The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-20
IMMORTALS GO A.HUNllNG
DUKE AND ZELTNER, WITH FLO
BERT AND BEAN BLOWER.

~ AASS E
tie Mephitica and . kipgiy Bull Into
Awful Depths OF schoharie Creek.
Now that African big gane hunting is all
| the 20 there comes . tip from Wireless
| Louis Zeltner that he also will track the wild
beast to his lair and sla-ay him, coupled
with the information that hunting elephants
In Zululand isn't In II with chasing rabbits
with a sl.sS Flobert rife.
Louis came back yesterday from Breaka-
been, Schoharie county. with Duke Joe Levy
and a limp. to say that as q bona ide excite
ment furnisher the Sohoharie jumper should
be featured. Having spoken this. he and
Joe went back to Breakabeen, because up
to date Louis hasn't got q singls ~cottontail.
Louis also came home to be interviewed.
for, says he. If President Roosevelt gets
81 O word why shouldn't I come In on this
hunting graft and add something to my
modest stipend. My pleasure In listening
to the little birds sing on the banks OF
Schoharie Creek was spoilt by the thought
that for my priceless bits Of news I receive
but % a column. II seems unjust. this
discrimination between contemporary lis
teners to the call Of the wild
Ono irreparable mistake Louis made. he
says, was in the choice Of q rife. He should
have taken an elephant gun. that 10, q u
that an elephant could use. Louis's Flobert
IL only q "a and his fingers arc about
an inch and q half In calibre at the ends.
90 how could he load his rihe' The Duke.
shrewder, carried q 81 oalibre beanblower.
1Yuh see.' the Duke explained, dis Teller
Looie, he's goin' tub shoot some little rabbit
an gets jagged, only he coughs up twenty
ave bucks to the Sheriff. Now / got that
beat forty different ways. Yuh see. l just
spots d. rabbit In d. left eye IN while he
sorter Strengthens out his feelin's l pope
him in d. oddar eye. Den l runs up an.
grabs him by de ears and dat bum sherin
can't touch me. as he amt dead. Sure
When Louis and the Duke emerged from
the house of Louis's brother-in-law, II ap-
pears. the morning sun was winkingiat the
little birds as they took their bath In the
waters Of the creek. The Duke shuddered.
Drawing Louis by the arm he plunged into
the forest. Briers. thistles,, poison ivy and
the two Intrepid sportsmen. They shiversd
not when Q shadow too the semblanoe Oh
horrid boa constructor. Casting to the winds
all thought Of danger. but proceeding eau.
tiously. they stalked onward until in a leaf
lined hollow they spieda little brown anima
j NV
thing that grew In front Of IT,.
What Is Il, Joef' whispered Louis.
Dunno. Looks like Mother. Wiesenweb-
ber's Manx cat. Sure 1t Is, look at the tail;
Meow murmured the Duke The animal
never moved
at must be a rabbit said Louis, Take
and find out The Duke got the book from
his camping outfit and looked 1t through;
., ,HsTs,s the sn d9nS,' ,e as s. ssrs an Hilh a wsiss
well said Louis doubtfuiiy. 10 make
you better take a crack at him with
your bean blower. We don't want TO Kill q
and a pellet landed near the object Of mys-
terry. With q bound 1t disappeared in the
The two sportsmen stared
at each other.
1T was a rabbit said Louis. That 10
why Louis did not bring bscka oottontatl'
adventure. As they paused on the
OF a clearing they saw an animal with
q bushy tail m q streak OF white running
up it's back. Something stirred In the roots
Of Louis's memory as he remembered a
and the disastrous part thereof. The little
animal moved. No doubt remained. 1t
was the Mephits mephitica. called by the
skunk.
a, Run, Duke 5Ga k, run. s gasp S,i aSris ;os as ,S he
uTOppCu IND ItoD0It III hinCt tp eo /
nearest meadow. The Duke paused not to
question why. They burst out into the
A part OF the Dukes outing
OF khaki we're ornamented by a
piece Of red cloth lovingly sew ed In place
by the Duchess that her lord might be
apparelled for the chase. And In the
was q kingly bull, who paved the
ground and snorted, then galloped after
that piece Of bright bunting
ct isn't - that I'm 'freid - Duke
wheezed Louis az he raced toward the
sheltering waters Of Schoharie Creek. 'I've
got to-got togo to-the city-to be In
tSame here" painted the Duke.
1t was q close race and ended In o swirl
Of foam as the ponderous bodies Of Louis /
and his satellite landed In the creek. Safe /
on the other shore the Duke with admirable
Of mind unlimbered his beam
and endeavored to pun defiance
1t the kingly bull The effort was too
muon. He dropped on the bank exhausted.
Yesterday the two worn figures limped
Essex street and explained that they
lad come back temporarily to attend to
But we are going back. amt We. Dukef
| left my rife up there and we
must get it. And it's a fne country. amt
i, Duke