Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05
DEER HORN HOTEL.

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Dec. 30th, 1893.
Il was their last hunt for this seasol
or round up as they called it. We hav'
since learned that their names were Al
follows: VIM. II. Rifle, PerryJ Roller
Chas. Fry. A. P. Coffman, Simon Holler
Sam. Hissy, Arthur Irwin, will Fry and
uncle John c.. Owing to the scarcity
OF deer, this party has not been hunting
as much this season usual. The tota
number Of deer which they killed during
the season was found to be eight.
As the party was ranging along through
the mountains In search of deer, one of
the hunters suddenly called out, hold up,
see him, being in the brush he retired
back on huge ant bed il order to bnDg
his long range home rife to his shoulder.
he then cut loose at the deer, the rest
having closed in around bin were ready
for business. know have hit him boys!
call up that dog and run him out Of the
brush. know have shot him through.
They got their old veteran deer trailer up
but he could lind no trail. 1t was the
fret time be ever failed to trail deer in
his life. Suddenly one of the party ex-
claimed be has shot at my black dog !!
What did you shoot at my black dog for
deer fJr he asked the party if deer did
not turn black in the latter part of the
season. The answer was that, black
dog is black the whole year round.
After he was convinced that be had shot
at his partners dog, he remarked, l am
glad did not hit that buck. This ex-
pert also found the head Of ground hog,
which be examined closely and then pro-
nounced to be the head Of whopper of
eagle.
Boys, you might think because uncle
John has only one eye that he can't shoot,
bat ever; time they get in front of him
they might as well lay down and save the
jar of fall. Uncle John is eighty one,
but be feels as young as lie used to be.
The party had new cook this time and
by the way be pat things in style, he
must have been there before. The party
returns its utmost thanks for bis choice
cooking. The party would have liked TO
have jim aud All along with them. If
you don't believe Simon can roast pea
fowl and serve it in the very best style
possible for a Christmas roast, ask Will
Fry about it. JEFF was missed very much
this time and the party Is anxious to
know why he was not present at the last
roll call. They supposed he ate too many
cakes and drank to much persimmon beer
over Christmas.
Well, Uncle John let deer come up till
he was in good shooting distance and
then let him down to take his last sleep.
When the other boys heard him
shoot they all came up and said huTrah
for Uncle John. Then they said, now for
some fun out of the two who are absent.
They hung the deer over the path where
they knew the other two must come
along, and continued the hunt. To the
evening when they returned, they started
the two hunters in front who knew moth
ing of killing the deer, the others fol-
lowing in the rear to watch the fun.
will, being in the lead passed through
under the suspended deer, had bis hat
pushed back on his head by coming in
contact with the deer, but yet he did not
see the deer. But when the old veteran
hunter OF Calvary came up, be exclaimed,
there be hangs will jerkei bis lonE
range from his shoulder and turning
around said "look a-dare Watts dat :
Let's put hole through em :" Bsing per-
susded not to shoe. q hole through the
deer, he still insisted on shooting through
the liver. He asked, who killed dst
dare deer : No one answering, be examined
their guns bat still he could not tell. He
said, II will not help to carry dat dare deer
ter the Hotel TIL you tell me who killed
en- They told him that Uncle John shot
him. Why didn't you tell me you killed
dat dare deer he asked his paid said to
him, why did you shoot at my dog His
partner then accepted Wits apology fol
shooting at his dog and they went to
their little noun tain hotel happy oyer
the days sport. Here they took their last
general chat for the deer season, they al
gave each other farewell good by and
expressed the desire to meet again on the
happy hunting ground early in the season
of 1894. Thus ended their farewell triI
10 their faYofite mountain resort-Deer
Horn Hotel. Yours respectfully,
MOUNTAINEES.