The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20

of insole- in the shoes. but soothing oint.
| msnts and protecting insolss had CONS
too late. The blisiers were there. and thsrs
% stay.
'Our schcdul. Tor the second day called
Tor another twonty mile jannt. which
would bring "a - Blooming Grove. over
the Pike county line Twice on that
Jauni forgot my feat for h-icf moment
the dog was working Wild owe: ground
Ne had come 70 five miles ON our way
thai day. The leaves were falling thickly
was hobbling along one edge Of an open
space My companion was on IN" other
edge "A Sinshpt distance and out of s. Sht
Suddenly my eye caught sight Of n cock
pheasant sitting on "A log in "A listening
pose
Ready to take him the instant he
rose from the log. which knew lie would
do before ! had taken two steps more, !
lad n shock as hang went a gun on in
the direction OF my companion and the
pheasant tumblcd dead OF the log
Shot him sitting! Took him on the
ground, by jigge-s, | couldn't help yell
ing | was 30 Disguised To think that my
companion. who had the reputation of
men. should have done irh thing. Bat
the words were barely ont of my mouth
when n lank. yellow whiskered native OF
that district carrying n gun stepped out
Of the brush picked up the dead bird and
turning TO me, drawled:
shot him settin'? Course I shot him
settin' Don't ketch me a. chancin' OF EN-
This un makes two | got this month
T'other Nm I sot under a wild grape vine
down yonder in the holler an waited two
hours fer him TO come in an git whanged.
The native grinned and walked away
with his bird a. my companion and the
dog appeared and my feet. which had
forgotten for the momeat recalled them
selves To me more forcibly than ever as We
marched along. We came at noontims
TO the Paupack Creek where IL flowed in
ripping course through a wide stretch
Of old grown up clearing Nothing had
occurred on the way. either sitting or fly
ing 10 cause me TO lose recollection Of my
blistered feet. The dog worked the old
clearing thoroughly and failed to put uT
anything calculated to relcgate my feet
TO temporary Oblivion.
We sauntered down the creek Two
,
the bank fishing Then we discovered q
house back on the hill with small
cleared space around II. asked the boy
what he was fishing for.
Fall fish. he replied
4 asked him II he was catching any.
Nav he said disg,istcdly. They
amt bitin''
Il looked AT his stiff pole and its cord
line with hook on it bai,ed with an angle
worm. asking him il he lived in the hou-s
on the hill and finding that he did told
him that il he would go get me a strip OF
fat pork would show him how to set the
fall fish 70 hitting Ee went Of lie deer
To the house and in a short time cam.
back with the strip II pork.
Hooking "A bit Of it on a. bait wad.d
out in the creek. and the cold water was
like balm on my blistered feet eitinR
the pork run along with the water down
10 the foo, Of q ripple where little eddy
had formed. ] was soon having an inspir-
ing battle with a lusty fall fish Landing
him. to the delight Of the hoy and a.,rthe
and another. I felt that | had got the bette
Of my feet for a time AZ least and VIZ
started on. leaving a happy bow behind
never forget fall fish. by the way, bcing
tho some time silver club OF the running
waters u that region. a fish OF good game
and edible quality. hut which Is only a
memory now. the black bass having long
ago cxie- minated il.
1T ives dark when we came n las' 10
Herman Franks hunters tavern a,
Blooming Grove Nv feet had le- IN. get
there and tina: was about all Sire, chesl
on the floor Of the barroom was "A big
black bear that Ed Quick. Pike count :
champion bear hunter. had killed down
back 81 tn. Knob that day Two hvr
pronged bucks hung from pegs on the
wall tina, hunters had brought in from
a near by runway dozen fine pheasant =
Law spread on the bar. The sight II them
chcered US I nigh. have long forge, =
f,slness Of my feet tomorrow II SEEMED
~ me.
Birds ;alcn;y about here. Herman
I asked the landlord.
Il hain't heard that they was he re-
piled. This here lot was brung up from
hack % Milford somers by n couple Of
our feller~ that was down to cour- and took
little hunt for EN-
Back Of Milford. oh Huh. huh I
looked AT my hunting companion. hut he
was busy list ening 10 Ed Quick telling
about his bear hunt Ny feet were aliv I.
in my thoughts when I got up next morn
ing The tannery boss was going 10
Milford hat day with horse and wagon
He said could ride along with him lust
~ well A. net There was twenty miles
Of pretty rough travel through tn. woods
vet IL We maint aimed ont hunt was a.
near all in a. biist cred fee, travelled on
for fory-fvH miles could we'll be But
| said no wouldn't md" to Milford
would rather walk
And 80 we started on our last lap
Ten miles Of IL was made and W" wer. a.
the Shohola Farms. u stretch Of long
abandoned clearings. and there my hunt
ing companion surprised "a pheasant in
an old road coming toward him lik.
bullet He caught the bird breast shot,
bur the tough old chap went right on
But turning quickly. the hunter CIV. him
charge ~ he was lifting his Amy body
over tho high brush. and I forgot my feet
for half an hour AT least The bird was
baRgrd One To orr score.