>\;rr 

 month, and then remain for from ten to thirty days, de- 



ponding altogether on the \\eathor. 1 Jvino- as (hoy do 

 (Mi worms and inseets taken from the sot'i soil, the tune 

 of their romiusr is at the period of the ilisapjuMiaiuc^ of 



the frost. They oome in the wake of a few warm 



of bright sunshine, days that till the soul \\ ith seeret 

 lousMmv : da\s that h. thoir northern homes the 



blue lurds ami the rohins -biixls of good OmOU SUTe in* 

 diealuMis v>f the arn\al of spring. l-^olloNN iiij- these fe\v 

 hriiyht davs eonu\s :i u arm, j-yni le rain, falling SO quiet- 



ly it seems to penetrate deep into tin- frost ridden 



in-onml. The snipo kno\\ of this ram, HIM;,. . ->ihh ; 



an\ \vaythey Kno\\ it. Ami, \\hilo we are aware of 

 the fact that they will soon be among us, k% All t h rough 

 the night, with tireless flight** they oome in the mom- 



ino- (hev are here. On sneh a mornim--, \\hen tlu> sum 

 shine ami rain ha\e Jri\en the frost aiul eohlmvss from 

 the marshes, let us lake a trip \\ith an amateur snipe- 

 hunter. Meelui:'; one on the street, a frieiul of mine, 

 one \\hom 1 know to bo a fair shot at prairie ehiekcns, 

 ami the poss,>ssor of a jyood setter, 1 aeeost him, as fol 

 K>\\ a ! 



-Well, NVil, oht ho\ , how are you'.' .) nst the one 

 1 \\ant tosoo. Wo ha vo had so voral hrio;h(., \variu days, 



and no\\ aivnlle, \\ann rain ; the marshes are 8Uiv to 



be full of jaek snipe to-morrow. What do you say, to 



going OUt and ha\ ing SOme fnn \\ith them?" 



" All riidit, I'll ; ;-o, hut \\ant \ on toumlerstand 

 luM'e, that 1 am a tender foot on the snipe , 

 I>ou't kno\\ that 1 e\er shot one. llaxe oeeasu>nall\ 

 stnml'led oxer one \\lnle after duek.-;, hut the\ XNiM'i' loo 

 soon for me, perhaps luvauso 1 soui duck shol alter 



them. Hut then, you are an old snipe-hunter, and if 



