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Soon more stragglers commenced coming in, and 

 the fusilade became constant. Mallard and teal were 

 both worthy game, and as I was shooting well, I soon 

 had a large number at my feet. Nor did duck alone 

 pay me a visit, several prairie chickens, on their way for 

 their evening feed, bit the dust ; and just as I thought it 

 was high time for retiring, Hank's stentorian voice was 

 heard summoning stragglers, the team being already 

 hitched, and he impatient to be en route for the settle- 

 ment. Fifteen duck and five prairie chickens were the 

 result of little over an hour's shooting, and that without 

 moving five yards to the right or left, and better still, 

 without getting a wet foot. 



