Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . eeded in stopping the profuseflow of blood occasioned by his wound. THE BACKWOODSMA]Xr AND THE TUBKEY. What are you doing with that gun, Jim? said a tall, spareman to a young lad, who was sitting on a stump in the open spaceof a station, repairing the lock of an old rifle which was some-what out of order. I am going to shoot that turkey, said the youth. THE BACKWOODSMAN AND THE TURKEY. 31t What turkey? I dont see any turkey. Dont you
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . eeded in stopping the profuseflow of blood occasioned by his wound. THE BACKWOODSMA]Xr AND THE TUBKEY. What are you doing with that gun, Jim? said a tall, spareman to a young lad, who was sitting on a stump in the open spaceof a station, repairing the lock of an old rifle which was some-what out of order. I am going to shoot that turkey, said the youth. THE BACKWOODSMAN AND THE TURKEY. 31t What turkey? I dont see any turkey. Dont you hear that turkey gobbling on the hill-side yonder ?replied the youth. Ive heard him this half-hour, and Im going tohave a shot at him as soon as I get this gun fixed. I dont believe theres any turkey there, youngster; I haventheard one, and I reckon my ears are about as good as yours. You havent, eh! just listen—there; did you hear that? aintthat a gobbler ? The man listened until the noise was again repeated, and thenremarked, I reckon youd better not try to shoot that turkey;moren likely hed. _-^^=^;^^^^- ^^^^^shoot you. ^^ I /_^ The lad did not un- i. THE HUNTER AND THE INDIAN UKOOY. derstand the drift of his meaning, and persisted in his intention of trying a shot at him any way; and the other, thinking, doubtless,that it would be useless to persuade him of the true state of thecase, remarked, Ill go shoot it. No you shant, said the lad; I heard it first, and Ive the bestright to it; its mine, and Im going to shoot it. 318 THE BACKWOODSMAN AND THE TURKEY. Well! but you know Im the best shot, said the raan, andmaybe you might miss him. A wild turkeys a mighty scary bird,and it aint every youngster that knows how to fire a rifle that knowshow to shoot one; I reckon youd better let me shoot him: Iveknowd many a feller go out to shoot a gobbler that never cum backagin, and it aint judgmatical for a youngster like you to be skirtingout through the woods when theres so many re
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