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

iuded To il from the pulpit, saying
Beloved, | ann SOrryto learn that
some of my members have a COM
plant against me for a want of
parochialvisiting. ltmay be true.
my brethren, and am sorry for il
and Will promise to do better i'm
the future. But, beloved. YOU
must bear in mind that there are
birds 10 be shot and fish To bc
caught and until the season for
both are over YOU cannot expect
Brother Temple and myself to do
much visiting. > But particu-
larly desire that your correspon-
dent, the Rev. DIR. BaineS. and his
friend, the Rev. jeff Rhoades. if
within 4 thousand miles of Waco.
hunt mp Mr.. Temple and intro
duce him to the SportSmen of
Texas. and | can assure them that
they will find him most congenial
companion and man worthy of
their friendship and brotherly love.
MIR. Editor. true, genuine sports
man Is good man and a gentle
man wherever found. and | fail to
see why 4 minister of the gospel
can't be one without detraction
from his cloth \ hog is a hog
the world over.
Il notice in the American Field
many new names. new contribu-
tors, and their contributions are
30 valuable and interesting. but.
Oh. where Is the old guard |
look i'm vain for one of their once
familiTnomde plumcS. "Guich. 3"
Arthur Nhcatley of Memphis. |
know, : dead. He was a warm
personal friend. lie was born.
reared and married in my country.
And dear old Major Buck Kee of
Florence, Ala, is also gone. We
once exchanged compliments. he
sending me a pair of domeSticated
wild geese and | shipping him a
pointer puppy. sired by the field
trail winner, Richmond. And.
what has decomc of Jacob staff. s"
Armory Il. Star, of Texas. and
Birdo.' W. l.. Parks. Of Ten
ncSSee. and of DR.. Macklin of
Tennessee, once owner of Gath ;
Mark. and Major Merriman of
Tennessee, owner of Sportsman Z
All dead. fear. though hope not.
And grand old "PiouS Jeems. 3"
Colonel Gordon of Mississippi, and
his decoy wild turkey gobler
Petel' Can it be that they still
live. God grant il; especially
"Pious JeemS." Many years ago
PiouS JeemS" wrote a strong let
ter for the American Field. COM
mandatory of the English setter.
and declared that he considered
Dog Whip the greatest field dog
that ever lived. He was at once
bounced upon by an Irish setter
champion and a Gordon ditto, in
language stronger than courteous.
The former was dentist. who re-
sided somewhere in New England.
the latter | do not recall. but. pos
slbly Malcolm of Baltimore. At
all events. between them they sill
enced "Pious Jeems." In pri-
vate letter TO the old gentleman
twitted and laughed at him for al
lowing these fellows to run him of
the track. He replied, that
when 1t came to such a pass that a
gentleman could not express his
opinion as to the relative merits OF
a bird dog without being jumped
on by a tooth carpenter and little
railroad clerk, it was time for him
to 90 into his hole" And
thought so, too. And then there
is dear old Wash Coster. the first
secretary and treasurer of the Eas-
tern Field Trial Club and the best
posted man on the subject OF
breeding in the United States.
am delighted to see that he is still
on praying grounds. He once
presented me with a puppy, by
Buckfellow, out of Madam Level.
lyn, which | called Coster. and
which proved TO be wonderful
field dog. May the shadow of dear
old Wash never grow less. And
then there is "Ah-Pe," Pritchard
of Chattanooga. He also has Just
crawled out of his grave and is
writing about guns. Why does he
not drop the guns (fOr it is the
man behind the gun after alb and
give lis one of his old time shoot