Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02

whispered:
There's pair of eyes now! Don't you
see the yellow looking things on top of the
water shining at your"
l nodded as my lamp caught two spots
few inches apart which glowed like little balls
of phosphorus.
"Take your time" Cochran continued,
land aim about fingers joint below the
mark; then you'll hear something doing"
raised my gun, allowed the light from the
reflector to stream down the barrel of it, took
aim as directed, and fired. The report was
instantly followed by great lashing and
churning of the black water for few sec
onds and then all was still.
"Well, you settled the hash of that fellow,
all right" Cochran chuckled, land you've
done better than | expected, because in nine
times out of ten a greenhorn never hits his
first pair of eyes, or great many other pairs.
Now wait a minute and you see something
bob up and float; for you cracked him
straight and he's as dead as poisoned pup"
In few moments dark heavy object
about seven feet long, which had the appear
ance of a burned log, came to the surface and
remained there motionless. With his paddle
Cochran pushed the body to the bank to
prevent its going out with the sluggish tide,
saying that he would salt down the flesh as
bait for crab fishing in the summer season.
We then continued on our way up the fork
distance of fifty yards or more, when spied
another pair of phosphorescent globes; but
they were larger than the first and the space
between them wider.
Again raising my gun and drawing the
proper bead, pulled the trigger. There was
tremendous commotlon, and for time [
thought all the water in the bayou would be
hurled out of it, so high did the big saurian
send the spray in his death struggle.
THAT'S number two for you, Cap. He's
whopper of an old bull, ard you'll open
your eyes when you see the size of him. ex-
claimed Cochran as he slapped me proudly
on the shoulder.
IFELT the thrill of pride that all sportsmen
L experience when they have added some
thing new to their list of achievements. Then
suddenly from beneath us came mighty up
heaval, and the next moment we were over
board body and boots. This was more than
| had been looking for, and the unexpected
bapt1zlng in the dense darkness-for our
lamps had gone to the bottom with the guns
and the thought of ponderous jaws closing
with frightful snap on body or limb, caused
my blood to run cold. heard the calm and
CHEEKY voice of Cochran bidding me swim
for the bank to the right, which did in great
haste. When had pulled myself out of the
bayou WdS dllllCICu Will q SCNSlC CdSC vi
the shakes, hair bristling upright and teeth
chattering like castanets. was soon joined
by Cochran, who had instinctively held to
the pirogue when we were dumped out of it,
and brought the unsteady craft ashore with
him. After ascertaining that was safe he
broke into raucous laugh which might have
been heard mile away.
THAT sure was a joke on us" he re-
marked; but you We got to look for such
things on a night hunt. The critter that
churned us up violent must have been the
mate of the bull you killed guess she was
full of muskrats and young crabs and was
taking nap foot or two under the water
when my paddle stirred her up and give her
such scare that she tried to bust the bayou
wide open. 1t was the powerful slosh she
made that gave us the dip"
He had taken some matches from water
proof box, such as marsh people always carry,