The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-10
w. G. T. j. COLUMN.
NV Most Memorable Christmas.


hunters. myself among til. number,
clc4mped for the winter of l>31.
1t was agreed that the man who
hOuld kill the most deer between the
Using and setting of the sun on ChIls;-
mas. ,houll take all killed nine
md won tie prize. It was not be
,ausc | WA, the best mark>,nan, for
acre were others III the camp equally
- good rs myself. but it seemed that
!, streak Of GOOD luck fingered iii M
pathway during the day.
1t hap, encd in thu, way, started
Ut early in the morning, accompan-
..,} by an unarmcd old ludian. WHOM
Ae had n,chnamed .Skap.' We had
carcely gone half mile from CAM
.,hen | lownei Il beautiful three
pronged buck. \ mile further Ii,
he mountain killed nv second deer
We were greatly encouraged an,;
pressed on up to the snow line. whel,
'ctr usually were the most plentiful:
ut TO our surprise we failed to fine
ny more until about noon, when HAY
Ing turned our course obliqueiy uowr
,lc mountain, We suddenly came t.
IN almost perpendicular rocky bluff.
.nd looking over into a little vale,
or level spot Of ground covering nos
1orc than an acre just below. we saw
e yht deer. Slipping quietly beLind
Il big pine tree standing near the edge
IT the biuf, where had a full view
Of the ground below me. Grew dow,
| upon a large six pronyed buck which
supposed to be the leader Of tt G
!ear.l and at the crack Of my rifle h'
fell. Deer never knowingly run int
l'nger If they can help it,
The wind, \, we'll AS the position ]
0 'cupicd, WAS in my favor The cello
seemed to confuse them. They did
ut know from what direction til,
hanger came. So they simply ran in
, short circle, stopping near the point
where the frs, one fell \ scco q
shot killed another and seemed to in
t.nslfy the confusion. They did 40,
>nOw in what direction to run to oct
ut of danger, SO they repeated tie
,ort circle. Another WAS killed; an
,ther, another, and 80 on until seven
;,d fallen. The eighth. splendid
boxing doc. stood there ,rcn. bin.
Ike Il a>p,n leaf. really felt sorry
Or her. for the thought struck ne
nat the last killeG. being only halt
rown, was her baby But wa
nxion, to win the prize.
had :.lrc:l, killed nine. and dee.
.crc worth $40 per head in the mar
.ct, and ~ilo should stop under sucl,
circumstances to consider Il mother :
.ri.f. when her baby could be sols!
or revenue.
So bang wen, my gun, and Il ,wl,
irn ped the doe: but had onl,
creased her. and she had harly fallen.
Nncn size >prau1 I" her Zee, and dash
ii down the mountain u, "A frI.I!t'ui
speed, crossing a cun"n As >h,
struggled ny the ROCKY st"pts be
yond. she suddenly paused. and took
~ back acr, SIS the chasm, gave a
,.>t pltlfu. call for her baby. but it
answered not. twas dead.
">hap' said. She heap cry, ne
shoot any more, and | didn't.
She passed on out of sight only t.
meet her death Il half hour later II
the hands of another hunter. WHO
that evening turned her over 20 ID,
as one of thirty six deer which fell t,
my lot as the man who hv reason OF
having killed the greatest numbcr
was entitled to ALL
To-day our government commits
;ons 5000 hunters. who. armed
with poisonous liquors, wavlay. en-
ran and DESTROY the mo ntr : hoy
she is confused. dazeI, she knows
not where to turn for safety. At last.
,hc sees her dear ones 90 down. one
" one. she cries out aloud in her
desperation Come back come back, =
ut they answer not; thev are dead
they ba>e been sold 70 the devil for
io.lar>. upon which is STAMPED the