Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-13

did-ookng man, very ia.l; very uig"u, l.7 ,,,E,
n"huSo,u'' ,," = PJ',n,u i,., I,,.l" 800
'"'' mus '', .
standing pArN b'hInN 'He "'I,I' '"N.
observed that he WAS trying to shoot wood
pigeons as they descended 10 i''u ,.Po" ''',,
acorns, Tor Whea tue mar" M''", &
made them greedy. iI,U N'"' o." '
these beautibul hIue piI'" "pIo'''" ~, ',I'
hovcred moment before I"'N s'',,'",
Whefeoh thp TI,DI ,9,'', ,,i rt ,ro
new away h'l'N '''.s7 ~, ,,,,, ,,., ,igr,,,,
doubIe-barreIed riio' an" OH ne" tue ''E'''''
Damn" said the sportsman IN h,,"S
ant, laughing voice. .jl"tS the 'N'"I"
have missed, Charles
You hit his tan, my IGfo., S,W ,,,5 ,
l'"l"tT to'''p ~ 'a,, ,,, If,.tur ,yGgt can
i,i riog,,s n,, tbc ,yInts Win A bullet. even
,.t.r ,tI,, ysn,, ia ait sim in the air"
,.r nav, hoard of one. Charles Mr. |
scroone has a friend from Africa staying |
,,.itL bir, ,ybn bc syycars could knock over |
rnnr ont Of siv
n,rher my. lord. Mr.. Scroopc has a friend !
what lies" replied Charles, as he handed |
hin, thc second rifle
,,bJs ,,.ae too much for me I stepped |
fcr,var rd rnipiua, nv hat politely, ana said
"Sir forgive me for iuterruptiug you,
but YOU are not shooting at those wood |
rigaors In tho right way. Although they
-, ., brvo- iust before they settle, they
ore dronnIny much faster than you think.
- Lnan.r was mistaken when ho said
| bat vn, Enoclyed n feather out Of tho tail
| Of thnt last bird, at which you fired two
| barrels In both cases you shot at least
| q, f,ot above it, and what fell was a leaf
| -, ,L,, il.y treer
| "gir" he gaid II thank You for your
| ,d,,Irs z,birI, no doubt is excellent for it
| ig certainty true that I have missed every
| pigeon which l tried to shoot with these
! r,,,,r,r,,,dad little rifles But II YOU could
! l,,,,,rgtT.pte I'm uractlce what you 80 kindly
| act out i'm precept. the value OF your
| ,,,,',rs.i ,yo,,rd he enhanced"
| Thus he smoke. mlmicling ] have no
| doriht 5for ho had a sense OF humor), the
! manner of NV address which nervousness
| - -, ,,,Iey,,bat pomDous
| - -. ,t,, r,esu answered. taking
. G'N' .s, n.s ,to, ~
| OH my b'e"'~
| He handed II to me with a DOW
Mind what You are ""ou', 5'ti
| Charles Ihat uit'e '''"e ~ "
! and 'air-rlBBeteu' , .,,,,,
l withereu' or 'u'te'' ,,.. f,.,.i,,.
him with B'"hvs' ""r ,''a .i,t j,-
keeper only sl"I'u p"'N ,,,irft., c,.,s
science IN ms 'T"s'" M, ""t m .,,,r,, Win
| Never peioTo ,''u ~ III I,,,I,t g,r,,rI;
lnehaL ius" t',,ii r,,ssr I Enoyy
me ouppoS'tI rn,r ~ gfgbt of I.ug-
| very Nt4e OF '"o "'".,'t, ,'t, o, ,,,t ,Iiuiruit
lish wood pigeons N'It a." .ti,,,, 49, an
TO nlSS wiz. wiz. ,,,n, r,Gos though "A glance
or Ihea9 P"' ~, ,r.r. avniisife
showed ist CO.., a,,J r,, "a great maker.
%eIpo"a -, re tJ,ing now. how should /
II 'l,"'''N w 80 GL,r,es and the polite
bear the scorn OF tn"rIes an" ~ 49, pg'''I
amusement OF MS HVp.p '',,'e0 . III, ,,nt i
prayed that no NOR s ,1,a+ me- isl,Ie Of
| an appearance, anu l uIL' I''I, I,st t ,i,,5bt
my supposed aN.ll III, ms a., ~, ,rbes, birds
ht' - 80 ,, In onea and t,yos 10 search
came from iar IN UheS "nI ~ ,La f,ct maj
for their f2EorI'e looI' '..-. ",r IiI not rotise
others had been scaEeu W. Ir,ssrtI,,
them 10 cease rom co"''''s'
heard Chat,gS ,t',, Iomi, ont rtlv-nor. Here's
wow, then IooN uul ,rj.r,f, bo,y
your .11,,,b bc doe4 happen to be the
10 do II, though ne u".S ""i''' W.
best shot IN th'se 'nul''SS, .5,.,,,s ,rnaored
WINE He sP5, ,bn otber canning down
one a little behind the o'heI' '1''.t1 ',,.,,.
very straight. As N"rS l''1,,l" ''1,, 80, -
ing in the lex grove s"gE I,',, r,,If see
ing TO aIght Tor DL US ,i.a,r Gffy
nothing, one az u'9,l,,, .,..,,,, ,rls away.