sinking his AK into the
bark of the tree, while the others
stood around with bowed and uncoV-
cred heads, he offered up the following
petition: "Good Lord, we know we
have the coon between the heavens and
the earth. Give US strength to cut this
white oak tree; the guests and the
preacher will be at our house to-mor-
row, and we know We'll have corn bread
and COON" Amen! went up from the
other six, but before the echo OF the
last amen had died away, the owner OF
the land stepped from the shadows into
their midst, but instead Of saying amen,
he said, Don't cut that tree" The
coon hunters begged for mercy, which
was granted, and started for another
section in quest Of their morrow'S coon.
Whether they succeeded in capturing
one OF not our informant did not learn,
but it is hoped they did.-Ritchie Re
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