The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-18
HE HAS RETURNED
ATHER HANLBY TAKES & HUNT
FOR DUCKS AND HEALTH.

Wicked Companions Take Along Liquor
for the Purpose of Soaking Corn and
Capturing the Wild Fowls While Iutoxi-
Gated, Told About in Books-The
Horrible stun Fills the Air With its Vie
Fumes, and the Councilman Hears
Geese, Gets His Gun Which Is Prema-
turely Discharged.
Father Hanley arrived home on foot
from his hunt near Mount Hope.
Father Hanley IS the ministerial
looking chairman of the license COM
mittee of the city council. and strange
TO say concluded 10 accompany Rob-
ert Holden, late from the dominion OF
Johnny Bull. Charles Lindsay. the
three-fngered miller of the West Side.
and John Stanton. the son OF Mike.
and veritable block, on
a fishing and hunting expedition.
John Williams who resides near
Mount Hope. came 10 town and told
the boys about the ducks that had come
20 his lake, and also said the lake was
full of fish. Arrangements were made
for the boys, including Charley Hand
ley, that they should go out and have
a time. All went nice excepting il
was doubtful whether Father Handley
would consent to let Charley go.
Just do with him like l did my ia
Their" said Jack Stanton.
How was that?" asked the boys.
Il said. father, the lake up at John
Williams is full of ducks. You have
have not had any fun and l think the
trip would do you good. Father turn
ed 10 me and said, Jack, my son. L am
proud of you, but l promised Charley
Luling that 1 would go with him down
10 Mike Shields 10 a house warming.
and l think you had better go and l
viii stay. Now you try that on Mr..
Hanley and l think it will work
That is just the plan. and Charley
went in TO HOlden's butcher shop and
rehearsed the piece over TO Bob Hol-
den, who played the part of father
until he had il by heart and then with
trembling heart approached the chair
man of the license committee and
spoke his piece. But imagine his sur
prise when his father said
Charley, your thoughtfulness has
filled my soul with gratitude. In my
declining years 1 would rather see my
son have thoughts for his father
health than TO go home tonight and
find the Jersey had had a heifer calf.
You see 1 have had such a time with
this license committee that l think
a hunt would do me good. Now you
and Clyde take care of the store and
will co.
Charley could have been knocked
down with a feather as he re-entered
the butcher shop and informed the
boys that his father would go.
THAT does settle hit!' said Bob.
Why man, Hi ave seen the chief Of
police and got two gallons Of 12O-rod
chain lightning 10 take along and
what will We do with it, with an elder
Of the Presbyterian church along? Hi
wanted TO make the ducks drunk, hand
now it will be colder than a Presbyte-
rian social. Hit is too bad"
Never mind" said Jack Stanton.
"You can't always tell how much fun
there is with these old people when
they get out. 1 am glad that Mr.. Han
ley is going only / am sorry for Char
ley"
Never mind me-" said Charley. you
go along and bring me duck. and re-
member if fathe: does get funny, tell
me all about it,"
Bright and early Saturday morning
the party started. Charley Campbell
left his store and kindly went over to
assist the boys to load their wagons.
especially the bait which they had in
the jugs. Deacon Givens and Parson
Hill also came to assist.
Blankets, guns, ammunition and all
were put in the wagon, and the boys
went off not knowing they had only
taken four jugs with them and one
was left behind. They had not been
gone long when Charley Campbell
gave one of his peculiar winks at Dea-
con Givens and Parson Hill and motion
ed TO them TO follow him. He unearth-
ed the jug, took one pull and passed
it over to the deacon who did likewise
and handed II over carefully TO Parson
Hill. The last one took a long steady
pull and put down the jug and and
threw his arms around the deacon and
wanted him 10 join him IN another hunt
for the deacon's chickens which invi-
tation was accepted and the two went
off singing Marching Through Geor-
gia," Charley Campbell had lost no
chickens, and went home. only strik-
ing the high places.
On the banks OF the lake the contents
Of one jug was poured over a peck OF
shellad corn and set in the tent. Fa-
Their Hanley went into the tent and
sat down on he key. The corn began
working and the air was filed with
the fumes OF liquor. All at once Fa-
Their Hanley jumped to his feet de-
claring he heard geese squawking and
was determined 10 have one shot. He
grabbed the gun which was discharged
tearing out the roof Of the tent. and
when he was spoken 20 he got huny
and walked home, a distance OF TWEEN
ty miles, and the boys declare that his
health nor his temper is improved.
Late last night the rest of the party
got back with three little ducks All
declare that not a member of the party
touched a drop OF the bait 10 their lips
but what they got was by absorption.
Deacon Owens and Parson Hill believe
the story for they say that IL they had
that Coroner Rose would have had q
job.
Father Hanley says the boys can go
next time.