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U[all jammed and broke her ramrod.— Anna had better luck, and brought down another 321k. The rest ran away. The girls loaded their horses with 121k moat and returned homo.{Not long after thife Anna saw an 121 k in the creek,\and taking her rifle set out for it. Her father was at work on the, opposite side of the creek, and seeing the 121k took his rifle and started ,for it. But Anna’ was too nimble for , fciie old man, aud getting the first shot, jrbjroughtthe Elk down, badly wounded. J^cfore she could load, the dog clxme up and away went the Elk down stream , until it reached Jackson’s Cabin, whereSusan Jackson turned it back. The old man was on the wateh and shot it on its return. He scolded Anna for not calling him, saying it was too bad to come there among the rattlesnakes.— She turned to the old mah Mills and said: “ This is my hunt, father. I didn’t ask you to leave your work, andI eat* take care of my meat.” Her father left her, and Mrs. Jackson and Susan Jackson to take care of the-carcase. And they did it, too.
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Wellsboro Tioga County Agitator
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, May 15, 1867
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