The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-15

We're several miles to ride before the hunt
ing grounds would be reached.
The outfit of the captain excited laugh
ter from Mr.. Van r. His saddle and
other equipments had seen years of USE
as well as abuse. His mount was a poor
one-eyed old mare, whose appearance
would Indicate she had carried her mas
ter through the Indian wars four decades
before.
Mr.. Van R. began a fusilade of guying
asking many annoying questions, which
iTritated the old captain.
Don't you think, captain, you had bet
ter turn back and have your 'criter built
over? Surely you don't think that ami
NAL can take you on a half-day's hunt
Do you use her for a hat-rack when you
are at home? Why, look here, l can
safely hang my hat on her hip boneI
Wen, we likely pass boneyard when
you can have her built oVer!'
With such railery Mr.. Van r. beguiIed
the tedium of the ride. The captain rather
chafed under 1t, but bided his time
The two had ridden many miles, the
old woodsman keeping a good lookout
for game. Spying a deer about 500 yards
off through the open pine woods, he
struck the old mare with mis- spur, when
down she went, squatting nearly to
the ground.
why, what's the matter with that
old"
"shH' replied the captain; keep still"
Whats the matter now?" asked Mr.
Van R.
There's game about here somewhere"
replied the captain.
What's the actions of that old bag of
bones got to do with it, anyway" re-
piled Mr. Van r.
Say, whose goin' to manage this hunt?"
angrily asked the captain. You'll spoil
any hunt ever organized"
Tk,4 ne
Mr.. Van r., somewhat surprised. Just
wait awhile and III show YOU" quietly re-
Joined the captain.
Look! Look! See that deer yonder.
didn't l tell you there was game some
where around here?" In the meantime the
deer had caught scent of them, and throw
ing up its head darted off through the
open woods before Van R. could ger a
shot.
What had the action of that old beast
TO do with the fact of the deer being
near?" querried Van r.
Nothing much, only that's the way
she shows when she has discovered the
game" said the captain, "she was just
setting for that deer
DO you mean to try to impose such
nonsense on me? Old gentleman. this is
not my first deer hunt, not even in Flor
ida. I've hunted deer in the Adirondacks,
in the far west and also in Florida, so
don't think me a greenhorn,' replied Mr..
Van r.
An right said the captain, and the
matter dropped for the present
Pursuing a southwesterly course they.
came to one of those spots known in Flor
ida known as a scrub. THE keen eye of
the old hunter had detected a deer feed
ing along the edge of the scrub, and piloted
his guest around the opposite way, care
fully calculated when he should uncover
the game. At the opportune moment he
gave the old mare another dig with the
spur and down she went again.
There goes that old fool mare again"
'Sh!lw angrily replied the captain.
''Will you never learn sense?"
well, what's the matter this timer" an
swered Van r.
Look Look Shoot! Shoot mani See
the deer there?" hastily rejoined the cap
tain in a low voice, and pointing out the
deer in easy distance. Van r. raised his
rife, made an excellent shot and dropped
the buck in his tracks. Amazed at what
he had seen, after they had bled the deer
and adjusted it behind the captains sad
die, Van r. began to make inquiries into
the wonderful feat of the ugly old mare
do you mean to say that that old nag
discovered either or both of these deer2"
why ask that? Have you not positive
evidence of it? Two instances within an