Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-31
VAUDEVILLE.
THE HUNTERS DREAM.
How One Man Recently Found and Shot !
Very Fine Buck.

The following story was told the writer
| BY the man who was the principal actor
in 1t and who is one of the prominent cit
iZehs OF one OF the towns in the northern
part OF the State. SO there is no reason TO
doubt its veracity
| The town where the gentlemen in oues-
sion lives is practically surrounded by
woods and it IS good game country.
Only 4 short distance from the Village
! on one OF the principal roads, there is
an old wood read branching OFF into tbe
woods II has not been used for several
years and Is typical old numbering road.
such as may be found almost anywhere
in the Maine woods. The gentleman has
shot some score of deer on this road dur
ing the past years and always looks for
one as soon after the law is of as he
wants some venison. He usually finds his
pair and often sees many more
This fall he has been very busy and ha.
had little time for hunting, so has not Wis
tied his old road One night not long
since he dreamed that he was going III
the old pathway and that he saw at a
certain point fine buck and a doe. The
scene was very real and raising his rife
he fired at the buck bringing him down
while the doe scaped. The dream was
still in his mind when he awoke before
daylight in the morning and as the wealth
daylight in the morning ard as the
weather was favorable he rose dressed
himself, took his rife and started for the
road to see if his dream would come true
He FASTENED along until he came TO the
point indicated in his dream and then
went more carefully. Ii was only about
4 mile from his house but he had more
faith in his dream than he would per-
haps admit at that stage Of the game. 50
he kept his eyes open. Thus lar he had
acted the dream accurately and 1t only
remained for the deer 10 do their part
When he came in sight Of the point he
had seen 50 plainly in his sleep there were
the two animals. a buck and a doe iusy
as he rad reamed. He was getting a lit
tie excited at this point but in reality as
In his dream his aim vas true ana he
brought down the buck. It was 4 fine one
dressing in the neighborhOod OF 100
pounds, and vas the first shot in the town
for The season.
The hunter remained silent about his
dream for some time, but the story was
too good TO keep ana he had the proofs
IN his possession, SO lie told some OF his
friends. Al last accounts they We're anx-
!0usly waiting Tor him 10 disclose the To-
cation OF some more game in a dream
but the second dream never came. The
hunter has also been over the same road
several times since but has seen no more
deer.
The number Of hunters going to the
woods increases as the season advances
and also the number Of deer and other
game brought out. October las been thus
tar 2 very poor month for hunting. al
though the conditions are improving. No
ve.nber will no doubt be the banner
month this year. and big records are ex-
pected by those who have been watching
the conditions. The leaves are falling
very late this year and are now about
two weeks behind the usual time. Tins
has made hunting more difficult. as il
has been impossible TO see far in the
woods and long shots have been scarce.
When the leaves are ell off and have had
the rattle taken out Of them by rain and
freezing, there is bound TO be good hunt
ms. Many hunters are waiting for the
first snow, as this is the ideal time for
hunting. The game can then be seen al
long distances and the hunters can travel
noise!essly in the woods and track their
game as long as they have mind to fol-
low. or until they have had shot.