The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04

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Al ma, luriou, Iiab,ts Of Ilib-rnat.
Ing Animals Good sport for Deer
Hunt-rs IN Mains Woods Power ts
Rrason shown II, Buck Pursued by
Hound. Wi.hnps 10 Fishing Birds.
ut rHRIE. Okla Dec : -There had been
no thought Of Wild geese or even mallarIis.
For hours the team Of hrunco- had
the h.i of the Cimarron River. now So
exhausted bv prolonged drpugh, that il
was bcrelv able rn SEMI continuous
stream nj IT'S salty warrr toward the
ArSpnsa-
Tn" iEv was r.l.- of those ~ which sl-.'
spring fills tn" lat" autumn -kr and lures
int song the cardinals aid their mot ley
companions thai urIl N sunny thicket-.
The sun sends down a drnwsv heat and
the man adrld may not si' down To rest
without yieliin: 20 the s,mnol-nC. thai
falls with dreams upon she earth. now
brown AMI crimson with the touch Of
Sfos,
7r such day breeds foul weather.
bhI-i"rlng winds AMI chill rains and sod
den skies II the hunier should wal Oh
and listen closely he would find unrest
and expectancy among the wild fowl and
the furrei four foorer- that range the
woods or liv. beside the ponds and
streams
The man ami the woman ~ beside a
spring IN "A deep canon drinking the pure
water and filling u canvas water sack for
their further journey
Listen said tho man: there's the
honk Of wild geese ,he big fellows from
Canada
n" was nn' hunting geese thar dav, bat
knew that IN his pocNer were buck shot
and BIB He had never klllaI Wild
goose. aui at the sound Of their honEing
his blood h"gan tinGlInE in his fingers.
Nor did he know much ABOUT the WAYS oi
will geese. save thai probably they ~N-
celle1 IN warin..ss that f.afh.reSi monarch
Of rhs forest rhe wild turkey
Then the geese seemed 10 fell ont Of q
clear sky ami with clangor fan the thin
air a. " unCert ain Of h-lr direct ION. One.
two. three-fourteen pG them honking
in mom.niarv confusion They lifted
straight enad into a black line and began
moving IN a mort u-l~t-.rv direct ION pass
ing over u sharp bend whore IA. river
was gnawIng ~ the base Of a reep hank
AMI gradually eating away green field
OF nlf-lfI.
TIA. mpn and the woman AT sp.llbouni
nj the sight Tn. woman rad never sa.n
n wild goose At clos" range. ST." tr.mbl.d
witn-vc,te:nrnr. Ala the l;"e-. mad gone
far bevond reach
Suddenly her" WIS . tremendous honk-
Ing from Town IA. river There w.r.
ot Ier geese Their cries grew insisiant
and assuring Inc fading lIn" n the sky
was ..--.n - >r"rV". iorhle back upon its
course ami - moment later each .ndivii-
ual goose became Instinct. dropping IN
s;iTen.i wings toward the river Then
with mighty -voop 'n- geese rassed low
over ~. -.nd and disappeared behind a
low point
The ~ - -prauE ny H., knees seemed
Hrangc!y wran E- heavy ammunit ion
was .'->rnh',' .,ui bis gun mad. re1ldy.
Here w. II" .nlnc" II Lifetime. Two
COOL toad "F hrg -up' fired into IN. geese
at clos. rang. would ha worth record III 2
upon - marbl" oriIun After IA" two
lpai- h! been tired the whn" word
might turn up,ii.. tusu without disturb
ing tn" G"tc' an! c,:.'rutn"nI pI this
part ic'IiGr hunter
The woman iusis'"i that Z would l..
foolish for tn" mIa - phnga INTO the
river. and c,"rc"I HIM mt citing her
carry HIM across ~ 'ur buggy The
broncn- wr. ggl"I through IN. -..nl .ld
weni ~ fast irpi toward .. I,u.ni II -n..l-
tering trees and high ruar-n graz that
proJecteI int the river. Ia" man va.
planning to poser round tins point with
his b.nocular-. searching every foot III
sand. and locate tIe g.,.-. After that
would be - rategy
~ tn. first sweep the binoculars cam.
near falling from IA" mans hand Al ms
left. instead Of his right. and -auar.Iy
against tn" steep bank st the .VIge of tn.
HlfafI field. stool sixteen wild geese a.
Atoli llv a. u ih'y wrr. mad. III Eton.
D. wis not for 'h" man To- ask how the
geese had reached This p,uc" without hi-
seeing their fight. They wer. 2.vD wards
distant
Then tn" man ~, oIs.-l all III. river Roi-
and the gni- 81 -rll places. II II" could
DIT reach tht '-IE" II IN" rI'er bank above
the geese ~" slaughter that would fol.
low would lac a memorable. tale. IN wild
goose lnr" II would ra even pu-s bl.
for AN agII" man - -rrlug suddenly over
the FrLns and -"I2" lsuJ-.. "a ms arms be-.
tore the flock could RE aud .-"ate
Wa on ''-fn. waf ia ,.r, and n..r = he,
fly raid n" man 10 h'. woman -. ne
sprang INTO the buggy again. ~.iz"d IN.
whip and rent ia" bToncDs speeding on
. back track 10 the river "rosSing thrno.
." III" nj her side and into big cotton fold
tnGI was 10 h.. h" base - panpiIvre-
Il lrghf footed grlrshopper craN
tuf Uron" through i raspy cotton field
NAV DO" easy For hunias choked with
OK r"ln"ui hurd"n"d with "a gun and a
h"'s' uniting coat and clot he'd IN Ian
n"s IT.. Il Yarn -w"a;s-r. the task criuds
l" 'h' E"t" non" Foot after foot and
~Hrd H''"r yard mo MAN cravled. putting
ara I'f-'.'rr -iin.,ng EandhurTa
pi"''"i hs 'hn, Ll,.". and made ~
grotr Hu. %" DoYd up stop nor sand