The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-21
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: SHE WENT HUNTING.
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Mother. ] AM going 4Hau 90 Sarai.
feaar. Was fhr anuonnetm-nt maAf
aernss ihe breakfast table 81 Nan
Leaaz ~ Arr widowed mother at thsil
bone 10 tie city.
-Dounr meant a Few niles out in
the country Sarah was o married
sister living ou farin.
Buf the SUMMER has gone. protest.
~ fhe mother ~The folks are back
from ne country long ago.
@tf the hetfer Last summer yen
couldn't stir outdoors without bump
ING into somebody
And 90 she did, She found the ripe
apples being gathered. lhe hired nan
eetiing ln the pumpkins; the hazel-
+ nuts ripe glorious suurs~s. md tile
DAYS tonic and not "a insect 10 an-
hoy. and the quaiis as fat us butter.
When Nan had Ted the hens tanned
tie colt talked with the pigs and
warned the gander thar II b. bit her
she would 80 right houe-uhen she
had picked and eaten a peck of hazei-
NUTS made q pumpkin Jack-O-laniern
and tried ner hardest % milk. the
'Airea man said % her.
"Its O pity sou don's know how to
handle q gum
HWhyg
-Beeanse you could 90 rabbit hunt
ine
''Buf ! never Thought OF rabbits r.
was fhe exclamation. 4 shall 90 hint
ing right away"
"But you can't shoot a gun"
"Buf you must teach me. Hurry up -
The shotgun was smuegied out of
the house and behind The barn. and tie
lessons began with:
'sN0w put she gnh up to your face,
IKE this and aim ~ that old stump
You must squinf along tie sights aud
have both ia line"
'Yes.7
"fou won't fire now because year
sister would hear it but when you do
want TO- Just curl your finger arolad
this trigger and pull"
'H0w many cartridges have ! g0tfT
was asked.
"Seven. You can pile the seven
dead rabbits up somewhere and I wifi
come and get emf
IT wasn't at al singular that Burt
Robbins 81 the big fire insurance com
rany IN the city, should be stopping at
a country inn mile away.
Young Air. Robbins had been 40 the
imn for three or four days. when the
landlord said:
There are more rabbits around this
fail than have seen for years before.
Did you brHg a gun ulongY
4 had none to bring.
'Then ] can lend you one. It's a
rifle. where you ought 10 have shot
gun; but you can have some fun with
it,"
Miss Nan reached the hunting
grounds and looked about her. Not
bunny.
Mr.. Robbins had been out almost an
hour and had not caught sight Of
rabbit. The rrl squirrels chattered at
him. and the chipmunks Knocked him.
but he let them 20. It was when Ln
WIS scufiing up the leaves and his mind
far away that rabbit ran out Of Il
brush heap and scurried away. In his
confusion the bnnter ran after It. for
a few steps, and as It crossed open
ground he fred
At the same instant his cap was
dashed from his head When he hnd
advanced twenty steps he saw girl I
holding up dead rabbit by the leg and {
heard her exclamation:
aOh, I've killed himl I've killed +
linfr'
IL beg pardon" said Robbins.
"What? WhatY" y
Il Killed that rabbit. If you plense." i'
The young man walked back ANA re-
.oyered his cap and brought II to her q
md said a
You have a shotgun. You fired q
leh. Some Of your shot knocked the !,
ap from my head" 1
ssSir. you are no gentleman 10 claim 4
he rabbit ] shot" ls
Mr.. Robbins saluted and turned on az
is heel and walked away, and after fr
him out of sight the girl
licked up the game and walked 70 the
0use.
'Jewhittaker, but you have killed 4.
ne 2" exclaimed the hired man.
AT the airst fire. and a long shot. pe
io. ] had quite time over it. too. A w
oung man who was hunting claimed an
iat he shot him. lei
what sort Of gun did he haveY"
"A ride" 10
say said the man. after he had 1,
lrefuny examined the rabbit; "you
EVER killed this" W'
'.N'hv didn't IT, ait
"Becnusc u was Killed by a bullet he
stead Of Shot" co
The rabbit was given Ia the dog and en-,
dhiGg was said 70 he sister Naus fan.
nscience began TO trouble her. 1t -.
is settled thing that size had not ~
He'd that rabbit. ""
IN the midele Of the next morning I'm
q walked 10 the spot where poer pla
nuY had met his sud end the day {
avious Il was nearly an hour before the
p rose up, and then because she ~.
lrd scufiing footsteps. -.