Show CONDEMNED HUNTING CRUEL john S wise and thomas reed alike in thought john S wise used to be with thomas reed the former speaker in the opinion that hunting of all kinds Is cruel sport the two were talking on the subject once when the big man from maine said I 1 never one in my life I 1 spent a whole day doing that it waa a sand piper I 1 chased him tor h airs up and down a mill stream when at ast I 1 potted him and held him up by one of his poor little legs I 1 never felt more ashamed of mi self in nil my life I 1 hid him in my coattail co attall pocket for fear somebody would see how big I 1 was and small the victim and I 1 i ever will be guilty again of the cowardice of such an unequal battle |