A COMPROMISE.
A citizen driving in on the Holden road the other day met a lad about twelve years old on the highway some six or seven miles from the city. The boy had a shot-gun as long as himself, but no game, and the citizen inquired : “Out for a hunt?” “ I was out for a hunt,” was the reply. “ And you haven’t killed anything ? ” “Well, no.” “ And you don’t expect to ? ” “ Not unless I kin git withing striking distance. You see, two of ns came out together. After we got out here I wanted to hunt for lions and the other boy wanted to shoot ostriches, and so we divided up. He took the powder and shot and I took the gun. I’m over here looking' for turnips, and he’s over in that field, watching a holler log for bears. It’s such hot weather I guess we won’t have much luck, anyhow.”
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Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1765, 16 October 1879, Page 2
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153A COMPROMISE. Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1765, 16 October 1879, Page 2
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