The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
YELLOW HAMMER NIMRODS.
"A Policeman and the Jail Cook Start
Out to Exterminate Game.

George Tomlinson is one of the patrol.nen
assigned to duty the patrol wagon. Last
month he was on day duty. Jim Thomas
is the colored cook at the county jail The
two men are great friends and are also en-
thusiastic sportsmen. Tuesday they decided
TO make an excursion to the country and
exterminate the edible game. They were not
particular what sort of game. but had lit
tie leaning toward quail Sheriff Shufelton
allowed Thomas to use his horse and buggy,
and the men. planned for a days hunt in the
vicinity of Traders Point They borrowed
shotguns. This was at Tomlinson's sugges-
ton. The last time they went they were in
spired with the belief that none but poor
marksman needs use shotgun. They felt
that they could handle a rife more humane
ly and with less damage to the meat of The
game. Tomlinson thought of the small shot
that his teeth had come down upon while
eating Succulent birG OH some former &C.
casion, and was convinced that BIRDS as
well as squirrels and rabbits, should be shot
through the head with single ball. On
that former trip they had accordingly taken
Winchesters and returned mpty-handed,
except for two tweve-year-old rabbits they
purchased from a small farmer boy. And,
besides, they both had narrowing expert
ences. Thomas mixed himself up with his
gun and discharged il half dozen times
before he could let go of IT, and finally
dropped ii in the middle of forty-acre
meadow and refused 10 touch it again.
Tomlnson came near shooting his brothers
face off.
tuesday they decided to profit by that
former experience and so they borrowed
Ehotguns When the number of shells to be
taken came up for consideration, somebody
suggested that they ought to take fifteen or
twenty apiece
"Oh. that won't be half enough ex-
claimed Tomlinson. Il have promised a
mess of birds to a dozen different people
and they will want from three to seven
apiece. 1t will take at least nifty birds for
them, and then L must get a few rabbits.
promised Mathey 10 bring him few for
picking and L want some birds and rabbits
for myself"
why, certainly" chimed In Thomas II
must give Mrs. Shufeton at least a dozen
for depriving her of the use of her horse
John Long, and the bicycle cops-all have
promises for birds. We better take hum
dred shells apiece at least. Wen need them
If we get all the game we want
Early Tuesday morning the coiored cook
and the wagon man were seen driving
away from the jail. They were in high
spirits and talked of the day ahead of them,
as they drove out into the country.
1T is well enough for the State to pass
laws protecting the poor quail" said Tom
linson. he thought of the slaughter he
thought that if the State would just let
him alone the quail would be extinct in a
season.
The men returned from their hunt Tues
day night late. They were tired out and did
not wait to deliver the game TO those to
whom they had promised it. Tomlinson
went over 10 the stable and went 20 sleep
and the cook was starting TO bed when
some asked about the game
''Oh, it's in the buggy, he said, and went
on to his room.
Somebody went out to the stable and
searched the buggy. Presently he came back
into the jail Office carrying two birds, They
were what is commonly known as the yell
low hsmmer-about as palatable as crow.