A Duck-Hunting Trip 



some good shooting. Every one of 

 the party was enthusiastic in speaking 

 of the pleasure our outing had af- 

 forded us, and all were outspoken in 

 the hope that our experience might 

 be repeated in the future. 



Now, let it be observed that most 

 prominent among the things that had 

 occupied us and were thus delightfully 

 remembered, and among the experi- 

 ences desired again in the future, were 

 the rigors and discomforts we had 

 undergone in our shooting. So far 

 as the good things and the comforts 

 of the club-house itself entered into 

 the enjoyment of our trip, it would 

 be strange if they did not present 

 great allurement; for nothing in the 

 way of snug shelter and good eating 

 and drinking was lacking. It is not 

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