A Duck-Hunting Trip 



first day. This was not because more 

 came to us, but because they came in 

 proper fashion. 



On Having One's "Eye Wiped" 



It was on this day that I once or 

 twice had my "eye wiped," and I re- 

 call it even now with anything but sat- 

 isfaction. It is a provoking thing 

 to miss a fair shot, but to have your 

 companion after you have had your 

 chance knock down the bird by a 

 long, hard shot makes one feel some- 

 what distressed. This we call "wip- 

 ing the eye"; but I have always 

 thought the sensation caused by this 

 operation justified calling it "goug- 

 ing the eye." 



We left for home after one more 

 very cold day spent in the blinds, with 

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