Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-17
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Z FOR THE CHILDREN,
eARL's "pI0EoN SHOOT"

'ff'f NhNh hf NthN iNAhNN NtAbNAtbttNf ~
don't believe my folks a like to have md
use my gun 10 shoot pigeons with" n
"oh. pshawi" answered sami. as he
was famlilarly nlolSnamedi they needn' (
know. We hardly ever kill ooe. oniy
plunk 'em a little now and then, and
sometimes make one drop. so we cam
catch Il. When We do we get rs cents
apiece. iiesldca, lots OF toika are glad
to get rio Of the pigeons cause they make,
such dying sort OF noise. and II makes.
'em feel creepy to hear 1t. my Aunt Jane
says"
'Does Ma'hm shaliey feel that wayy.
questioned Earl.
II dunno" answered SAINT. "problyI
her neighbors do, anyway, and she's gone
on today WIN you GOT"
Yes. | gueas So" Earl answered and
went into the shsd for his gun.
Tho boys Were soon on their way, and,
were Joined by B'rci Dick and George.
who were In hlgh spirits.
81 tell you. aftecn cents comes in
handy" Dick was saying and rye been
practising with my gun two or three
days bet III bring one down nrst
thing"
Guess you'll have to aim stralsh,or'n
saw you Yesterday" Fred scoircd "you
couldn't hit tho cat when shn was
asleep"
Ban thought Of his own pct kitten At
home ana was glad Dicks aim was no
hette' that time
fon'h have chance to sec," Dick
anawerod, "Hcrc'p the barn.
The boys stopped and looked IN sure
enough Ma'am Ahalley had lots OF min.
cons Part Of them sat Ia tow upon
the ridse-polo Of the barn mrnlng their
hpadA aa though proud OF the sheen Of
tholr beautiful folthcfni others were In
tho corners OF tho caves. cooling noft
love songs to each other. white sun sthern|
l formed c.rcle o. rainbow unts about
/ tho rim Of large water. barrel which
stood IN tho yard,
/ "oh, what beauties" Earl wau about
1 to oSclhim, Whom. close to his ears. he
] heard a sharp click click, click.
| The pigeons with an instant whlrr.
| leit lhe stunning, the lovc-maklng the
] drinking, aud rose Into the air--ali bur
/ one. which iftcd hrnnBesrreeu VIM.
] lowered Il hg1ln, and dropped with a DIS
uenci cry TO Tho Eround.
] Haml ran quickly forward, caught the
:
/ TO the boys, 'lritst priAc" he shouted
! ~ nlgnked one" answered George. "but
| II didn't drop what's tho matter with
/ you. Early' no added. "why didn't you
Hhootg
Didn't get rcndy quick enough" nm
swercd Earl for he had no notion OF LOT.
ting the boys laugh a. him.
! Wen, won koep quiet now and they'ii
soon come hack" TO the boys seated
! themselves upon the ground In tho shel-
! ter Of lilao bush.
Then the pigeons began TO return by
! ones and by iwna, and tho boys crn,viei
/ W on to their knooa aud ali took aim
| once more
INV sum was dropping down into the
west whom the boys started for home.
Some had secured one or more pigeons.
] tho othcfa wore sure they had ht some,
but had not brought them down" nj
had hcen warm day and whom they
reached Ear's yard, he bid the b0ys|
| good.sy and dropped upon the grass In
| the friendly shade Of . tree.
| nut what wAa thatl STRAIGHT before
/ him and taking deliberate aim at hH|
/ head was an enormous pigeon an roaly to
! shoot Without mament'a Thought
] harl lftcd two wlng8 with which he|
suddenly found himself possessed aud|
/ few to the top Of The house, what WAS
/ his aurproe, upon nliHhtlng there, 10 lind
l four other boys before him ana AZ sure
| as tho world they weiO Fra1, Dick,
/ George and sAml
what under tho aun are you doing
| up hcre3' he exclaimed.
why those h0rrld pigeons are trying
! 10 shoot US anappJl Sani'l. as he dodged
/ behind the chimney.
Earl laid down upon tho roof, and 10
I u seemed very quiet below he Vcnturad
! TO peep over the edge, There upon the|
graas Of The yard were two Of the mon
Htroua birds, each carrying gun quite
I ns long as himself aud talking together
In The most oarneat manner.
EnH lad very very Htlll and listened.
"lut they aren't any good, you know,
boys aren't" 'hq nrst bird was saying.
"They do make suiA dreadful noiseA they
most drive folks Grassy"
Some folks seem to like them. though"
tho second bird argued,
Yes | know few folks do. and some
FOLKS have a whole lot Of them, but they
aren't Of any earthly account ana they
always disturb the nclghbors."
"perhap1 tho folks they belong to
wouldn't Ike 20 have ua kill them" the
second bird san objected.
"Oh. p'rapa not exclaimed the nrat,
nut the folks that live here are away
/ and l'm sure the nclghborH would be de-
| lighted 70 get rid OF them, nosidoa,"
| hore IN dropped his voice 10 NO low
| key that Earl had 10 lean over some dis
lance to hear him, there's Erea, biz
| pigeon lives around that rorner"--wlf.i a
.
fond Of young hoy pe. and he promihed
II any OF ua would KIN some boys and
bring ON Ia him real fresh. he'd give US
| hftoen cents apiocuf
Earl fclt a queer chm creep down his
kpnc
"Whowi" exclaimed the second pig
con- "niioon cents comes downriEhi
handy now and then. and do think fhn
boys don't amount 70 much myself"
Earl slipped back 10 the ridge-pole aud
whispered u the boysi Look out for
your lives. they're after ua"
But no had scarcely nniahed speaking
when there was "plunk" and ueorsr
| dropped his arm with acrcech. while
| the other boys az once spread their winga
and sailed Into tho air. Another click
| from below, and with struggle and futs
| ter, Dick dropped 10 heap TO the ground.
| Earl fell rather dizzy az he turned hls
eyes toward tho ground whore Dick nnd
! fallen, so he clrclod downward 10 the
chlmney-fop and aliKhted there, He
looked for the other boys. Boon he diA~
covered Fred perchcd upon the weather.
vane OF the barn. while sAm'i was peer
Ing out from under the caves.
Earl then looked toward the around
once more Something was moving TO-
ward Dlcki The pigeons were taking aim
at M
"Our baby. oh, don't shoot our habyi"
no fairly shricked. Thrn no sat up he
looked around. He was upon the efann
In thu shade Of tho tres and his mother
was running toward him from the house.
but nothing was 10 DO seen Of the winged
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