Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-28

CT the infirmary, who said TO me just
ahead Of US. over rise In the road. he
had seen several wild turkeys feeding
in eornield near the river, which was
some two hundred yards distance from
the mountain. After ascending the
knoll and looking over toward the far
edge OF the field we saw three turkeys
feeding. Our first though was IL We
could run along the road so as to get
between them and the mountain we
could cut of their escape and we would
then have some chance OF killing them,
knowing that turkey could not raise
to fly on level ground any distance with
out ascending some elevation TO start
from. While standing there the tur-
keys spied us and made for the noun
tam. We ran along the road as fast
as we could to head them on. but they
beat US to the mountain. While going
UP the mountain I fired at one, which
! wounded. He few directly over my
head towards the opposite mountsin.
fired again and bit him. He few over
one hundred and fifty yards before he
fell. A turkey on level ground can run
almost as fast as a horse. | gathered
up my turkey. which was fat one. and
came down to the infrmary and stayed
over night. The next day went down
to Ike Parsons IN wagon, where !
found Charles Brady and c. r. Hub
bard, also on fishing trip. The next
day the party broke camp at the syca-
more and proceeded down the river all
in good shape until they arrived at the
Pancake rifle, which is known TO all
fishermen or the branch. where they
were swamped, and came very near
losing all their baggage. The boat was
run ashore and the bottom repaired
with the assistance of Mr.. Pancake.
They then proceeded on their way down
the river and arrived at Parsons late
in the evening, completely drenched
with water.
Now, as to my second turkey. The
next year | was on deer hunt with Ike
Parsons and some others, on South
Mountain. / was placed on stand Just
over the brow OF the mountain among
some dead pine trees. After awaiting
about an hour. heard the tongue OF the
hounds. a few minutes later, looked
down the mountain in small clearing,
some 200 yards away. and saw five
deer, which the hounds had started.
While sitting there. along came tur-
key right over my head, not over 20
or 80 feet high, above where | sat
pulled up and to my surprise, my cart
ridges failed to explode. | pulled the
cartridges out of my gun, and threw
them down the mountain and put in
two more. While lamenting over my
bad luck. not expecting any more tur-
keys. all at once came another one, an
old gobler, almost over the identical
spot where the other one had gone.
pulled up and down ne came. He was
a very large one. Ike Parsons shot one
just a moment or so before | shot mine,
as | heard the crack of his gun.
When me and the other hunters came
up. we cut long pole and tied the tur-
keys by their feet in the center of the
pole, and Ike and ! carried them over
our shoulders to the house. We weigh
ed them on a pair of steel yards. My
gobler weighed 80 pounds and Ike's IT.
have the wings in my possession as
trophy, which now adorns my side
board. Mrs. Parsons roasted the big
one, Which lasted the guests several
days There were three brothers there
by the name of Booth, from Philedal-
phia, jewelers.. They were very anx-
ious to purchase it from me to take
home with them. told them 1t was
not for sale, but they could help us eat
it. which they did.
The wild turkey is the largest OF the