Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
EXPERIENCE OF HUNTER.
Caught skunk ana Thrown into n
Thorn Apple Tree by IN Buck.
A special to the New York World fro

A special TO the New York World from
pittsfeld. Vt, says:
j. WhiTcn S1ltus Of Boston has quit
deer hunting for good and will hereafter
devote himself to duck shooting when he
feels inclined to kill something.
Tn" arrival Of Mr.. Saltus aroused much
curiosity He appeared with Il blue and
white tent, i've guns, three suits of
clothes. and monoclc. to say nothing
to several cases Of ammunition. ~ Frcnch
Coffcc-pot and n valet. The valet hired
a cook In Rutland and then engaged Abe
Skinner for guide. Abe thought this was
a great scheme for he generally does the
cooking himself. but when the valet in
sisted upon sitting the guide at second
table" he was not so happy
Cumr was pitched back in tho heart
of the deer country and then Abe got
surprise from which he has not re-
covered yet From a long and myster
ious box the valet removed Il folding bath
tub of rubber and SGT It UP by the side
Of brook few moments later Mr.
Saltus appeared in a long flowing bath
robe and carpet shippers and tho valet
requested the guide and cook to with
draw into the wilderness while his NAV
Stcr" took Ibis tub" Abe was on the
point of rcsigning, but the cock told him
that this was a regular custom in Boston,
and he remained
Real hunting and real trouble began
the next morning before sun-up, In order
to get to thc runWays 1t was necessary
To travel through the heavy timber in
tho dark To attract as little attention
rs possible Is the aim of every hunter and
Abe was therefore disgustcd when his
employer insisted that ne light a lantern.
They had progressed some little distance
when Mr.. Saltus discovered what he
hft,s gr -, l. oil Ia
the trunk of ~ tree. Before the gui 10
could stop him the man had picked it up
by the scuff Of the neck
Poor little kitty. she did got lost in
the big big woods. didn't She he Groom
cd softly, strokrg the tiny animal on
the back.
Other remarks were cut short by an
all-prevading odor. Abe got rid OF a yell
that could be heard hall mile and bolt
ed ahead with the lantern, leaving Mr.
Saitus to get on the best way he could.
lie dropped the skunk when the smell first
struck him and was now yelling to Abe to
hold up. At the same time he blundered
forward In a desperate attempt to get
away from the stencil
Abe did stop eventually and the hunter
was coming up 60 him when he Stun
blcd and fell directly on the quilts and
skeleton OF a hedgehog that had been shot
the year before.
Abe mustered IN his courage. tied his
bandanna handkerchief over his nose ana
went back. With n hunting knife and
his teeth he began operation and one by
ono picked and dug out the quilts
'Th anniles cart smell ye anyway"
he said consolinglv. though fer myself
I sortcr gin tn cats a wide berth"
Mr. Saltus Wa eventually posted on a
runaway near the top of hill and not
far from nm upland pasture supporting a
NJ ot,lo IA.
low him twenty rods Abc concealed him
self behind a fallen tree top. He figured
that any deer coming up from the pas
turc would pass his boss first and that
he would get shot at him in case Mr.
Saltus missed. It was nearly time for the
animals to appear and both lay quiet.
DREW a LONG KNIFE.
They had not waited long before there
WIS cracking in the underground and
two does passed within 20 feet of the
hunters without detecting them. Then
came a handsome buck. His shoulders
had hardly come into sight before Mr..
Saltus fired and the deer went to his
knees. Instead of shooting again he dart
ed toward tho animal and dropping his
gun drew a large knife from his belt. Hc
said afterward that he had seen pictures
Of men sitting on the backs OF fallen bucks
cutting their thrOats and this was what
he intender>to do.
Before he got to tho deer, however. the
animal got on all tours and started to-
ward the pasture, He was wounded. but
how badly could not he told. Abe would
have shot and finished tho chase. bur Mr.
Saltus was between him and the deer
and he could not take the risk. SO both
men ran forward with tho Boston man
% rods in the lead
rho buck had almost reached the first
thOrnnpDlo tree when he fell on his side