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CHAPTER XXXV Continued. 



BLINDS. 



Secreted properlyHow to build a blind Not too high Pattern after 

 Nature How to build one in wild rice How, in willows An arti- 

 ficial one Don't move and don't talk. 



DECOYS. 



An explanation, but not an apology A full knowledge of their use 

 necessary Boyish beliefs Always tangled Ice water Reforma- 

 tion Never go without decoys All kinds of ducks come to them 

 Cannot have too many Best way to carry them Kind to have 

 along Kinds to use in the West How to make wooden ones 

 Hybrids Use good decoys Different makes of decoys Tame 

 ducks as decoys Wild geese decoys. 



DUCK CALLS. 



A gift to call A wooden one Such a noise Imitates a ducK As 

 the bird calls ? The wrong call A matron " Sip-sip-sip " Study 

 their call Nature's provision Artificial calls Goose calls. 



CHAPTER XXXVI. 



DOGS, AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS. 



Canine character Its development Early impressions Man is 

 their friend Selecting a dog for wild-fowl shooting Chesapeake 

 retrievers Irish, Water Spaniels Color chosen Cross breeds 

 What a perfect retriever is like Avoid black or white in colors 

 ' ' Colonel " and his wonderful accomplishments Silken coats and 

 feome-spun Through brush and briar A Waterloo In corn-field 

 After chickens How to train a dog to retrieve Patience Kindness 

 and firmness A puppy trick How the dog should retrieve How 

 to make him stay home A day of understanding "Don" He 

 was a child How we loved him His portrait His great wisdom 

 Two sad hearts His last resting-place Requiescat in pace 

 Constancy and faithfulness of dogs Instances showing their great 

 affection. 



