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"I-yi-yi am in no hu-hu-hurry," replied he, " gu-gu- 

 guess I-yi-yi wi-wi-will ge-ge-get in th-th-the b-bl-lind 

 wi-wi-with you." Then he gave a gulp to catch more 

 wind. 



" Well, I guess you won't," said George, " we have 

 built this blind, were here first, and don't hardly think 

 we will let you in with those dark clothes, to spoil our 

 shooting ; besides, the geese are apt to return any time, 

 and you had better go." 



" Du-du-don't bu-bu-be a-la-la-larmed," said he, " the 

 gu-gu-geese wo-wo-won't be hu-hu-here till qua-wah- 

 warter after thu-thur-ree." 



Well, thought I, this young man has got the goose 

 time-table down pretty fine, and told him so. 



" It's aw-aw-all ri-ri-right," he replied, " you-you 

 wi-wi-will see. Th-he-they lull-lull-leave the plull-lill- 

 latt at thu-thu-thu-ree, and get hu-hu-here qua-wah- 

 warter after thu-thu-thu-ree." 



George looked at his watch and smilingly said, " It's 

 ten minutes after three now, and according to what you 

 say they ought to be here soon." 



The boy looked at us in great alarm, " so-so la-late ? " 

 " I-yi-yi mu-mu-must be go-go-going and hi-hi-hide in a 

 bu-bu-bl-lind, for th-th-they wi-wi-will su-su-soon bu-bu- 

 be here." And away he started for another field. This 

 boy had watched the flight of geese all the fall, and no 

 doubt had noted the time of their going and coming ; 

 for, as I said before in this article, they are to be de- 

 pended upon as to the time of their going to and from 

 the feeding grounds ; and by actually noting the time 

 the first flock came, we killed a couple within five 

 minutes of the time the boy said they would come. 

 The boy wasn't out of sight, and when he saw us shoot, 



