THE hunter's triumph. 63 



the same charge which destroyed that organ, rattled 

 also on his left ear-drum, and that membrane no 

 longer responded to the shouts of the hunter. On 

 one side he could see, and not hear — on the other, 

 liear, but not see. Nevertheless, with gestures for 

 the left view, and shouts on the right, fair work 

 might still be obtained. Both dogs rejoiced in the 

 uncommon name of Rover, and both possessed that 

 most excellent of all points in such animals, a steady 

 point. 



If any of my readei*s are fond of field-sports, and 

 have not yet shot prairie-chickens over a dog, let 

 them take their guns and hie to the West, and taste 

 for themselves of this rare sport. With the wide 

 prairie around him, keeping the bird in full view dur- 

 ing its passage through the air, one can choose his 

 distance for firing and witness the full effect of his 

 shot. I think the brief instant when the flight of the 

 bird is checked and it drops head-foremost to earth, is 

 tlie sweetest moment of all to the hunter. 



