Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-14
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j By NORMAN CROWEILN I c%l|I~

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- AROSE hastily at four.
put on three suits of
II Rs clothes, threw eleven
M III large, fawn-colored flap
kM MVI.L jacks under my belt.
MDl MhM and hit the skyline for
MWU WA Kidder's. Kidder is
IN &KRM sportsman six days in
WNV0N the week. but on Sun
lk3\Y&H day stops to rest and
LNDX preach three or four
WMH sermons.
D He is also the pro-
prietor Of Jersey cow
and gasoline goodwill. 1t was the
latter was aiming for but. as it was
darker than stack of negro coal
beavers at midnight. l mingled with
the COW. AS soon as I discovered her
proximity made grab for 1t, but
was thrown lightly across several
stalls into far corner Of the barn.
At this point, however. the rank odor
y, sasohne IN terrlDiy rundown con,
ultioh Oh neaitn smote upon me.
'eacheu out my nano tehaeriy anu
patted the goodwill on the brow.
At about this time of night Kidder's
back door opened, allowing flood OF
light to pour forth. In the doorway
was silhouetted the figure of man
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Atter turning on tne oinacie ilents,
nioaer eraspeo tne nanoie-oars anu
we oackeo out I'LL we MT tne cnlcken
park across the ailey. by some ae4'
.e,oue i'i.noeuviine we so' ene 'nins
POINTED rlsht ana cut ner ioose'
~ was early. NO one was ABROAD.
Inc iamily cats were all peaceiuiiy
curleo up IN the Dreao pan. only
rev weary citizens were up taxing
look al tue meter 70 see II II nad sio
any IN the nlgnt. we nummeo aions
merriiy-roiieo up IN our olg iur COATS
-getung quite wloeaWake oy the time
We had covered couple OF miles.
Suddenly surprised rabbit sat up
IN the glare OF the headlights. blinked
a couple OF times and made brilliant
leap for the tall timber. l promptly
took my cue and got my artillery In
trim. Rabbit after rabbit appeared.
MY ammunition wavered and ran low.
No sankuinary results we're noticed.
winging the left fender several times.
1t must be borne In mind. however.
that my poor shooting was the natural
result OF poor ammunition, cheap gun,
worry and Insomnia, from which was
suffering so bad that 1t kept me awake
nights.
Daylight was just cracking in the
east when we pulled briskly into a
farmyard and anchored in front Of a
badly irritated dog OF the hound va.
riety. The farmer was out in the COW
barn husking the milk crop. He came
out and told US that between seven
and nine thousand ducks had gone
over the evening before and. Judging
from their looks. they had date with
a cornfield about two miles to the SOU.
by-sou'west. He informed us that the
ducks exhibited marked Partially
for the cornfields which had been op.
Grated on by husking machines in
stead of the old-fashioned Armstrong
method used by our forefathers. He
said this fact. combined with the long
dry season and the Iowa habit OF
planting game warden on every alter
nate section Of land. was working mir
acles for the ducks and chickens.
In bashful maner he told us that
II we felt equal to shooting twenty or