The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
ONE LONG ISLAND SPORT.
JURY HUNTING, DITH THE ODDS Nv
FATOR or THE GAME.

pd-u-N-tS' NhHN w EO hunting
Absalom lIepworth. descended from long
line OF prosperous farmers. himself town con-
stable and Deputy Sheriff OF the little Long
Island town. sat in his road wagon Kicking at
Gutinous fly which adhered to the flank OF his
horse. The early summer visitor from New
York stopped whiting at a stick stick whit
Ting is contAgiou in that region and tho
visitor catches it hard aud climbed down from
his top-rail perch saying
y" Haven't got Il gun with mo"
Don't need mono. Gun you start right nowp
All right; hon in"
Not going hunting In this rig. are you ?"
" Eren't t. chuckcd Absalom. Il Just am.
and | compute that this horse can Just about
run down the game"
What Kind Of game Ia It ?" asked the Wis
itor as he climbed into the wagon.
The horse was going at three minute gait
before the constable got around TO answering.
Then he responded:
Something you amt never hunted before I
bet We're going jury hunting. Never hunted
a jury. did your Thought not. Well. he's a
hard one to catch. the jury bird. He's shy, and
he likes good cover. and even after you've
flushed him you ain 50 sure to get him a. you
might compute"
To ask explanations OF Long Islander Ia
simply to postpone tho MON nt of elucidaton
This arrived When the horse came to a hill ana
slowed down Into walk.
Don't know what Justices court jury H.
do you? That's the kind we're after. You put
the names OF all the qualified citizens in the
township in hat and the Justice draws EN-
Some the Justice throws out and some the
prosecuting lawyer objects to and some the
defendants lawyer objects to and some OBJ
ject to-"
Whats the occasion for your objectionsp 2"
asked the visitor.
Depends on the weather and the roads
This is q big township. II it's winter and bad
roads. don't want to drive ten miles north for
one man and have to come back and drive nno
miles east for another l want 'em punched
After we've drawn twelve men that nobody OBJ
jects to. have to get six Of 'em. and II the
Is a small one and the weather ia pleasant it's
hard to get EN-. specially as they have to pay
their own expenses. This here case is petty
larceny OF one ham. with trimmn's. and as
we're having spell OF pretty weather. COM
pute we'll have quito some difficulty picking
up the six"
BY this time the rig was down In the hollow.
When it had climbed the further activity Abb
salon chirped to his horse. and during the
next minute the visitor hung tightly to his hat.
In garden by the road man was bending
over doing something to a vine. He looked up
and caught sight OF the approaching buggy
when 1t was a couple OF hundred yards away
Apparently there deveopeda pressing need for
him ut the house nearby. for he turned and
made fer it at full speed. At this Absalom
gave voice. and the hunt was fairly on.
&" Hi. Soil Sol Gibbonl Get on. Dextori" Ito
the horse. Whoa. Sol! Soil You long legged
mean, dodRn' mink. hold up! G'wan. Dexter!
You hear me. Sol?"
II Sol didn't he must have been tho Earess
Wonder. Everything else in that part OF the
county did. Distant dogs rushed forth upon
the roadway and wanted to know what was the
matter. convention OF crows to a point
OF order from nearby patch of woodland and
unanimously protested against such unseemy
Interruption Of their proceedings. All tho
chickens around shouted Hawk !" and
rushed to cover and from the grass by the
roadside scuttled n guinea hen. who with the
signal perversity OF her race. flew right in the
face Of danger: also OF Dexter causing that
Intelligent animal 10 pause in his swift career
and aim couple OF fore.foot uppercuts al the
blue vault Of heaven, whereupon Absaom pas
ioLately consigned the alarmed fowl to the
other place. Meantime the quarry had plunged
over q fence. galloped across a barnyard and
disappeared around a corner Of the house.
The pursuer made SO swift turn into the
yard that he almost took the gatepost with
him. and on the lee side of the house pulled
up to address a woman who sat in the shade
pooling apples
Miranda. where's So,?"
"How-do Absaom. Tie up and light. Did
you want Sol?"
Did want him !" snorted the constable. Il
like to sweatcd my horse to death wanting
him. Where is he?"
He's lyin' acrost chair in the bedroom
with his tongue hangin' out" said Miranda.
Sol! Soil Here's Absaom Hepworth wants
Painting and perspirng. Sol emerged and put
CHASTITY atfectation of heartiness in his greet
ing, but the indignant Aosalom wouldn't
You're, a nice onel' said he. disdanfully.
To act like that. ard me your own cousin
We'll. Abb" said thu other rather shame
facedly. wasn't sure it was .ou and 1
thought heard my wife calm, me 49,,
you" remarked Miranda severely.
and poor Sol. failing to ruo any ideas out %
his hat, asked the constable what he wanted.
papers were duly served. and as the rig pulled
out. the stern Miranda was heard tonform her
into the contribution last SUNDAY"
One said Absalom, briefly. bnt with snts-
faction in his tone as the rig rolled out upon
% One uo mile 81 swift travel ensusd before De1-
which seemed cute INSIGNIFICANT as com pared
with the expensive masniflcenrc Of the barn
agricultural prosperity. Far away, across a
half-,milc "xpans- Of meadow land y black
hIfrk mONtl ulOng IIlc crest 81 TIuke anu
disappeared IN the woods beyond
m!urse,. IT," -, said Ahsa ON eXpIosiyely.
That's Erwin Plmmmor and a pCskirr GpIg"r
OF legal duty don't inhabit this world Of sin
and sorrow. j never got him vet and never
will get him until the court gives me a posse OF
men armed with repeating rifles. 'MOrnng,
Mrs plummer. | s'pose your son Erwin is
OUT"
"Ef ye was to ask me whore he is" said the
little old sprightly woman who had come to
the door " I'd tell ye true that RECKON he's up
a tree down in Hick'ry Woods Just which
tree she added Judicay couldn't make
out to tell. hut it would Ne a high one with "A
rlenty Of leaves. Didn't want TO pay him no
money, did YEP
Was there twinkle in the old lady'@ bright
eyes; ii there was it twtched no muscle Of
the wriukled face. Ahsalom hade her good
day that was undoubtedly more courteous than
his feelings and marked the name OF Hummer
from his list
And now we'll go 10 Buntv!lle." said he.
and try for sam Brunner and Peter smith
Sans butcher shop is right next to Peters
grocery store and If they amt heard about
their names being drawvl III get EN- both.
Buutviiic is peaceful hamlet lad ont on the
simple and sat -factory principle OF one main