Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
GREEN HILL NEWS.

O tew weeks ago. and We are glad 10 say
it is an ali aiouLd success. If you wish Ia
bear a subject discussed to the very core
call at Grecnh,ll on any Wednesday
night Be careful, however, not TO get
too close to Pete for when he wishes to
emphasize his speech be swings Lis Old
right arm back and forth IN way that
Corbett would envy.
We are sorry to state that Mf. Maurer
and Miss Jennie Didawick were i'll with
grippe, bat glad to know they are i'm
proving.
A very good story has just come to
light about Bob, the Bedford hunter.
1t appears that he has hunted over all
the ground from the Fort to Lost River,
W. Va, for deer, turkey or other game,
but without getting even a mess Of veni-
son for bis patient wife and darling
babies. He even got q kind minister on
Lost River to assist him but after hun ing
together three days returned home with
empty hands.
His little boys wanted to know why be
could not kill tuIkes and deer ike Sneak
who never failed to get them. This de-
cidsd him to ask Sneak to go with him
and have another hunt, his wife says he
might try cree moe if Sneak would 90
with him.
Sneak agreed to 90, first asking him
what kind Of gun be had, If it was
breach loader. No said Bob. it is the
"Lilley of the Valley" ana belonged to
Thomas B. Quay 'sgreat grand father, and
came from Pennsylvania" 81 have a
patent on moulding bullets with long
necks to them so can do as much dam
age with it as you can with your cart
ridge gun"
Next morning they started aud before
long they we're on the turkeys trail, BOB
thinking it could not be turkey as the
track was too large Sneak assured him
it was big gobbler from the trace left
By the dragging of its beard in the snow
Bob begged for the first shot which
Sneak kindly granted. Soon coming in
sight of The game, an immense gobblCr
and two others sitting on a log, Boz,
thinking be was far ahead Of Sneak, who
however, had followed closely, be pro
seeded to put a double charge in his gun.
Thinking he was too far off he crawled
up until he was within twenty yards
and knseling down rested the Lilly Of
the Valley against the side Of tree and
took ann Not feeling sure be changed
bis rest to the other side aud then back
again, repeating this until he had all the
bark worn from the tree. Then he got
upon his feet, looked carefully around 20
see if anyone saw him, pulled up and
fred He made a dead shot ard the
turkey rolled of the log and commenced
looping around. Ia four bodnds be
landed on the goJbler, and fearing it
might geta away broke one Of its wings
and in so doing pulled out enough feath-
ers to have filed a pillow. He then hung
Il up by the head, aud began to stroke
down its feathers and measured the
beard which was II. inches long. All
tie while be was talking 10 himself "Let
B'uebeard tell me sonetins again about
killing Jlg gobb.ers, be don't know any
.hing. This is the biggest g)bjler that
ev.r wa k-d these mountains.
D.dn', fool old Sneak n 'cely on this
gobJler' wonder where he is, be
will come at once if lie heard the crack
OF my Old life"
Looking behind neighbOring tree be
saw Sneak laughing at him. He asked
Bob what was the matter, being afraid be
might have hydrophoba from his actions.
Il have killed turkeys, deer, bear, &C.
said Sneak, "but never went on that
way" Finding that Bob had gotten
within about twenty steps of tie turkey
before shooting, he examined the gobbler
and found it was Jliud. WHY, Bob you
could have walked up and caught that
turkey with your hands, it is totally
blind in both eyes. never woull have
shot that turkey Bat it proved to be
very fat aud weighed p lbs. and Bob
knew that these httle boys would be glad
when they saw him coming in with the
game Bat bis gun is now called the
Blind Robin" instead Of the Lilly Of
the VALLEY" Yours truly,
BLIND ROBIN