Evening journal., 1897-10-11
ONCE MORE At PAR.
A DOCTORS SHOES THREATENED
THE MARKET VALUE OF A TAX
COLLECTORS VERACITY.

A DOCTORS SHOES THREATENED /
THE MARKET VALUE OF A TAX
COLLECTORS VERACITY.
Some time ago Clerk Frank A. Nc
ClOskey, of the Department of Elec-
tions, Tax Collector George Mcintyre,
of Christiana hundred and DR.. Thomas
d. Cook, of this city, went out gunningl
for reed birds. They LETT town in a.
carriage and with but one dog, which
belonged to Collector Mcintyre. After
cunning around corn fields for some
time without luck they repaired TO
Cherry Island marsh and stationed
themselves near the New Castle cut-on
tracks. Two small Colored boys came
alGng and DR.. Cook hired them for the
day. One contracted to act as retriever
and the other to pick all the birds kill
ed. The dog retrieved for Collector
Mcintyre and Clerk McCloskey
The party had fair sport DR.. Cooks
black-and-tan retriever rolled up his
| knickerbockers and hunted through the
reeds to beat the dog. Sometimes the
mud and water would be little too
deep for his liking, but the doctors en-
Icouraging voice would make him forget
his scruples and trousers and he would
go in and fetch out the bird. The doc
/ tor has since declared that the little fell
! law beat any Gordon setter in the field.
| Collector Mcintyre and Clerk Nc
! Closkey killed twenty-eight birds be-
tween them, and DR.. Cook killed seven
| teen. When it was near nightfall the
doctor looked for the little darkey who
had been picking his birds, and found
| that he was missing. Not only that, but
] L 4 .f.sI.. la
reduced his number to twelve.
George, l don't want my birds, so
i you can wrap them all up together in
i this piece of paper and take them home
with YOU" said Mr. McClOskey.
"Tll wrap my birds up in paper, too,
said the doctor. "and also these old
shoes that have been pattering around
\ in the marsh with"
The three bundles were put in the
back of the carriage, the little Negro
was paid and the party returned tC
town.
:. AT Tenth and Pine streets the car
riage was stopped and the doctor got
out. He took two of the three bun.
dies said goodbye and went in home
Collector Mcintyre drove Clerk Nc
Closkey home and then proceeded e
Rising Sun.
AS he was taking his horse out o
harness his brother-in-law came GU
and asked:
What luck?"
"Oh, we got about thirty, ! guess.
Where are they?'
Wrapped up in that paper in tn
! back of the carriage"
Are they in good condition.
"Fat as butter Look at them TO
yourself"
e The brother-in-law got the bundl
r. and began unwrapping it. He sniffe
S the air suspiciously as he did so, an
s remarked:
: "Durned if I don't believe they'v
: spoiled"
"Oh. no, 1 guess not" answered tn
o collector. TITS not warm enough to
T that
When finally the paper wrapper wa
e removed there was nothing but pa
i Of old and muddy shoes.
IS Collector Mcintyre endeavored to ez
n plain, but the brother-in-law carried hi
d trophy into the house and for the re:
Y of the evening the collector was mere
g lessly guyed about his leather rec
" birds with calf-skin tops.
IS Meanwhile DR. Cook had discovere
his mistake and Immediately carrie
e the second bundle OF reed birds out
d Clerk McCicskey, who kept them a
l. night and took them out to Collecto
= Mcintyre next morning. He was CON
PEELED to make affidavit regarding tn
n days shooting, and now Collector Nc
v i Intyre's veracity is at par once more
i his own household