The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-13
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Young Man AT Suenr Land Gnins
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Sugar Land, rcNos january la--rhe
bees which lett tho refinery OF Messrs.
Cunningham IS Miller ON New Years eve
with their store OF honey safely packed
away IN pocket books are now returning
with their loads of honey ughtcncd but
with much to add 60 thcir stores of eN-
pcricncc. Tomorrow morning the rauuery.
which has been closcd for yearly clean
up and inspection, resumes operation. Mr..
John Ray the manugci 90 the refinery.
has returned from New Ouluans, where
he spent n week with his wife and family
and some small change with his cid time
friends,
satan ends some mischief stil for IDLE
hands to do" we are told; so to that ell
erreuc immigration agent OF a certain
snowless region must he given the credit
Tor originating a snipc hunt yesterday.
A rulleloss arrival at Sugar Land, better
Verscd In the wicked ways OF cities than
innocent country sports, was invited to
make one OF party to inveigle the un-
wary snipe into solf-destructlon, The plan
was simple, and rich with promise OF much
picking Of delicate bones, The party was
to sally forth at night into the places
where the wenried snpe tucks his head
under hts wing and stands him up to sleep
one was to hold u sack its mouth illumi-
mated by lit candle and distendcd by a
hoop, whilst the others would circle out,
beat the bushes and drive the poor, lnno-
cent snipe into the yawnlng sack
Fish are attracted by a light and
speared, thought MIR Urban NerdRncy,
why not snipe likewise. lie thought the
modus opcrandi rather unsportsmnnllltc.
ana 80 expressed himself. yet curiosity
that cardinal sin for which Adam and
Eve were evlcted from their homestead.
and which they hequathed AZ II trouble
some legacy 10 their desoendants- impelled
him to snap at the invitation like gud-
geon at n fly.
Poor Urban verdaucyi The merriest Of
party Of ten he set forth at p. m.
last night 10 cnticc into n snare birds
which had never worked him wrong. TWO
milcs from the refinery the party halted
in the midst of tangled unlcrbrush. The
candle WIS ut, placed before the sack
and-as he was not an experienced beatcr
( III. V. WAS left TO watch the sack and
prevent the escape Of the fCuthered game
after they should have been driven into
| IT, Then the other nine eNtiuguihheu their
| lanterns and quietly fled on to encircle
the wood aud beat MP the snipe. Nine IL
the square Of three. and Y. V. says those
| nine were square in no other respect. for
after some minutes Of strained attention.
| IT dawuod upon him that no was tho only
guuc in tho ueghborhood, and ms he had
| been beautifully caught already, he had
/ better mako tracks aud leave the sack
ana candle for the po9aums and squirrels
| in the surrounding trees TO make merry
/ over.
/ lie entered the store an hour later with
! a red face and symptoms Of asthma, and
! found the nine and many more awaiting
| him paid for the cigars and quietly re-
! tired ia roost 10 dream that he was i'm
prisoued in n sack and great big suipe
| mcnacinrly prevented his escape, lie is
very duiet today and moons around like
| the fellow In Gray's "icicgy In q Country
| Churchynrd." whence 1t is inferred TINT
no Is cudgelling his brain ~ he has any
which the episode Of last night renders
doubtful 10 md some means Of gcttlug
even with the other snipe hunters