New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
NE Used MONOGRAPH SHOT.
THE SPORTSMAN CAR
RIED HOME MOST OF THE GAME
THEN HIS COMPANIONS MADE
AN ESTIGATION.

,ho, bod framed long through fields and wood
lands beating every bush and throwing stones INTO
every thicke.. The less energetic or them had also
insisted on the dogs doing their full share OF the
work and had often exclaimed, sic en- lige go
in Fanny and such things. Four OF the ardent
sportsmen who constituted majority or the party.
had jus; emerged from piece OF dense 'i''pei d'u
when a whizz and burr were heard ana PAIR Vi
big pheasants took wing from under their very iee'
Bang bang. bangedy- bang- bang! went the guns,
and one OF the birds came down with thud. inc
other. however. continued its night uh'h ios' 10
view.
Hes mine" calculated one Of the gunners as he
started for the dead bird
NO he's mine: / hit him." exclaimed another
Not much: he's my bird, deciareu 'iiin'
had a dead cinch him."
The fourth man in the party did not speak un'il
he had carefully and methodically reloaded his
gun He then gazed quietly at his companions LOT
a moment or two and finally said
BOYS YOU are all wrong 1t was who killed
Cock Robin with my little gun. and he belongs to
me"
"How do YOU make that out?" exclaimed the
other men in a bunch.
Easy enough" replied the quiet man; the
pheasant was killed with monogram shot, and l
am the only one in the party who uses that KIND OF
shot"
With that the quiet man took the bird from the
man who had reached it first. and carefully slowed
1t away In the capacious pocket of his hunting
jacket.
Monogram shot" echoed the rest Of the men In
one voice. What in the deuce is monogram shot?
"Humph, I thought that you youngsters had
never heard OF that" said the veteran ut IS simply
shot on which my monogram is imprinted"
"Win you kindly permit us 10 see some OF this
wonderful shot?' asked one Of the party sarcas-
ticay.
Certainly. 1t will afford me great pleasure" de-
clared the veteran as he plunged his hand down
\; md CSba out
This examined by all the men in turn and
sure enough. the letters forming the claimants
monogram were found to be legibly stamped
The men were plainly puzzled but. not wishing TO
show their ignorance Of the supposed modern Kind
time Being. That night the owner OF the monogram
shot left for his home in The city taking with nm
had been killed during the day.
The rest Of the PARTY had hn o OF bcm
Say boys: am not onto that monogra1 ms hot
about all the game with him on the gTSuP hd mat S6
We know that It killed with his blessed old
monogram shot?" ,.,.
Why he SHOWED us or one b OF ba the shot
Yes, but that did no, prove that all the 6ird S
monogram shot. We didn't pick any of the shot
wen Se here is one Of the cartridges that he left
behind him" said third man; Tets break 1t open
a The shot was soon dumped out Of the cartridge
and each grain carefully scrutinized by the men
1t Is needless TO remark. as the lecturer says tanc
then talks half an hour the subject. that not
sign OF the mans monogram was discovered on any
of the shot.
We've been buncoed" exclaimed one OF the men
In disguised tone of voice; we have been UNI
done, - g.,
by means OF monogram shot"
But for heavens sake. let us keep quiet about
H." said one OF the party because; II this story
gets out will be the laughing stock OF the town
when get home.
All the men solemnly swore 70 keep mum. but the
story was too good and II had 10 come out 10 pre-
vent other young and inexperienced sportsmen
from going TO shopkeepers and importuning them
for monogram shot.