The Duel' and the Cubs. 85 



*' We ought to teach them to kill, now. 

 They are surely big enough. Catch that old 

 duck at the farm, and put her in with them 

 to-night." 



The old duck was caught, and was duly put 

 in with the cubs. Next morning they went to 

 look at the cubs, and to see what had been the 

 fate of their aged visitor. There sat the old 

 duck in one corner, as happy as possible, and 

 to show that she appreciated the honour paid 

 her, and the company she was in, she had 

 kindly laid an egg ! 



That mention of the old duck reminds me of 

 another amusing little ''sell" which I wit- 

 nessed one day. I saw Jack Ward mark a 

 fox to ground, and they put his terrier in. 

 The terrier was gone a long time, but when at 

 last he came back Jack sang out : 



"Ah! See how he has punished the poor 

 old fellow ! Go on my men, dig away." 



And so they " went on," and dug a trench 

 big enough to bury an elephant in, and after 

 wasting about an hour — out came an old buck 

 rabbit ! 



