The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-01-31
BANQUET IN THE WOODS.
Waterloo Simrods Camp Out and En-
Joy Several Days Hunt.

4 haDUlt ana fOSSOm camp,
Mt Pleasant. Jan, 25, IL.
| We are here camped IN Possum Hol-
low, about twenty strong, enjoying
few days hunt. We have dogs, two
trained cooks, two servants, guns and
plenty of shot and powder. Some
came in wagons, some horseback and
others walked. In the Waterloo Gun
Club, we find some or the best hunt
ers 10 be found anywhere. We left
home Tuesday with everything suita-
BILE and needed in camp life.
AS luck would have ii we found a
three-room empty house in the Mt.
Pleasant section and Immediately set
up camp. This house is ideal for Just
such an outing. There is a good we'll
not far distant, stables for horses, and
a big old-fashioned fire place 10 cook
in The first days hunt gave us about
fifty rabbits, number of squirrels.
40 partridges, few scattering wood
cocks, ducks, and is spie.
AT six o'cloci; our two head cooks.
Messrs Joe Pearce and Theodore Gar
rett, With several assistants and sub
cooks, set abotu TO prepare suprc-. =;
o'clock supper was announced and
1t was most delightful success.
The change from paper sack diet
with which the average citizen has
become familiar, 10 the eIaborte ban
quet supper of Tuesday night was a
gastronomjc sensation and turned
some from hunters 70 patients. Int II,
took right severe attack of indiges-
tion 10 make the sufferer believe that
his feast was not worth any reason
able price be had TO pay in temporary
discomfort.
1t sounded all the keys in the gam
Ut of toothsome harmony from squirrel
brains and snipe on toast all the way
through TO barbacued rabbit and ci-
gars and the banQueters did full JUS
tice to every course
When the coffee and cigars were on
and just after the cake had been pass
ed the toastmaster, Mr.. Joe Pearce
announced that there would be no
formality and that past hunting ex-
perlences and "reminiscences would he
IN order. Later the POSTMASTER an
nounced that the prize for big warns
was given TO Mr.. John Henderson II
Is but fair to say, however. that Gary
Culbertson and Bless Pearce tied for
| second place
After a very comfortable % nights
rest those who cared to 20 squirrel
hunting We're reused up by the nigbt
~atchman at 4 O'Clock and sent off to
the woods. They were told 10 kill
plenty of game and get back to camp
for breakfast.
At seven o'clock breakfast was an
nounced and consisted of rabbit hash.
French friend potatoes, quail on toast.
baked squirrel, bread and hot coffee,
by eight o'clock the Nimrods were
ready for another hunt. They were
instructed not TO shoot each other If
possible but TO get anything that had
hide or hair, provided it would do IA
eat. very unfortunate accident han
pened on this hunt and came very
near being serious AFFAIR. Mr.. F. V
Golding, an old and experienced hun.
ter was run over by a large buck
cane-cutter rabbit and in the fall that
he sustained, sprained his left ankle.
Inc buck was finally killed and weigh
ed thirty-eight pounds after being
dressed. This days hunt brought in
all kinds Of game, both large and
small.
Personal Mention.
Messrs. Theo. Garrett, Algia VIM
and Mat Henderson gained several
pounds in weight while in camp.
Mr.. Bless Pearce can eat more
squirrel heads than any other mem
Der OF the club.
Mr.. Herbert Nelson was on the sick
list and couldn't eat more than three
rabbits and two squirrels at each
meal.
Messrs Joe Pearce, John Hender-
son and Nash Reddin got so wild from
eating SO many rabbits that on several
occasions they had TO be tied and
watched continuously.
The club spent a most ENJOYABLE
time at this camp and desires TO ex-
press its appreciation to several
| friends who helped to make our stay
so pleasant and who helped to enter
tain us so royalty.