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aim, and rejoicing in the sport, boated the birds, 

 re-loaded the guns, and again stretched away to 

 the oars to keep the brisk blood in full flow : 

 gentle reader there is a rare pleasure in this, 

 which the thirst for preference, or the absorbing 

 desire of gain never can bestow a pleasure with 

 which the most successful day's shooting from 

 the battery, can never compare. Much skill and 

 presence of mind are, however, required in box- 

 shooting, and we would advise every sportsman 

 who has never been placed in this peculiar posi- 

 tion, to give it a trial for once. He need not be 

 concerned if unprovided with a life-preserver, 

 since in spite of their serious recommendation 

 by a recent writer, we assure him that the dan- 

 ger is less than that which every mortal expe- 

 riences, in crossing the Delaware in a ferry 

 boat. 



To those who have leisure and a desire to 

 engage in paddle-shooting, we say go to Krider's 

 and select one of his splendid double ducking 

 guns ; purchase a good skiff w r ith her appurte- 

 nances complete ; hire an expert paddler, and 

 our word for it, you will find the sport one of the 

 most invigorating and delightful recreations in 

 the world. The agreeable change of element 

 the pleasurable thrill which almost every one 



