Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-03-27
TURTLE MAS NO
MATCH FOR HAWK
rrpAF. CITIZEN TELLS or START
LING N1ETtkoD SSnD N

=, n,onene6 on the natal day Of 81
f,ntri>k Meaning a most opcet.e<ecse
occurrences concerning 81 ensSee,neAe
l,ptrcTrn a turtle ana a oSh nav = -
-rffrrxse6 by Shamus Cardigan, = o1s-
,.,-.,e 90 s,inSinnagus. who resides N
l~,sesferfeid. The participants IN tn1s
rpnaarlSac lc Incident cornRrtsee = -
tIe Who in conlpllance with me cetSr
scheme 81 the cay, nA1 = $50 -. -
,,~railc laree fsh hawk. which no0Ssco
81 ncthinU green other tnan q par q.
r,Qe-r~een optics and his envy Tor Sle
S,l7strinnt rnoSs-cOloreo back o. h1S
Unable TO resisS the ailrrinE sum
49, weather o. the present perloo- !
turf1e-s have emerged from tneir NAf.. 4
~~i-re- h,ea arucnE the mad and SNAIL I
s-,,,f ns MINORS. black bass, etc. F.
hive departed from thclr noines
aunonC the deeper channeis 20 snNl.oN
vrater. small nsh are ociectSnle uls.I-
as I'd, the delicate taste Of turtles ano
hsh hawks Thcrcupon cefoiNes ta's
mos wonderful happenine-
-'1roate. 81 was a most reiLl.-Ie - -
hing said Mr.. Cardigan. IN Sie--1
ir- ID The inciden- 10 a rural acQoaA1t-
&C. a-G ne Their relateo story 70
The friend " hich follows
s---ho,s.-h the fishing season - not
vel al SIS height. M NS.ro-Sen. ~ -
- md bait started out cary rom
- home near Son Ar last MonoA4
morning. reaching stream q 49, 49,
ace sire where he iocatea 20 temp.
the members % the nrIy ~. 49,. ,.,-,..,.
.-Shcrt1v srter ne had seatel hliIiset&
- ne hank % this stream M NAfoi-
gar wss suddenly startled 20 So :
Sr-r larre turtle bob % rom uroeI
- - - ms -1euhcr o. the sub
80. rhelo-ia tribe did not take kilQl4
20 the Efforts % Ny CarciEan n 60
s---eoririr RS stock % lsne3 A-o fct-
Tc-r-pf several aquatic tcats accom-
-
E@urr-enr Ar. Cardigan save q c1-le
Clarce az q l1rge lsh hAN 4. 49, 49,,
vas lowering around the sI'oN OK 90
no particular attention
-. Tr- minutes later the turtle
wrNfrn had been 1oa-11E lAnEllot,
about. happened 20 see q shlninS e..
ulu-rr hack bass ne llsl IA. y
nov nearer upc1 thc u1tcrs saw n
S~s-rx niece az food also. Eoth tur
- s-5 rsh hawk 6l-rcd for the lsl
Thev met together 81 me stream a.
forthwith "a battle eusuea peS.
e<a-r rhe fish escaping Win al n
.--.-~r-n the turtle tired 10 1r1E IN
49, T-fe- water and Grown T. ~
al was not large enough g accor1iI'4As
IT'S desire
ne robbed him CT such q lue caici
fhe turtle barried lcrcely. ho~efe
--|nfie me Tsh hawk fought 20 esc1T,
The rrrurrle between birc and TIT
Uro~or1 an exciting spectacle 20 Il
RnEe- interest II va nip ana Us
R,crwcen the rvc Ter about I'VE n
sites when the turtle became SON
wrhat exhausted Win is feet Hra.
r,ed tightly around thQ body q
rDDonert the bird. with a supreme
fcr1 crarrec the turtle upon near'
rock. where q lay painting ron 8
1aFuErinr. IL VAS then that III ~
Ean saw The most reEnar <4ole porkl
% the occurrence
-rTnkirr advantage q the oisabi
turtle. the fish hawk MOVING Al.L-'
human instinct Wr1ppec "a Ga
urosnd = 3zEred stone. welEriog ao'
two pounds and lev swiftly lPN-
In = direct line with the inert rur
Tuur reaching q height q ne2
Dro feet the 1Eh hawk. taxing G
rul and deliberate 1lx1. hurled t1ie ~
rlie az the helpless t-rllc- rs
VS. deaGly and the rcck struck
t1~rle arniGstlrs with q rerrilc Z
x-errurn. crushing ir lts shell Ike
rnuch cardboard and killing X
EtzDtiv.
ARA accomplishing its desire
Hfh haurk clrcle1 swiftly downs
toward the body O. the turtle
rerrhirr upon the back % tne
Taxed chelcull- beE11 pl-cizinE At
white meat rro1kl-E VITA evident
1Ef1crlur-
-Ee Eirenr thEt tir---r1c va
r,ar-r-uf ov rhs Guild hnuy hL-1-s-li
rhluk.~ SAID Lr- Clr1sE1n - ems