The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25
GREAT JOKE ON 4 SPORTSMAN
Hnw seu..or Kiburn OF M,'ous Bsgrea
Ift- Four Cold RabbIsr.

hts Fou- Cold Rsbb,'s.
Senator Fred KiIburn OF Malone knows the
difference bet ween double barrelled shotgun
and q horsepistol every time. He IL good
deal OF q sportsman. Every guide In the north
ern part Of the Adirondacks knows him. They
call him Fred. aud they tell stories about him
Senator Kilburn doesn't deny them. One OF
the latest was told by = Mirror Lake guide
who was on the Adirondack sleeper bound foe
New York last Sunday night.
Fred made q great record rabbit hunting
at Mirror Lake not long ago." he said. The
record lasted for one week. and then he gave
the snap away. Senator Kilburn brought with
him Dr. Henry Furness. Nell Hutchins. and
Sheriff Wilson OF Malone. They areall crack
shots. and particularly Furness. who thinks
that he knows more about rabbits aud how -
shoot them than q Southern coon. turner's
has always made the best score when the
game was rabbits Kilburn decided that there
should be a change OF luck. When the party
arrived at the hotel In the evening Fred called
W. Have you got any rabbits at the hoteIr
There are four frozen stid as boards II
They'll do he said. and I want to see you
before breakfast to- morrow early
tina; there, was a job on hand, before ne Isss
OF the party was up met kilburn; and he told
the bic S rox' where he was going e take bic
citation that day, and 70 say nSthi ,S Ut:
furnsss was Wiling 70 give onus tnat Nc
| party Senator KilbuTn said that he felt In
bones that be- WIS gos to Station sst r wss Or
little gully shout 21S 5s5ds from t M,,. big roes
MnfeSins sh had post" O hall mile .hs"d 4s
soon as Senator Kilburn reached the big rock
he tiEsd his g9n In the air. .... n pnrn
rabbit said the Senator Halls an hour
| Get anythingT shouted DR.. Furness.
DR. FuIness pSyyss slowly, and Gsf9 ore ne =,
the ice house rabbits for him to yiew md had
concealed the other two under his big coat.
dSn sSns L w sn'y ~ h.
said They are frozen stiff already
they fEseSs quickly In this weather.
Funny they are all running this way re-
Bet You they are not said Senator Kill
AFRAID your eyes arc Getting weak You prob:
try Try yo osn ' post FOR RsTs it'll. whis' '
-" You're welcome 70 all that you can get
DR.. Furnsss's old poet he ired into the cir. ~.
you Shouted tied the f1si poe tor An''"AA '
Sure. shouted Fred. Another rabbit
there r was sr the shrd Of those issSoSss rab6its
| stretched out on the snow
sf% to gs is dI 81 grip iss
hardly returned to his post when Senator XII.
other. have you !" shouted DR.. Furasss. begin
| ming 10 feel Disguised with his hard luck.
Here IL L. said Senator kilburn. hoiding
| up the fourth Of the ics-Douse rabbits. DE.
but he didn't get shot When It came time to
| go back to the hotel, Senator KilbuTn said to
furnsss. Look here, Doctor. I've shot these
| them back. can't do all the work"
"Thst sounded rsasonabls. and ne did carry
| them back. He spent the afternoon an I even
n t;nG PEEP. aS1' ssna,Sr to Mons
that night. and Senator kilburn made DR..
Furniss look after the rabbits and see thAt
they were sent TO meat marketto be dressed.
lie told him he couldn't sse 4 RABBIT when 10
was right under his nose Then In some wAy
the whole story leaked our. The laugh Was
| on Furness. Wilson, and Hutehina
But they got eyes.
Several wesks later Senator Riburn came
| to New York TO have some clOth.s made. HI
went 20 tailor who didn't know him;
Yes said senator Kilburn, II that IL
necessary: You have made clothes for q. ";
Breed Of Malone. Write to him and ne will
bersd a practical Joke or two that Senator
kiibuTn had worked before the rabbit fraud.
ami he asked DIR, FuTness II he wouldn't please
Kss st s9s d vas .' god b. sd
write letter. Sheriff Wilson wrote another
and so did Neil Hutehins | didn't see them.
b b1. guess s tnSy accused Fsea sssh lDI
q dead cold frost the next time Fred dropped
10 to see II everything was all right He even
held on to his watch when he talked 10 him.
that the letters we're guys aud that his credit
was good, Doe. Furnsss isn't talking mvch
about rabbit hunts these days"