The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-24
Governor Glenn Shoots
it in the Air.
THE RABBIT HUNT
In Annual Event Governor Kills One
While Other State Dignitaries are
Rabbit.Less Except for Those
Caught by the Dogs OF the
Beagle Pack.

The Annua Rabbit Hunt of the dig
nified officers of State who are led in
to frolicksomeness by Col Fred A
OIds. of the Hall of History was pull
ed off yesterday and at its clase Ben
Lacey came home looking unhappy.
Not because he had marry a rabbit
to his credit! Not a bit of that; but
because the joy and pride of his life
was injured and had holes in it. You
know that light haired and rakish
looking Arizona sombrero he sports,
and you know his love for it. Know
ing this YOU can see why he was sad,
for Governor Glenn had cruelty shot
holes into it. and had also a first lien
on $l.25 of the State Treasurer's SAL
airy.
1t came about in this way. The party
of hunters for rabbits reached the
Happy Hunting Grounds of Sam Wiz
ders' estate with the fourteen beagles
of Charlie Crawford in charge of
Charlie and the eighteen beagles of
Will Robbins i'm charge of Sidney
Cooper, as a cotton fire at Wits home
had kept him there. AS a precatuion
only two guns were allowed i'm the
crowd and Governor Glenn was per-
mitted to carry Charlie Crawford s
while Sidney Cooper fought shy of
Fred Olds and Il. K. Bruner and kept
his i'm his own hands so if he got shot
il would be by himself.
Following a bully" dinner Gas Dr.
Dixon would sa at Sam Wilders the
hunt began. The dogs brought out
one rabbit and Governor Glenn bang
ed, bringing down the unwary rab.
Ben Lacey rushed over the burrows
and declared the rabbit had died of
heart failure because of the dogs and
that the Governor had not hit it,
'"Taint so" quoth Governor Glenn Il
can shoot all right and I'm bulls
eye shooter, l am If you don't believe
ii try me.''
Treasurer Lacey tried the ha. ha, on
the Governor but it would not work.
so he up and saws. says he:
I'll give you a quarter for every
hole you put in my sombrero as /
throw it un i'm the air. There's at you!
81 take ii" said the Governor as he
as he put his gun to his shoulder.
Up went Ben's hat and bang went
the Governors gun. The sonbrero fig
gled around in the air and came down
to the ground.
bag game" said Curator Brimley
as he picked it up there's five holes
and Lacey owes the Governor $1.25.
Then the Governor did the ha: ha!
and Ben ooked glum. and keeps on
looking glum when he thinks of he
five holes and the s1.25.
After this the beagles ran down
three rabbits everybody had good
time and all came home saying I've
had the times of our lives"
The Detailed Story.
Under the auspices of that prince
of Nimrods Col. +. A. Olds. the Gov
crnor, the Secretary of State, the Au-
ditor. the Treasurer the Attorney
General, the Superintendent of Public
instruction the Secretary of the
Board of Agriculture. the Curator of
the Museum and Charlie Crawford,
the keeper of the official rack of inn
ported Beagles went out to SAM
Wilder's superb farm on yesterday for
the annual hunt.
Wilder is an uD-to-date farmer, and
rugged wireless station in the midst
of his Gotten patch, and sent out invi-
tations to Mr.. and Mrs. Cottontail to
visit his turnip patch on the appointed
day, and to bring all their kith and
kin. as he intended to give them I,
Jolly good time. They responded in
hundreds. dccked in their best bib and
tucker.
The News and Observer arranged To
take the wireless messages, tho the
rate was higher than was expected:
however. this paper is not to be de-
TERED when news is to be had. at any
price.
The start was made from the Con