A DOUBLE SHOT AND A SINGLE GOOSE. 



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ground, even until Christmas if neces- 

 sary, and had called him Mr. Ander- 

 son a goodly number of times that he 

 reluctantly betook himself to his quar- 

 ters. 



I remained well hidden that time, 

 and before long another flock came 

 over, somewhat on my right. Cau- 



while nearer me lay a large goose 

 just as it had fallen. Jock quickly dis- 

 patched the gander and hurried back 

 to his pit, crying out that he saw an- 

 other flock. 



I scampered into my hole, some- 

 what discouraged at my luck, but 

 greatly excited. Several flocks passed 



BUT THEY WERE 

 OUT OF RANGE. 



tiously they called to the decoys, as 

 they turned to join them ; then came 

 a combination of short low squawks, 

 followed by a slight whistle from Jack 

 and 2 loud explosions. I was up in 

 an instant, and fired hastily at sonic 

 thoroughly frightened geese. I could 

 see no effects from my shots. Jock, 1 

 saw at some distance from the pit in 

 the act of striking a wounded gander 

 over the head with his gun barrels ; 



i 

 without accepting our invitation to 

 dine, and we saw others in big strings 

 leaving the lake" for other fields or 

 wandering about as if they had no 

 particular aim in life except to raise 

 hopes in hunters' breasts and disap- 

 point them. At last one of these wan- 



