The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-18

plantation. We found upon exami-
nation that my first load had torn into
the BEARS side without reaching the
intestines aud had done little dam.
age; it was clumsy work, but the
time limit upset me--besides neith-
er OF as dreamed of seeing bears.
They were rarely met with short of
Santee and the Big Swamp in Horny
County.
One could go on without end telling
OF turkey hunts. I have killed more
than l could count up; the reader will
be dismissed with this sidelig on
another class of turkey hunting, the
best of all and one that appeals to the
true sportsman-hunting on horse
back with dog.
First it is unforgettable how the
doctor and | scared negro out of his
wits on Santee, where we had pen
for batting turkeys, just because there
was bluff where they few over in the
grey Of the morning, fed for q time on
the acorns and then went back across
the river to the swamp. A negro had
found the place and was thsre ahead
OF us several mornings. The doctor
got 9 shrivelled hand out of his dis
sectiug room and this was put on wire
and placed in the path where Sambo
had to 60. At two O'Clock in tho
morning we were there and an hour
after the negro arrived, coming along
whistiing tune. When he first saw
the hana he stopped, for he could not
make itz out; next moment he gave q
blood-curdling yell, dropped his gun
and hat, and made worlds record
for sprintiDg through those lonely
woods. We were not bothered with
him after that.
have not time to tell how the doc
tors pretty young wife found US Two
conaniratn.e over .hs hhouiiuy pot at
two o'clock another morning and
laughingly drove us out Of the kitoh-
en-, until with her own fair hands she
fixed o glorious breakfast for us, and
of how, when going along that morn
ing with cold wind making us shiyer,
the log turned as We tried to GROSS o
branch and precipitated the assortment
into the 10y water, and how sitter that
two frozen fools caught lumbago r..:.-
ing foE.the gobbler that never came,
But whit memories they are.
Oneiearly morning when the winter
was welAon and turkeys were reported
on every hand, the doctor and I
mounted our horses and, calling to his
pointer, Ponto, dashed off into tha
forest. Ponto knew his business;
when he saw the motion Of the horse.
men he knew as we'll as we did that
turkeys were the game and he let him
self loose. We had ridden several
miles when his furious barking called
us to the edge Of swamp; he wac
baying just inside. We dismounted
and made our way to him 90 fast as we
could go.
He had gobbler treed and shoot.
ing him down was nothing ct ell; soon
Ponto had another aud yet another, in
each case the turkeys sat for us, up.
parently unmindful OF our presence and
wholly bent on watching Ponto.
We bagged five in two hours, two
gobblers and .hree hens.
Then We called Ponto to heel and
rode slowly along; after while Ponto
become Restless and was eniffing che
leaves blythe trail. The doctor spoke
to him and he circled the gellharry
bushes and with tell up ran into o
dense patch Of sparkle berries; out
rose gobbler dashing by us so fast
thss Genevieye snorted and reared
with me, but the doctor, whose horse
stood, got him with the first barrel.
Ponto freed two more, one Of which
we killed. The doctor let the other
60 on --said he fred Q squib shell, but
then we all do il and ell have good
excuse.
That evening when we reached home
% neighbor by the name Of Tuttle
came over in distress to say that his
sou, John, was missing since morn.
ing, lad Of thirteen years. Being
questioned, Tuttle said his SON went
of with his muzzle- e-loading shotgun
thas morning, the gun being heavily
Fromwhsa John had told the doc.
tor he inferred that John must have
gone to 'sblind'' or pen to shoot tur-
keys. We both knew enc place and
started for it st gellop, telling Tuttle
to follow on foot. just before we
reached the point where the road turn
ed We met John himself. He had o
tale Of disaster to relate.
The turkeys hsd come to the bait
and the whole flock was eating corn
from the little drill where It was
placed with their heads together when
lying full on his face, John fred
through the cracks of his pen at the
collection OF heads. He learned the
result long time afterward, for the
gun flew up aud struck him on the
temple, rendering him unconscious.
When he came to himeelf it wss