Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-06

| fair. \ young man of the neigh
borhOod taught a school in our
mountain district the Blue Ridge.
He said that As he knew lac WAS
going among 4 pretty rough set he
concluded he would carry Il pistol.
and that one Saturday he had oc-
caSion to ride over to Paris. lust
across the ridge. and aS he was re-
turning on the turnpike, he heard
dogs giving tongue. running on
the side OF the mountain Just east
of him. to which he paid no attcn-
ton. a. it was a daily occurrence to
hear dogs chasing fox over the
mountain. But as he was lciSurclN
riding along. much 20 his surprise.
a large red fox lcared into the
road about thirty yards i'm front of
him. He drew his pistol and fired
ut it. not dreaming OF hitting IL.
but to his surprise the fox tum-
blcd over dead aS "a mackcrcl. In
a minute or 50 down came the dogs.
and hc dismountcd 20 keep them
from tearing the fox to pieces. and
while he was fighting the dogs off
down came Joe Lindsey. the
owner of the hounds. like q whirl-
wind, whooping and cheering ami
leaping the boulders like wildcat.
When he got mp to him and the
dogs and the dead fox. the first
question he asked was:
Did YOU see the dogs kill the
fox"
No" said Timberlake, they
didn't kill it; shot it.
You shot it. DO YOU tell me
thot YOU shot fox before my
dogs"
Yes l did" replied Timber
lake; 1 was not going to let any
internal fox bite me. -
"Confound You, said Lindsey.
Il have a great mind to give You
a thrashing."
You had better try it. replied
Undertake. who was a pretty
gritty fellow. and with that Tim
berlale said the mountaineer lit
into him and they had it nip and
tuck all over the turnpike. until
finally Lindsey got him down on
the rough road and, after giving
him Jolt or two. said. Il do not
intend to let YOU up until YOU
swear YOU will never shootanother
fox before any mans dogs" And
Undertake said he gave him the
promise, and said further THAT
he would be blessed if he would
shoot a fox if he found it in hen
house. "
But, Mr.. Editor. tits of another
Texas clerical sportsman whom
wish to speak, one whom we sent
from our parish only last Winter,
to be the rector of the Episcopal
Church at Waco, Tex. the Rev.
Edward \. Temple, the grandest
and nOblest man and most faithful
worker in his Masters service that
God ever created. For the past
eight or eleven years Mr.. Temple
has been our pastor, coming to us
an ordained priest from the theo.
logical seminary at Alexandria,
and never was there a pastor more
endeared to his people. and though
1t was like tearing our heartstring,
loose to give him up when this cal
came from Texas, we could not
complain or blame him for accept.
ing it. He is a true sportsman. q
fine shot, and goes to his new field
accompanied by grand Irish set
ter, and YOU must know that he is
good one for | bred him and pre-
scented him to the preacher.
Really. il seems to me that / have
presented dog to every shooting
preacher in the United States: !
have given four to ministers in the
last year. They pray for me.
while | fear that | do not do much
for myself. and | consider that they
are poorly paid. My friends
sometimes acuse me of giving
away all my good dogs and sell
the poor ones, which. however. is
not the case, for they are all good.
This may look like little free ad-
vertisinQ, but it is not intended a
such, for ] manage to raise money
enough to advertise anything |
have to sell. But what If it is. is
there any harm in mixing u little
business.with pleasure!
TO retHrn 90 the Rev. Mr.. Tenn
pie, now of Waco, Tex. In the