The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-22
Old Hunter' SStory
The Experience OF an ola Time Hun
ter from near Browns Mills

Nd Telegram 81 hope yot
will give me space in your mos
excellent paper to give the read
ers OF the TELEGRAM the ex
perience of one Of our most es
teemed neignbors. While on {
hunt ID, Webster county last fall
the gentleman OF whom we are
now about to speak is one Of oul
old and experienced hunters be
fore whose rifle many have beer
the deer that fell when large
game roamed the Harrison ant
Doddridge forests. This same
old man although up 10 years
enjoys the chase yet. Youth ano
vigor seem TO come back to hin
when he speaks OF the incidents
This same silvery haired old man
shouldered his trusty rifle lastfall
and started for the mountains OF
Webster county, there to once
more engage in the frolicky sport
ne so much delighted in the days
OF his youth. His son and SOC
in.law accompanying him. They
=, ..;..,Ssl T., ,l,e, y,,o,1rtains The
first thing for them to do was to
look for a place to camp, which
was soon found; the hunt soon
began: the old hunter socn taught
the boys a lesson that his ex-
perience as a hunter would bring
10 him success while they would
fail. The old hunter was soon
successful in killing two deer.
One day the old hunter had wand
cred far from camp looking
up. he discovered that night was
fast closing in upon him and his
first thought was 10 start for
camp; he soon found he could
not reach camp that night, so he
began to make preparations to
camp out in the mountain for the
night. He began to gather kind.
ling wood as he walked slowly
MP the mountain, add as he pass
ed on ne soon found large dead
pine tree which he soon fired;
the tree burned lapldly-the fire
soon had climbed far ap the trunk
of the tree and then the fire be-
gan to fall in such quantities, it
was unsafe to remain near the
tree. The hunter then began to
look for other quarters, he left
the old pine tree and started up
the mountain in the hope of find
ing some place thai he might
rest for the remainder of the
night. When ne came to the top
of the mountain he found two
dry stumps to which he applied
the match and soon had blazing
fire; he then began to cut the
branches from the pine trees to
make a bed Jn which he might
rest for the night. Tired, weary.
hungry aud lonesome. he laid
down to rest there amid the wila
and picturesque scenes of the
niountain and the STREAMS of The
mountain owl, The ground coy
cred with six OF sight inches OF
snow tie hunter lays himself
de#h On his rustic bed of pine
brush to sleep and rest quietly
until morning. The morning
dawned forth in radiant splen.
dor and the hunter starts fol-
camp by taking his back track
After hours of toll he reached
camp there TO tind his son in !
great state of excitement. The
son had become intensely alarm
ed for the safety of his father
and during the night had tired
thirty eight shots hoping hi,
father might hear the report .
his gun. and make his way X
camp, but the father was too IA
away to hear the shots. The Sol
the next morning went to tn,
settlement to get help 10 hun
for his father the son and som,
of the settlers had just returned
TO the camp when the venerable
old hunter made his appearance
The son was almost overcom
with JOY when his father cam
into camp. In a few days thi
brave old hunter began to ben,
his steps homeward and on al
irving at home he called hi