The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-26

ing shoe. shoe" al the top OF her voice.
- paid headed eagle scared up from the
,Noo4pHe proudly bearing aioft not a
p1ndla o. arrows. as does the proverbiai
bird, but rather the semi-piclyei robbier
upon which the family expected 10 resale
themselves the coming day. Thar. aol
fetu y t plciers, you didn't believe that
you eested eagle stole our pickerol yesfer-
.as, dis you. by Iimmiuy Crymus. Ned
t-i@t eagles regular Jim dandy Go 90.
~ LeleI, YOU re welcome 10 that turkey
mere lots more here but COL darn ia
We Me San tel how long they will last az this
-, ny this time Roman. who was bacl, Of
ti.e house came up in tinlt, To Sec the l,ir5
which Us supposed 10 DO -, rn5tsh srve.,..b
ing Tor American freedom. well on his
10y -ll.ldaW with % tat ThanksEiv-
- - u'll'iet y NE women had nothing much
- say anouI the previous days occur
but this eagle. or another member OF
me same mock, was not fully satisfied
WIN plckcrel and turkey Having tasted
cl stolen viands he lOnged and cra,-ei
tot more IhanksE.ying day. early in the
morning. Uncle Ben and Romain started
or TO gather Ina brace OF wild duck
one OF the best shooting rrouuis is near
thri creek, on the Shaker tract. owned
~ lr- ID ). Chamberlain. president OF
the Lyons National Bank on the ,vav
eoMil 70 the shaker tract Uncle Ben man
ssed 10 gather in a big red head. n rcgu-
Hlf beauty, while Roman missed three
Snots. iy the time they Eof near fha
them, so after drawing mp their boat
tilty Went over TO John Buerman's after
some cider While gone. 10 is supposed
tldt the eagle, which ike a guardian
angel had been watching their movements
scented the duck. for Just as Uncle Ben
ana hcInain were coming down from the
saw mill To the landing up flew the eagle
WIN the wild duck from the boat N so
happened that Uncle Ben had his gun
WIN MIN this time and just as the eagle
Soy IN nice range flying away Uncle Ben
d Inn L.asH N..t
Iels, unlntenuonally; that is. he meant
10 shoot only one barrel, but by accident
both barrels We're discharged. The aim
must nave Deen poor for the eagle did
not stop. but scared away toward Chin
ney Bun at 240 clip, while Uncle Ben
scared IN the opposite direction, having
been Kicked over backward by the recoll
OF ms lowing piece. bod CAST the
burned luck moaned Uncle Ben. rub
bing his bruised shoulder as he picked
himself up, wen never have any luck
or sport In this country again till them
cussed eagles are killed Off"
There was no more shooting that day,
and, after rowing back home. during
which time not "a word was said the
pair of spOrtsmen sat down to their
Thanksgiving day dinner, feeling rather
mum. The women folks poked fun at
mem chlding them for DOING so much
shooting, the noise of which they had
heard, and still had not brought any
thing home. At last Uncle Ben broke out
under the calling fire, and said: "Well, II
that dod gasted eagle had stayed at home
you mighter had piclSerel and the Old
gobbler besides the red head he stole this
morning" This let the cat out of the
bag and everything passed off lovely.
only the annual afternoon shooting party
was left out, Uncle Ben alleging the
jig's mp so fur as fishing and hunting
goes until them burned eagles ia shot Off 90
True, the eagles are too numerous for
comfort or pleasure, and unless they are
killed off they may cause some of the
sp0rtsmcn I'm this vicinity 10 commit sui
eide or swear off from drinking cider
al all.