2 CONTEXTS. 



CHAPTER V. 



SHOOTING MALLARDS FROM A SCULL-BOAT ON THE MISSISSIPPI. 



A successful way The weather One brief day Something new for 

 you A distinguished guest The dog left home The start Banks 

 of the Mississippi An ideal day Our boat Look at her! Un- 

 broken bluffs " Dark shute " Trimming the boat A particular 

 man A splendid duck country Didn't you see him ? A drake 

 Hurrah! Got four In the overflow Thousands of mallards 

 A neat double See them get up! Blue-bills in the lake A teal 

 Ha! Ha! Coffee and lunch My solace "Eyes of deepest blue" 

 Scientific sculling In the river Wandering thoughts See them 

 drop from the clouds A canvas-back A prying blue-bill My old 

 friends " Trees of the forest" "Turkey Slough" Tired out 

 "Ah-unk!" A Canada soose for dessert Angry bluffs Lyons 

 Fulton A sandbar Electric light on the river A light in the 

 window Our welcome home. 



CHAPTER YI. 



CORN-FIELD MALLARD SHOOTING. 



The day A dreary morning Blinds of corn stalks How to decoy 

 them. 



CHAPTER VII. 



SHOOTING MALLARDS IN A SNOW-STORM. 



The startA Bright morning Sudden approach of the storm 

 Howling winds and drifting snowjfFGrit All quiet in the timber 

 Where to find them during a snow storm An amateur Their re- 

 sort Harry makes frequent misses Will not hold ahead Broken 

 promises Disgusted with ducks Hits a crow Holds ahead and 

 kills Encouraged by his success in downing the crow Pathetic 

 and eloquent Neighborly kindness Finale, two hunters and a 

 dog. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



WILSON SNIPE JACK-SNIPE. 



The hunter's delight Uncertainty of finding them To-day here; 

 to-morrow there ? When they come How they come An invita- 

 tion accepted An insult A 10 Ib. gun for snipe Oh! A 7 1-4 Ib. 

 gun Ah! My dog Ned's idea of a snipe day Down wind An 

 ideal spring day "Scaipe! Scaipe!" A perfect retriever Where 

 they bored Zig-zag, a clean miss Dislocated Up in the clouds, 

 what they do Poor Ned! Only a slip A dog to point; a dog to 

 retrieve, which ? Difficulty in finding a dead snipe A scent He 

 moves, he halts, he creeps, he stands entranced Too much for 

 Ned Splendid! Grand! Ned's apology Where snipe are found 

 How to hit them A gimlet of life The vernal season. 



