28o THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



race and the chastisement which he received he was cer- 

 tainly doubly affectionate towards his master. He had 

 always hunted faithfully for us, but during the balance of 

 the day he seemed to be more than usually active and 

 found many birds by the roadside. 



On one occasion during the afternoon, when he had 

 been absent from us about an hour, we heard him barking 

 sharply a comparatively long distance from the road. His 

 earnest bark satisfied us beyond a doubt that he had found 

 a bird and desired our assistance. 



The question was promptly discussed whether we 

 should render the aid which he now souorht. The bird 

 was nearly a half-mile from us ; would the dog be able to 

 keep the attention of the partridge until one of our party 

 could reach the spot ? This seemed rather doubtful, but 

 "Jim" was anxious to make the attempt, while neither my- 

 self nor my son desired to offer any objection. He there- 

 fore started off with a lively step and very pleasant an- 

 ticipations. The loud barking of the spaniel continued 

 without any interruption until the death of the bird was 

 announced by the report of "Jim's" fowling-piece. During 

 this time the lad and myself patiently awaited the return 

 of "Jim," but he was absent nearly half an hour, and in 

 the mean time we had rested by the roadside. 



The dog returned with his master, and both were ap- 

 parently well pleased with the result of their labor. The 

 day's sport had been very satisfactory. The boy had killed 

 four birds and "Jim" had bagged two. This result had 

 been accomplished without leaving the road for any con- 

 siderable period of time, except in the case which has just 



