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HAMILTON, HARRIS CO., GA„ FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1875.
From the Weslean World.
WHAT ONE SHOT HID.
BY AN OLD RANGER.
“ This confinement is irksome to
me. and I long for a tramp in the
woods. Tom has just brought me
word that the pheasants are beeoming
plenty and in good condition, and if
I can get leave of absence I think I’ll
try my gun and dog. Poor Ponto!
It’s little of life you’ve seen since we
came to the Canadas,” and Captain
Gerald began to walk the room impa
tiently.
“Now, Ponto,” he said as he whis
tied his magnificent pointer to his
side, “now, ejooil door, for a glorious
time—for one day of freedom and a
good supper.”
With a low whine of acknowledg
ment for the kindly patting of the
hand of his master upon his head, and
the playing with the silken ears, the
dog dashed away. Evidently he en
joyed the pure air and golden sun
shine —the escape from the confine
ment of the barracks as much as his
master.
And so did Tom—a north of Ire
land man; farm he went along with
abroad grin upon his honest face, lie
whistled or sung,
“A southerly win'! ami a cloudy sky,
Proelaimcth a hunting morning.”
“ An,’ hy the Ilill of Howth, this ia
one of them,” he said, in conclusion,
as Gerald called his attention to the
various phenomena in the forest that
was near to them.
But tramp as they would, and hunt
faithfully as the dog did, they met,
with no success. If there was any
frame in the woods, it must have been
very shy, and for hour* they saw no
thing upon which Gerald was willing
(o try bis shill as a marksman.
“ Where are the pheasants, Tom?”
he a*!;ed of Hie discomforted man
whose whistle and g,on<;' bad changed
into sullen jrrowls. “ I thought von
said the woods were filled with them.
For all the Inch we have had, we
might ns well have remained in the
l arra •!<*.”
"TT'liP,” answered (he man, while
his fingers wore hiisv scratching, hi*
head upon the spot where (he hump
of ideality i* supposed to bn located.
‘’•Faith, sir, T think they have all
changed into hares ! ”
“I believe yon are right,” replied
Gerald, with a laugh, “ and though I
am fond of them, I’ve set niv heart
upon taking home your mistress a
supper of birds, and nothing else will
do me to-day.”
“An’, plase God, she shall have it,
sir.”
“Then you go around this hill one
way, and I will-go the other one, hut
if you hear me fire, come immediately
to tno.”
“ Yes, sir.’’
Gerald saw his servant disappear,
urged on his dog and followed, grat
ified at last by the sight of one of the
birds he was longing to find. But it
was evidently a stray and a wild on'*,
and flew some ways; he crept along
in order to obtain a shot, his dog hav
ing dashed away. Staunch as he
usually was. long; disuse had made
him somewhat forgetful of his early
training.
Tn vain he whistled—in vain he
called. The animal was either entirely
out of hearing, or obstinately refused
to obey. It was a ca*e of Mahomet
and the mountain; there was nothing
1o he done lint to go to the dog, as
the dog would not come to him, and
he was doing it n= carefully as possi
ble when the report of a gun readied
his ears.
“ Ah !” he murmured,“that must he
Tom, and how lie will erow over me
at having brought down the first
game.”
Another report, and he forgot, nl!
of caution. If bis servant was firing
so rapidly, he must he in a covey, and
tie was losing the golden opportunity.
Tie little thought that there might he
others abroad in the woods as well as
himself.
Tint such was the cue.
Three men—semi-outlaws, who had
fled from “the States” to avoid the
strong arm of the law there, and had
already become obnoxious to that of
the Queen’s Dominion were tramping
n o tnd.
ft was lit’le to them how or when
they became possessed of game. They
could sell it readily, and had they
lived in other lands, would have been
called (and rightly) the worst kind of
poachers. And they had “marked
down ” the bird that Gerald had al*o
seen, and creeping near, had shot it
without the slightest difficulty.
That a< counted for the first report.
The second wts of far more moment.
When the pheasant fell lifeless to
the ground 11 it-y rushed forward to
secure it, but wore disputed in the
possession of the prize.
It bad already been secured by a
n and e dog.
He had it in his mouth, and was
turning to take it hack lo~his master.
“Some of the. nobs are out,” said
one of the men, with an oath, “and
they must hare heard our gun and
will soon he down upon us. That
dog will track —he’s a good one, I
know—but, hr heaven he shan’t steal
mv game. HeVtV’ and he whistled
low and eiviviiiys.lv.
The dog stormed, and. without re
leasing his hold upon the bird,growled
savagely.
“ That’s war game, is it ? Well T
known wav to quiet you,” and snatch
ing a gun from the hand of one ofhis
companions, he took point blank aim
and fired.
Tt was a cowardly shot—any man
who injures knowingly a dnml> beast
is a coward—but. it was almost in
stantly fatal. The poor pointer drop
ped the bird, whined mournfully, and
struggled to crawl away. Tint lie
could not get fir—his hunting days
were nearly ended—lie would never
hound with delight at Ihe call of his
master, or track prairie or woodbind
again.
“Come,” said the- man who had
been guilty of the hruto murder.—
“Come, pick up Ihe bird and let’s he
off. T almost wish T hadn't shot, the
dog, for—”
At that instant, Gerald appeared
upon the scene. TTis faithful four
footed friend crawled toward him—
gave a low whine of recognition—at
tempted lo lick his hand—looked up
vs i tlt his blood-shot eyes and fell dead
at hi* fee'.
The men stood with loweiing
brows awaiting his speech.
“ ITo w camp ibis ? ” he a iked stern
ly, glancing from one to the other
There w:v* tm reply, and he combi
ned :
4J \Y!lo shot mv iln-r a Answer toe.
By heaven! T will know, and woe to
him that did il.”
“ T did,” was grow’ed hack. They
were three to one. and what had they
to fear? Besides, they hated an hon
est nmn, as felons ever do.
“ What did yon shoot, him for?”
“We have as much right in the
wood as he, or you either for that
metier.”
“And if yon have, did that give
you a right, to shoot inv dog ? ”
“TTe was stealing my game. lie
tried to bite me wheel would have
taken it, away, and—”
“ You shot him, coward and Get*
ahl sprang upon the man, struck hbn
a full blow in the face and leveled
him to the ground.
With all the evil passions in his
nature surging up arid ervieg aloud
for revenge, Hip man sprang np again,
but when he saw the calm and reso
lute face of Gerald, he would have
sneaked away, had not a heavy hand
been Inid upoti hi* collar and detained
him.
“ You filing not eseanc thus. You
po with me, anti shaft pay dearly for
what you have done.”
“ Let go your hold ! ” growled the
ruffian, “Let rro, I sav ! ”
“Noll, Tom! Tom!”
“Down with him!” shouted the
companions of the imprisoned man.
“ ITc has friends near. We shall all
he taken.”
Without striving to break the iron
grip from h'fi.t’‘roat, the, man turned
the pun he fiti’l held, upon Gerald,
and fired. With a groan, one of mor
tal anguish, he reeled against; a tree,
lint lie was a soldier—had passed
through more than one battle-field,
and was not to perish unavenged.
ITe too was armed —and wounded,
ldeeding as he was, he turned his
weapon npon the men who were flee
ing, now that, their bloody work was
consummated —fleeing like Cain from
the swift vengeance that would fol
low'. .
But the career of one, the murderer,
was suddenly brought to an end.—
With the report he feM headlong, with
!is heart riddled by the shot. Fell,
even in death remaining true to his
nature —cursing Grd and urn with
his latest breath. Fell, and passed
swiftly from tin and e rtb to judg
ment —unrepenting, unabsolved.
But scarcely had he fallen before
lie was picked up by his affrighted
companions, and carried away, pass
ing scarcely from sight as the servant
of Gerald rushed up, accompanied by
the owner of the property, and an old
game-keeper.
“Oh, God ! rny master,” said poor
Tom, as ho thing his gun a-i 10, knelt
down and raised the head of the dy
ing man in his arms. “My master!
My poor master! Who has done
this?”
“lie shot my dog—me—oh, God !
my poor wife,” came faintly breathed
through foam and blood.
“Ho! who?” demanded the gen
tleman.
The stow was—had to be briefly
told, and then with clinched hands
he vowed vengeance, asked if Gerald
had anv dving word to pend to those
he loved, id nrrtfhNod faithfully to
remember and hear them.
“Mv wife—tel! her—that—oh! mer
ciful God, nit v, and—and—”
TTe fell hack dead—he who had
passed unscathed through the dan
gers of the Crimea.
Ah! with snd hearts and tearful
eyes thev lifted the limp form of the
soldier, framed a rode litter, and car
ried him hack to fhe home he had 'eft
hut. a few hours before, in all the
pride and strength of perfect health
and manhood. Sad, sad indeed! Hut
who should break the inte'ligenee to
liis young wife! Every one shrank
from it, as well thev might.
Hut fate—terrible fatalit v, relieved
them of the necessity of so doing.
Even ns they wore carrying 'lie dead
body Ihmuph (he parade ground, she
knew the uniform—rushed to his
side—gave one look at the pale and
blond-stained face, and with a heart
trending erv, f”ll backwards, and was
carried away insensible.
Of her husband’s death and burial,
she never knew anything again. A
harmless lunatic, she rat over at the
window, from which she had seen 1 iin
depart, o", protected bv tVm nearly
heart-broken Tom, wandered in search
nfh’ni. Perhaps it, was the kindness
of God, that mad” and kept Imr so,
tha* robbed her of all power to feel
her misery. Bill tlm watch of the
faithful servant was not for many
rears. The third autumn after, she
passed away with the falling of the
leaves, and was buried hy the side of
her husband, to be reunited to him
(who shall say it, was not so?)forever
and ever.
Curious Natural Facts.
Fishes swallow their food whole.
They have no dental machinery fur
nished them.
Frogs, toads and serpents never
lake anv food bnt that which they
are satisfied is alive.
Who’n a bee, wasp >r hornet stings,
it is nearly always at the expense of
i’s life.
Serpents are so tenacious of life
that thev will live six months and
lom'or wiihoTit food.
Tu riles dig holes in the sea. shore
and bnrv their eggs, covering them
nn to be hatched bv the sun.
Lobsters are very pmrnaeions, and
fiirlit severe battles. Tf they lose a
claw nno'ber grows out.
Natmali-Is sav that a single swal
low will devour *ix thousand flies in
a day.
The tarantula, of Braz’l, is nothing
more nor less than an enormous spi
der.
A single cod-fish produces more
than a million eggs in a sensor,.
Toad* become torpid in winter,
and hide themselves, taking no food
for fve or six months.
Serpent* of ail specie* shed their
skin* a* nuallv, like sea crab* and lob
ster*.
Turtle* and tor<oi*ee have their
skeleton* partly outside, in place of
within their bodie*.
It is believed that erocodi'e* live to
be hundred* of year* old. The Egyp
tian* embalmed them.
In South America there is a prolific
honey-bee. which ha* not been fur
ni*hed with a *ting.
In the darkest night, fihc* pursue
their u*ual movements the seme as by
daylight.
Seals arc as intelligent as dog*, and
can be trained to perform many tricks
like them.
If the eve of a newt is put out, nn
o her perfect, one is soon supplied by
rapid growth.
Alligators fall into a lethargic s’ccp
during the winter sea*on like the
toai.
The power of serpents to charm
birds and small quadrupeds is a well;
authenticated fact.
There are agricultural ants in Texas
that actually plant grain, and reap
and *tore the harvest.
Fishes Lave no eyelids.
Tho Heroic Deliverer.
Many years ago ,a large East Indi
aman was on its way to ike shores of
England, having on hoard a hyena of
the most ferocious kind. This ani
mal is known to he savage and un
governable iu its nature, and seldom,
if ever, susceptible of kind or grateful
feelings, even to those who have ten
ded anil fed it for years. The one of
which I am about to speak had just
been caught in one of his wild retrea s
on the const of Africa, where the ves
sel had stopped for a few days. He
was of course untamed and fierce;
and so terrib'e and malignant in his
disposition, that but one man in the
whole ship’s company could he in
duced, by the offer of n large reward,
to trust himself so near his cage as to
throw him his stated allowance of
food. Thick and strong as were the
bars ofhis prison, they seemed but a
feeble security against, his fearful ex
hibitions of rage and malice; and it
was impossible to pass near him with
out shuddering at, tho idea of being
within reach of that savage and unre
lenting grasp.
Several weeks had passed, and he
had never given the loast sign of rec
ognition to his keeper. Tn order to
soften the impurity of Ids temper, the
experiment, ha l been made to with
hold him from anitnel food. But in
vain; lie seemed as ferocious and un
manageable ns ever; and that peculiar
cry, beginning like the mourning of
the human voice, then ending in a
wild and hideous bellowing, wns in
itself sufficient to strike terror to the
hearts of nil who hoard it, and ro dis
courage every attempt to tame and
conciliate him.
One (lay the throng of passengers
and seamen were crowding the decks,
watchingwith deep anxiety the threat
ening appearance of one of those
storms which, in warm latitudes, are
often so terrible snd devastating; re
quiring great, skill and experience in
the management of the ship, both be
fore an 1 during the continuance of
the hurricane.
Foreboding anil fear were depicted
on every face; and as the captain is
sued his promptly obeyed orders, the
expression of his countenance was
studied, ns if in his glance was to
lie read a sentence of death or deliv
erance. A solemn silence reigned
among that, ship’s largo company,
broken only by the sound of the
mighr.v waves, ns they dashed- and
foamed against, the vessel’s side®’ It
was interrupted by a sound yet.lrioro
knell-like and appalling—the clanking
sound of a broken chain, and the lib
erated hyena’s wildest and fiercest
cry!
Tlow he had escaped from his cage
it was then no time to inquiro; but
the dreadful reality was before them;
and there the savage animal stood,
free to eive vent to Ins terrible and
malignant, propensities. Tie advanced
one or two steps! and the wild and
sullen glare of those eyes—that fear
ful and hideous ry—who could wil
lingly and unshrinkingly encounter
Tt, was the momentary impulse of na
ture to flv from such a foe, and in an
in*tarit the decks were cleaned, and
all had retreated below.
Scarcely had ihe consciousness of
escape and safety from their pursuer
pervaded the minds of the fugitives,
when tlie peculiar horrors of their
situation were presented strongly to
their consideration. What was to he
done? What couhl he done? The
captain first proposed himself to go
on deck; the vessel must be irrevoca
bly h,st in the impending storm with
out prompt, and active management.
Of wi at, avail would he hi* skill
and guidance, alone anil unassisted?
A dozen hands were not enough to
p rfbrm all the service* required.
Besides, their implacable enemy wa*
waiting for hi* prey, and an encoun
ter with him was certain death.
There was no aperture or loop hole
through which they might watch his
movements, and venture to attack
him; nn 1 their determination how to
act must be formed from co; jectnre
alone. To remain below was certain
and tdow destruction to all. If one
hold and adventurous spirit, cold, by
♦bn exposure and perhaps sacrifice of
himself, venture to meet, and, if pos.
sible, overcome that ruthlea foe, the
lives of many wouh) be preserved.
IV hat a question to propore and ag
itate! Bih-nce alone answe ed that
fearful, and, as it were, desperate
proposal. It seemed as if, singly, no
one dared to venture.
After a pause of some length, dur
ing which agony and despair sat upon ;
every countenance, one individual
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came forward. He was listened to
with breat dess attention. It was be
who had statedly fed and tended the
savage animal. He stated that though
he had not the slightest reason to be*
lieve that the hyena distinguished him
from, or preferred him to any one else,
yet, in so terrible an emergency, he
had prayed for guidance and assist
ance, and he had been encouraged
to hope that an unthought-of weapon
might possibly disarm and conciliate
him. He had not tasted raw flesh
for sever il weeks, and if it were of
fered to him now, perhaps his vorac
ily might be turned to this new ob
ieel of appetite. If a piece of meat
c iu!d be procured, he was to
go on deck, and with it tempt tho
animal back to his cage.
It is needless to say how bis pro
posal was received, and with what
thrilling emotions of anxiety, hope
and fair he was seen to nsoend alone
and defenseless to the deck. He to
whom ho had looked for guidance and
protection, forsook not that heroio
trusting heart with courage, and nerv
ed that single arm with power to 1 e
tho humble instrument in effecting the
delivoranco of those who sought not
Divine direction.
When lie reached the deck, the an
imal was at he extremity of the shits
and was almost immediately attracted
by tho scent of the raw meat. The
intrepid mar rotrated swiftly to iho
cage, holding out the tempting bait,
and then throwing it within the den,
the hyena, who had followed in close
pursuit, dartsd in, seised it voraoiousiy
and was thus effectually secured.
Tho feelings of joy and gratitude of
the prisonem when liberated by their
heroio deliverer, may be bettor im
agined than described; and it is to b >
hoped that this humble agent in their
proservatian was the means of im
pressing upon their hearts a firm be
lief and trust; in a superintending at and.
merciful Proviilenoe. The vessel rode
out ti e threatened gale in safety, and
long : fter it had reached its destined
port and its company had dispersed
to their several homes, did the re
membrance of that brave and daring
man call forth feelings of warm at and
lasting gratitude.
WIT and HUMOR.
What animals are often seen at fu
nerals ? Black kids.
Self-made men are very apt to
worship their maker.
Time is money, and many people
pay their debts with it.
A depraved punster says he shall
smoke if he chews too.
Retiring early at night will surely
shorten a man’s day’s.
When a man bows to circumstances
he is forced to be polite.
MnrUu-top tables are unhealthy,
according to the Herald of Health,
but does not state their disease.
A boy who will yell like a tartar if
a drop of water gets on his shirt band
when his neck is being washed, can
crawl through a sewer after a ball
and.think nothing of it.
A Dubuque wife cooked the family
cat for her husband’s supper and that
unfortunate man has since been una
ble to resist a desire to sit. on the
back-yard fence and yowl.
A good rhinoceros costa 15,800,
and unless there is a great decline in
the market most of us must be satis
fied with a five dollar parlor mat,
having a colored tiger stamped on it.
“No eetin appuls in schnle ours,”
reads a f-ign on the blackboard of a
schoolhouse m enlightened old Mas
sachusetts, where education is sup
posed to sit on the top rail and make
faces at ignorance.
The home circle—walking
with the baby at hight.
The great nnknon-~.*heee who da
not advertise.
A close observer says that tha
words which ladies are fondest of are
the first and last words.
The spelling schools that are spread*,
mg all over Ohio are raid to have
demonstrated the fact that a woman
c:m spell five times better than a ma t.
“ I wish 1 was a pudding, mamma ! >
“Why?” M*Cau#e I should have
such lots of sugar put into roe,”
A bright boy iwcmtly told his
teacher there were sectsi The
male sect, the female sect, and insects.
In 171? an edition of the Bible,
known aa “the Vinegar Bibl©’’was
printed. It wu sc called from an
error in the : oth chapter of St. Luk ,
in which “Farabk of the Vineyard
■was printed “L*#rable of the Vinegar, ’