The Serene Duck Hunter 



duct of these two classes, acquire a 

 general and unmitigated reputation 

 for persistent slaughter, cannot be 

 contemplated without sadness. It is 

 therefore not particularly reassuring 

 to recall the fact that our countrymen 

 seem just now to be especially attract- 

 ed by the recital of incidents that 

 involve killing, — whether it be the 

 killing of men or any other living 

 thing. 



It is quite probable that the aggre- 

 gation of all duck hunters in one gen- 

 eral group cannot be at once reme- 

 died; and the expectation can hardly 

 be entertained that any sub-classifica- 

 tion now proposed will gain the ac- 

 ceptance and notoriety necessary for 

 the immediate exoneration of those 

 included within this group who are not 

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