The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-24
THE EAGLE BYE GUN CLUB

1.-THE Eagle Eye Gun club" is coaposed
CT Emanuel Manca. Billy Young and
Jimmy Dixon. II was formed for the
purpose of supplying the Vienna Cafe
with mailards, canvass backs, widgeon
and teal. It has made one shipment.
The Eagle Eye left its several homes
armed and equipped one day last week
bound for Bear river. where ducks are
supposed to fly low every few minutes.
1t took boat and in the morning ere
daylight had arrived started to row up
the river TO a small bayou, where ducks
were reported as being plentiful On the
way Manca discovered he was coo and
afIer puZZiing himself for some time as
10 the cause of the chiIliness. discovered
he had left his coat at the place where
the club was stopping. Nothing would do
but TO row back and get ii. The trip
was made. but by the time the house
was reached, Dixon and Young, who were
al the oars, were so hot at being COM
PEELED 10 90 extra work, that they de-
ciared Manca, didn't need the coat at all.
They endeavored to enlist him for the
work, but Emanuel was too foxy, de-
claring that While he was a good shot at
ducks; he never did learn to row boat
and that should he attempt 1t he would
doubtless upset the entire outfit IN the
river
So, Jimmy ana Nltly did the heavy
reached day had broken and so had the
ducks. The club wandered round until
noon, without getting shot ana were
preparing to go home when three lone
zeal lowered over the water. Dixon says
they were a mile high, and that the
others did not want him 10 shoot at them.
but he did and bagged the three. Then
they started
On the way down they passed plenty of
ducks. which were dead. having been lost
by other sportsmen. Young wanted to
oil
that by the condition of ducks tongue
and the appearance Of his eye, he could
tell whether he was fit to eat or not.
Dixon declared this was too much and
Manca added that he did not care to
ship that kind of bird to his cafe for
Doc. Daily and the rest of the patrons
TO dine upon. lest he lose caste So they
didn't pick up any ducks en- route
That evening. while resting, Manca re-
membered he had promised to send a
shipment of ducks to this city on the
three teal and remarked those would mt
make such bad showing on the bill OF
fare if there were only more to them;
But he had agreed TO send ducks and
The neighbors We're canvassed for
ducks and a couple of small boxes full
were secured. These were shipped 10
the cafe marked From the Eagle. Eye
around a day or two longer and after
wasting several boxes of shells came
to the conclusion II was cheaper 10 Duy
ducks. They bought some more, shipped,
and came home.
Next morning Jimmy was hungry and
went TO Manca's for something TO eat.
He selected a nice pair of teal and some
'.6xin's' and ate a good breakfast. When
he started to leave Manca called him:
'AIr. Dixon, haven't you forgotten some
Guess not" replied Jimmy, feeling
in all his pockets.
Here's a check for 81 for your ducks.
Check for 81 for my ducks. What dc
you mean by charging me for my ducks.
Of course they are my ducks. Do you
mean to tell me they are some OF the
ducks you and Young found dead along
but here Manca interpolated:
Hush up. will you? Hush: don't you
see there are customers in here?
YES" replied Jimmy, who now had his
second wind 'Of course there are
customers in here, and that is why ] am
talking. Here 1 go out with you for
three days, shoot all the ducks; you get
them and send them here and now want
me TO pay a dollar for two teal which
shot myself OF course L see there are
customers here. OF course" raising his
voice. ''and / want EN- all to know
but Manca cut him off right there by
saying: Here. take your check; it's
paid' whereat Jimmy disappeared with
smile of triumph on his face.