2 CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER V. 



SHOOTING MALLABDS PBOM A SCULL-BOAT ON THE MISSISSIPPI. 



A successful way— The weather— One brief day— Something new for 

 you— A distinguished guest— Tlie dog left home— Tlie start— Jianks 

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

 broken bluSs— " 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! Hal— 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 goose for dessert— Angry bluffs— Lyons- 

 Fulton — A sandbar— Electric light on the rivei>-A light in the 

 •window — Our welcome home. 



CHAPTER Vi. 



COBN-FIBLD MALLARD SHOOTING. 



The day — A dreary morning — Blinds of com stalks— How to decoj 

 them. 



CHAPTER VII. 



SHOOTING l^LLAKDS IN A SNOW-STOBM. 



The start — ^A Bright morning — ^Sudden approach of the storm — 

 Howling winds and drifting snow — Grit — AH 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 bimters 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 lOJ lb. gun for snipe — Oh ! — ^A 7 1-4 lb. 

 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— TJp 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. 



