Peculiar Shot With A Muzzle Loader

Tin lookfcng weU," SftM Ool. Moni: fort, - t Wtodsqr yeeterday, "ol c(i:ir.-c. I'm lo.iki.iri well. IIítii linmItng inndlivns iu Nui-lii Daknta, añil 1iiat ínnkes anyoue look. wol 1. lï.v way. I liad au .■ : [ice that was rathor irnupif in tlic hunlirí line. It Avas yeairs afro whcn the oíd íasliicrai'd muzzle-loaders wkt ta miuui' aml I nrvor kncw it ti 1" diiliüraliMl. 1 wa out ducb lmntIng and rnmi' lipón a pond tJiat was fillcd witüi dhcks- maHards, teal, redht-ads. ! :. ir aeemed tftatt there vraa a sort oí unión nicctiim. and 1 had Btumfoled 'm n ii wltíiou) glving t p.i. uril. Xaturally 1 hanlcd up md lilnzcd away. I -onldn'i slop to airni in fa' t I diihft nccd to, lint t i-,-iiifd du.ks all around tiiere wliilv I was reloadtngf, TSiere was w mauiy ducUs 1 1 1 ; ■ - c-inildn't ge away beO&USe tlii'.v wi'i'r ci-owdcd togetírer so ti.i;lit they conlda't ly. and [ leí go it'iUi lari-i'ls a. siriiiiil time. Whcn 1 .-(ai-tcd to load aíiain I íound my rainrod mlMring. T was (urlOUS, Imi I ciinld do notihijiií witiKint it. so snt ilowti and waited Dor tlii' íall of diu-ks to cenw. In aliout Uiteen minutas tlicy stiipprii dropping and I eonid aee cicai-ly once atore. Aeroes the pond was niy i-aini-od stlcktng toto a tiTc but in Itn nigtol ttosa th gun it liad gooe thirough Uie necks of tiliiriy-scvciL docks, aad thon ilxy lm.n.iï like a row oí same In front m a butdber stoop. I've irot tlio ramintl ii i In iny'room BOW." e coicmci watcbed the lacee ol li is bearen cloeely, iut they were imiiassivc as bhc &onmtenancE oJ b store Imli.-ui. "Wcii," said thi' cotanel, wit a trace oí fflaapiwtotaneiri In 'nis volee, ■L:í "mui wiiü'i taugSx, tet's all ranlle t (im-t Iiit." -