A MORNING WITH NATURE, ETC. 259 
but cast aside all cares and business thoughts, wander 
over the prairies, through vales and valleys, in shadowy 
glens, on craggy hill-sides; or, rowing on some quiet 
lake, or floating idly with the current of some broad or 
sinuous stream, inhale draught after draught of delight- 
fully pure air, and be thankful for the chance of doing 
so. Better enjoy the day this way, and bag a dozen 
birds, than kill a hundred, with your mind at all times 
filled with selfish, avaricious motives. 
Let the young hunter read again my description of 
the shooting an “incomer,” the ‘overhead shot,” 
where the duck was not seen until after it had passed ; 
the “long, high shot,” far off at the side; ponder them 
well, it will be a profitable use of time, and rich inter- 
est added to the knowledge he may have, for they are 
the three most difficult shots to make at wild fowl. 
The pleasant incident of jumping the three ducks 
along the island; the laughable ‘‘scenting scene,”— 
these are referred to, because they illustrate things that 
should be remembered. They teach this lesson :—al- 
ways approach a place where there is a possibility of 
finding game, with caution; never pass a place where 
there is a likelihood of finding birds, without investigat- 
ing the ground thoroughly; never allow a flock of 
ducks to fly out of your sight, without watching them 
until they are lost to view. 
