Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-30


hunt by the former pastor of the
Hurley Methodist church:
ADAY's OUTING.
We were to start at five O'Clock in
the morning. In keeping once, at
least, with the example of early Meth
odist ministers, | arose at four and
made preparations for the hunting
trip; my work having been arranged
that | might be out of the station for
the day. 1t came five and after and
my friend had not appeared. How
ever. about six the motOrman arrived,
accompanied by two other native men,
but the Sahib had taken slightly i'll
during the night and could not come.
One of the men was his clerk and in
terpreter at the pottery. He came to
be my escort for the day. We proved
congenlal companions, althO he was
were Moslems.
1t took US about two hours to travel
twenty miles, on account of a heavy
wind being against us. But the time
was not wasted. Forgetting my COM
paniOns for the time, rural India be-
gan to live in me. On either side of
were large trees, native to India.
Many of these are evergreen and
serve as a shelter from the scOrching
sun in hot weather and afford some
protection to those persons caught in
heavy showers during the wet season.
Here and there monkeys scampered
from the ground to coy seats on the
larger boughs and made faces, like
n IA = nj
many two wheeled carts, drawn by
oxen and loaded with grain for sale
in the city. Men, women and children
crowded the pOrches ard door ways
and eyed as the horseless carriage
passed by. Little temples dotted the
country on every rise of land, as we
hurried thru the PLAN. And away in
the distance the lower rim of the hor-
lion was walled by the even foothills,
so beautifully dressed in green dur
ing the rainy season.
at length on passing field where
some men were blowing according to
oriental fashion with one handled
plow drawn by two bullocks, we stop
ped to enquire of the small boys near
by, where there were deer. Imme-
diately one pointed to the North and
man friend secured their services for
tritle and we shOuldered our guns
and struck out across the fields on
foot. In less than twenty minutes
we were within shooting distance,
but at long range. For the first time
in my life, | attempted to Kill one. |
confess truly | was "bit" nervous.
but did manage to fire three times
before they had gotten away. There
were five in the bunch and they bound
ed away as quickly as possible. We
followed them but without success.
However, before long we had cited
others.
This time at distance of about
three hundred yards | shot five times
at a large black buck. He finally de-
cided to risk his autlers no longer on
the open land. Then came the scene
that our good friends who love sport
will envy. Like drove of sheep for
numbers, our eyes rested upon a herd
numbering, at least, a hundred. They
were the Indian antelope and abound
in this section of India. They needed
no further information than that Civ
en- by the last bunch we fired upon for
they soon vanished from sight.
1t might be remarked in this con-
neetion that other and more ferOciOus
animals are to be found in the forests
near by as bears. tigers, and wild
pigs, as we'll as snakes of various
kinds. This we know from our early
training, but it becomes more real
when one listens to the account of
how friend met Unexpectedly a
monstrous tiger at close range and
had TO depend upon the steadiness of
his nerve and the faithfulness of his
gun. Only experienced men go alone,
however.
Our efforts at deer hunting were
continued after we had lunch. / had
taken something to eat with me,
which | enjoyed as we journeyed far
Their in the car. 1t was also necessary
to carry boiled water, as the water
here is not good to drink, unless boil
ed or Uttered or treated with certain
chemicals. On reaching the river the
natives with me, went to "A village
mile away to purchase food. While
they were gone, | employed the time
studying the large number of Indians
who came to the river for bathing,
and 10 wash their garments, which
they did with the greatest of modesty.
When | first came to India, as we
were travelling up the country from
the south, the train stopped at a GER
tain station for few moments. | saw
man running swiftly 10 a water by
drant. He took one garment from his
waist and washed the upper part of
his body, then washed the garment or
cloth. Aud without attracting undue
attention, modestly exchanged that
one with the other on the lower part
of his body washed the second gar
ment. rinsed his limbs and returned
to the train. ready to resume the jour
new within tive minutes.
The most interesting experience
came in the afternoon after another
unsuccessful attempt at the shooting
game. Having become thirsty and
weary with the heat and hurrying ov-
er freshly plowed, sticky soil. we turn
ed in to the farm village hardly. The
other men ceremonially washed their
hands and drank water poured into
their hands by the headman of the
village. The men. women and child
rem half-clad sat around on the edge
of the entrance ofthe house and eager
lv watched all that was done. Some
mumbling voices were heard inside
- So h.a- Il f.F