The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, December 31, 1901, Image 3
1 t Misrortune
• Overlook
White! Hunter WIio
• Scoffed at
Deer ] Legend
The recent Statement that the Smith
sonian institution offers a reward of
$1,000 for tiie skin of a white deer
said to have been seen in New Jersey
recalls to the memory of tin* old limit
ers of the Alleghany mountains the
fact that hunters would no more kill a
white deer than commit suicide.
Aside from the fact that a white deer
Is regarded as an animal which all
hunters are in honor bound not to kill,
',^the belief 1ms been almost general that
the slayer of one of these deer would
meet with dire misfortune.
There are hunters still living in
Clearfield county, Pa., who to tlds day
believe that the experience of one man
proves the connection between the kill
ing of a white deer and calamity. This
man was Thomas Bronson, who, with
his wife and two young sons, lived in
the Green w<xxls not far from the
head of Cold stream. Bronson was a
man of taciturn nature, a daredevil
,wko was regarded by other hunters
is a good fellow to let alone. He was
reckless and brave, but was not look
ed upon as a good neighbor.
Early in the fall of 1853 Bronson,
while hunting in the vicinity of the
Knobs, espied a deer whose coat was
as white as snow. He vva? undisturb
ed by what he styled the timid fears
of silly sportsmen. Bronson’s rifle
cracked, and the deer, after a few
spasmodic leaps, fell to the ground
with a bullet through its heart, its
white skin died red with its bhxxl.
Bronson dressed the deer, which was
a seventy-five pound doe, and, wrap
ping the meat iu the hide, carried it
home. If he gave any thought to the
fact that he had slain a white deer, it
was simply to reflect that the hide
might bring a high price as a curiosity.
He afterward remembered that a ra
ven croaked overhead as he was pass
ing along the woodland road in the
dusk of the evening, but as ravens
were numerous he paid no heed.
Six weeks afterward Bronson, while
searching for the den of a pack of
wolves near the head of Cold stream,
fell upon a pile of rocks and broke his
arm, an accident that laid him up some
weeks, during which he was visited by
old Jim Morrison, the veteran hunter
of Rattlesnake run. Jim had heard of
the killing of the white deer, and he
was not slow to tell Bronson that he
had done a most foolish thing. After
Morrison had departed Bronson got to
thinking about the matter. But al-
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hunting knife. Morrison explained to
the fishermen how the tragedy had oc
curred, the wounded buck having kill
ed Bronson and then dying from the
wounds the hunter had Inflicted upon
him with rifle and knife.
Mir&culous Course
Of a Huge Bowlder
How often the hand of fate turns
aside and renders innocuous evils that
threaten disaster to the insignificant
mortals who prefer this world of ours!
Sometimes these Interventions of Prov
idence are apparent, but more often,
there can be no doubt, we escape perils
ATTACKED X5Y WOUNDED DUCK.
though misfortune had overtaken him
he was not convinced that the death
of the deer had anything to do with it.
Nevertheless from that time on there
was a perceptible change in his spirits.
He lost his bravado and was loss ven
turesome. lie lost his nerve complete
ly when, a year later, one of his sons
ran away from home and left no trace
and ids wife died of a snake bite. Bron
son became taciturn and moody, shun
ning such hunters as came into the
Greojj woods and living the life of a
semihermit.
Three years after the killing of the
“phantom” deer Bronson started out
along the turkey path in the direction
of Trout run. He had not gone more
tlym a mile when he saw a big buck
cropping the twigs less than ‘JOO yards
away.
He stalked the buck until he was
within easy shooting distance, and
then, taking aim. he fired. The deer
dropped in its tracks, and Bronson has
tened to Its side to cut its throat. He
had approached within a few feet of
the animal when the latter jumped to
Its feet and fiercely attacked him. The
buck had only been wounded and as
in such cases was a dangerous antago
nist. But Bronson drew his knife and
fought desperately for his life. The
battle continued for some time, the
sharp antlers and front hoofs of the
buck cutting Bronson’s flesh until the
blood flowed from a score of wounds,
while the hunter repeatedly thrust his
knife into the deer’s side in the en
deavor to reach the heart.
Ten days later Bronson’s only re
maining sou. who had remained at
home when his father started out hunt
ing. appeared at the settlement and In
quired for his parent. No one had seen
him. however, and bla disappearance
was a mystery unsolved until spring.
ROLLED BETWEEN TWO HOUSES.
that our dull perceptions have been un
able to discern. An almost miraculous
escape from disaster is related in the
New York Herald:
One of the greatest curiosities in the
neighborhood of New Y’ork is now to
be seen at the foot of the Palisades.
Between two frame houses built there
Is giant bowlder twenty-five feet high
and twenty feet wide which fell from
a great height at the top of the Pali
sades and, sweeping down the front of
the cliffs, uprooted big trees, tore up
tons of loose stone and cut a wide
swath the entire distance. Finally, aft
er zigzagging from one side to the oth
er, it rolled in between two frame
houses and stopped there.
The people were asleep in the houses
when the rock started. They had bare
ly time to make their escape when it
made Its appearance at their front
doors. They are now thanking their
lucky stars that the enormous stone
did not hit one of the buildings.
The memorable occasion when, book
ed for a public lecture at the Hopkins,
lie let his uudienee wait in ghastly sus
pense while he. all unconscious of the
engagement, was found busily employ
ed uupueklug u box of easts will long
be remembered. His carefully adjust
ing n fresh collar over one already on
and bis going to the station and for
getting to take his train are historic In
university lore, but it remains for hia
friend and colaborer. Mr. Joseph
Thatcher Clark of the British museum,
to tell the following story:
Tiie pair were eu route to make some
important excavations and had reached
southern Europe when Hr. Emerson
appeared with an indignant face and a
letter from America in his hand. He
explained that the letter was from one
of his several brothers, accusing him
of having absentmlndedly carried off
several shirts belonging to the brother
when starting abroad.
“To prove how basely false and un
just bis suspicions «rre.” said the
troubled doctor, "1 will get all my
shirts and spread them out before you
and see if you cun find a single one
bearing any initial other than my
own.”
Tye shirts, eleven In number, were
produced, and consternation followed
when they were found to be variously
labeled Arthur Hale, G. Emerson, H.
Emerson and 1. Z. N. F. K. In fact, all
except two. these bearing no label at
all and presumably Dr. Emerson’s, bore
initials other than his own.—Baltimore
Suu.
The Pope nntl the Lady.
The wife of the Hungarian deputy.
Professor Dr. Arinin Neuman, was re
cently received in private audience by
the pope. The lady is highly educated,
and it was Dr. I.apponi, fuo physician
of the pope, who secured this audience
for her. it is not often that such a
favor is bestowed. Dukes and duch
esses, counts and countesses, crave in
vain the favor shown to this lady.
When the lady entered, the pope,
aindly smiling, said to her, “You have
had a long journey, and you must bo
tired.”
“A thousandfold greater trouble
would be well rewarded by the moment
iu which the happiness is vouchsafed
to me to behold the face of the benevo
lent bead of the Christian church.” she
replied in faultless italiau.
“Where have you acquired this lan
guage so masterfullyV” inquired the
pope.
“At home, in Hungary, your holi
ness.”
“I understand you are not a member
of my church.”
“I am not a Catholic.” she replied,
“but l acknowledge the doctrine of
brotherly love and that we are all chil
dren of one Father.”
The pope remained silent, and the
lady withdrew.—Miuorah Monthly.
Blunders That
Convict Criminals
The theory that crime is a disease
receives strong confirmation from the
extraordinary blunders of which al
most every criminal is guilty and
which invariably end by setting the
dogs of law on the right trac k. A mur
derous burglar will display tiie greatest
craftiness in the actual commission of
crime, get away unrecognized and then
fling the results of his toil to the winds
by a pi«x*o of rank carelessness which
is almost beyond the conception of the
average man of business.
Take the recent jewel robbery at one
of the big London hotels. The thief,
a valet, secured gems to the value of
£10.000, got off safely and. having pur
chased a most expensive outfit, calmly
enjoyed himself under the very eyes of
Scotland Yard, whose emissaries were
searching for him in his native coun
try. What must
tiie man do but
leave one of Gu
sto 1 e n jewel
cases, with the
initials of its
owner upon it
in gold letters,
upon his dress
ing table at ids
hotel. Of course
a servant saw
It and informed
the police.
Another in
stance that
came recently
to the kuowl-
edge of the
writer was that of a burglar, an ex-
convict, who broke into a Hereford
shire rectory and stole therefrom a
quantity of gold coin, including several
old fashioned guineas kept in the same
drawer as the more modern cash. The
man carefully left alon® a gold medal
and other valuables, the possesnlon of
which he evidently thought would be
dangerous. He then escaped undetect
ed, made his way through a heavy
rainstorm to a town fourteen miles
away and stopped there to buy a coat
before taking train for London. Will
It be believed that he offered the shop
keeper guineas In payment for his pur
chase? Such an obvious clew could
hardly be neglected even by country
police, and the man was caught
The ('olon^l'n Answer,
Lieutenant Colonel Hugh L Scott of
(in* United Slates volunteers, formerly
captain of the Seventh cavalry, is
known in the army as tin ofiieer who
probably knows more about Indian
sign language than any other living
man At one time Colonel Scott ma .
a standing offer of $1 to any redskin
who could show him a sign used by
any tribe which he did not know. Tin-
colonel is also peculiarly absentmind
od. a fact which was emphasized at Ids
marriage it few yi ars ago.
As in sto :d at tiie altar with Ids bride
rite orticiatiug clergyman ashed hint
tiie usual question as to taking the wo
man beside him to be his wife. Tiie
colonel placed two fingers upon Ids left
eyebrow Afier at: embarrassing pause
the clergyman repeated the question,
and again tin- two fingers went solemn
ly to the left eyebrow. It was not tin
til i!:e best man p< i - d tin- bridegroom
in tiie ribs tiiat be came back to earth
and articulated “Yes.”
Kniser Roy* Otir Ship Timber.
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and alder.
ns well
as tmipie
and oth
er
woods, its
i Xlt!
glas fir. the :
nost eoi
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on variety
lias
bee
n found s
ulterior
to ;
yellow pine
and
oil
li-l wool;
: lieretu
i in
e used for
car
luii
Iding. It
is now
el
aimed that
govern i
nent tests
show tl
tat
it is better
for
s'.iii
jhuilding.
having
g!
router hon
ZOtil
a!
strength
than on
k
or (leorgia
pine and superior lasting qualities
One big firm is now making heavy
shipments of this fir to Germany for
use in the warships of the kaiser’s new
navy.—World's Work.
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Rnynl ('ntiNitm.
Tlit* qneon of t ho NVihorlntifls. bur
iniFhanri. Prince Hetirv. ami the Ger
man emperor are ai! third cousins, all
three being great-givat grandchildren
of Iving Frederiek William II of Priis
xia Prince Henry is also descended
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Finland Another Poland.
Apparently the fare of Finland is
sealed. In a few years her identity
will lie lost in the unswerving flood of
Muscovite civilization, her institutions,
her national life, her social and polit
ical attributes things of the past And
the deplorable thing about It will lie
that Russia, having learned no lesson
from her rise, will lie oblivious to the
moral of her fall.—New York Time*.
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