6 CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXV. 



TWO SPOI4TS ; OB, OUT FOB A LABK. 



An American and a German Mr. Johnson and Mr. Dietrich A 

 wise young man His innocent chum They will a hunting go 

 Preparations and a start Grub vergessen Once again they start 

 Jim's dog Was it a fire ? Down at the " Docia" A red duck 

 boat Wild ducks Jim's idea of decoys Hans, is tired They 

 criticise one another's hats Very complimentary A polite dog 

 Hard luck The dog eats a duck Hans private opinion publicly 

 expressed Both fire at a duck Good shot Jim catches sport at 

 the base Who killed the duck? An excited German America vs. 

 Germany Gooseberry rules The star-spangled banner comes 

 down Peaceful Deutchland A duck retriever " A sweet voice 

 yoost like honey" Corporal punishment Lunch a laVaterlandt 

 Mr. Dietrich Sr., and the waiter The farmer's boy Eight mal- 

 lards A guest Fifty cents a piece ? Casting bread on the water 

 A story for home circulation A trap shoot that never conies off. 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



A MOBNING WITH NATUBE, AND AN AFTEUXOON WITH DUCKS. 



Pleasant recollections In dreamland Floating ice A frosty morn- 

 ing A cloudless sky Brilliant effects of the morning sun A grand 

 sight A midday feeding spot Alive with mallards picnicking A 

 deluge of living feathers Mr. Drake's arrival Driven out In our 

 blind Coaxing them to decoys All kinds of shots; an incomer 

 A high side shot A difficult shot My partner Excitable ? Oh, 

 no ! Delight in shooting cripples Suicide of Mrs. Duck An ac- 

 cident Cold fingers Forty-four mallards Down the Mississippi 

 How we found the ducks I.Iark their flight An assertion The 

 fulfillment How to tell a duck's age How a man scented ducks 

 An explanation Hunting with judgment Don't be selfish, but 

 enjoy Nature Things worth remembering. 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. 



Fast disappearing Where found Manner of coming to decoys 

 Decoy poorly Early in the morning In the swamps In the stub- 

 ble fields. 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



THE SNOW GOOSE. 



Found in Nebraska and Dakota Associate with other geese Habits 

 Conspicuous in sunlight Like banks of snow Flight Shriek- 

 ing, discordant cries Scandal-mongers How to get a shot. 



