Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1878 — How Chaffing Was Met. [ARTICLE]

How Chaffing Was Met.

At the rifle-grounds, Wimbledon, Eng., tho most aristocratic range for amateur shooting is that known as the running-deer range. Not long since, one of two or three young fellows, who wore in the habit of putting on airs when aft outsider shot at their favorite range, and “ chaffing” him, wore quietly punished. As one of them was shooting, a very respectable-looking, middle-aged man, evidently dressed in his best, came down to the range and watched the shooting with great interest; at length, as the shooter was doing very badly, he said, quietly, “ Aim more forrud, sir.” \ - “Halloo,” says the performer,can you shoot? Do you know anything about it?” The man civilly said he thought he did. “ Well, then,” says the other, “ I will stand you a gun and these five tickets, so that you may try your hand.” Then, rushing off to the other end of the butt, he says to his friend, “Such a lark, Harris! I’ve got an old fellow who thinks he can shoot, and stood him tickets and a gun. Come and see the old fogy—looks like a butcher. Dare say he lias won half a pig at Christmas at Hendon.” So down both of them came to see tho man perform, and took pains to tell all their lady friends of the fuu. The man took his place, and the deer was started. Ho tired rapidly, before the deer had got half-way a ;ross, and hit it in the head. Says Harris, “What a fluke! I tell you what, old chap, I’ll give you ten shillings every time you make a bull’s-eye, if you’ll give mo half a crown when you hit the haunch.” The man said he did not mind doing it, and a bystander, wh<s had noticed the shot, and had seen that ho aimed at the head, quietly pointed out the part to be hit to score a bull’s-eye. Tho long and short of it was that out of his lour shots two were bull’seyes, and tho other two close up. The man rose and pocketed his £l, and civilly thanked the two young men, who looked thoroughly sold, ana were awfully put out at being so taken in, and so publicly, too. Just as the man was leaving the range, a heartv-looking old gentleman called out, “Why, you here, James?” Tho man said “ Yes, my Lord; knew you had come down here, and wanted to see you about tho game, and then thought I’d like a look at this here.” And then ho told his master the story, to the old gentleman’s great amusement, who then went on to the range and told the olliccr there, to his great amusement also, and the two young men, to their great disgust; that the supposed “ butcher,” out for a holiday, was his lioad keeper, and one of tho best shots at deer in the Kingdom. The two follows’ faces wore a sight, ami tiiey have been uncommonly shy of chaffing or baiting any stranger at the range ever since— London Society.

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