Evening journal., 1902-02-27
Spend Unhappy Night on
Flooded Marsh
and THEN WALKED HOME
Because Their Horse Took TO lis Heels
and Left Them 10 Their
Fate
Special to the Evening Journal.

Dover, Feb 27.-Ducks are reported
as plentiful along the marshes OF the
Delaware bay and its streams. and A.
B. Richardson and S. NJ. Harrington.
.ot Dover, returned from a ducking trip
on Malhon's flats last evening, and tell
Ia thrilling experience of their trip.
lhey lett Dover ON Tuesday morning
in carriage, driving a mouse-colored
and eccentric hOnse, owned by Livery
man Massey. Yesterday afternoon.
about supper time, the mouse-colored
horse came home minus carriage. har-
ness and duck-hunters. The animal
trotted leisurely into town and turned
up Loockerman street, nor did il pause
until it arrived at its stable.
About dark, or shortly after, Messrs.
Richardson and Harrington limped
Slowly into town, covered with mud.
and bearing, besides their guns. twelve
ducks and plenty of ammunition. They
were iootsore, weary and ready to eat
a square meal regardless of quality. so
uhat there was plenty of it.
Trip Over Flooded Marsh
The story told by the young nimrods
is that they arrived on the ducking
ground early, found plenty of ducks,
KILLED seventeen, but were able to get
only twelve of them. After the days
sport they started to retraco their steps
and then their trouble began.
Upon reaching Little Creek they saw
that they We're going to be late get
ting home, so they purchased some
crackers, canned beans. coffee and
sugar. Having supplied the larder they
set out for the next stopping place.
which was a fisherman's cabin on the
marsh. After leaving Little Greek they
found The marsh flooded by a hieh
tide. 1t was impossible to keep in the
road because of the water Mr.. Har-
lrington got OUT and led the horse until
he stepped into a hole. 1t looked for
a time as if he. would not be able TO
get out alive, but by crawling like a
crab The managed to get back on firm
ground again. After many trials and
ltribulations they reached the cabin The
rain was pouring down, and it was get
ting dark. The young men unharness-
ed THE horse and put him in the cabin.
| They next carried in their provisions.
When everything had been safely stow
ed in the cabin. except the carriage
lthey started to get supper. There was
AAO AuNA III NA0 AnaNlAA UuN NllN =
boat was outside. IL was a case Of cat
or famish. so they split the boat into
/ lkindling wood and used it to cook sup
lper and keep them from freezing dur
ling the night After spending a night
that only those having a like expert
lence can appreciate they welcomed
daylight with JOY.
The hOrse also must have spent a
miserable night, for when Mr. Richard
son went into the building to harness
the beast it displayed its eccent'icity
by kicking It let its heels fly at the
dUck-hunter. He had closed the dOoI
when he entered. and it opened from
THE outside only. He managed to dodge
the horses heels until Mr. Harrington
lin response to his cries, Let me out
lopened the door. When Richardson
went out the horse was a close sec
lOnd, and it galloped away and acrcst
the marsh, waving a fond farewell IL
tho hunters with its flowing tail. Th5
two young men watched the horse unit
it was a mere speck in the distance
when they took uD their burdens anC
lplodded homeward.
To make matters a little worse. The
can of beans was found 10 be sp0ile.
when opened and coffee and crackers
comprised the menu for supper anC
breakfast.