CONTENTS. y 
CHAPTER XXXV—Continued. 
BLINDS. 
Secreted properly—How to build a blind—Not too high—Pattern after 
Nature—How to build one in wild rice—Iow, in willows—An arti- 
ficial one—Don’t move and don’t talk. 
DECOYS. 
An explanation, but not an apology—A full knowledge of their use 
necessary—Boyish beliefs—-Always tangled—Ice water—Reforma- 
tion—Never go without decoys—All kinds of ducks come to them 
—Cannot have too many—-Best way to carry them—Kind to have 
along—Kinds to use in the West—How to make wooden ones— 
Hybrids—Use good decoys—Different makes of decoys—Tame 
ducks as decoys—Wild geese decoys. 
DUCK CALLS. 
A gift to call—A wooden one—Such a noise—Imitates a ducx—As 
the bird calls ?—The wrong call—A matron—* Sip-sip-sip ”—Study 
their call—Nature’s provision—Artificial calls—Goose calls. 
CHAPTER XXXVI. 
DOGS, AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS. 
Canine character—Its development—Early impressions—Man_ is 
their friend—Selecting a dog for wild-fowl shooting—Chesapeake 
retrievers—Irish, Water Spaniels—Color chosen—Cross breeds— 
What a perfect retriever is like—Avoid black or white in colors— 
‘*Colonel ” and his wonderful accomplishments—NSiiken coats and 
home-spun—Through brush and briar—A Waterloo—In corn-field 
after chickens—How to train a dog to retrieve--Patience--Kindness 
and firmness—A puppy trick—How the dog should retrieye-—How 
to make him stay home—A day of understanding—‘* Don ’’—He 
was a child—How we loved him—His portrait—His great wisdom 
—Two sad hearts—His last resting-place—Requiescat in pace— 
Constancy and faithfulness of dogs—Instances showing their great 
affection. 
