The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-20

md nearer. looked around sharper sn<
sharper 10 So N I eouldn't discover ths
quail that started II all. and maybe 70,
don't believe ] was surprised AT what
seen az last.
'Layin' ii the foot Of a zig clump .
dry grass. the man on the eoodpsle sad
10 Jim Bennett DECLARED TO me that he wa,
positive Of. i sse hat milk snake | had
saved from the wicked boys. With is mout 1
stretched from ear 10 ear, ~ to speak,
holdin' my round tin whistle In IL sot
there 90 iaoboruygasted that even when !
VI that whistle the cry " a quail, lesi ~
natural ~ any quail could that ever whisiled
bob white, ! couldn't be any more ~ Ne-.
~ir. that snake had found my dog whistle
somehow. and there he vas, holdih' u IA
HE mouth. and calm quail With ~ y
Vow. ! sint NO chuInp. aud the whole
business Vas plain to me a. day Thh
milksnske had seen the c~oppsrhssd kill
my dog. and seem how disappirted |
was over balm dishsd out v my seasons
quail shootln', and sesln' where ] had
dropped the dog whistle. cyt OF gratitude
for my hsvin' saved his lifs had turned
N 10 take the place o. tho DOG the 6est he
knowed how, aud was doin OF u. Say!
That snake called = cOysv o Yuaii up 10
shootir' distance In short order. and ]
flushed en- and fetched down a couple
Then the snake whi-tled w some more
-a1 . ~ stNbN - NaeA WY eAA =
never had . better days sport la my HE
Well. ar, the miDssnaks went ZONE sith
Lne AMI actually got 10 he part v The I've
stock Of the farm. ] named him Pete tbs
Piper, and him ard me hu' ted together
al season. and 70, more quail than had
Tagged 10 any one season In al my life
We'll. when the lawful huntlh' season
was over hung ~ my Gun. but never
Thought " poet Pete the Piper on the Game
Law lie used 10 come around A. usual.
all ready 10 gO out huntn' and seemed to
think IL funny that | wouldn't a.. Que
time. III. game constable wa driving ny
here. and ! stopped him and asked him
10 come in and have q ligger Or two " nv
old apple He came N, aud Ne cot and
talked up the Game law toe .tfoage.t kind.
aud was bot and heavy asin ATTY ons
jest then Pete the Piper come A-wdsglin'
Ia from where he'd been swins himself
Oh the stoOp The game constable hadn't
never seen nor heerd o him, SO when he SEE
him wHgslin' IL he give one yell, and busted
Open the door Of the next room where
rushed into II. | rushed after hun ~ ex-
plain matters, aud | neVe! vAs ~ look
back IN my life
The game constable had forgot al
about the snake. and tuTntn To me said |
" as q pretty one 10 taIk ~ hot sg'iu them
NAh'A - ~ es' ~" 49, Ahi ''NN
v uail Ia nv posse--aon sg'in the strict
Ietter q the law And there they ~az
hirteen a. nice quail as sny one ever se-.
aid out on the floor. reglar a. could be-
course. l zee how IL Wa At once Pete
lac Piper had been dom a little huntlh'
"a his own ccOunt. and had STOVE u tue
Ia my room. all u~nb-knOwnst
10 me- explained the matter 20 the game
bur YOU ought 90 see the look
give me The upshot VA that he took
ne and the thirteen quail a4ong to town
With him. n they hned me so a quail for
lavin' EN- IN my possession az IN the Law
Pete the Piper must have got an tnkiin'
, what he had done, for thew said that
,fter Tue and the quail went away with the
constable he took Oh awful. aud ~ last
made a dash for the milkhouse and drowned
In the spring before anybody
what wa- up
so. said this man ca the wOodpile,
he way Jam emmett told II 20 me. YOU sees
lusil IL q sore pint with me. aud ! wish
you wouldnt mention EN- Ia my presence
Jim said he old the man that he wouldn't.
The man resumed tbs skinnins u his cat
and jun drove On don't know
\ bet Their he found out any more about
IA rake. GU that trip. This is all he told
he about But. Of cVurse. this IL enough
o knock out all the wonder I thought
cas In that snake and mosquito incident
~ In SusqushannA county. Pa