Show NOT JUST WHAT HE AIMED AT good shot but sportsman an wanted no undeserved praise every sportsman of augusta me ale remembers the remarkable and almost impossible rifle shot of stephen russell now dead and the exceedingly calm and unaffected mariner in which he be expressed himself on the occasion one day while bile hunting with a party a large eagle was noticed soaring high in the air and mr russell hussell rifle in hand quickly fired at the bird with little thought of hitting it to the amazement of all the eagle fell to the ground one wing being broken that was a beautiful shot mr russell exclaimed one grand declared another mr russell unconcerned and with affected seriousness simply replied boys I 1 hit him within 12 inches of where I 1 intended to I 1 aimed straight for his eye boston herald |