A SHERIFF'S POSSE
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intrepid pioneer, who defends his domin
ion single handed though it runs into the
very heart of the impenetrable jungle,
whence day and night can be heard the
shrill war cry of savage fox, of mobiliz
ing wild boar, infuriated rabbits, em
battled woodcock and horned deer.
We have the story first hand from one
of the survivors. The scout gave them
the most alarming reports. Tracks in the
snow; faint but persistent sounds coming
upon the breeze from many quarters, a
vague sense of invisible but watching
presences had brought to his keen real
ization that many bands of the feathered
invaders were gathering in the secret and
sheltered recesses of the great bend
above the Bluff.
No time was to be lost. The party
wore hastily provided with necessary
stimulants and directions, and set off into
the gloaming with stout hearts and
stealthy tread. Regardless of the omin
ous and repeated warnings of the Great
Horned Owl that stands sentry over the
forbidden entrance, and of the studied
diversion of covey after covey of the
Enemy 's Escadrille, the scouting Bob
White, and the threats of heron and otter
and possum and doe, the little band held
its silent and indomitable way.
By the time they had lost their way in
the labyrinth of cypress and hanging
vines, among the tropical corridors of
this vast shrine and last sanctuary of
the primeval denizens of the Croatan
Country, the appalling discovery was
made that there was a traitor in their
midst. The nose and instinct of the out-,
fit, fondly supposed to be an old fol- j
lower of Scott McDonalds, and a Canine
of strong anti-turkey tendencies, proved
to be an Austrian Peace Hound with a
yellow disposition and a traitorous voice.
Lifting his Teutonic wail at the critical
moment he spoiled the surprise party
completely. Terrified the Turkey hoards
hiding in a nearby thicket, took to in
stant and precipitate flight.
But not unscathed did they fly. The
amateur guns of the volunteers rent the
welkin and resounded through the wilder
ness, tearing a harmless hole in the off
ing. But the old hunting rifle came into
action in the good old fashioned way, and
brought the patriarch of the flock and
the arch gobbler of them all reeling to
Earth, while some twenty strong his scat
tered legions disbanded in flight.
At the screech of dawn the valiant
posse was again at its post, cunningly
concealed behind a rampart of logs and
hows Avaiting for the old scouts' con
versation to develop the denouement.
Turkey call and Turkey answer filled
t'i still air, and once again the foe
were coming within their grasp, when
1,!e sly little Austrian Peace Hound
ngain wriggled onto the boards, and
g;'ve his shrill warning.
So the band is still at large, headed
l'.V the young crown prince of Turkey.
t is expected that the company of big
St: me hunters and shot gun experts now
i'embled at the Carolina and in the
cortage colony will shortly take action
gainst them.
. Up To Ills Old Trick.
Whenever the A. P. man is hard up for
news and wants a phenominon or a record
to delight the lagging wire, all he has
to do is to induce Donald Ross, maker
of links, to go play a round. We recol
lect that when Secretary Lansing was
down here last, he wanted to see the
game of golf played in good old Scotch
style. It was suggested that Ross made
the course, and hence could presumably
show how it should be covered. So
Donald took the secretary on. And it is
rcorded that he made the last nine holes
in 32, just to please the distinguished
guest.
So the other day when some of these
middle distance experts were laying their
85s to the condition of the atmosphere or
the length of the grass, Donald takes him
down a Sammie and bludgeon or two,
and wanders out to see about it. His
card showed a total of 71 strokes on his
return 35 and 36. Which cuts the best
previous this year by nine strokes, and
will cut the number of records as the sea
son advances considerably. This was over
number 2.
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