Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1871 — Reckless Sporting. [ARTICLE]

Reckless Sporting.

A certain newspaper man of this city was presented with a Henry rifle. The rifle became ilia idol. It was seldom oat of his sight, and he could not 'sleep unless it rested against the head of his bed. On Sundays he was always out on the hills with his Henry, and in a short time became so exoert that he could decapitate a sage hen nine times out of ten. lie once saw a duck disporting itself in a lake somewhere in the eastern part of the State, and on abet, shot out both of his eyes. This crack shot—this terror to everything in the shape of gauie—biing invited to spend a few days with a friend residing near Carson City, packed up his Henry and responded in person. Next morning he was up bright and early, and, like a second Hteve Vernard, stalked forth in search of game. A*short wjdk brought him in sight of a pond in which was a line flock of ducks. Creeping to cover near the shore, he opened Ids battery. Duck afier duck was stretched upon 'the water, and still those r< maining made no attempt jo fly away. Our Nimrod was somewhat astonished at the tameness of the garni, but no merciful thought arose; on the contrary, he became, if possible, still more bloodthirsty; Ho had just stretched out lifejoss the lust of a flock of about 17 ducks, when the friend, whose hospitality he was sharing, cmw running toward him calling upon him for heaven's sake to desist, as he was killing tho whale of his favorite breed of tame ducks. What did Nimrod do but turn about and vigorously protest that he thought the ducks were wild ones. After this exploit he even had the cheek to' remain at the house oS his friend a whole week, feasting on ducks every day. Vin/inia (Wev.) Enterprise.