Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-01-13
WEEKLY SHORT STORY
TIE SNIPRSHOOTERS
BY Donald Allen

Any suipeshOoting around herer' q
repeated the landlord OF the country z
Inn az he looked the young man over. e
Yes. there is snipeshooting around p
here but"
"Well7~
"But you see. the marshes are owned
by the Widow Cozens. and the Widow
Cozens has daughter. and that
daughter has been known 20 discour-
age suipeshooters. she wants all tht
snIpes herself She can sail boat
and shoot a gun"
"How discourage Them
"Oh. can't cal 'em an Go mind
IN De- glad 60 have yen put up here
/ or a week. and I've got "a boat anD
T .verrthiuE- Come down from town
I reckonT"
eyes"
struck ON snipor'
"Nct So very much
Neither ann T. say it's an a waste .
20 time to shoot at snlpe when yCu 4
can shoot no haystancks. Write your .
name ira the book here and nm giv. .
you the best room in the house .
4 Clarence Robbins. eh7 Used to know
a Robbins in Vermont Board and
room Is Sc a week, and you'll have
I 90 take your chances with that girl
, I can't be held liable. Upstairs, and
FIRST door 90 the right Yes. sir. have
o 90 take your chances"
< Clarence Robbins. the artist always
r took the drst two weeks OF September
{ I for a vacation among the snipe. but
, this was hts first visit to the Mallows.
. as they called the neiEhborhood He
/ saw that his host was loQuacious, and
70 in five minutes ne had forgotten about
, the Widow Cozcns and her daughter
, lie was up early next morning and
Z after breakfast assumed his rough
L shooting garb. made ready the boat
l.. and headed her for the long stretch OF
& marshes above the inn He had not
he reached them yet when he heard The
pr report and saw the smoke OF fowl.
ing piece. Early as be was. one was
ahead OF him. AT a favorable point
~ he lowered his sail and pushed his
ia boat into the high reeds and waitee
az for snipe.
Something appeared 10 was
In Young girl She had n sailhoat. bu
II the sail vas down and she was usin0
~ pole She had on cap and shoot
ing jacket. and while she was yet
ms hundred feet away the artist pro
Ia uounced her unique lie was 60 fin
.h- her SO. she poled her boat right
,A- 90 his and demanded,
"Haye you got permission from m
-eI mother Go shoot hereE'
u.s. EDO / address the daughter of tt
.ne Widow Cozens1" he inquired
es- Yes. sir. ! think you are ire
est passer here"
llr- We'll. certainly. have NO permi
on sion"
NJ. Then I warn you away
"a The words were snapped out an
ade the boat poled away She did a
B 8 even bestow a second glance on 9
as man who was a bit bOasuul OF I
OF good looks. Her Indifference nettl
~ him.
'h' But 1 won't gols he shouted afi
the her
ion. And he didn't That Is. he did
sent until a constable overhauled him &
OF hours later and walked him NJ
to arraign him before Squire PeeS
lAy- Miss Dorothy Cozens was there
complainant and witness. She y
onsl not In shooting costume now. and
an artist decided that she was more Ia
good some than unique. When he had b.
q fined s. the plaintiff gave him
ppy umphant look and retired, but be c
vs. ed after her.
I'm De there in the morning at
Nv. same hour"
cbsr Il told you about the girl" said
" orr AalQloI4 as us guest al AAhNN ~
late dinner. "Yessir, / told
York My terms are So a week for b
hear and room and no responsibility
. u the girl"
...A "Oh, that's all right I shall
~ss snipe shooting IA the morning
Z the the same"
off- And no responsibility FOR the
mated sir-nO RESPONSE bil-i-ty."
Of There were hangers-on at the
who chuckled over the fine. They
COM that the "city felier" would go b
80 IN the morning. but he didn't
$50 went snipe shooting. He heard n
ar OF as before, and had brought down
one snipe when the girl appear
'Trespassing again, ehF' she
marked
DADS Il am here, Miss CoZens," was
reply While l think OF IL let
'eorge ask what size shot you are usinl
genty- From a distance Of ten feet
mpton looked steadily into his face. Sh
"a bv sixty seconds go By and then sa
|. crew Il believe / could hate youi"
Is act but take me into court agah
Ne stead"
e. Mr.. Miss Cozens gave her head a
ortolk. and polde her boat away. Again
n y H Ssss constable arrived and again s
N now Peeyis had a plaintiff and a defen
T. and IL was 3 plain case. Indeed, IN
,SSss..; PENDANT plead guilty and paid th'
ot $40 without q nrrm1F.