CONTENTS. 

 CHAPTER :S.XXV— Continued. 



Secriited properly — How to build a blind — ^Not too high — Pattern after 

 Nature — ^How to build one in wild rice — ^How, in willows — ^An arti- 

 ficial one — Don't move and don't talk. 



An explanation, but not an apology — A full knowledge of their use 

 necessary — Boyish beliefs — Always tangled — Ice water — Reforma- 

 tion — Never go without decoys — ^AU kinds of ducks come to them 

 — Cannot have too many — Best way to carry them — Kind to have 

 along — Kinds to use in the West — How to make wooden ones — 

 Hybrids — Use good decoys — ^Different makes of decoys — ^Tame 

 ducks as decoys — Wild geese decoys. 



DUCK CALLS. 



A gift to call — A wooden one — Such a noise — ^Imitates a dues — ^As 

 the bird calls ? — The wrong call — ^A matron — " Sip-sip-sip " — Study 

 their call — Nature's provision — ^Artificial calls — Goose calls. 



CHAPTER XXXVI. 



DOGS, ASD THEIR CHABACTEEISTICS. 



Canine character — ^Its development — ^Early impressions — Man is 

 their friend — Selecting a dog for wild-fowl shooting — Chesapeake 

 retrievers — ^Irish, Water Spaniels — Color chosen — Cross breeds— 

 What a perfect retriever is like — Avoid black or white in colors — 

 "Colonel " and his wonderful accomplishments — Silken coats and 

 Idome-spun — Through brush and briar — A Waterloo — In corn-field 

 of ter chickens— How to train a dog to retrieve— Patience— Kindness 

 and firmness — ^A puppy trick — How the dog should retrieve — How 

 to make him stay home — A day of understanding — "Don" — He 

 was a child — How we loved him — His portrait — His great wisdom 

 — ^Two sad hearts — His last resting-place — Bequiescat in pace — 

 Constancy and faithfulness of dogs — ^Instances showing their great 

 affection. 



