Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16
SUICIDE OF A gFpn

He Invaded Collins stravba.
and by a Strange Chancs ! y Pat,
Resulted. ''ee Z Tag
Game Protector Kidd. Of ".
VINO Is always on the alert tt ,,.g burg.
miss no opportunity h , a be n,
majesty of the game law. a IpAo- q.
ohenaer against it, nor The ;r. '--, q,
share OF the fine that goes ~. -e,...
former, may escape. beq-s -" i-a Z.
that James Collins had shot .',l
OF season. James Collins lirS ..' @.
near Marlboro, where The st -'.s a. q.
and the raspberries and fbe q, nh,
ries grow. '''' D.4c5.. J..
Protector Kidd went 10 ,r..n
learned that James Collins ,-. .oo'o F.
berry grower. He called - s'-...
Collins, told him who he was VIZ .-c-
Mr.. Collins, l am sorry Vs. =. aug so.
that you have no right 10 hin ,.1 .G
of season. sir" ''''' -e-r @.
"And I'm here. by qum,.m
James Collins, TO show you ,1.. sail
hain't got no right TO can r ,''. -e,
berries out O. season. sir -' s.'l1.
That's what I saidr oval
James Collins. What rigb, AS. .
to eat my Strawberries ON -as Gen
See how that patch is cbaw,, s,.a'o,,
how it's clawed? See how i,. Sc
Maybe you think COWS done i., .,- d.
you think l pasture cattle an 49,. '.4!o
berries! l couldn't blame W.. '-s'
did, for it looks enough ne F. .g
But l don't Cows nor r-,.t --
chaw and claw and paw tia, ,... -..'
way it is. '-.,- @.
Jest as soon as the time
when the game law said deer : %
be killed any more, deer BEGIN q.
down from them woods vo@t -.
pasture on my strawberri,s --
off? Not much They know q
didn't dare kill EN-. and ers-
we tried to shoe 'em of. tbav ,... ~,
tied off and run us or the -,r.
went on with their chawin and -
and clawin'. .--
why amt they here nowo
cident happened to one of en .-...
day.
Yes" replied James Collins ,.
O. the deer shot himself p.
game law, by gumbo, ana sbo. @
out O. season"
"Hah" thought the protector ~-.
gun" -'
Shot himself deadr conr-r.s, .
Collins. Shot himself dead
in the patch here tryin' TO raf ...-
up and save a little O next vr.-....
when a deer came trottin' down ~.
the woods.
Ding it" says I, I'm EFT rs IA
musket and sort o. strut or IN ..
patch with it. Maybe tine ss1- a. A.
III make the deer think $50 don ~.
for the game law round here. an. ,..
skip
4 took down the musse and
marched out into the patch whit ?
got within 20 feet o. the deer tr PA.
seen me, he was so busy chawr ana
PAWN and clawin'. Then be- o..l
up. He didn't turn scared a Ii, p,
turned madden than a wild ml r
come for me a-tearin'. u.r-.
around and broke for the house. butrs
deer ketched me.
"He ketched me about three irot4
below where the hind suspouIe h.
ton fits into the suspendors. ml DOM
l went and plowed as much us ten fr
through the patch. The old mlsa
was shook loose from mc by the a
and then's when l found Ut f. had
load in it. / guess maybe rle bu't C
O. the musket struck that fence p0.
yonder and ratified up ,ho lock som.
way.
Anyhow, I heard a roar like q FU-
D July salute. and when | got 1922 Laa
was an amazin' smell o. pow ar
erin round, and the smoke W s.
thick l couldn't see anything f- q
much as a minute, l guess. Then.
cleared up.
"Yonder by the fence post tha Ct
musket was layin', peaceful as ia-.
and over yonder where you aa 'l
biggest claw in the patch 'etI tha d-'
just as peaceful az the mEaet o.
unfortunate critter bad h0. l.mse.
Broke the game law and sl0t him
out o. season! What the reason yo.
here hain't got rothiu 10 A..
with strawberry patches, I'D Io q
know"
"Mr. Collins" said Pro'cc'og K..
where is that deere
soon as ! see what had hau.l.
replied Mr.. Collins, OF run .u -da hus
and told the folks, and then ru dos.
yonder to tell n ncighbor NHn . c
back the deer wasn't layin' iu tu.r
any more. I asked my uc.gl0H
knows all about deer, whether b
thought other deers could have c-
out o. the woods and carried 'la. OBJ.
deer back with EN-. ard ha said al..
in what he knowod about ae- q"
pecially Marlboro deer 10 WoH.lr.
prise him if they had. B0tlcn
you the musket the deer shot --s
with, protector"
Protector Kidd didn't care TO a 10
musket, and as the cy.aon
such as to warrant further p
against James Collins, tire
warned him against such
in the future i'm carrying -
the presence of deer and wont --
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