The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29

servant during my stay brought my cup
IT hlsck coffee to my bedside
They all's waitlu fob you all to come
o. breakfast. h. commenced 49, he laid
down the tray
II vas noJ more than an hour later
that Ne lined up on the Ewn in front
Of the housa. and the ponies. some nf
which looked too small % carry the heavy
weights 81 the party. were brought up
superb live uaks spread their splendid
branches ahov" oar heads end q hooking
bird was carOlling Through the vista tho
green waters 81 vermillion BAY sparkled
IN tho ezrlv sunshine and the shores were
etched u the tender greens 81 a glorious
spunRtime
There were seven all told In the party.
my five COUSINS. myself. and the finest
specimen of - colored man II has ever been
my good fortune @ SEQ Ned WAS what
they oali,d him. and he might have served
- q model Tor any artist or sculptor.
~ perfect acre his physical proportions
he WIS trained a. the minute. - ! was
o. learn htrr. and when the start was
made be- dropped behind and took charge
II mv-teftuu- hampers about the cuntsnt-
pf which ! va. ~ know more Gter m
the d.g
n u "a hours ride 10 q gentle lope
brought no 10 the iiwlLlds over which
o u.--.w.r had been built for ~ an
pru1su ~ tie Inland from the mAIuaud
Tn either SIDE WAS a ditch " 4 ks twenty
tive or thin ~ feet in width and n unknown
depth Here and there q scrub tree Nitrd
ius head and ! hsd pleasant thoughts
IT \ rice field or perhaps a pasture field
on The mainland WHERE the snipe would
abound Beyond thsse bitches On either
-ide grew tLngl'd reed, and cane vita
here md there pat hes many acres tn
extent where the fires ~ the early winter
had burned. showing . vivid new growth
was sOmevh5t startled when the leader.
who h. generally reE.rdsd ~ one u the
best -nipe shots living drew rein and
remarked as he dismounted
This will do, they WERE here yester-
DAY
The Others got down and commenced
tethertng their horses % the sCroib along
the rad Wondenngly ! followed suit
and my Amagsment grew when ! saw the
cplOred giant take N hiz hunting oust
with IT, rounds u ammunition. roll %
y
on it and then pu' the whole upon his
bead and wade boldly into the muddy
ditch
lle water wa, about waist deep
The Others without q word f1llOwedsult
and had 90 ~ game AMI take my mpdi-
cine The water wasn't warm by any
means and the bottom was aOft. and I
knew why my Young COUSIN had recon-
m"nded the di.cardng OF legglns the
night heioua hnnIng our coats W.
spread out like the fingers ~ your hand
and walked the burn. covering il thor
0ughly and haRging a number Of birds
Every f"w hundred yards We en-
small h1vou- natural bitches
cut through me loose wing marsh, ana
into these IN" tall negro plunged a.
though h. liked q Wren my blood was
thoroughly up from bfisk walking in the
heavy ground ! am fFv-a 10 confess that
these involuntary baths lost their tpTTor-
10 me aud ! heEan almost 20 enjoy them
Sometimes the negro would unRe 90 his |
irmpits making these iOrds. and that
meant the ChIus ~ some Of the shorter
Of the Iarty They all treated /
u ~ O matter 0f course and said nothing
In the way 81 protest though my heart /
wis pumping az raoeLorse zpeed az the .
demands upon u.
' INH SUI ~ NuAINA HAHNNA AAlAil ulANeIr /
which found 10 ~ the vicinity " our |
horses and the hampers. which weighed /
town the pony which carried them Ned |
,prpad a snowy cloth upon the ground |
md placed on 10 plates knives and /
'Ork-, and from the reo,-sses Of another |
a. kct he brought forth couple 81 .
'1ast chickens ant a dozen snipe split in 1
40 and hroiled. They repoaed on .
rttuoe leav"s and had piece of thin toast |
- q backing They were a. TAT as butter: i
10 fact the ,nipe 0f that Tcche country
ant he beaten Ned kindled fire a. W. .
tte and had =teaming coffee Ter us when .
We were ready for our cigarettes While .
We smoked he ate. aud the ponies. which .
lad been united and fed. n0-ed him Ia .
friendly fashion ~ he lay upon the .
ground
After luncheon We moved n new .
grounds on Bayou TiRre. where thsrp F.
MAS prOmIs' u better sport and ! WIS
Introduced 10 some country the like Of
Which had never seen before Il would 1
support . man. II be didn' stay too long .
m one place AM az every step sank ~ /
veil aiOye midleg. while nov and then my .
rais' line WAS threatened You can /
Judge that an hour u this was something /
hat brought the perspirltion tn torrents /,
and ! was ~ ~et ~ thodkh ! had swan /.
he hayou AMI then been chased for
miles hy The animal after which u was
named
The cnlored Goliath and had become |
separated from the others and turning