6 CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XXYV. 
TWO SPORTS ; OR, OUT FOR A LARK. 
An American and a German—Mr. Johnson and Mr. Dietrich—A 
wise young man—His innocent chum—They will a hunting go— 
Preparations and a start—Grub vergessen—Once again they start— 
Jim’s dog—Was it a fire ?—Down at the ‘‘Docia’’—A red duck 
boat—-Wild ducks—Jim’s idea of decoys—Hans, is tired—They 
criticise one another’s hats—Very complimentary—A polite dog— 
Hard luck—The dog eats a duek—Hans private opinion publicly 
expressed—Both fire at a duck—Good shot—Jim catches sport at 
the base—Who killed the duck? An excited German—America vs. 
Germany—Gooseberry rules—The star-spangled banner comes 
down—Peaceful Deutchland—A duck retriever—‘‘* A sweet voice 
yoost like honey ’’—Corporal punishment—Luncha la Vaterlandt 
—Mr. Dietrich Sr., and the waiter—The farmer’s boy—Eight mal- 
lards—A guest—Fifty cents a piece ?—Casting bread on the water 
—A story for home circulation—A trap shoot that never comes off. 
CHAPTER XXVI. 
A MORNING WITH NATURE, AND AN AFTERNOON WITH DUCKS, 
Pleasant recollections—In dreamland—Floating ice—A frosty morn- 
ing—A cloudless sky—Brilliant effects of the morning sun—A grand 
sight—A midday feeding spot—Alive with mallards picnicking—A 
deluge of living feathers—Mr. Drake’s arrival—Driven out—In our 
blind—Coaxing them to decoys—A1ll kinds of shots; an incomer— 
A high side shot—A difficult shot—My partner—Excitable ? Oh, 
no !—Delight in shooting cripples—Suicide of Mrs. Duck—An ac- 
cident—Cold fingers—Forty-four mallards—Down the Mississippi 
—How we found the ducks—ilark their flight—An assertion—The 
fulfillment—How to tell a duck’s age—How a man scented ducks 
—An explanation—Hunting with judgment—Doun’t be selfish, but 
enjoy Nature—Things worth remembering. 
CHAPTER XXVII. 
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. 
Fast disappearing—Where found—Manner of coming to decoys— 
Decoy poorly—Early in the morning—In the swamps—In the stub- 
ble fields. 
CHAPTER XXVIII. 
THE SNOW GOOSE. 
Found in Nebraska and Dakota—Associate with other geese—Habits 
—Conspicuous in sunlight—Like banks of snow—Flight—Shriek- 
ing, discordant cries—Scandal-mongers—-How to get a shot. 
