Evening star., 1913-03-09

the narrow timber, and as it was fairly
open, a bear was in big luck II he
reached the bottoms. Fearing that
would get tired waiting on a stand,
and knowing that my wslI broken setter
would give no trouble. took her along
With the intention of leaving Ii We tired
my friend and / asked TO be paced on a
stand. with others, and after waiting Tor
some time ard hearing no sound or the
dogs, we de cided to so out on the prairie
and shoot snipe After riding abut half
, a mile we came to tremendous oak tree.
Extending about ten feet around the
tree was dense growth of cane. and
just beyond the cane was circle OF
clear water which had collected in a
space trodden down by cattle. told my
friend this water was better than we
would find on the prairie. and .disinOunted
10 drink, he remaining on his horse 1
laid my gun, from which had not re-
| moved the buckshot. on the grass, and,
after drinking told my friend that the
water was good. so changing his mird ne
! dismounted to drink. AS he kneit TO
drink, a splendid buck bounded out OF the
cane and ran straight from me. nred,
striking him at the root of the antiers,
and turned him broadside to me. My
second barrel killed him, and have
never. before or since seen SO neautIui q
pair of antlers. After dressing MN we
placed the, carcass back of my saddle, put
could not arrange it SO as to keep the
horns from prodding either myself or the
horse We accordingly cut on the head
and placed the antlers in the fork OF the
tree, but when i returned for them they
had disappeared. This is only another
instance of how close deer will be. Had
my friend not dismounted he would never
have left his bed Did the bear hunters
kill any bear? They did. Ihey killed
five on that one drive.
During Inauguration week field and
Kennel was looking for a man. in an
emporium where wet things are dis
pensed. gentleman entered reading
pair of very handsome pointers. over
which he had been shooting In the south.
! They were greatly admired by all who
saw them Until a man walked up and IN
rather unsteady tones remarked: Wnat
kind of d-d dogs are those! Their
owner looked the man over ana saio:
I .Let me see your naturalization papers.
I want to see what kind of a d--d man
you are not to know what tfiot'e. dogs
arc. = -,
Charles Hume ran out in the country
one day. last week to take look az ms
two fine pointer puppies, Rap,S Lady Cay
and Rap's Man, both by Champion Man
itoF,a Rap. He found them in fine condi-
tion and was delighted with their appear
ance in the field. Rap's Man Is only SIX
morIths old. but Mr. Hume says Lazy
..Field and kennel is backing Raps
Man to beat most any of them if he gets
to the trials. Y
Some time back typographical error
made mention in this column of a 'Llew-
eIlin pointer A man out in Louisville
aocs that one better. He adyertises for
sale two registered Blue Ellen settlers.
Next!
lending Connecticut avenue market
has on exhibition in it's window species
of wild game t?) that Is very rarely seen
iu washington. a. short time SINCE Mr..
PAYNE whitney. while in New Hampshire
shot fierce wild boar OH one of the
large game preserves up there. 1t was
sent to relatives In this city, who re-
r,.ies.ed the merchant to take charge of
the carcass Many people have at times
seen wild hogs In the forests Of the
south. but they are very different from
the real wild boar of Germany and other
European countries. Some one inquired
as to the difference between the two and
was told that it would require one hun
dred years of uninterrupted deterioration
for the Wild hogs Of Louisiana and other
sections of our country TO acquire the
condition of Ieanness and toLghness found
in this specimen. Every hair on IL Is a
bristie. and the hams would not make a
very tempting display The specimen is
well worth close examination The
agricultural experiment farm. after. It's
remarkable success in crossing the zebra
aud domestic ass. might experiment with
Il new breed Of hogs by. crossing wild
boar and q Mexican pecczry.