Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-22

make a call, usually drives, while his Sis
r~- would lee, positively Inundated. II
her best young man" should presume 20
have her ride a horse-and furnish 1t her
self-even TO the N-ROads post Office.
In the average well-to-do country neigh
horhood even with the sterner sex.
saddle not worn or skirt curled' IS al
most as great a curiosity as an auto
mobile.
THE BUGGY CRAZE
This has been since the buggy craze
struck the country during the flush days
of ten or a dozen years ago. Cheap bug
gies have flooded the country Horse
back riding IS no longer the poor man
mode Of travel. for every farmer MS
sons. and his hired hands drive single or
double teams, road cart, top buggy, park
phaeton, or blackboard. even TO the srist-
mill
In this immediate section there is an
increase Of game since the rest for the
protection Of birds, which were threatened
with extinction The results show us
wisdom. for though IT Is all very Wen
10 talk of the food rights Of the people
I'm fish and game. It has not yet been
established that few of the people nave
the right 70 forever destroy That Wnlch
belongs 70 all ths people.
And everybody is hunting, the city
"sport." with his brcech-loader and red
leather boots being no more i'm evidence
than his clay-faced rival, the country
urchin. or white or black. with MS Ola
war musket and poke or bed ileHius
bullying out with slugs ana hewsp'p per
wads. Ennis's mountain Is the taVorils T.
home for small game and squirrels, the
little chattering Dummies calling out 10
sportsman's ears.
MANY an honest penny is turned In the
hunting season by the country boy who
acts az the hunters guide. He KNOWS
The hest places and the best times Tor
hunting. and he well knows, from Keen
observa ton. the true sportsman from tile
amateur. gotten up regardless 10 cost
Not long since a small backwoods guide
ran across one OF these mighty hunters
and PLAYED him n "hoodoo' trick. johnnie
knew this mighty hunter OF old, ana lh'te
he couldn't find a squirrel, ana wouluh
hit if he did and more than once, IN other
seasons. thought his returns ana not JUS
tifv his outplay. So he was i'm his element
and told the town sport" that he knew
whore there were plenty Of squirrels
AID that he was lust in time for big
hunt tomorrow
and the weather." asked the hunter.
Johnnie shut one eye and crossed the
other one around az the mists or Hump
hack and announced that 1T Wouid ne
cloudy mex m0rnin' and jes' the day TOT
SQUIRRELS" They parted Johnnie tound
some other boys as bad as himself, ana
tbev sat TO work one Of the boys got
a big nice squirrel, that had just been
killed. and tied it to the clear upper
branch OF a tree.
10 lITf
Next morning the weather had sot1
Of Friday unlucky look, just the kind Tor
good sport. when the young hunter' -
friend or two, and Johnnie lett AItoh' II
was early daylight, and Tor aWhhe tno
-, hunted around until they were
gradually led around in the vicinity Oh
hat tree 1t happened as Johnnie planned.
The mighty hunter had the hrsl shot, ~
arod ar the little black hump apparently
bidino close 10 the limb. Quite by luck
he hit IT. bat it did not fall to the ground
To looked astonished, and swore the
| souirrel had changed its position.
"Did vou-miss II. Hal?' asked one or
bis friends Hal said marcy word Dut
ho fired the other barrel, ana, sure
Dnorgb the thing moved but did not
| drop Hal has got a temper ana ne
| hanged away again, like Sahuas0
| charge. .o, sotd an
| "yNhv. what's the natter said an
| otber of the party as the squirrel moved
| bnt ala not come down worth a cent.
| "please. sir" said Johnnie, hitchlhs up
| oro suspender and trying TO look scateu.
| ~ know. these is tho han'ted WOODS an
| tho big Inmn chief always gifts me n i.
| SQUIRREL. Hit won't never tall Ihul.n
chief. bee 49, I'll get him. cried a liOuI',
| taineer. coming through the "oous' az az,
be fired away In quick SUCCESSION u"1i
fb. .hot cut the string, ana down can'e
/ I'm that was left Of the squirrel ana INC
J lid OF string tied TO one leg.
! The mighty hunter IS looking lor i'm"
| oio who vamosed the "ha nted Woous -
| rir1bler than a live squirrel
! Mr. ana Mrs. Grayson Goodloe nave Ie
/, turned from their bridal trip, ana are
li,inr m Mr.. Goodloe's place, near Hreen
field. ,,.o. reighhor.
! hood will attend County Court Moh'ay
next 10 hear Hon. =. NJ. Quar'es' VIM
will sneak az L0vingston.
The apple crop, since II is neaIly go"
cred and shipped, proves less III DUN '"'''
for tho past five seasons. -.
Farmers are seeding heavier crops 'h"i
last wear I'm wheat, but less oats
Mis-, Georgia Goodloe is visiting her SIS
90. Mrs. warren Cloud, In Chariot'eS-
vile. D.. ,..o.,,,t,e, IN in
terest.
SUFFOLK.