42 The Teteott Hunt UXeek, 



was requested to stop there, "where a waas," to 

 mark the birds if they should come back in that 

 direction. Presently the party came upon a group 

 of men and boys, all with arms crossed and resting 

 on their " brishers," and all come to mark, but 

 hopuig, no doubt, to have the pleasure of following 

 the shotsmen and witnessing their performance. 

 But this was not to be allowed — for the present. 

 Some of them were sent to high ground, where they 

 could get a good view of the flight of birds. Some 

 were told off to climb into the tops of trees, or to 

 place themselves on high banks, where they stood 

 the risk of being peppered. Whilst the privileged 

 ones, in groups of three or four, followed the guns, 

 and marked as far as they could. Immediately on 

 reaching the barley arish, the dogs stood, and the 

 men told each other in an excited whisper, " There 

 they he. That's them. That's the birds. I was save 

 they was here. I heerd 'em cal'ing in the old grass 

 outside about day's break." One of the guns had 

 stopped behind to do up a bootlace, but the dogs 

 remained still and rigid, and a murmur of admiration 

 at their steadiness went the round of the men, and 

 ended in " Tow-o, tow-o," which made the leading 

 dog look back contemptuously, as much as to say, 

 ** I am tow-o-ing, stupids." 



And when the covey rose the dogs were bewildered 

 indeed, and knew not what was expected of them, 



