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RECREATION. 



greenheads ! It was late in the season 

 and they were big, old* fellows. The 

 cold made our teeth chatter, but it 

 made us feel good to have those 2 

 old fellows in our coat. All the ducks 

 got out of the lake when they heard 

 us shoot. 



"Those 2 fellows who came in from 

 the other side of the lake were perched 

 on top of a rat house. Every time they 

 saw a duck coming their way they 

 crouched down, and when they moved 

 the ducks saw them. They strained 

 their guns on 6 mallards and drove 

 them over our heads. Those ducks 

 were high. We could just see their 

 red feet, but when we can see their 

 feet they tumble ! 



"Did you hear what those 2 fel- 

 lows said, Ben? Perhaps not. You 



were busy getting that duck which 

 the wind carried up into the timber; 

 but I heard, and it made me feel well 

 paid for standing there facing that 

 Northwest wind. One said, 'Must 

 have a good gun' ! The other said, 

 'His dog is a peach, too' ! 



"I know you were glad to get un- 

 der the lap robe in the hay. ' We got 

 thawed out long before we reached 

 home. 1 



"Remember how good those bones 

 tasted the next day for dinner! Of 

 course you remember it all ; but you 

 are too contented to move except to 

 whack, whack, your tail on the floor. 



"Don't be surprised, old dog, if 

 you hear me say 'Fetch' after I get to 

 sleep, for I have dreams, too, and may 

 imagine I am living it over." 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY H. M. BUCK, 



DASH POINTING QUAIL. 



